Sylas vs Swain in Mid lane is a favourable lane on patch 26.14. The one thing to respect: his R is one of the best ults in the game — respect its healing, then take it for yourself. 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 · MIDSWAINthe Noxian Grand General

VS

Favors youPre-6 EasyPost-6 EasyTake Ignite

How to play it

✓ DO

Respect his R

His R is one of the best ults in the game — respect its healing before you find your window.

Steal his ult

Steal his R whenever you can and go crazy — it's one of the best ults in the game.

Limit test the heal

With his ult in hand, limit test — the healing is insane.

✕ DON'T

⛔

Never play passive when his ult is up to steal — take it whenever you can.

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+ - 52% WR - 1.5k 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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