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How to Win Sion vs Bard Counter MatchupSion is in the a tier of champions

Sion vs Bard

How to Beat Bard as Sion in LoLSion is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Bard as Sion

based on 2,798 Sion vs Bard matchups
Win Rate
47.1 %
K/D/A
1.52
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League rounds each week. In our dataset, Sion did battle with Bard in 2798 matches. Including so many matchups for Sion versus Bard gives us a lot of confidence in our capacity to produce enlightening stats and a supported build to smash Bard. This champ matchup is relatively rare. Sion fights Bard in only 2.7% of his rounds.

Sion vs Bard Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Sion has done a below average job of beating Bard. On average, he wins a lowly 47.1% of games the champs face off with one another in. In Sion versus Bard matches, Sion’s team is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood. This indicates that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Bard.

Best Sion vs Bard Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorBami's Cinder

Core Sion Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailHeartsteel

Optional Items

Unending DespairRanduin's OmenTrinity ForceTitanic Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishConditioningOvergrowth
InspirationMinion DematerializerApproach Velocity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Sion's passive ability p
Sion's q ability q
Sion's w ability w
Sion's e ability e
Sion's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Bard as Sion

Tips for Playing as Sion against Bard

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 Bard

You can crush Bard's healing shrines just by walking over them. Don't let his allies take them without a fight.

Bard's ultimate, Tempered Fate, affects allies, enemies, monsters, and turrets alike. Sometimes it can be to your advantage to jump into it!

Bard's opponents can also travel through his Magical Journey doorways. You can follow him, if you think it's safe.

Sion vs Bard Counter Stats

Sion Image
Win Rate
47.1 %
VS
Win Rate
52.9 %
Bard Image
3.9
< Kills >
2.9
6.9
< Deaths >
4.8
6.6
< Assists >
15
0.83
< Killing Sprees >
0.62
189
< Minions Killed >
31
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.51
12,879
< Physical Damage >
3,408
8,150
< Magic Damage >
9,043
660
< True Damage >
1,157
21,690
< Damage Dealt >
13,608
47,401
< Damage Taken >
22,040
12,008
< Gold Earned >
9,251
2.94
< Towers >
1.77
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
8,862
< Total Healing >
7,210
15,246
< Experience >
11,975
17
< Vision Score >
62
8
< Wards Placed >
27
670
< Time Dealing CC >
569

How to Counter Bard with Sion in LoL

The stats shown here feature some influential Sion versus Bard counter statistics that may help us grasp the differences between the two. For instance, Sion’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Bard’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Sion may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Bard. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in deaths.

Sion often has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Bard. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the champion with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Sion and Bard

Damage Types Compared

Sion
Bard
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sion
Bard

Who is Better, Sion or Bard?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Sion usually loses when taking on Bard, with a 47.1% win rate. Thus, Sion makes a bad counter to Bard.

While Sion does have a lower winrate than Bard, when they face off with one another, Sion also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult champion to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Sion into Bard.

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

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Sion vs Bard matchups, Bard is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Sion is a trash counter to Bard. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Sion against Bard.

Other Champion Matchups Against Sion

Sion Loses Against

LilliaLillia42.6% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser45.6% winrateSkarnerSkarner45.8% winrateTrundleTrundle46.4% winrate

Sion Wins Against

ZoeZoe56.1% winrateNidaleeNidalee56% winrateEliseElise55.7% winrateNunu & WillumpNunu & Willump54.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

QuinnQuinn+ 54.2% 622 GamesTeemoTeemo+ 54.8% 5103 GamesLilliaLillia+ 55.1% 6434 GamesNilahNilah+ 56.3% 1528 Games

Additional Information for Sion Players

How We Calculated Our Sion vs Bard Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Bard as Sion, we analyzed 2,798 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 Bard as Sion 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Sion in order to counter Bard during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sion often gets much more CS as Bard. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Sion versus Bard build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Heartsteel. When Sion used at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs. Bard than with many other common item sets. In fact, Sion had an average win rate of 47.1% when countering Bard with this counter build.

To have the best chance of annihilating Bard as Sion, you should equip the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Minion Dematerializer, and Approach Velocity runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Sion vs Bard counters, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 47.1% winrate overall.

If you need to see Sion versus Bard tips and builds for a a distinct division rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the stats and guides given are calculated using all games with data with both champs.