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How to Win Jayce vs Sion Counter MatchupJayce is in the b tier of champions

Jayce vs Sion

How to Beat Sion as Jayce in LoLJayce is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Sion as Jayce

based on 1,385 Jayce vs Sion matchups
Win Rate
46.4 %
K/D/A
2.17
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League rounds each week. In our data, Jayce faced off against Sion 1385 times. With so many matchups for Jayce vs Sion provides us a lot of faith in our ability to produce informative statistics and a recommended build to obliterate Sion. This counter pairing is relatively rare. Jayce has to counter Sion in only 2.7% of his games.

Jayce vs Sion Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Jayce has done a pathetic job of countering Sion. Typically, he wins a lowly 46.4% of the time the champions fight each other in. In Jayce against Sion matches, Jayce’s team is 0.0% more probable to get first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood versus Sion.

Best Jayce vs Sion Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
Tear of the GoddessCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Jayce Items

~22 Mins
MuramanaEclipseSerylda's Grudge

Optional Items

Maw of MalmortiusEdge of NightOpportunityHubris

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Jayce's passive ability p
Jayce's q ability q
Jayce's w ability w
Jayce's e ability e
Jayce's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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Q
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W
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Q
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Guide to Countering Sion as Jayce

Tips for Playing as Jayce against Sion

For increased range and damage, try casting Shock Blast through the Acceleration Gate.

If you find yourself taking lots of damage, try using Jayce's Hammer Stance, as it grants you additional defenses.

Be sure to switch stances often. It will enhance your attacks and grant you quick bursts of speed.

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.

Jayce vs Sion Counter Stats

Jayce Image
Win Rate
46.4 %
VS
Win Rate
53.6 %
Sion Image
7.3
< Kills >
4.6
6.5
< Deaths >
6.9
6.8
< Assists >
6.8
1.7
< Killing Sprees >
1.02
190
< Minions Killed >
193
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.13
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.62
23,429
< Physical Damage >
12,605
5,776
< Magic Damage >
7,418
689
< True Damage >
569
29,895
< Damage Dealt >
20,593
22,910
< Damage Taken >
48,107
12,830
< Gold Earned >
12,412
2.45
< Towers >
3.3
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
3,309
< Total Healing >
8,720
15,331
< Experience >
15,625
18
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
8
155
< Time Dealing CC >
674

How to Counter Sion with Jayce in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show some strategic Jayce versus Sion matchup stats that may help you explain the distinctions between the pair. Jayce’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Sion’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Jayce may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Sion..

Jayce often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his matchup does. On average, he receives less damage than Sion. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Jayce and Sion

Damage Types Compared

Jayce
Sion
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jayce
Sion

Who is Better, Jayce or Sion?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Jayce usually loses when trying to fight Sion, with a 46.4% win rate. Therefore, Jayce makes a poor counter for Sion.

While Jayce does have a lower winrate than Sion, when facing one another, Jayce also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champion to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Jayce into Sionas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Jayce has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Sion. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Jayce vs Sion matchups, Sion is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Jayce is a garbage counter for Sion. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Jayce against Sion.

Additional Information for Jayce Players

How We Calculated Our Jayce vs Sion Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sion as Jayce, we analyzed 1,385 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 Jayce 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Jayce to counter Sion during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jayce often gets a similar amount of CS relative to Sion. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The most important items to use in your Jayce versus Sion build consist of Muramana, Eclipse, and Serylda's Grudge. When Jayce incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better versus Sion than with many other common item sets. In fact, Jayce had an average winrate of 46.4% when playing against Sion with this build.

To have the greatest probability of beating Sion as Jayce, Jayce players should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Jayce vs Sion matchups, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 46.4% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Sion as Jayce are presented for all ranked divisions. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to a particular player tier, you can use the selection menu earlier on the page.