Sylas vs Katarina in Mid lane is a lane that swings with levels on patch 26.14. The one thing to respect: her Death Lotus — hold your E to interrupt the channel; it's your only answer, so never burn E early. 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 · MIDKATARINAthe Sinister Blade

VS

Swings with levelsPre-6 HardPost-6 MediumTake Ignite

How to play it

✓ DO

Save E for her R

Always hold E for Death Lotus — Sylas's E is your interrupt on her channel, so never waste it in poke.

Your 1v1 window

Look for 1v1s between levels 5 and 9 — that's your strongest window, when you can commit and run her down.

Fight before Gunblade

You win the duel while she has no completed Hextech Gunblade — once it's up her sustain and burst flip the fight, so don't stall.

✕ DON'T

⛔

Never use your E before she ults — it's your only answer to Death Lotus.

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 - 1.8k 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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