Sylas vs Cassiopeia in Mid lane is a lane to avoid on patch 26.14. The one thing to respect: her Q — landing it keeps you off her, so only commit when it whiffs. Below is the exact page the OTP runs — runes, skill max order, summoner spells, item build and the four tips that decide the lane, plus a quick quiz before you lock in.

⇄ ChangeYOU · MIDSYLASthe Unshackled

⇄ ChangeENEMY · MIDCASSIOPEIAthe Serpent's Embrace

VS

Avoid — ban or dodgePre-6 UnplayablePost-6 UnplayableTake Ignite

How to play it

✓ DO

Wait for a missed Q

Her Q is what keeps you out — only when she misses it pre-6 is there any opening to commit.

Punish a whiffed Q

If she misses Q before 6, go for a heavy trade or all-in — that's your only real window.

Respect her spike

She's already tricky to kill 1v1 and gets far worse once she finishes Seraph's — take your chance early or not at all.

✕ DON'T

⛔

Never commit while her Q is up — pre-6 your only window is when she misses it.

Runes

PRECISION

RESOLVEuniversal page

SHARDS

No rune change for this matchup — run the universal page, our every-game default.

Spells

FLASH

IGNITE

Items

Start

Core

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16.14 Emerald+ - 51% WR - 632 games

Skill order

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
			Q											Q	Q		Q	Q
	W			W	W		W	W
		E							E	E		E	E
						R					R					R

MAXW→E→Q

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