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How to Win Jax vs Sion Counter MatchupJax is in the a tier of champions

Jax vs Sion

How to Beat Sion as Jax in LoLJax is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Sion as Jax

based on 6,856 Jax vs Sion matchups
Win Rate
48.9 %
K/D/A
1.97
Pick Rate
2.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked LoL games each and every week. Within our dataset, Jax fought Sion in 6856 games. Having so many games with Jax versus Sion gives us faith in our capability to produce useful data and a recommended build to defeat your enemy. This particular champion pairing is relatively rare. Jax encounters Sion in only 2.6% of his games.

Jax vs Sion Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Jax does a dismal job of beating Sion. Normally, he wins a acceptable 48.9% of the time the champions face each other in. In Jax vs Sion games, Jax’s team is 0.1% more probable to gain first blood. This indicates that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Sion.

Best Jax vs Sion Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsSheen

Core Jax Items

~22 Mins
Blade of The Ruined KingSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

Guardian AngelSterak's GageMaw of MalmortiusFrozen Heart

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Jax to level upw
>
Second ability for Jax to level upe
>
Last skill for Jax to max outq

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
DominationSudden ImpactTreasure Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Jax's passive ability p
Jax's q ability q
Jax's w ability w
Jax's e ability e
Jax's ultimate ability r
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E
2
W
3
Q
4
W
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W
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R
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W
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Guide to Countering Sion as Jax

Tips for Playing as Jax against Sion

Jax benefits greatly from items that have both Ability Power and Attack Damage such as Guinsoo's Rageblade and Hextech Gunblade.

Jax can Leap Strike to friendly units, including wards. You can use them to plan your escape.

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.

Jax vs Sion Counter Stats

Jax Image
Win Rate
48.9 %
VS
Win Rate
51.1 %
Sion Image
6.9
< Kills >
4.7
6.4
< Deaths >
6.6
5.7
< Assists >
6.9
1.59
< Killing Sprees >
1.04
118
< Minions Killed >
186
0.72
< Dragons Killed >
0.14
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.6
15,201
< Physical Damage >
12,754
9,140
< Magic Damage >
8,407
747
< True Damage >
636
25,088
< Damage Dealt >
21,797
31,790
< Damage Taken >
46,603
12,238
< Gold Earned >
12,281
2.04
< Towers >
3.11
0.18
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
10,173
< Total Healing >
8,728
14,883
< Experience >
15,536
20
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
8
209
< Time Dealing CC >
687

How to Counter Sion with Jax in LoL

The stats provided here underscore several important Jax vs. Sion counter statistics that can help us figure out the distinctions between the two. Jax’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Sion’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Jax may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Sion..

Jax often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his enemy does. On average, he takes less damage than Sion. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Jax and Sion

Damage Types Compared

Jax
Sion
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jax
Sion

Who is Better, Jax or Sion?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Jax usually loses when taking on Sion, with a 48.9% win rate. Therefore, Jax makes a poor counter to Sion.

While Jax does have a lower winrate than Sion, when facing one another, Jax also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champ to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Jax into Sion.

Additionally, Jax also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Sion. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Jax 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 allies during late stage team fights.

Jax is a somewhat poor counter to Sion. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Jax against Sion.

Other Champion Matchups Against Jax

Jax Loses Against

LilliaLillia44.8% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune47.3% winrateSingedSinged47.4% winrateBrandBrand47.5% winrate

Jax Wins Against

YuumiYuumi58.4% winrateNidaleeNidalee55.7% winrateSejuaniSejuani55.3% winrateKalistaKalista55.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TeemoTeemo+ 55.2% 13684 GamesLilliaLillia+ 55.4% 10633 GamesMordekaiserMordekaiser+ 55.8% 9036 GamesSingedSinged+ 55.8% 2797 Games

Additional Information for Jax Players

How We Calculated Our Jax vs Sion Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sion as Jax, we analyzed 6,856 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 Jax 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

Jax Build Sion Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Jax 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 tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jax most often picks up less CS compared to Sion. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities 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 case, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Jax versus Sion build include Blade of The Ruined King, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Jax incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting Sion than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Jax boasted an average win rate of 48.9% when countering Sion with this build.

To have the best chance of crushing Sion as Jax, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for Jax vs Sion counter picks, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.9% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Sion as Jax are given for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to a particular division, you may use the selection menu at the top of this page.