Yasuo vs Sylas · Mid
The lane in ten seconds, then the whole brief — written by our coach for your level, from Riot's own kits for patch 16.22. Every number checked against Riot's data. Options, never orders.
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Keep Wind Wall for his chain pull, then trade when it's spent.
Hold Wind Wall for the chain, don't stand in line.
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›Right after his E or Q misses.
How the lane plays · Iron – Silver
Sylas has the pull, the heal and the slow, while you have the Wind Wall and dash. The lane is decided by who wastes their key ability first.
Stay at a distance where his Q (Chain Lash) is easy to sidestep. Trade after he spends a spell, and keep walking so your shield builds.
He can now chain Q, E and W. Look for E (Sweeping Blade) through minions to close in, and use W (Wind Wall) for his chains.
R (Hijack) lets him take Last Breath, so he can punish airborne targets. Don't overextend, and keep W up when you walk into range.
Play it aggressive
After he misses Q or E, step in with E on a minion and trade while his key spells are on cooldown.
When he steps up to last-hit, hit him with a Q, then back off. Greedy last-hits are the easiest punish.
Push the wave with Q on minions when he's out of mana, so he has to give up CS or take a bad trade.
Play it safe
When his Q and E are both up, avoid walking forward to last-hit. That's the usual setup for his pull.
Don't chase him low on health. Kingslayer's heal and his dashes make a long chase turn against you.
Once he reaches level 6, track the jungler and don't push far past the wave, so you can't be picked off.
Their threats · Riot's cooldowns
Abscond / Abduct dashes, then pulls him onto you if the chain hits. Stay off straight lines, keep a minion to dash through, and hold W for the chain.
Chain Lash slows you, then explodes after a delay. Walk out of the crossing point instead of standing still, or dash away on a minion.
Kingslayer is a lunge that heals him against champions. Don't keep trading once he's close to you and has this ready, because the heal wins long fights.
Your combo
››Stack Q on a minion or him, then E and Q during the dash for a knockup when his key spells are down.
Sylas's kit · Riot's cooldowns, every level
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Our coach reads both kits exactly as Riot publishes them for the current patch — abilities, cooldowns, costs, ranges — and writes the lane for one level at a time: Iron – Silver, Gold – Platinum, Emerald – Diamond, Master+. Every number in the text is checked against Riot's data; a line that cites anything else is dropped. No win rates, no tier lists: coaching, not statistics.