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Sion vs Lucian

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How to Beat Lucian as Sion

based on 6,236 Sion vs Lucian matchups
Win Rate
52.1 %
K/D/A
1.63
Pick Rate
6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League games each and every week. In our dataset, Sion did battle with Lucian in 6236 games. Using so many matchups for Sion versus Lucian gives us confidence in our ability to produce useful data and a recommended build to counter your foe. This particular matchup is somewhat uncommon. Sion encounters Lucian in only 6.0% of his rounds.

Sion vs Lucian Matchup Summary

Sion has done a good job of countering Lucian. On average, he wins a whopping 52.1% of the time the champions battle each other in. In Sion versus Lucian games, Sion’s side is 0.2% less likely to gain first blood, indicating that he most likely won't get first blood against Lucian.

Best Sion vs Lucian Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsGiant's Belt

Core Sion Items

~22 Mins
ThornmailTitanic HydraHollow Radiance

Optional Items

Wit's EndFrozen HeartKaenic RookernUnending Despair

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
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 Lucian as Sion

Tips for Playing as Sion against Lucian

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 Lucian

Lucian cannot change the aim of The Culling. Take advantage of this by avoiding the angle of the bullets.

Lucian has strong burst, but little sustained damage.

Piercing Light does not give Lucian extra Attack Range. He still needs to find a target in range to line up his shot. Avoid Piercing Light by anticipating the angle Lucian will choose.

Sion vs Lucian Counter Stats

Sion Image
Win Rate
52.1 %
VS
Win Rate
47.9 %
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4.3
< Kills >
8
6.8
< Deaths >
6.3
6.8
< Assists >
6.9
0.93
< Killing Sprees >
1.86
191
< Minions Killed >
188
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.21
0.58
< Inhibitors >
0.49
12,916
< Physical Damage >
22,703
8,178
< Magic Damage >
3,054
613
< True Damage >
628
21,708
< Damage Dealt >
26,386
47,486
< Damage Taken >
22,111
12,228
< Gold Earned >
12,788
3.12
< Towers >
2.34
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
8,902
< Total Healing >
5,526
15,519
< Experience >
13,290
17
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
9
676
< Time Dealing CC >
45

How to Counter Lucian with Sion in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore several influential Sion against Lucian matchup stats that can help us realize the distinctions between these two champs. Sion’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Lucian’s ratio of NaN, showing that Sion may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Lucian..

Sion normally has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. On average, he receives more damage than Lucian. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Sion and Lucian

Damage Types Compared

Sion
Lucian
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sion
Lucian

Who is Better, Sion or Lucian?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Sion usually wins when taking on Lucian, with a 52.1% win rate. Therefore, Sion makes a good counter for Lucian.

While Sion does have a higher winrate compared to Lucian, when facing one another, Sion also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging champ to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Sion into Lucian.

Moreover, Sion has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Lucian. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Sion vs Lucian 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 teamfights.

Sion is an above average counter for Lucian. Focus your actions on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Sion against Lucian.

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 Lucian Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lucian as Sion, we analyzed 6,236 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 Lucian 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 Lucian Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Sion in order to counter Lucian 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 shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sion typically gets a similar amount of CS as Lucian. Champions who typically don't take much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions 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 values displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Sion versus Lucian build include Thornmail, Titanic Hydra, and Hollow Radiance. When Sion incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better countering Lucian than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Sion had an average win rate of 52.1% when playing against Lucian with this build.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing Lucian 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 that we analyzed for Sion vs Lucian counterpicks, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 52.1% win rate overall.

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