Hecarim vs Sion
How to Beat Sion as Hecarim
based on 2,476 Hecarim vs Sion matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Hecarim vs Sion Matchup Summary
Best Hecarim vs Sion Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Sion as Hecarim
Tips for Playing as Hecarim against Sion
Devastating Charge deals more damage based on the distance traveled. Try using Onslaught of Shadows or Summoner Spells such as Ghost or Flash to maximize this damage.
Spirit of Dread restores Health when nearby enemies take damage, including damage dealt by allies. Cast this during a large fight to maximize Hecarim's survivability.
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.
Hecarim vs Sion Counter Stats
How to Counter Sion with Hecarim in LoL
The stats shown here show some significant Hecarim vs. Sion counter statistics that can help us distinguish the distinctions between the pair. Hecarim’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Sion’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Hecarim may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Sion. This observation is largely caused by the difference in kills.
Hecarim typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his counter does. On average, he receives less damage than Sion. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Hecarim and Sion
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Who is Better, Hecarim or Sion?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Hecarim usually fairs equally well when taking on Sion, with a 49.9% win rate. As a result, Hecarim makes an ok counter for Sion.
While Hecarim does have a lower winrate compared to Sion, when on opposite teams, Hecarim also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Hecarim into Sion.
Furthermore, Hecarim also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Sion. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Hecarim vs Sion matchups, Sion is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.
Hecarim is a somewhat poor counter for Sion. Focus your play on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Hecarim against Sion.
Other Champion Matchups Against Hecarim
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Hecarim in order to counter Sion during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Hecarim often gets a lot less CS compared to Sion. Champions who on average don't take much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.
The ideal items to use in your Hecarim versus Sion build consist of Sterak's Gage, Spear of Shojin, and Eclipse. When Hecarim combined at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better vs Sion than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Hecarim boasted an average winrate of 49.9% battling Sion with this build.
To have the highest probability of annihilating Sion as Hecarim, Hecarim players should take the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Celerity, Waterwalking, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Sorcery and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Hecarim vs Sion clashes, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.9% win rate overall.
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