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Maokai vs Sylas

MaokaiYOU · TOP
SylasENEMY · TOP
VS
Heavily unfavoredPre-6 HardPost-6 HardTake Teleport

How to play it

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He outheals you
Sylas always beats you 1v1 because his Kingslayer heal out-sustains your damage.
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Play for CS
Maokai struggles vs AP drain tanks: play for CS, not to fight.
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Grievous flips it
Once you reach Grievous Wounds anti-heal, the 1v1 can be a different story.
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Never try to win the straight 1v1 before you have Grievous Wounds: he outheals you.
Runes
RESOLVERESOLVE
Grasp of the Undying
Aftershock
Guardian
Demolish
Font of Life
Shield Bash
Conditioning
Second Wind
Bone Plating
Overgrowth
Revitalize
Unflinching
SORCERYSORCERY
Axiom Arcanist
Manaflow Band
Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence
Celerity
Absolute Focus
Scorch
Waterwalking
Gathering Storm
SHARDS
Adaptive
Attack Speed
Ability Haste
Adaptive
Move Speed
Health Scaling
Health +65
Tenacity
Health Scaling
Spells
FlashFLASH
TeleportTELEPORT
Items
Start
Core
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Last 30 days Emerald+ - 49% WR - 1.0k games
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Maokai · Top · Patch 26.17 · Ranked Solo · Updated Sep 5, 2026

Maokai vs Sylas in Top lane is a hard lane on patch 26.17. The one thing to respect: his W heal out-sustains your damage, you lose the straight 1v1.

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