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Akali with Sion

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How to Synergize Akali and Sion

based on 5,075 Akali with Sion pairs
Win Rate
49.1 %
K/D/A
2.27
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We pull data from from millions of League of Legends matches directly from Riot Games each week. Akali has gone into battle with Sion in 5075 recent, ranked games. By amassing so much great data directly from the publishers of League of Legends, we are totally sure that we can give you robust, accurate builds to help Akali play with Sion. It is relatively rare for Akali to play with Sion on the same side. This has only occurred in approx. 2.2% of games with Akali.

Akali Sion Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Akali does a below average job of fighting on the same side as Sion. Normally, she wins an acceptable 49.1% of the time the champs play on the same team. If you want to win more matches as Akali when playing alongside Sion by learning how to better synergize your playstyle with him, then check out the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Akali vs Sion Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeSorcerer's Shoes

Core Akali Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneStormsurge

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassShadowflameHextech RocketbeltVoid Staff

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Akali to level upq
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Second ability for Akali to level upe
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Last skill for Akali to max outw

Runes

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
ResolveSecond WindOvergrowth
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Akali's passive ability p
Akali's q ability q
Akali's w ability w
Akali's e ability e
Akali's ultimate ability r
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W
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Akali and Sion

Tips for Playing as Akali with Sion

Akali excels at killing fragile champions. Let your team initiate and then strike at the people in the back.

Twilight Shroud offers safety in even the most dangerous situations. Use that time to save up energy for a quick strike later.

Advice to Understand How Sion Will Play

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.

Akali Sion Synergy Stats

Akali Image
Win Rate
49.1 %
VS
Win Rate
50.9 %
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9.4
< Kills >
9
6.4
< Deaths >
6
5.1
< Assists >
5.1
2.15
< Killing Sprees >
2.03
154
< Minions Killed >
155
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.36
1,340
< Physical Damage >
1,335
22,451
< Magic Damage >
21,516
778
< True Damage >
759
24,570
< Damage Dealt >
23,611
27,950
< Damage Taken >
26,832
11,983
< Gold Earned >
11,741
1.41
< Towers >
1.46
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
3,417
< Total Healing >
3,315
14,459
< Experience >
14,415
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
71
< Time Dealing CC >
73

How to Play with Sion as Akali in LoL

The Akali Sion synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Sion, compared to her overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how her gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Akali sees a large worsening in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Sion. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Sion helps Akali perform not as well in ranked LoL matches. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.

When Akali is an ally to Sion, she observes a marginal improvement in her full damage output. This change may indicate that Sion provides protection for her to dish out more damage or that his allyship also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Akali is played together with Sion on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing alongside Sion.

Moreover, when Akali plays with Sion on the same team, she typically receives a little more damage than when she fights alone. Taking more damage could indicate that Sion does a poor job of covering Akali during teamfights.

Synergies between Akali and Sion

Damage Types Compared

Akali
Sion
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Akali
Sion

Is Akali better when played alongside Sion?

There is no top synergy for Akali that will always be her #1 teammate. However, Sion is a very typical teammate for Akali. By being on the same side as Akali, he has no effect on their win rate by 0.0% to 49.1%. This proves that there is only a small synergy between Akali and Sion that results in them performing at the same level together than alone.

Sion has a lower difficulty than Akali. That means you don't need to be cautious when arranging Sion comrades to play with, as they will need a lower level of skill to play well with you.

Playing alongside, you should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to tank a lot of damage. When paired, these champs will be a great protective duo.

Conversely, by grouping Akali and Sion together, you may not be giving your team very much utility. Make sure to include other champions on your team that fills this relative gap in this pairing's abilities.

Regardless of the ability of your Sion ally, you should focus on increasing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Akali Players

How We Calculated Our Akali Sion Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Akali and Sion, we analyzed 5,075 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Akali with Sion comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To learn all of the intricacies of Akali in order to synergize with Sion during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The best finished items to include in your Akali and Sion synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Stormsurge. When Akali incorporated at least these three finished items in her build, she performed much better when paired up with Sion than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Akali had an average winrate of 49.1% when synergizing her build and playstyle to Sion with this build.

To have the greatest probability of annihilating your oponents, Akali players should use the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Overgrowth, and Second Wind runes from the Domination and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for this team composition, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.1% win rate overall.

If you want to see Akali with Sion synergy tips and stats for a an individual division, feel free to select one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the stats and strategies given are computed using every match finished with both champs.