Rod of Ages Sylas build with runes and items. Rod of Ages Sylas guide offers in-depth how-to play, skill order and tips. Play Rod of Ages Sylas build in League of Legends Patch 25.S1.3!
You play as Mage with more emphasis on sustain and mana.
You buy AP items and adapt to an enemy team.
How to play
General
Playing Rod of Ages Sylas, your default rush is of course - Rod of Ages. You want to stack its passive as early as possible.
Rod of Ages gives sustain with its second Passive. It recovers both health and mana.
You can play this build very safely. Sustain from Rod of Ages alone is very powerful in ARAM. If you want to sustain even harder, you can get Kaenic Rookern (anti poke), Spirit Visage (more sustain) or even get Second Wind rune from Resolve.
In cases, when an enemy team is full of tanks and HP stackers and you need to counter them, go Liandry's Torment.
Adapt to an enemy team. They full of tanks and they rush MR? You rush Void Staff as #2 or #3 item. Their team is Soraka, Mundo or champs with healing? Rush Oblivion Orb as #2 item (upgrade to Morellonomicon as 4th or 5th item). They stack HP? You buy Liandry's Torment.
Somebody is going after you each fight? Their assassins are focusing you on sight? Always getting R by Fizz? Rush Zhonya's Hourglass.
Good MR item that works well with Rod of Ages is Spirit Visage and Kaenic Rookern.
Champion
Universal rule of thumb for skill order:
Max Chain Lash (Q) if you cannot go in.
Max Kingslayer (W) otherwise.
Tips and Tricks
Riot
Wait for you or your enemy to reach low health before using Kingslayer for maximum effect.
Space out your ability usage to get maximum effect from Petricite Burst.
Clever use of enemy ultimates can open up new possibilities to approach teamfights.