Sylas vs Vladimir in Mid lane is a skill matchup on patch 26.14. The one thing to respect: his empowered Q is his heal and poke — don't trade while it's charged, and punish the moment he spends it on the wave. 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 · MIDVLADIMIRthe Crimson Reaper

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Skill matchupPre-6 MediumPost-6 MediumTake Ignite

How to play it

✓ DO

Respect his empowered Q

His empowered Q (Transfusion) is his heal and poke — don't trade into it while it's charged.

Trade when Q is spent

The instant he uses his empowered Q on minions, go for a heavy trade — his sustain is down and you win the exchange.

You win the level-9 spike

Take Ignite to cut his healing — at level 9 you both powerspike, but you're the stronger one, so look for the fight there.

✕ DON'T

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Never trade into his empowered Q while it's charged — that's his heal and poke; wait for him to spend it on the wave, then all-in.

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 - 1.2k 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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