Sion vs Aurelion Sol
How to Beat Aurelion Sol as Sion
based on 1,711 Sion vs Aurelion Sol matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Sion vs Aurelion Sol Matchup Summary
Best Sion vs Aurelion Sol Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Aurelion Sol as Sion
Tips for Playing as Sion against Aurelion Sol
Roar of the Slayer is a great setup ability to land a very powerful Decimating Smash.
The Soul Furnace buff displays how much shield strength is remaining, use this information to time its explosion perfectly.
You only have very slight turning ability during Unstoppable Onslaught, so make sure to use it in straight paths.
Advice to Win Against Aurelion Sol
He gains speed while chasing in a straight line, but taking damage makes him lose that momentum.
Try to get inside his orbit, since his stars can't hurt you up close.
His stars disappear while stunned or silenced, giving you an easy opportunity to fight him.
His Starsurge ability can grow to cover a huge area - don't stay in the same place too long!
Sion vs Aurelion Sol Counter Stats
How to Counter Aurelion Sol with Sion in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here highlight several important Sion against Aurelion Sol matchup statistics that may help you understand the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Sion’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Aurelion Sol’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Sion may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Aurelion Sol..
Sion often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. Typically, he takes more damage than Aurelion Sol. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Sion and Aurelion Sol
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Who is Better, Sion or Aurelion Sol?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Sion usually loses when trying to fight Aurelion Sol, with a 47.9% win rate. As a result, Sion makes a poor counter for Aurelion Sol.
While Sion does have a lower winrate compared to Aurelion Sol, when on opposite teams, Sion also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult champ to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Sion into Aurelion Sol.
Additionally, Sion also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Aurelion Sol. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Sion vs Aurelion Sol matchups, Aurelion Sol is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Sion is a garbage counter for Aurelion Sol. Focus your strategy on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Sion against Aurelion Sol.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Sion in order to counter Aurelion Sol during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Sion on average gets a similar amount of CS relative to Aurelion Sol. Champions who typically don't earn much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.
The ideal items to have in your Sion versus Aurelion Sol build consist of Unending Despair, Heartsteel, and Hollow Radiance. When Sion used at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better vs Aurelion Sol than with most other typical builds. In fact, Sion had an average winrate of 47.9% when playing against Aurelion Sol with this counter build.
To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Aurelion Sol as Sion, Sion players should take the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Approach Velocity, and Minion Dematerializer runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Sion vs Aurelion Sol face-offs, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 47.9% win rate overall.
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