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

Sion vs Ezreal

How to Beat Ezreal as Sion in LoLSion is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Ezreal as Sion

based on 5,976 Sion vs Ezreal matchups
Win Rate
53 %
K/D/A
1.7
Pick Rate
5.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of ranked LoL games that we analyze each week. Our guide on how to beat Ezreal as Sion resulted from an analysis of 5976 ranked rounds where both champions clashed against each other. This particular champ pairing is somewhat uncommon. Sion fights Ezreal in only 5.7% of his matches.

Sion vs Ezreal Matchup Summary

Sion does a good job of countering Ezreal. Normally, he wins a fantastic 53.0% of matches the champs fight each other in. In Sion against Ezreal rounds, Sion’s team is 0.1% less likely to obtain first blood. This indicates that he probably won't get first blood against Ezreal.

Best Sion vs Ezreal Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Chain VestBami's Cinder

Core Sion Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairSunfire AegisTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Spirit VisageJak'Sho, The ProteanHollow RadianceFrozen Heart

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
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Last skill for Sion to max oute

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishConditioningOvergrowth
InspirationMinion DematerializerApproach Velocity
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
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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Guide to Countering Ezreal as Sion

Tips for Playing as Sion against Ezreal

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 Ezreal

Ezreal is a very fragile champion so take the fight to him.

Ezreal is completely skill shot based, so make sure to keep minions in between you.

Mystic Shot applies on-hit effects including the Crest of Cinders.

Sion vs Ezreal Counter Stats

Sion Image
Win Rate
53 %
VS
Win Rate
47 %
Ezreal Image
4.4
< Kills >
6.8
6.6
< Deaths >
5.7
6.8
< Assists >
7.3
0.95
< Killing Sprees >
1.59
190
< Minions Killed >
175
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.61
< Inhibitors >
0.45
13,236
< Physical Damage >
18,640
8,235
< Magic Damage >
7,629
636
< True Damage >
681
22,107
< Damage Dealt >
26,951
48,001
< Damage Taken >
21,293
12,272
< Gold Earned >
12,032
3.17
< Towers >
2.18
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
9,121
< Total Healing >
6,029
15,537
< Experience >
13,121
17
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
674
< Time Dealing CC >
98

How to Counter Ezreal with Sion in LoL

The stats provided here clarify some valuable Sion versus Ezreal counter stats that may help you interpret the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Sion’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Ezreal’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Sion may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Ezreal..

Sion typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. On average, he receives more damage than Ezreal. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sion and Ezreal

Damage Types Compared

Sion
Ezreal
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sion
Ezreal

Who is Better, Sion or Ezreal?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Sion usually wins when playing against Ezreal, with a 53.0% win rate. As a result, Sion makes a good counter to Ezreal.

While Sion does have a higher win rate than Ezreal, when on opposite teams, Sion also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult champion to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Sion into Ezreal.

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

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Sion vs Ezreal matchups, Sion is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Sion is a good counter to Ezreal. Make sure you focus your play on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Sion against Ezreal.

Additional Information for Sion Players

How We Calculated Our Sion vs Ezreal Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ezreal as Sion, we analyzed 5,976 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 Ezreal 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Sion in order to counter Ezreal during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sion usually accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Ezreal. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Sion versus Ezreal build include Unending Despair, Sunfire Aegis, and Titanic Hydra. When Sion included at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better versus Ezreal than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Sion had an average win rate of 53.0% when playing against Ezreal with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against Ezreal as Sion, Sion players should equip the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Approach Velocity, and Minion Dematerializer runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Sion vs Ezreal counterpicks, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 53.0% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Ezreal as Sion are displayed for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to an individual skill level, you can use the selection menu at the top of this page.