Blitzcrank vs Sion
How to Beat Sion as Blitzcrank
based on 4,004 Blitzcrank vs Sion matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Blitzcrank vs Sion Matchup Summary
Best Blitzcrank vs Sion Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Sion as Blitzcrank
Tips for Playing as Blitzcrank against Sion
Using Blitzcrank's grab to pull an enemy into your tower range followed by a Power Fist will allow the tower to get several hits on them.
The 1-2-3 combo of Rocket Grab, Power Fist, and Static Field can devastate an individual opponent.
Advice to Win Against Sion
Use the time after Sion has died to reposition and prepare for his return.
Even if Sion still hits a Decimating Smash, making him release the charge earlier reduces its impact.
Blitzcrank vs Sion Counter Stats
How to Counter Sion with Blitzcrank in LoL
The stats shown on this page show several strategic Blitzcrank vs. Sion counter statistics that may help you figure out the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Blitzcrank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Sion’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Blitzcrank may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Sion. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.
Blitzcrank often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. On average, he receives less damage than Sion. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Blitzcrank and Sion
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Who is Better, Blitzcrank or Sion?
Both LoL champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Blitzcrank usually fairs equally well when facing off against Sion, with a 50.7% win rate. Therefore, Blitzcrank makes an ok counter for Sion.
While Blitzcrank does have a higher winrate compared to Sion, when they face off with one another, Blitzcrank also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Blitzcrank into Sion.
Moreover, Blitzcrank also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Sion. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Blitzcrank vs Sion matchups, Blitzcrank is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Blitzcrank is a decent counter to Sion. Focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Blitzcrank against Sion.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Blitzcrank to counter Sion during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Blitzcrank on average racks up a lot less CS as Sion. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.
The most important items to use in your Blitzcrank versus Sion build include Trailblazer, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Celestial Opposition. When Blitzcrank included at least these three items in his build, he did much better when facing Sion than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Blitzcrank had an average winrate of 50.7% battling Sion with this build.
To have the highest chance of annihilating Sion as Blitzcrank, you should use the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Blitzcrank vs Sion face-offs, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.7% winrate overall.
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