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Sylas vs Akali

SylasYOU · MID
AkaliENEMY · MID
VS
Swings with levelsPre-6 HardPost-6 MediumTake Ignite

How to play it

Respect the shroud
Twilight Shroud keeps her safe and strong, so don't dive in while it's up.
Punish shroud downtime
Punish her when her shroud is on cooldown: that's your clean window.
Play far back early
Akali is extremely strong at levels 1-3 off her passive autos, so play far back until 6.
Never let her free-cast her passive autos on you at levels 1 through 3.
Runes
PRECISIONPRECISION
Press the Attack
Lethal Tempo
Fleet Footwork
Conqueror
Absorb Life
Triumph
Presence of Mind
Legend: Alacrity
Legend: Haste
Legend: Bloodline
Coup de Grace
Cut Down
Last Stand
RESOLVERESOLVE
Demolish
Font of Life
Shield Bash
Conditioning
Second Wind
Bone Plating
Overgrowth
Revitalize
Unflinching
SHARDS
Adaptive
Attack Speed
Ability Haste
Adaptive
Move Speed
Health Scaling
Health +65
Tenacity
Health Scaling
Spells
FlashFLASH
IgniteIGNITE
Items
Start
Core
16.14 Emerald+ - 54% WR - 2.6k games
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Sylas · Mid · Patch 26.17 · Ranked Solo · Updated Sep 5, 2026

Sylas vs Akali in Mid lane is a lane that swings with levels on patch 26.17. The one thing to respect: her Twilight Shroud keeps her safe, only commit when it's on cooldown.

Sylas matchup data compiled from the community Sylas OTP sheet.League of Legends assets © Riot Games (Data Dragon).