Sylas vs Ivern Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
Sylas, the Unshackled, meets Ivern, the Green Father, in the jungle. Over 508 ranked games on patch 16.13.1, Sylas closes out 43.9% of them. Sitting 6.1 points below the 50% line marks Ivern as a genuine problem pick for Sylas.
Both sides lean magic, meaning Ivern and Sylas shop from the same defensive shelf. Sylas opens on 600 health and 29 armour, Ivern on 630 and 27. At full build levels the gap widens to 2674 HP versus 2313, favouring Sylas. Base attack damage is 61 against 50, so Sylas wins the raw auto-attack exchange. Base movement favours Sylas — 340 versus 330.
Ivern holds a 300-unit range advantage (475 to 175), and that shapes how the matchup is traded out. Every step Sylas takes forward is one Ivern can answer from range.
Watch the cooldowns that swing it: Sylas’s Chain Lash (Q) against Ivern’s Triggerseed (E). Then it becomes Hijack against Daisy!, and the one still holding it sets the terms.
Sample size counts as much as the number — 508 games for Ivern here. Everything comes from Emerald+ solo queue and refreshes without manual input.
FAQ
No — current data marks this as a counter matchup: Ivern has the statistical edge. Sylas wins 43.9% of the recorded games.
43.9% from Sylas's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
508 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Sylas build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Sylas build page.