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Sion vs Nami

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

based on 2,881 Sion vs Nami matchups
Win Rate
49.8 %
K/D/A
1.61
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL rounds each week. In our data, Sion faced Nami 2881 times. Using so many games with Sion vs Nami provides us a lot of confidence in our capacity to produce enlightening data and a recommended build to annihilate Nami. This particular counter matchup is somewhat rare. Sion encounters Nami in only 2.8% of his games.

Sion vs Nami Matchup Summary

Sion has done a ok job of countering Nami. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.8% of games the champs face one another in. In Sion versus Nami games, Sion’s team is 0.1% less probable to get first blood. This implies that he probably won't be able to get first blood versus Nami.

Best Sion vs Nami Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
CullHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Chain VestBami's Cinder

Core Sion Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairThornmailHollow Radiance

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernForce of NatureJak'Sho, The ProteanRanduin's Omen

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 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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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Nami as Sion

Tips for Playing as Sion against Nami

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 Nami

Aqua Prison is a very powerful ability with a long cooldown, take advantage of the situation if Nami misses this ability.

Tidal Wave has a very long range but travels slowly, be aware of when it is coming your way as you can move out of its path.

Try to avoid fighting an opponent affected by Tidecaller's Blessing, it lasts a short duration so waiting it out can help you greatly.

Sion vs Nami Counter Stats

Sion Image
Win Rate
49.8 %
VS
Win Rate
50.2 %
Nami Image
4.1
< Kills >
1.8
6.6
< Deaths >
5.2
6.5
< Assists >
16.2
0.89
< Killing Sprees >
0.33
188
< Minions Killed >
23
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.57
< Inhibitors >
0.53
12,831
< Physical Damage >
990
7,788
< Magic Damage >
9,218
606
< True Damage >
636
21,225
< Damage Dealt >
10,844
46,888
< Damage Taken >
16,802
12,088
< Gold Earned >
8,636
3.07
< Towers >
2.2
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
8,611
< Total Healing >
11,063
15,303
< Experience >
11,133
17
< Vision Score >
59
8
< Wards Placed >
25
664
< Time Dealing CC >
212

How to Counter Nami with Sion in LoL

The stats provided here show some vital Sion versus Nami counter stats that can help you figure out the differences between this set of champs. As an example, Sion’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Nami’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Sion may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Nami..

Sion usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Nami. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sion and Nami

Damage Types Compared

Sion
Nami
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sion
Nami

Who is Better, Sion or Nami?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Sion usually fairs equally well when playing against Nami, with a 49.8% win rate. Therefore, Sion makes an ok counter to Nami.

While Sion does have a lower win rate than Nami, when facing one another, Sion also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Sion into Nami.

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

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Sion vs Nami matchups, Nami is the better champion with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Sion is a somewhat poor counter to Nami. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Sion against Nami.

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 Nami Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nami as Sion, we analyzed 2,881 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 Nami 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 Nami Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Sion in order to counter Nami during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sion on average picks up much more CS compared to Nami. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Sion versus Nami build include Unending Despair, Thornmail, and Hollow Radiance. When Sion used at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better vs Nami than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Sion boasted an average winrate of 49.8% battling Nami with this build.

To have the best chance of annihilating Nami as Sion, Sion players should equip 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 rune builds players picked for Sion vs Nami fights, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.8% winrate overall.

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