Lucian vs Sion
How to Beat Sion as Lucian
based on 6,236 Lucian vs Sion matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Lucian vs Sion Matchup Summary
Best Lucian vs Sion Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Sion as Lucian
Tips for Playing as Lucian against Sion
For optimal burst, try to combine Relentless Pursuit into Piercing Light.
Ardent Blaze actually explodes in a star pattern. Try to line it up so the spokes hit enemy champions.
Because of Lightslinger, Lucian benefits more from Attack Damage than he does from Attack Speed.
Once you have chosen an angle for The Culling, you cannot change it. Pick your moment well!
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.
Lucian vs Sion Counter Stats
How to Counter Sion with Lucian in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here highlight some strategic Lucian vs. Sion counter stats that may help you realize the differences between the two. Lucian’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Sion’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Lucian may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Sion. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.
Lucian usually has a much larger longest killing spree than his enemy does. On average, he takes less damage than Sion. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Lucian and Sion
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Who is Better, Lucian or Sion?
Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Lucian usually loses when trying to fight Sion, with a 47.9% win rate. Therefore, Lucian makes a bad counter to Sion.
While Lucian does have a lower win rate than Sion, when on opposite teams, Lucian also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging character to learn and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Lucian into Sion.
Moreover, Lucian has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Sion. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Lucian vs Sion matchups, Sion is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Lucian is a bad counter to Sion. Make sure you focus your play on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Lucian against Sion.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Lucian in order to counter Sion during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Lucian often gets a similar amount of CS as Sion. Champs who on average don't earn much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.
The most crucial items to have in your Lucian versus Sion build include Guardian Angel, Lord Dominik's Regards, and Kraken Slayer. When Lucian used at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better vs Sion than with many other common builds. In fact, Lucian boasted an average winrate of 47.9% when playing against Sion with this counter build.
To have the best chance of vanquishing Sion as Lucian, you should equip the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Lucian vs Sion matchups, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 47.9% winrate overall.
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