Sylas vs Lee Sin Jungle Matchup

Sylas Jungle wins 51.0% of 6,423 Low Elo games against Lee Sin Jungle, -0.4 points vs expected, 2-patch window 26.19-26.20.

Researched on LoL patch 26.20. Tips are written to hold at any rank; stats come from Low Elo ranked games up to patch 26.20.

How to play as Sylas

Avoid taking an isolated early duel with Lee before you have enough levels and items; Sylas players recommend evading strong early duelists and using later 2v2s once you have more power.

Kingslayer(W) heals Sylas when it hits a champion, which can help him survive Lee Sin's first burst if the fight lasts long enough for the heal to matter.

Hijack(R) lets Sylas steal Lee Sin's Dragon's Rage(R), giving him access to Lee's knockback and collision knockups in a later fight.

How to play as Lee Sin

Use your stronger early tempo to pressure Sylas's first clear and create ganks or counterganks; Sylas players describe his clear as slow and his early duels as vulnerable to burst-and-CC junglers like Lee.

Sources

These notes come from r/sylasmains, checked against the champions' abilities.