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Sion vs Lissandra

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

based on 1,226 Sion vs Lissandra matchups
Win Rate
52 %
K/D/A
1.64
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked League of Legends rounds that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Lissandra as Sion came out of an evaluation of 1226 ranked matches where both champions faced off against each other. This particular matchup is fairly rare. Sion has to counter Lissandra in only 1.2% of his matches.

Sion vs Lissandra Matchup Summary

Sion does a good job of countering Lissandra. Typically, he wins a terrific 52.0% of matches the champs face off with one another in. In Sion against Lissandra games, Sion’s team is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Lissandra.

Best Sion vs Lissandra Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
CullHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorBami's Cinder

Core Sion Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairHeartsteelHollow Radiance

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernHullbreakerForce of NatureSunfire Aegis

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
Attack SpeedAdaptive 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
2
Q
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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W
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Q
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W
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R
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W
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E
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Guide to Countering Lissandra as Sion

Tips for Playing as Sion against Lissandra

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 Lissandra

Lissandra's Ring of Frost has a long cooldown at early ranks; engage her while it's on cooldown.

Lissandra's Ice Shard only slows the first unit it hits. Approach Lissandra from behind your team's minions to avoid being slowed.

The best way to stop Lissandra from moving using her Glacial Path is to immobilize her before she reactivates it.

Sion vs Lissandra Counter Stats

Sion Image
Win Rate
52 %
VS
Win Rate
48 %
Lissandra Image
4.6
< Kills >
6
7
< Deaths >
6.3
6.9
< Assists >
9.5
0.97
< Killing Sprees >
1.39
193
< Minions Killed >
171
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.62
< Inhibitors >
0.4
13,527
< Physical Damage >
1,386
8,422
< Magic Damage >
21,386
635
< True Damage >
1,109
22,584
< Damage Dealt >
23,881
48,621
< Damage Taken >
23,717
12,432
< Gold Earned >
11,591
3.2
< Towers >
1.8
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
8,922
< Total Healing >
3,772
15,642
< Experience >
14,674
17
< Vision Score >
22
8
< Wards Placed >
10
683
< Time Dealing CC >
537

How to Counter Lissandra with Sion in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize some critical Sion versus Lissandra matchup stats that may help us distinguish the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Sion’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Lissandra’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Sion may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Lissandra..

Sion often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Lissandra. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Sion and Lissandra

Damage Types Compared

Sion
Lissandra
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sion
Lissandra

Who is Better, Sion or Lissandra?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Sion usually wins when facing off against Lissandra, with a 52.0% win rate. Thus, Sion makes a good counter to Lissandra.

While Sion does have a higher winrate compared to Lissandra, when on opposite teams, Sion also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Sion into Lissandra.

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

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Sion vs Lissandra matchups, Sion is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Sion is a decent counter to Lissandra. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Sion against Lissandra.

Additional Information for Sion Players

How We Calculated Our Sion vs Lissandra Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lissandra as Sion, we analyzed 1,226 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 Lissandra 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 to counter Lissandra during both the lane 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 tips presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sion on average picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Lissandra. Champs who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The best items to have in your Sion versus Lissandra build include Unending Despair, Heartsteel, and Hollow Radiance. When Sion combined at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better vs. Lissandra than with most other common item sets. In fact, Sion had an average win rate of 52.0% when playing against Lissandra with this counter build.

To have the best probability of vanquishing Lissandra as Sion, you should equip the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Minion Dematerializer, and Approach Velocity runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Sion vs Lissandra clashes, this mix of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 52.0% win rate overall.

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