Sylas vs Vel'Koz in Mid lane is a hard lane on patch 26.14. The one thing to respect: His E is the trigger for his combo — dodge it and he has nothing on you. 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 · MIDVEL'KOZthe Eye of the Void

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How to play it

✓ DO

Dodge his E

His E is the knock-up that sets up his combo — dodge it and he's helpless.

Punish a missed E

If he misses E, go for a hard trade or a solo kill — that's your opening.

Punish turret walk-ups

If he walks up to auto your turret and you have Rocketbelt, you can burst him 100-to-0.

✕ DON'T

⛔

Never commit to a trade while his E is up — that's his entire combo waiting to land.

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 - 930 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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