Bruiser Sylas Build

ARAM Build Guide for champion Sylas and build Bruiser.

Bruiser Sylas build with runes and items. Bruiser Sylas guide offers in-depth how-to play, skill order and tips. Play Bruiser Sylas build in League of Legends Patch 14.19!

Updated: 2024-05-22 ()

TLDR

Starting items
Tunneler should be final item in your build.
Quick Skill Order
Sylas ability Chain Lash should be leveled first.
Q
Sylas ability Abscond / Abduct should be leveled second.
E
Sylas ability Kingslayer should be leveled third.
W
Final items
Plated Steelcaps should be final item in your build.
Sundered Sky should be final item in your build.
Spirit Visage should be final item in your build.
Force of Nature should be final item in your build.
Overlord's Bloodmail should be final item in your build.
Death's Dance should be final item in your build.
Quick Runes
Major rune Grasp of the Undying from Resolve tree.
Minor rune Precision.
Summoner spells
Pick Mark as your Summoner Spell.
Pick Flash as your Summoner Spell.

Bruiser Sylas Runes

Resolve
Resolve major tree Grasp of the Undying rune.
Resolve major tree Aftershock rune.
Resolve major tree Guardian rune.
Resolve major tree Demolish rune.
Resolve major tree Font of Life rune.
Resolve major tree Shield Bash rune.
Resolve major tree Conditioning rune.
Resolve major tree Second Wind rune.
Resolve major tree Bone Plating rune.
Resolve major tree Overgrowth rune.
Resolve major tree Revitalize rune.
Resolve major tree Unflinching rune.
Precision
Precision minor tree Absorb Life rune.
Precision minor tree Triumph rune.
Precision minor tree Presence of Mind rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Alacrity rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Haste rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Bloodline rune.
Precision minor tree Coup de Grace rune.
Precision minor tree Cut Down rune.
Precision minor tree Last Stand rune.
Passive
Passive tree Adaptive Force rune (+9 Adaptive Force).
Passive tree Attack Speed rune (+10% Attack Speed).
Passive tree Ability Haste rune (+8 Ability Haste).
Passive tree Adaptive Force rune (+9 Adaptive Force).
Passive tree Move Speed rune (+2 Movement Speed).
Passive tree Health Scaling rune (+10-180 Health (based on level)).
Passive tree Health rune (+65 Health).
Passive tree Tenacity And Slow Resist rune (+10 Tenacity and Slow Resist).
Passive tree Health Scaling rune (+10-180 Health (based on level)).

How it works

Bruiser Build specific
  1. You play as Sylas Bruiser.
  2. Your build is survivability oriented. With some damage and tons of HP and defense.
  3. You auto attack a lot.

How to play

Bruiser Build specific
  1. As Sylas playing Bruiser build - you need ot adapt to an enemy team and to the game! Enemy team heavy on AP? Buy MR. Are they heavy on AD? Buy Armor. You need some damage? Well buy that.
  2. Remember to consume your Grasp of the Undying procs!

Tips and Tricks

Riot
  1. Wait for you or your enemy to reach low health before using Kingslayer for maximum effect.
  2. Space out your ability usage to get maximum effect from Petricite Burst.
  3. Clever use of enemy ultimates can open up new possibilities to approach teamfights.

Skill Order

  • Sylas [object Object] ability.
    Q
    Chain Lash
  • Sylas [object Object] ability.
    W
    Kingslayer
  • Sylas [object Object] ability.
    E
    Abscond / Abduct
  • Sylas [object Object] ability.
    R
    Hijack

Items

Starting items
Tunneler item.
Starting items vs poke
Guardian's Horn item.
Ruby Crystal item.
Boots
Ionian Boots of Lucidity item.
Mercury's Treads item.
Plated Steelcaps item.
Good damage items
Experimental Hexplate item.
Stridebreaker item.
Black Cleaver item.
Sundered Sky item.
Titanic Hydra item.
Bruiser defensive items
Overlord's Bloodmail item.
Sterak's Gage item.
Death's Dance item.
Situational damage items
Blade of The Ruined King item.
Wit's End item.
Good tank items
Warmog's Armor item.
Jak'Sho, The Protean item.
Fimbulwinter item.
Good MR items
Hollow Radiance item.
Spirit Visage item.
Abyssal Mask item.
Force of Nature item.
Kaenic Rookern item.
Good Armor items
Randuin's Omen item.
Frozen Heart item.
Iceborn Gauntlet item.
Dead Man's Plate item.
Unending Despair item.
Thornmail item.
Sunfire Aegis item.
Situational items
Trailblazer item.
Zeke's Convergence item.
Knight's Vow item.
For the last fight
Additional considerations for these items is advised!
Elixir of Iron item.
Elixir of Sorcery item.
Example final build
Plated Steelcaps item.
Sundered Sky item.
Spirit Visage item.
Force of Nature item.
Overlord's Bloodmail item.
Death's Dance item.