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Sion vs Tryndamere

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How to Beat Tryndamere as Sion

based on 2,572 Sion vs Tryndamere matchups
Win Rate
52.1 %
K/D/A
1.65
Pick Rate
2.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds each week. Within our dataset, Sion fought Tryndamere in 2572 matches. Using so many games with Sion vs Tryndamere provides us a lot of faith in our ability to produce actionable data and a solid build to wreck your opponent. This champ pairing is relatively rare. Sion fights Tryndamere in only 2.5% of his games.

Sion vs Tryndamere Matchup Summary

Sion does a good job of beating Tryndamere. Typically, he wins a whopping 52.1% of matches the champs fight each other in. In Sion against Tryndamere games, Sion’s side is 0.2% less expected to get first blood. This implies that he probably won't get first blood against Tryndamere.

Best Sion vs Tryndamere Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBami's Cinder

Core Sion Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairHeartsteelHollow Radiance

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernYoumuu's GhostbladeFrozen HeartRanduin's Omen

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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Q
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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Tryndamere as Sion

Tips for Playing as Sion against Tryndamere

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 Tryndamere

Try harassing Tryndamere early so he can't kill minions and heal with Bloodlust.

Most of Tryndamere's damage is physical. If he's getting too strong, consider buying a Thornmail.

Remember, Tryndamere can only slow you if you are facing away from him.

Sion vs Tryndamere Counter Stats

Sion Image
Win Rate
52.1 %
VS
Win Rate
47.9 %
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4.4
< Kills >
6.8
6.6
< Deaths >
5.7
6.5
< Assists >
4.2
0.95
< Killing Sprees >
1.58
186
< Minions Killed >
189
0.14
< Dragons Killed >
0.25
0.57
< Inhibitors >
0.62
13,060
< Physical Damage >
24,649
8,240
< Magic Damage >
636
612
< True Damage >
627
21,913
< Damage Dealt >
25,912
44,262
< Damage Taken >
36,251
12,082
< Gold Earned >
13,245
3
< Towers >
2.89
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
8,481
< Total Healing >
15,798
15,476
< Experience >
16,070
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
737
< Time Dealing CC >
113

How to Counter Tryndamere with Sion in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show some vital Sion against Tryndamere counter statistics that can help you distinguish the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Sion’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Tryndamere’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Sion may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Tryndamere..

Sion usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. On average, he takes more damage than Tryndamere. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sion and Tryndamere

Damage Types Compared

Sion
Tryndamere
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sion
Tryndamere

Who is Better, Sion or Tryndamere?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Sion usually wins when playing against Tryndamere, with a 52.1% win rate. Thus, Sion makes a good counter to Tryndamere.

While Sion does have a higher win rate compared to Tryndamere, when facing one another, Sion also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Sion into Tryndamere.

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

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

Sion is an above average counter for Tryndamere. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Sion against Tryndamere.

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 Tryndamere Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Tryndamere as Sion, we analyzed 2,572 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 Tryndamere 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 Tryndamere during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sion often picks up a similar amount of CS as Tryndamere. Champions who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't require 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, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Sion versus Tryndamere build consist of Unending Despair, Heartsteel, and Hollow Radiance. When Sion incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better vs Tryndamere than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Sion boasted an average winrate of 52.1% when playing against Tryndamere with these items in his kit.

To have the highest probability of vanquishing Tryndamere as Sion, you should use the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Minion Dematerializer, and Approach Velocity runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Sion vs Tryndamere counters, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 52.1% win rate overall.

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