Gangplank with Sion
How to Synergize Gangplank and Sion
based on 563 Gangplank with Sion pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Gangplank Sion Synergy Summary
Best Gangplank vs Sion Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Gangplank and Sion
Tips for Playing as Gangplank with Sion
Try placing Cannon Barrage on the path of escape to cut off fleeing enemies.
Parrrley applies On Hit effects like Frozen Mallet or Black Cleaver.
Paying attention to low-health enemies on the map can land you a surprise kill with Cannon Barrage.
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.
Gangplank Sion Synergy Stats
How to Play with Sion as Gangplank in LoL
The Gangplank Sion synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Sion, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.
Overall, Gangplank sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Sion. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Sion helps Gangplank perform worse in ranked League matches. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.
When Gangplank tries to synergize with Sion, he sees a small increase in his complete damage output. This change may signal that Sion helps provide cover for him to deal more damage or that his participation also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Gangplank is played with Sion on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Sion. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Sion.
Moreover, when Gangplank plays with Sion on the same team, he usually receives more damage than when he fights alone. Receiving more damage may indicate that Sion does a poor job of protecting Gangplank in team fights.
Synergies between Gangplank and Sion
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Is Gangplank better when played alongside Sion?
There is no perfect ally for Gangplank that will no matter what be his top synergy. However, Sion is a very typical companion for Gangplank. By playing on the same side as Gangplank, he raises their win rate by 0.1% to 48.7%. This shows that there is only a small synergy between Gangplank and Sion that allows them to perform stronger together than alone.
Sion has a much lower diffuclty than Gangplank. That means you don't need to be very careful when lining up Sion teammates to play with, as they will need a much lower level of skill to do well with you.
Working cooperatively, you should witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to to cover for your other teammates. Combined, these champs will be able to tank for the rest of their team.
In contrast, by pairing Gangplank and Sion together, you may not be providing your team a great deal of magical damage output. Make sure to have other champs on your team that fills this relative hole in their playstyle.
Regardless of the skill of your Sion teammate, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well anyway.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To truly master Gangplank to work well with Sion during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends rounds, you should keep reading to learn some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly.
The most important items to build first in your Gangplank and Sion synergy build consist of Essence Reaver, Navori Quickblades, and The Collector. When Gangplank incorporated at least these three great items in his build, he did much better when fighting alongside Sion than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Gangplank boasted an average win rate of 48.7% helping carry Sion with this build.
To have the best chance of crushing your oponents, you should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Gangplank and Sion pairings, this combo of runes resulted in the top win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.7% win rate overall.
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