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

Sion vs Karthus

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

based on 1,270 Sion vs Karthus matchups
Win Rate
53.8 %
K/D/A
1.73
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked LoL rounds every week. Within our dataset, Sion engaged Karthus 1270 times. Having so many matchups for Sion vs Karthus gives us faith in our capability to provide useful stats and a supported build to shatter your enemy. This champion pairing is relatively rare. Sion has to counter Karthus in only 1.2% of his games.

Sion vs Karthus Matchup Summary

Sion has done a good job of countering Karthus. Typically, he wins a whopping 53.8% of the time the champs clash against one another in. In Sion vs Karthus rounds, Sion’s team is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Karthus.

Best Sion vs Karthus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
CullHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBami's Cinder

Core Sion Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernSunfire AegisHeartsteel

Optional Items

Unending DespairTitanic HydraJak'Sho, The ProteanHollow Radiance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Sion to level upq
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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
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 Karthus as Sion

Tips for Playing as Sion against Karthus

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 Karthus

Karthus can cast spells for a short duration after he is killed. Move away from his corpse to be safe.

Make sure you always have enough health to survive Requiem, even if you have to go back to the base more frequently to heal.

Sion vs Karthus Counter Stats

Sion Image
Win Rate
53.8 %
VS
Win Rate
46.2 %
Karthus Image
5
< Kills >
7.3
7
< Deaths >
7.8
7.1
< Assists >
10.2
1.09
< Killing Sprees >
1.7
194
< Minions Killed >
94
0.14
< Dragons Killed >
0.92
0.6
< Inhibitors >
0.28
13,994
< Physical Damage >
286
8,100
< Magic Damage >
32,295
689
< True Damage >
2,304
22,784
< Damage Dealt >
34,885
51,966
< Damage Taken >
31,100
12,871
< Gold Earned >
13,243
3.16
< Towers >
1.1
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.25
9,920
< Total Healing >
9,547
16,416
< Experience >
15,595
17
< Vision Score >
20
8
< Wards Placed >
7
695
< Time Dealing CC >
243

How to Counter Karthus with Sion in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize some influential Sion against Karthus counter stats that can help you understand the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. Sion’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Karthus’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Sion may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Karthus..

Sion often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. On average, he receives more damage than Karthus. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sion and Karthus

Damage Types Compared

Sion
Karthus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sion
Karthus

Who is Better, Sion or Karthus?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Sion usually wins when playing against Karthus, with a 53.8% win rate. Therefore, Sion makes a great counter to Karthus.

While Sion does have a higher winrate than Karthus, when facing one another, Sion also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less complex character to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Sion into Karthus.

Furthermore, Sion has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Karthus. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Sion vs Karthus 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 allied champions during teamfights.

Sion is a great counter for Karthus. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Sion against Karthus.

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 Karthus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Karthus as Sion, we analyzed 1,270 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 Karthus 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 Karthus Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Sion to counter Karthus during both the lane 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 pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sion typically accumulates more CS relative to Karthus. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Sion versus Karthus build include Kaenic Rookern, Sunfire Aegis, and Heartsteel. When Sion incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better when facing Karthus than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Sion boasted an average winrate of 53.8% battling Karthus with this build.

To have the highest probability of annihilating Karthus as Sion, you should use 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 runes we have analyed for Sion vs Karthus fights, this blending of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 53.8% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Karthus as Sion are displayed for all ranked divisions combined. To narrow the statistics and builds to a distinct skill level, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.