Sylas ARAM build, buffs & nerfs — patch 26.20

the Unshackled · Howling Abyss balance applied to the real numbers

Sylas has ARAM-specific balance on patch 26.20: Riot changes how much damage Sylas deals and takes (and the other levers below) only on the Howling Abyss. ARAM also starts every champion at level 3 with 1,400 gold. Open the ARAM sheet to set your own level, items and ranks.

Sylas ARAM modifiers

ARAM modifier	Value
Damage dealt	+5%
Damage taken	—
Healing	—
Shielding	—
Attack speed	—
Ability haste	—
Tenacity	—
Energy regen	—

Sylas stats and ability damage: Summoner's Rift vs ARAM

No items; ability damage is raw (before the target's resistances); ability ranks follow the usual skill unlocks.

Level 3

Stat / ability	Summoner's Rift	ARAM
Health	780	780
Armor	36.7	36.7
Magic resist	35.8	35.8
Attack damage	65.4	65.4
Attack speed	0.678	0.678
Effective HP (physical)	1,066	1,066
Effective HP (magic)	1,059	1,059
Q Chain Lash (rank 2)	175.0	183.8
W Kingslayer (rank 2)	110.0	115.5

Level 9

Stat / ability	Summoner's Rift	ARAM
Health	1,422	1,422
Armor	64.0	64.0
Magic resist	49.2	49.2
Attack damage	81.2	81.2
Attack speed	0.797	0.797
Effective HP (physical)	2,333	2,333
Effective HP (magic)	2,122	2,122
Q Chain Lash (rank 5)	400.0	420.0
W Kingslayer (rank 5)	215.0	225.8

Level 18

Stat / ability	Summoner's Rift	ARAM
Health	2,674	2,674
Armor	117.4	117.4
Magic resist	75.3	75.3
Attack damage	112.0	112.0
Attack speed	1.029	1.029
Effective HP (physical)	5,813	5,813
Effective HP (magic)	4,689	4,689
Q Chain Lash (rank 5)	400.0	420.0
W Kingslayer (rank 5)	215.0	225.8

Sylas build and runes

Item order

Rabadon's Deathcap
Spellslinger's Shoes
Zhonya's Hourglass
Shadowflame
Dusk and Dawn
Riftmaker

Rune page

Domination · keystone Electrocute

Cheap Shot, Sixth Sense, Treasure Hunter

Secondary: Axiom Arcanist, Transcendence

The build is RiftLab's stat-driven Summoner's Rift recommendation; ARAM's 1,400 starting gold lets you open on a completed component. See every champion's ARAM buffs and nerfs.