Sylas vs Ryze in Mid lane is a skill matchup on patch 26.14. The one thing to respect: He's strongest at level 1 — with 58 base AD his early trades hurt, so farm safe rather than dueling him. 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 · MIDRYZEthe Rune Mage

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Skill matchupPre-6 MediumPost-6 MediumTake Ignite

How to play it

✓ DO

Respect level 1

He has 58 base AD at level 1 — stay back and farm with Q instead of trading into his early damage.

Punish overextends

You win the 1v1 — if he overextends or shoves under your turret, chase him down for a solo kill.

Play skirmishes

He's weak in fights with zero mobility — play around early 2v2 and 3v3 skirmishes.

✕ DON'T

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Never melee-trade him at level 1 — his 58 base AD makes his early damage hurt; farm with Q and wait.

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 - 1.6k 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

IMPROVE YOUR MACRO

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