AssassinBurstMageSkirmisher

Sylas

The Unshackled

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About Sylas

Sylas, The Unshackled, is a assassin, burst, mage, and skirmisher champion in League of Legends played in midlane and toplane on Summoner's Rift. Riot released Sylas on January 25, 2019 in Patch 9.2. Sylas uses melee attacks and deals magical damage.

Sylas has 9 skins in 8 skin lines. Sylas has waited 429 days for a new skin, the 60th longest wait of 173 champions. See every champion's wait

Gameplay style

Sylas fills the assassin/burst/mage/skirmisher role with melee attacks, mostly in midlane and toplane.

Sylas deals magical damage and spends Mana to cast abilities. Assassins like Sylas look for quick picks on low-health carries such as marksmen and mages.

Sylas's story

Raised in one of Demacia's lesser quarters, Sylas of Dregbourne has come to symbolize the darker side of the Great City. As a boy, his ability to root out hidden sorcery caught the attention of the notorious mageseekers, who eventually imprisoned him for turning those same powers against them. Having now broken free, Sylas lives as a hardened revolutionary, using the magic of those around him to destroy the kingdom he once served… and his band of outcast mage followers seems to grow by the day.

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Official Champion Spotlight

See Sylas's abilities and gameplay in the official League of Legends Champion Spotlight.

Learning Sylas

Here is what Sylas does well and where this assassin, burst, mage, and skirmisher champion struggles.

Champion strengths

  • High burst damage potential
  • Powerful area-of-effect damage
  • High solo kill potential
  • Strong waveclear

Champion weaknesses

  • Vulnerable to crowd control
  • Usually lacks mobility
  • Relatively squishy in team fights
  • Vulnerable to assassins

Sylas costs 1575 BE or 790 RP. Sylas sits in Riot's mid-range price tier for champions with steeper learning curves or specialized kits.

Sylas has not been on sale since March 1, 2026.

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