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Sion vs Nunu & Willump

How to Beat Nunu & Willump as Sion in LoLSion is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Nunu & Willump as Sion

based on 2,407 Sion vs Nunu & Willump matchups
Win Rate
54.9 %
K/D/A
1.71
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked League rounds that we analyze every week. Our guide on how to beat Nunu & Willump as Sion resulted from an analysis of 2407 ranked rounds where both champions faced one another. This particular pairing is relatively rare. Sion has to counter Nunu & Willump in only 2.3% of his games.

Sion vs Nunu & Willump Matchup Summary

Sion has done a great job of countering Nunu & Willump. Typically, he wins a terrific 54.9% of games the champs face off with each other in. In Sion against Nunu & Willump matches, Sion’s side is 0.1% less probable to get first blood. This indicates that he probably won't get first blood versus Nunu & Willump.

Best Sion vs Nunu & Willump Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBami's Cinder

Core Sion Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisHeartsteelJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Spirit VisageFrozen HeartForce of NatureRanduin's Omen

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 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
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Q
3
E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Nunu & Willump as Sion

Tips for Playing as Sion against Nunu & Willump

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 Nunu & Willump

Interrupting the charge up on Absolute Zero will lower the amount of damage your team takes.

Using Summoner Flash is a surefire way to escape Absolute Zero.

Biggest Snowball Ever moves very fast but cannot turn as quickly, so don't try to escape it by running away in a straight line. Instead, make sudden, sharp turns.

Sion vs Nunu & Willump Counter Stats

Sion Image
Win Rate
54.9 %
VS
Win Rate
45.1 %
Nunu & Willump Image
4.4
< Kills >
5.5
6.8
< Deaths >
6.7
7.2
< Assists >
11.8
0.95
< Killing Sprees >
1.23
180
< Minions Killed >
32
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
1.6
0.61
< Inhibitors >
0.36
13,144
< Physical Damage >
1,295
8,304
< Magic Damage >
14,905
629
< True Damage >
942
22,079
< Damage Dealt >
17,143
46,811
< Damage Taken >
38,569
12,004
< Gold Earned >
11,040
3.1
< Towers >
1.21
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.43
8,819
< Total Healing >
21,002
15,152
< Experience >
13,189
16
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
6
659
< Time Dealing CC >
493

How to Counter Nunu & Willump with Sion in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize some valuable Sion vs. Nunu & Willump matchup stats that can help us distinguish the differences and similarities between these two champions. For instance, Sion’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Nunu & Willump’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Sion may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Nunu & Willump..

Sion often has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. Typically, he takes more damage than Nunu & Willump. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Sion and Nunu & Willump

Damage Types Compared

Sion
Nunu & Willump
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sion
Nunu & Willump

Who is Better, Sion or Nunu & Willump?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Sion usually wins when taking on Nunu & Willump, with a 54.9% win rate. Thus, Sion makes a great counter for Nunu & Willump.

While Sion does have a much higher win rate than Nunu & Willump, when facing one another, Sion also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champ to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Sion into Nunu & Willump.

Furthermore, Sion has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nunu & Willump. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Sion vs Nunu & Willump matchups, Sion is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Sion is a great counter to Nunu & Willump. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Sion against Nunu & Willump.

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 Nunu & Willump Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nunu & Willump as Sion, we analyzed 2,407 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 Nunu & Willump 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Sion in order to counter Nunu & Willump during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sion most often accumulates much more CS relative to Nunu & Willump. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Sion versus Nunu & Willump build consist of Sunfire Aegis, Heartsteel, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Sion combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better countering Nunu & Willump than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Sion had an average winrate of 54.9% when playing against Nunu & Willump with this build.

To have the highest chance of coming out on top against Nunu & Willump 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 rune combinations players chose for Sion vs Nunu & Willump fights, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 54.9% win rate overall.

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