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Sion vs Qiyana

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How to Beat Qiyana as Sion

based on 1,365 Sion vs Qiyana matchups
Win Rate
51.6 %
K/D/A
1.64
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League matches that we analyze each week. This guide on how to beat Qiyana as Sion came out of an examination of 1365 ranked games where both champs opposed each other. This champ pairing is fairly rare. Sion has to counter Qiyana in only 1.3% of his games.

Sion vs Qiyana Matchup Summary

Sion does a decent job of countering Qiyana. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.6% of games the champs clash against each other in. In Sion against Qiyana matches, Sion’s side is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that he probably will be able to get first blood against Qiyana.

Best Sion vs Qiyana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
CullHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTiamat

Core Sion Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairHeartsteelHollow Radiance

Optional Items

HullbreakerFrozen HeartForce of NatureTitanic Hydra

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 ForceHealth Scaling
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 Qiyana as Sion

Tips for Playing as Sion against Qiyana

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.

Sion vs Qiyana Counter Stats

Sion Image
Win Rate
51.6 %
VS
Win Rate
48.4 %
Qiyana Image
4.5
< Kills >
8.9
6.9
< Deaths >
6.8
6.8
< Assists >
6.4
0.97
< Killing Sprees >
2.06
189
< Minions Killed >
150
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.62
< Inhibitors >
0.39
13,330
< Physical Damage >
22,265
8,543
< Magic Damage >
2,113
675
< True Damage >
1,001
22,549
< Damage Dealt >
25,379
48,002
< Damage Taken >
25,354
12,327
< Gold Earned >
12,616
3.15
< Towers >
1.53
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
8,856
< Total Healing >
3,792
15,564
< Experience >
14,578
17
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
7
683
< Time Dealing CC >
109

How to Counter Qiyana with Sion in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize several influential Sion vs. Qiyana counter stats that can help you distinguish the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Sion’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Qiyana’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Sion may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Qiyana..

Sion usually has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. On average, he receives more damage than Qiyana. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Sion and Qiyana

Damage Types Compared

Sion
Qiyana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sion
Qiyana

Who is Better, Sion or Qiyana?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Sion usually wins when playing against Qiyana, with a 51.6% win rate. As a result, Sion makes a good counter for Qiyana.

While Sion does have a higher winrate compared to Qiyana, when facing one another, Sion also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Sion into Qiyana.

Additionally, Sion has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Qiyana. 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 in League of Legends, in Sion vs Qiyana matchups, Sion is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Sion is a decent counter to Qiyana. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Sion against Qiyana.

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 Qiyana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Qiyana as Sion, we analyzed 1,365 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 Qiyana 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 Qiyana Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Sion in order to counter Qiyana during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sion often gets a similar amount of CS relative to Qiyana. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Sion versus Qiyana build include Unending Despair, Heartsteel, and Hollow Radiance. When Sion combined at least these three items in his build, he did much better vs. Qiyana than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Sion had an average winrate of 51.6% when countering Qiyana with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Qiyana 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. Of all the rune builds players used for Sion vs Qiyana battles, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 51.6% winrate overall.

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