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How to Win Gragas vs Sion Counter MatchupGragas is in the a tier of champions

Gragas vs Sion

How to Beat Sion as Gragas in LoLGragas is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Sion as Gragas

based on 1,752 Gragas vs Sion matchups
Win Rate
48.6 %
K/D/A
2.47
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of ranked League rounds that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Sion as Gragas came out of an evaluation of 1752 ranked matches where both champions clashed against one another. This champ pairing is fairly rare. Gragas fights Sion in only 2.7% of his games.

Gragas vs Sion Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Gragas does a dismal job of beating Sion. Typically, he wins a acceptable 48.6% of the time the champs oppose one another in. In Gragas vs Sion games, Gragas’s team is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood, implying that he most likely will get first blood against Sion.

Best Gragas vs Sion Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHextech Alternator

Core Gragas Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Lich BaneVoid StaffCosmic DriveLiandry's Torment

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Gragas to level upq
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Second ability for Gragas to level upe
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Last skill for Gragas to max outw

Runes

DominationDark HarvestSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
SorceryTranscendenceWaterwalking
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Gragas's passive ability p
Gragas's q ability q
Gragas's w ability w
Gragas's e ability e
Gragas's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Sion as Gragas

Tips for Playing as Gragas against Sion

Try to knock enemies back into your towers with Explosive Cask.

Try to combo Body Slam with Explosive Cask to set up kills for your team.

The damage reduction from Drunken Rage is applied when you start drinking, try to use it when you see damage coming your way.

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.

Gragas vs Sion Counter Stats

Gragas Image
Win Rate
48.6 %
VS
Win Rate
51.4 %
Sion Image
6.4
< Kills >
4.2
5.7
< Deaths >
6.8
7.7
< Assists >
7
1.45
< Killing Sprees >
0.91
115
< Minions Killed >
190
0.59
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.62
1,888
< Physical Damage >
12,878
21,450
< Magic Damage >
8,235
788
< True Damage >
644
24,126
< Damage Dealt >
21,758
31,256
< Damage Taken >
47,998
11,691
< Gold Earned >
12,220
1.44
< Towers >
3.14
0.14
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
13,409
< Total Healing >
8,846
14,717
< Experience >
15,480
21
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
457
< Time Dealing CC >
671

How to Counter Sion with Gragas in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show several influential Gragas against Sion counter statistics that can help us distinguish the distinctions between this pair of champions. As an example, Gragas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Sion’s ratio of NaN, showing that Gragas may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Sion..

Gragas usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his opponent does. Typically, he takes less damage than Sion. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Gragas and Sion

Damage Types Compared

Gragas
Sion
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gragas
Sion

Who is Better, Gragas or Sion?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Gragas usually loses when playing against Sion, with a 48.6% win rate. Thus, Gragas makes a bad counter to Sion.

While Gragas does have a lower winrate than Sion, when on opposite teams, Gragas also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging character to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Gragas into Sion.

Furthermore, Gragas also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Sion. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Gragas vs Sion matchups, Sion is the better champ with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Gragas is a somewhat poor counter to Sion. Focus your strategy on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Gragas against Sion.

Other Champion Matchups Against Gragas

Gragas Loses Against

SingedSinged43.2% winrateLeonaLeona43.5% winrateNilahNilah43.8% winrateTahm KenchTahm Kench43.9% winrate

Gragas Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee53.5% winrateYuumiYuumi53.3% winrateAkshanAkshan52.6% winrateKarthusKarthus52.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Master YiMaster Yi+ 52.2% 2152 GamesDr. MundoDr. Mundo+ 52.4% 787 GamesTaricTaric+ 52.5% 602 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.7% 2056 Games

Additional Information for Gragas Players

How We Calculated Our Gragas vs Sion Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sion as Gragas, we analyzed 1,752 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 Gragas 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

Gragas Build Sion Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Gragas in order to counter Sion during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gragas on average picks up less CS as Sion. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Gragas versus Sion build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Gragas bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting Sion than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Gragas boasted an average win rate of 48.6% battling Sion with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest probability of crushing Sion as Gragas, you should equip the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Transcendence, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Gragas vs Sion LoL games, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.6% winrate overall.

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