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Brand vs Sion

How to Beat Sion as Brand in LoLBrand is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Sion as Brand

based on 6,231 Brand vs Sion matchups
Win Rate
52.4 %
K/D/A
2.34
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked LoL matches each and every week. In our database, Brand battled Sion 6231 times. Having so many matchups for Brand versus Sion gives us a lot of faith in our capacity to prepare useful data and a solid build to shatter Sion. This champ pairing is somewhat rare. Brand encounters Sion in only 2.7% of his games.

Brand vs Sion Matchup Summary

Brand does a good job of beating Sion. Normally, he wins a terrific 52.4% of matches the champions face off with one another in. In Brand vs Sion matches, Brand’s team is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood against Sion.

Best Brand vs Sion Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandHaunting Guise

Core Brand Items

~22 Mins
Rylai's Crystal ScepterCryptbloomLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

ShadowflameRabadon's DeathcapVoid StaffStormsurge

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Brand to level upw
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Second ability for Brand to level upq
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Last skill for Brand to max oute

Runes

DominationDark HarvestCheap ShotEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Brand's passive ability p
Brand's q ability q
Brand's w ability w
Brand's e ability e
Brand's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Sion as Brand

Tips for Playing as Brand against Sion

You can use Brand's abilities in a variety of combinations to maximize his damage in different situations.

You can deter enemies from standing near their minions by setting them ablaze, due to Conflagration.

Pyroclasm bounces randomly between enemies, so try to cast it on a small group of enemies if you want to hit the same target multiple times.

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.

Brand vs Sion Counter Stats

Brand Image
Win Rate
52.4 %
VS
Win Rate
47.6 %
Sion Image
6.3
< Kills >
4.4
6.8
< Deaths >
7.2
9.6
< Assists >
6.7
1.47
< Killing Sprees >
0.93
68
< Minions Killed >
186
0.7
< Dragons Killed >
0.13
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.55
1,017
< Physical Damage >
13,078
26,749
< Magic Damage >
7,578
1,592
< True Damage >
634
29,359
< Damage Dealt >
21,290
26,360
< Damage Taken >
50,185
11,514
< Gold Earned >
12,272
1.53
< Towers >
2.94
0.19
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
6,571
< Total Healing >
8,966
13,719
< Experience >
15,653
37
< Vision Score >
17
14
< Wards Placed >
9
268
< Time Dealing CC >
681

How to Counter Sion with Brand in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show several influential Brand vs. Sion matchup statistics that may help you realize the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Brand’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Sion’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Brand may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Sion..

Brand normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his foe does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Sion. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Brand and Sion

Damage Types Compared

Brand
Sion
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Brand
Sion

Who is Better, Brand or Sion?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Brand usually wins when trying to fight Sion, with a 52.4% win rate. Therefore, Brand makes a good counter for Sion.

While Brand does have a higher win rate compared to Sion, when they face off with one another, Brand also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex champion to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Brand into Sion.

Additionally, Brand has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Sion. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Brand vs Sion matchups, Brand is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Brand is an above average counter for Sion. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Brand against Sion.

Other Champion Matchups Against Brand

Brand Loses Against

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Brand Wins Against

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Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Brand Players

How We Calculated Our Brand vs Sion Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sion as Brand, we analyzed 6,231 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Sion as Brand comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

Brand Build Sion Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Brand in order to counter Sion during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Brand often racks up less CS relative to Sion. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Brand versus Sion build consist of Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Cryptbloom, and Liandry's Torment. When Brand incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better vs. Sion than with many other common builds. In fact, Brand had an average win rate of 52.4% when playing against Sion with these items in his kit.

To have the highest probability of vanquishing Sion as Brand, you should equip the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for Brand vs Sion face-offs, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 52.4% win rate overall.

If you need to view Brand versus Sion tips and counter builds for a a particular rank, please select one from the selection menu above. By default, the statistics and strategies given are calculated using all matches finished with both champs.