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Sion vs Graves

How to Beat Graves as Sion in LoLSion is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Graves as Sion

based on 4,586 Sion vs Graves matchups
Win Rate
49.3 %
K/D/A
1.62
Pick Rate
4.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked LoL matches each week. Within our database, Sion battled Graves 4586 times. With so many matchups for Sion versus Graves gives us faith in our capability to prepare actionable stats and a supported build to destroy your rival. This champion pairing is somewhat uncommon. Sion fights Graves in only 4.4% of his matches.

Sion vs Graves Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Sion does a below average job of countering Graves. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.3% of the time the champions battle one another in. In Sion versus Graves rounds, Sion’s side is 0.1% less probable to get first blood. This implies that he most likely won't get first blood versus Graves.

Best Sion vs Graves Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Null-Magic MantleBami's Cinder

Core Sion Items

~22 Mins
HeartsteelTitanic HydraHollow Radiance

Optional Items

Unending DespairKaenic RookernFrozen HeartForce of Nature

Summoner Spells

summonerflash 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
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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W
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Q
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Graves as Sion

Tips for Playing as Sion against Graves

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 Graves

Leaving the Smoke Screen's area of effect removes the harmful effect immediately.

Graves deals mostly physical damage so Armor is an effective counter.

Sion vs Graves Counter Stats

Sion Image
Win Rate
49.3 %
VS
Win Rate
50.7 %
Graves Image
4.2
< Kills >
7.7
6.6
< Deaths >
5.6
6.5
< Assists >
7.4
0.92
< Killing Sprees >
1.75
190
< Minions Killed >
57
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
1.61
0.57
< Inhibitors >
0.46
12,825
< Physical Damage >
20,878
7,883
< Magic Damage >
900
611
< True Damage >
2,021
21,320
< Damage Dealt >
23,800
47,440
< Damage Taken >
30,818
12,110
< Gold Earned >
13,049
3.03
< Towers >
1.7
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.39
8,850
< Total Healing >
14,745
15,345
< Experience >
14,912
17
< Vision Score >
23
8
< Wards Placed >
6
669
< Time Dealing CC >
514

How to Counter Graves with Sion in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize several vital Sion versus Graves matchup statistics that can help us grasp the differences between these two champions. For instance, Sion’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Graves’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Sion may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Graves..

Sion often has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. On average, he takes more damage than Graves. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sion and Graves

Damage Types Compared

Sion
Graves
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sion
Graves

Who is Better, Sion or Graves?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Sion usually fairs equally well when playing against Graves, with a 49.3% win rate. Thus, Sion makes an ok counter to Graves.

While Sion does have a lower winrate than Graves, when they face off with one another, Sion also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Sion into Graves.

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

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Sion vs Graves matchups, Graves is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Sion is a somewhat poor counter for Graves. Focus your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Sion against Graves.

Other Champion Matchups Against Sion

Sion Loses Against

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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 Graves Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Graves as Sion, we analyzed 4,586 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 Graves 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 learn all of the intricacies of Sion to counter Graves during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sion on average gets much more CS as Graves. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Sion versus Graves build consist of Heartsteel, Titanic Hydra, and Hollow Radiance. When Sion bought at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when fighting Graves than with many other common item sets. In fact, Sion had an average win rate of 49.3% when playing against Graves with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against Graves as Sion, you 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 runes players used for Sion vs Graves battles, this blending of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.3% winrate overall.

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