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

Sion vs Xayah

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

based on 1,636 Sion vs Xayah matchups
Win Rate
52.3 %
K/D/A
1.68
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked League of Legends matches every week. Within our data, Sion faced Xayah in 1636 games. Having so many matchups for Sion vs Xayah provides us a lot of faith in our ability to produce informative stats and a recommended build to obliterate your rival. This particular pairing is fairly rare. Sion fights Xayah in only 1.6% of his rounds.

Sion vs Xayah Matchup Summary

Sion has done a good job of countering Xayah. Normally, he wins a fantastic 52.3% of the time the champs fight each other in. In Sion versus Xayah matches, Sion’s team is 0.1% less expected to obtain first blood, implying that he probably won't get first blood against Xayah.

Best Sion vs Xayah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalNull-Magic Mantle

Core Sion Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernSunfire AegisHeartsteel

Optional Items

Unending DespairForce of NatureRanduin's OmenThornmail

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 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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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Xayah as Sion

Tips for Playing as Sion against Xayah

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 Xayah

Xayah's Bladecaller will only root targets hit by 3 or more returning Feathers.

Long fights in the same area with Xayah will allow her to drop a lot of Feathers. Try to stay on the move!

Make sure you are ready when you go for the kill. Untargetability from Featherstorm can quickly turn an ambush in Xayah's favor.

Sion vs Xayah Counter Stats

Sion Image
Win Rate
52.3 %
VS
Win Rate
47.7 %
Xayah Image
4.4
< Kills >
6.8
6.6
< Deaths >
5.9
6.7
< Assists >
6.9
0.94
< Killing Sprees >
1.58
186
< Minions Killed >
185
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.32
0.61
< Inhibitors >
0.5
13,114
< Physical Damage >
24,256
8,078
< Magic Damage >
389
585
< True Damage >
441
21,777
< Damage Dealt >
25,087
46,742
< Damage Taken >
21,003
12,111
< Gold Earned >
12,290
3.09
< Towers >
2.31
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.09
8,721
< Total Healing >
5,105
15,349
< Experience >
13,234
17
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
671
< Time Dealing CC >
62

How to Counter Xayah with Sion in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature several significant Sion vs. Xayah counter statistics that may help you appreciate the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Sion’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Xayah’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Sion may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Xayah..

Sion often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Xayah. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sion and Xayah

Damage Types Compared

Sion
Xayah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sion
Xayah

Who is Better, Sion or Xayah?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Sion usually wins when taking on Xayah, with a 52.3% win rate. As a result, Sion makes a good counter for Xayah.

While Sion does have a higher win rate than Xayah, when facing one another, Sion also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champ to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Sion into Xayah.

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

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Sion vs Xayah matchups, Sion is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Sion is an above average counter to Xayah. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Sion against Xayah.

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 Xayah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xayah as Sion, we analyzed 1,636 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 Xayah 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 Xayah Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Sion in order to counter Xayah 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 mind the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sion most often racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Xayah. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Sion versus Xayah build include Kaenic Rookern, Sunfire Aegis, and Heartsteel. When Sion combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better versus Xayah than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Sion had an average winrate of 52.3% when playing against Xayah with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of beating Xayah 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. Of all the runes players chose for Sion vs Xayah clashes, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 52.3% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Xayah as Sion are presented for all skill levels combined. If you would like to filter the statistics and builds to an individual rank, you may use the selection menu earlier on the page.