Sylas vs Malphite Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
Sylas, the Unshackled, meets Malphite, Shard of the Monolith, in the jungle. 446 tracked games on 16.13.1 put Sylas at a 59.2% win rate into Malphite. A 9.2-point edge is what puts this matchup in Sylas’s column.
Watch the cooldowns that swing it: Sylas’s Chain Lash (Q) against Malphite’s Ground Slam (E). Ultimates decide the rest — Hijack versus Unstoppable Force.
With both sitting in melee range (175 against 125), neither side gets a free poke pattern.
Both sides lean magic, meaning Malphite and Sylas shop from the same defensive shelf. Sylas carries 600 base health to Malphite’s 665, and 29 armour to 40. That 11-point armour gap favours Malphite in the first all-in. Level 18 armour lands at 117 for Sylas and 124 for Malphite. Base movement favours Sylas — 340 versus 335.
Difficulty ratings read 5/10 and 2/10, with Sylas on the harder end — worth weighing before trusting the percentage. Sylas players logged 446 of these games to produce the 59.2% figure.
FAQ
Yes — Sylas holds the statistical advantage in this matchup. Sylas wins 59.2% of the recorded games.
59.2% from Sylas's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
446 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.