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Sion vs Sivir

How to Beat Sivir as Sion in LoLSion is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Sivir as Sion

based on 1,544 Sion vs Sivir matchups
Win Rate
50.5 %
K/D/A
1.68
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of rated LoL matches that we get from Riot Games each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Sivir as Sion came out of an analysis of 1544 ranked matches where both champs fought one another. This counter pairing is fairly rare. Sion has to counter Sivir in only 1.5% of his rounds.

Sion vs Sivir Matchup Summary

Sion does a average job of countering Sivir. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.5% of the time the champs battle each other in. In Sion vs Sivir rounds, Sion’s team is 0.1% less expected to obtain first blood. This implies that he most likely won't be able to get first blood against Sivir.

Best Sion vs Sivir Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorBami's Cinder

Core Sion Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernSunfire AegisHeartsteel

Optional Items

Titanic HydraHullbreakerHollow RadianceUnending Despair

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Sion to level upq
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Second ability for Sion to level upw
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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
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Sivir as Sion

Tips for Playing as Sion against Sivir

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 Sivir

When laning against Sivir, it is possible to throw off the timing of her Spell Shield by faking an advance, then backing off.

Sivir is a powerful pushing champion, so leaving her unattended in a lane for too long will often result in your turrets being destroyed.

Boomerang Blade costs a lot of mana to cast, so dodging it sets Sivir back. If it hits you on the way out, avoid its path on the way back.

Sion vs Sivir Counter Stats

Sion Image
Win Rate
50.5 %
VS
Win Rate
49.5 %
Sivir Image
4.3
< Kills >
5.5
6.5
< Deaths >
5.7
6.6
< Assists >
8.4
0.94
< Killing Sprees >
1.28
182
< Minions Killed >
198
0.15
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.54
12,559
< Physical Damage >
22,599
7,741
< Magic Damage >
625
629
< True Damage >
458
20,931
< Damage Dealt >
23,683
46,186
< Damage Taken >
20,089
12,016
< Gold Earned >
12,236
2.98
< Towers >
2.51
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
8,711
< Total Healing >
5,362
15,345
< Experience >
13,551
16
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
669
< Time Dealing CC >
34

How to Counter Sivir with Sion in LoL

The stats shown here highlight several important Sion versus Sivir matchup statistics that may help you explain the differences and similarities between the two. Sion’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Sivir’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Sion may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Sivir..

Sion usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. On average, he takes more damage than Sivir. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sion and Sivir

Damage Types Compared

Sion
Sivir
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sion
Sivir

Who is Better, Sion or Sivir?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Sion usually fairs equally well when facing off against Sivir, with a 50.5% win rate. As a result, Sion makes an ok counter to Sivir.

While Sion does have a higher win rate than Sivir, when on opposite teams, Sion also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Sion into Sivir.

Furthermore, Sion has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Sivir. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Sion vs Sivir matchups, Sion is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Sion is a decent counter to Sivir. Focus your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Sion against Sivir.

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 Sivir Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sivir as Sion, we analyzed 1,544 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 Sivir 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 learn all of the intricacies of Sion in order to counter Sivir during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sion often picks up a similar amount of CS as Sivir. Champs who on average don't earn much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Sion versus Sivir build include Kaenic Rookern, Sunfire Aegis, and Heartsteel. When Sion used at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better countering Sivir than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Sion boasted an average win rate of 50.5% battling Sivir with this build.

To have the best chance of annihilating Sivir 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 we have analyed for Sion vs Sivir clashes, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.5% win rate overall.

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