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How to Win Sion vs Rakan Counter MatchupSion is in the a tier of champions

Sion vs Rakan

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

based on 3,002 Sion vs Rakan matchups
Win Rate
49.9 %
K/D/A
1.67
Pick Rate
2.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked LoL games every week. In our dataset, Sion faced Rakan 3002 times. Including so many games with Sion versus Rakan provides us confidence in our ability to provide actionable stats and a solid build to annihilate Rakan. This counter pairing is somewhat rare. Sion is forced to battle against Rakan in only 2.9% of his games.

Sion vs Rakan Matchup Summary

Sion does a average job of beating Rakan. Typically, he wins a acceptable 49.9% of matches the champions battle one another in. In Sion versus Rakan games, Sion’s side is 0.1% less likely to gain first blood. This indicates that he probably won't get first blood versus Rakan.

Best Sion vs Rakan Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Giant's BeltRuby Crystal

Core Sion Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairHeartsteelTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Trinity ForceHollow RadianceKaenic RookernJak'Sho, The Protean

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 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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W
2
Q
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Rakan as Sion

Tips for Playing as Sion against Rakan

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 Rakan

Champions with crowd control that can be applied quickly excel against Rakan.

Catching Rakan with no allies around severely inhibits his mobility. Try to find him alone.

Rakan's movement abilities forecast their destination. Try to use this to your advantage.

Sion vs Rakan Counter Stats

Sion Image
Win Rate
49.9 %
VS
Win Rate
50.1 %
Rakan Image
4.1
< Kills >
1.6
6.6
< Deaths >
5.2
6.9
< Assists >
15.2
0.87
< Killing Sprees >
0.27
186
< Minions Killed >
32
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.58
< Inhibitors >
0.46
12,848
< Physical Damage >
1,394
8,579
< Magic Damage >
5,385
630
< True Damage >
795
22,058
< Damage Dealt >
7,575
46,309
< Damage Taken >
20,737
11,961
< Gold Earned >
8,414
3.08
< Towers >
1.71
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
8,650
< Total Healing >
6,758
15,077
< Experience >
10,757
17
< Vision Score >
64
8
< Wards Placed >
30
669
< Time Dealing CC >
189

How to Counter Rakan with Sion in LoL

The stats shown here feature several influential Sion against Rakan counter stats that may help you grasp the differences between this pair of champs. Sion’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Rakan’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Sion may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Rakan..

Sion often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his foe does. Typically, he receives more damage than Rakan. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sion and Rakan

Damage Types Compared

Sion
Rakan
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sion
Rakan

Who is Better, Sion or Rakan?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Sion usually fairs equally well when playing against Rakan, with a 49.9% win rate. As a result, Sion makes an ok counter to Rakan.

While Sion does have a lower win rate compared to Rakan, when on opposite teams, Sion also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming champion to learn. You should be careful when picking Sion into Rakan.

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

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

Sion is a somewhat poor counter to Rakan. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Sion against Rakan.

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

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Additional Information for Sion Players

How We Calculated Our Sion vs Rakan Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rakan as Sion, we analyzed 3,002 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 Rakan 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

To truly master Sion to counter Rakan during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sion most often picks up much more CS compared to Rakan. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Sion versus Rakan build consist of Unending Despair, Heartsteel, and Titanic Hydra. When Sion bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs. Rakan than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Sion had an average win rate of 49.9% when playing against Rakan with this build.

To have the highest probability of annihilating Rakan 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 sets players chose for Sion vs Rakan counters, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 49.9% winrate overall.

If you need to see Sion versus Rakan tips and builds for a an individual division rank, please select one from the selection menu displayed above. By default, the statistics and strategies given are calculated using every game played with these champs.