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Locke vs Sylas
Mid Lane MatchupLocke vs Sylas MID matchup tips: who wins, how to trade, wave control and common mistakes.
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Who Wins
- Pre-6, you win most trades if you land Q stacks before engaging with E, since Sylas has no reliable way to cleanse the marks and your passive on-hit scales well into his health pool.
- Post-6, Sylas can steal your R and use it against you, which significantly shifts the kill threat — avoid low-health situations where your own execution threshold can be turned on you.
How to Trade
- Your optimal trade pattern is to land two to three Q stacks on Sylas from range, then E in and immediately activate W before auto-attacking to consume stacks, maximizing burst while the attack speed bonus is active.
- If Sylas uses E-W to engage on you first, recast W early to trigger the heal and disengage rather than trading back into his sustain.
Wave Control
- Play for short trades using Q poke to stack nails and back off, avoiding extended fights where Sylas's passive healing from E and W sustain negates your burst advantage.
- Shoving the wave and roaming after a successful poke pattern is strong since Sylas is slow to roam and your R provides pick potential in side lanes.
Mistakes to Avoid
- Do not activate W reactively when Sylas engages if you are below the health threshold where your R marks you for execution — the true damage from W will accelerate your death if Sylas has stolen your R and is waiting for the threshold.
- Respect Sylas's level 6 power spike specifically because your own ultimate becomes a liability in his hands.
Created on 08/06/2026
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