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Sion vs Diana

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How to Beat Diana as Sion

based on 4,260 Sion vs Diana matchups
Win Rate
52.1 %
K/D/A
1.8
Pick Rate
4.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked LoL rounds that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Diana as Sion came out of an analysis of 4260 ranked rounds where both champions faced off against each other. This counter pairing is somewhat uncommon. Sion has to counter Diana in only 4.1% of his games.

Sion vs Diana Matchup Summary

Sion does a good job of countering Diana. Typically, he wins a whopping 52.1% of matches the champs oppose one another in. In Sion vs Diana games, Sion’s side is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood, implying that he most likely won't be able to get first blood against Diana.

Best Sion vs Diana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
CullHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Null-Magic MantleBami's Cinder

Core Sion Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisTitanic HydraJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Randuin's OmenSpirit VisageFrozen HeartKaenic Rookern

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
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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W
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W
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Guide to Countering Diana as Sion

Tips for Playing as Sion against Diana

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 Diana

Pale Cascade orbs only last a few seconds. Avoid Diana and engage her after the shield dissipates.

Diana can play very aggressively if she uses Lunar Rush without Moonlight, but you can punish her by slowing or stunning her when she has no way to get back into position.

Dodge Crescent Strike, or move to safety if you are affected by Moonlight.

Sion vs Diana Counter Stats

Sion Image
Win Rate
52.1 %
VS
Win Rate
47.9 %
Diana Image
4.6
< Kills >
8
6.5
< Deaths >
6.8
7.1
< Assists >
7
1.02
< Killing Sprees >
1.87
186
< Minions Killed >
101
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.83
0.59
< Inhibitors >
0.43
12,913
< Physical Damage >
2,465
8,114
< Magic Damage >
20,665
627
< True Damage >
1,119
21,656
< Damage Dealt >
24,250
46,424
< Damage Taken >
25,643
12,175
< Gold Earned >
12,571
3.07
< Towers >
1.67
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.22
8,762
< Total Healing >
6,334
15,453
< Experience >
14,608
16
< Vision Score >
20
8
< Wards Placed >
7
674
< Time Dealing CC >
138

How to Counter Diana with Sion in LoL

The stats provided here underscore several significant Sion against Diana matchup statistics that can help you interpret the differences between the pair. For instance, Sion’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Diana’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Sion may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Diana..

Sion usually has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. Typically, he takes more damage than Diana. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sion and Diana

Damage Types Compared

Sion
Diana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sion
Diana

Who is Better, Sion or Diana?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Sion usually wins when playing against Diana, with a 52.1% win rate. Thus, Sion makes a good counter for Diana.

While Sion does have a higher win rate than Diana, when on opposite teams, Sion also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming champ to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Sion into Diana.

Furthermore, Sion also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Diana. 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 a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Sion vs Diana matchups, Sion is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Sion is a good counter for Diana. You will do well by focussing 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 Diana.

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 Diana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Diana as Sion, we analyzed 4,260 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 Diana 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Sion to counter Diana during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sion on average picks up more CS compared to Diana. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to have in your Sion versus Diana build include Sunfire Aegis, Titanic Hydra, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Sion bought at least these three items in his build, he did much better vs Diana than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Sion had an average winrate of 52.1% when countering Diana with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of defeating Diana as Sion, Sion players should equip the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Minion Dematerializer, and Approach Velocity runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for Sion vs Diana face-offs, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 52.1% win rate overall.

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