Maokai vs Sylas Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
Two very different profiles meet in the Support lane: Maokai the tank/support hybrid, Sylas the mage/assassin hybrid. 161 tracked games on 16.13.1 put Maokai at a 65.8% win rate into Sylas. A 15.8-point edge is what puts this matchup in Maokai’s column.
Maokai threatens Nature’s Grasp; Sylas counters through Kingslayer. Nature’s Grasp and Hijack are the two buttons that end the exchange outright.
Both Maokai and Sylas threaten mainly magic damage, so one resistance covers the lane. Maokai carries 665 base health to Sylas’s 600, and 35 armour to 29. 6 armour of separation tilts level-one trades toward Maokai. Late-game bases read 2518 health / 123 armour for Maokai and 2674 / 117 for Sylas. Movement speed: Maokai 335, Sylas 340.
Both champions are melee (Maokai at 125, Sylas at 175), so the lane is decided by cooldowns rather than reach.
That 65.8% rests on 161 recorded games from 16.13.1.
FAQ
Yes — Maokai holds the statistical advantage in this matchup. Maokai wins 65.8% of the recorded games.
65.8% from Maokai's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
161 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Maokai build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Maokai build page.