Sylas vs Malphite in Mid lane is a favourable lane on patch 26.14. The one thing to respect: Malphite's R is his one engage — bait it; its damage is lower than it looks. 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 · MIDMALPHITEShard of the Monolith

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Favors youPre-6 EasyPost-6 EasyTake Ignite

How to play it

✓ DO

Respect his engage

Malphite's R is his only real engage tool — dodge or bait it; the damage is lower than you'd think.

Steal his ult

His R hijacks as an SS-tier ult — run E1 > R > Q > E2+W for the kill.

E2 the knock-up

Land E1 first, then his hijacked R, so you can E2 while they're knocked up.

✕ DON'T

⛔

Never fire E2 before the knock-up lands — you waste your combo's follow-up.

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+ - 56% WR - 2.2k 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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