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

Sion vs Gwen

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

based on 3,049 Sion vs Gwen matchups
Win Rate
50 %
K/D/A
1.62
Pick Rate
2.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends games that we evaluate every week. Our guide on how to beat Gwen as Sion came out of an analysis of 3049 ranked matches where both champions faced one another. This particular champion matchup is fairly rare. Sion has to counter Gwen in only 2.9% of his matches.

Sion vs Gwen Matchup Summary

Sion does a average job of beating Gwen. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.0% of the time the champions battle one another in. In Sion versus Gwen rounds, Sion’s team is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood against Gwen.

Best Sion vs Gwen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
CullHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Null-Magic MantleBami's Cinder

Core Sion Items

~22 Mins
HeartsteelHollow RadianceJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Force of NatureUnending DespairTitanic HydraYoumuu's Ghostblade

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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W
2
Q
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
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Q
10
W
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R
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W
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W
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E
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Gwen as Sion

Tips for Playing as Sion against Gwen

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 Gwen

Gwen must hit something to recast her Ultimate, try to evade her between casts.

Gwen needs to attack a few times to set up her damage, so try to get the jump on her.

Gwen's Hallowed Mist shroud will only follow her once, after that it will dissipate when she leaves.

Sion vs Gwen Counter Stats

Sion Image
Win Rate
50 %
VS
Win Rate
50 %
Gwen Image
4.2
< Kills >
7
6.8
< Deaths >
5.8
6.8
< Assists >
4.7
0.9
< Killing Sprees >
1.63
183
< Minions Killed >
178
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.22
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.63
12,633
< Physical Damage >
4,188
7,562
< Magic Damage >
21,386
573
< True Damage >
4,934
20,768
< Damage Dealt >
30,508
46,622
< Damage Taken >
32,614
11,890
< Gold Earned >
12,660
2.98
< Towers >
2.85
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
8,464
< Total Healing >
9,833
15,106
< Experience >
15,810
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
630
< Time Dealing CC >
155

How to Counter Gwen with Sion in LoL

The stats provided here highlight some significant Sion against Gwen matchup stats that may help you realize the distinctions between the two. For instance, Sion’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Gwen’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Sion may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Gwen..

Sion normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives more damage than Gwen. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sion and Gwen

Damage Types Compared

Sion
Gwen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sion
Gwen

Who is Better, Sion or Gwen?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Sion usually fairs equally well when facing off against Gwen, with a 50.0% win rate. Therefore, Sion makes an ok counter for Gwen.

While Sion does have a higher winrate compared to Gwen, when on opposite teams, Sion also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Sion into Gwen.

Additionally, Sion has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Gwen. 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 one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Sion vs Gwen matchups, Gwen is the better champ with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Sion is a decent counter for Gwen. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Sion against Gwen.

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 Gwen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gwen as Sion, we analyzed 3,049 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 Gwen 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

Sion Build Gwen Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Sion to counter Gwen during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sion often picks up a similar amount of CS as Gwen. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Sion versus Gwen build include Heartsteel, Hollow Radiance, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Sion incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better vs Gwen than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Sion boasted an average winrate of 50.0% when countering Gwen with this build.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating Gwen as Sion, Sion players should use 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 Gwen clashes, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.0% winrate overall.

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