Akali vs Sylas in Mid lane is a lane that swings with levels on patch 26.14. The one thing to respect: don't let him raw W you — bait his E out first, then his Kingslayer trade flips in your favour. 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 · MIDAKALIthe Rogue Assassin

⇄ ChangeENEMY · MIDSYLASthe Unshackled

VS

Swings with levelsPre-6 MediumPost-6 EasyTake Ignite

How to play it

✓ DO

Bait his W

Never take a raw Kingslayer — force his E out first so he can't E-dodge your Q, then the trade favours you.

Snowball post-6

Levels 6-7 usually feel much easier — if you built a lead levels 1-3 and didn't throw it, you just keep winning.

Kite with your range

You out-range him with your Q passive — kite him instead of sitting in his face.

✕ DON'T

⛔

Never burn ignite before he uses his W in an all-in — you waste the anti-heal on nothing.

Runes

DOMINATION

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+ - 49% WR - 3.7k 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

MAXQ→E→W

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