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

Sion vs Tristana

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

based on 3,521 Sion vs Tristana matchups
Win Rate
50.9 %
K/D/A
1.73
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends matches every week. Within our data, Sion faced off against Tristana 3521 times. With so many games with Sion vs Tristana gives us a lot of confidence in our capacity to prepare useful statistics and a recommended build to annihilate your foe. This particular champ pairing is somewhat rare. Sion is forced to battle against Tristana in only 3.4% of his games.

Sion vs Tristana Matchup Summary

Sion has done a average job of countering Tristana. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.9% of matches the champs fight one another in. In Sion vs Tristana games, Sion’s side is 0.1% less probable to get first blood. This indicates that he probably won't be able to get first blood against Tristana.

Best Sion vs Tristana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
CullHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Null-Magic MantleBami's Cinder

Core Sion Items

~22 Mins
ThornmailHeartsteelTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Spirit VisageOpportunityUnending DespairJak'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
Adaptive ForceAdaptive 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
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E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Tristana as Sion

Tips for Playing as Sion against Tristana

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 Tristana

Stand away from your creeps in a lane to take less collateral damage from Explosive Charge.

If you see Tristana activate Rapid Fire in a fight, stun her and try to back off until the spell dissipates.

Sion vs Tristana Counter Stats

Sion Image
Win Rate
50.9 %
VS
Win Rate
49.1 %
Tristana Image
4.4
< Kills >
7.7
6.6
< Deaths >
6.2
7
< Assists >
6
0.97
< Killing Sprees >
1.77
182
< Minions Killed >
171
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.23
0.59
< Inhibitors >
0.58
12,828
< Physical Damage >
20,913
8,002
< Magic Damage >
2,396
617
< True Damage >
553
21,448
< Damage Dealt >
23,862
45,957
< Damage Taken >
22,598
12,053
< Gold Earned >
12,845
3.09
< Towers >
2.75
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
8,565
< Total Healing >
6,523
15,339
< Experience >
13,450
17
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
9
689
< Time Dealing CC >
72

How to Counter Tristana with Sion in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize some strategic Sion versus Tristana matchup statistics that can help us grasp the differences between these two champions. As an example, Sion’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Tristana’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Sion may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Tristana..

Sion usually has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. Typically, he takes more damage than Tristana. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sion and Tristana

Damage Types Compared

Sion
Tristana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sion
Tristana

Who is Better, Sion or Tristana?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Sion usually fairs equally well when facing off against Tristana, with a 50.9% win rate. Thus, Sion makes an ok counter for Tristana.

While Sion does have a higher win rate compared to Tristana, when on opposite teams, Sion also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Sion into Tristana.

Furthermore, Sion also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Tristana. 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 for every situation in League of Legends, in Sion vs Tristana matchups, Sion is the better champ 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 for Tristana. Focus your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Sion against Tristana.

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 Tristana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Tristana as Sion, we analyzed 3,521 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 Tristana 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 to counter Tristana during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sion often gets a similar amount of CS as Tristana. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Sion versus Tristana build consist of Thornmail, Heartsteel, and Titanic Hydra. When Sion combined at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better versus Tristana than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Sion had an average win rate of 50.9% when countering Tristana with this build.

To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Tristana as Sion, you should take the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Minion Dematerializer, and Approach Velocity runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Sion vs Tristana counterpicks, this order of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.9% winrate overall.

If you want to view Sion versus Tristana tips and counter stats for a an individual division rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and build suggestions given are calculated using all games run with both champs.