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Katarina with Sion

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How to Synergize Katarina and Sion

based on 3,346 Katarina with Sion pairs
Win Rate
48.1 %
K/D/A
2.14
Pick Rate
2.5 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers download the results of from millions of League of Legends rounds directly from Riot Games each and every week. Katarina has fought alongside Sion in 3346 recently played, ranked matches. By gathering so much complete data straight from the hosts of LoL, we are completely sure that we can give you high-quality, accurate builds to help Katarina synergize with Sion. It is relatively rare for Katarina to play with Sion as teammates. This pairing has only taken place in about 2.5% of matches with Katarina.

Katarina Sion Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Katarina does a dismal job of playing alongside Sion. Usually, she wins a dismal 48.1% of rounds the champions appear on the same team. If you want to do better as Katarina when playing alongside Sion by figuring out how to better synergize your playstyle with him, then dig into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Katarina vs Sion Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandFiendish Codex

Core Katarina Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneShadowflame

Optional Items

RiftmakerZhonya's HourglassHextech RocketbeltBlade of The Ruined King

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
DominationSudden ImpactRelentless Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Katarina's passive ability p
Katarina's q ability q
Katarina's w ability w
Katarina's e ability e
Katarina's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
3
W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Katarina and Sion

Tips for Playing as Katarina with Sion

Picking up Daggers will significantly reduce Shunpo's cooldown.

Try waiting until the other team is distracted with fighting your team, and use Shunpo to teleport into the fray and unleash a devastating Death Lotus.

Using Shunpo on an allied Champion, Dagger, or minion can be a great escape tactic.

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.

Katarina Sion Synergy Stats

Katarina Image
Win Rate
48.1 %
VS
Win Rate
51.9 %
Sion Image
10
< Kills >
9.7
7.3
< Deaths >
6.9
5.6
< Assists >
5.7
2.25
< Killing Sprees >
2.17
155
< Minions Killed >
156
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.35
2,031
< Physical Damage >
2,139
22,198
< Magic Damage >
21,329
994
< True Damage >
975
25,225
< Damage Dealt >
24,444
25,732
< Damage Taken >
24,981
12,470
< Gold Earned >
12,273
1.43
< Towers >
1.48
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
3,414
< Total Healing >
3,393
14,223
< Experience >
14,170
17
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
35
< Time Dealing CC >
36

How to Play with Sion as Katarina in LoL

The Katarina 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, Katarina sees a large worsening in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Sion. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Sion helps Katarina perform worse in competitive LoL matches. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.

When Katarina plays on the same team as Sion, she observes a marginal improvement in her total damage dealt. This difference could signal that Sion supports by providing cover for her to dish out more damage or that his presence also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Katarina is played together with Sion on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays without Sion. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing alongside Sion.

Additionally, when Katarina plays with Sion on the same side, she usually receives a little more damage than when she plays alone. Getting dealt more damage may mean that Sion does a poor job of protecting Katarina in team fights.

Synergies between Katarina and Sion

Damage Types Compared

Katarina
Sion
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Katarina
Sion

Is Katarina better when played alongside Sion?

There is no one best ally for Katarina that will no matter what be her best teammate. However, overall, Sion is a very typical teammate for Katarina. By locking into the same team as Katarina, he decreases their win rate by -0.7% to 48.1%. This proves that there is not really a strong bond between Katarina and Sion that results in them performing worse together than without each other.

Sion has a much lower diffuclty than Katarina. That means you don't need to be careful when enlisting Sion teammates to fight alongside, as they will need a much lower level of skill to play well with you.

Fighting together, Katarina players should observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal magic damage. When paired, these two can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.

Although, by bringing Katarina and Sion together, you probably will not be granting your other allies very much crowd control. We recommend you bring other champions on your team that neutralizes this disparity in this pairing's abilities.

Regardless of the ability of your Sion ally, you need to focus on maximizing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Katarina Players

How We Calculated Our Katarina Sion Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Katarina and Sion, we analyzed 3,346 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 Katarina 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 truly master Katarina to pair well with Sion during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League, you should continue reading to gather some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you mind the build and tips presented here, you should grow your win rate significantly.

The top finished items to have in your Katarina and Sion synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Shadowflame. When Katarina incorporated at least these three great items in her build, she did a lot better when fighting alongside Sion than with many other common builds. In fact, Katarina had an average win rate of 48.1% when playing alongside Sion with this build.

To have the highest probability of defeating your oponents, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Relentless Hunter, and Sudden Impact runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for this champion pairing, this order of runes resulted in the top win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.1% winrate overall.

If you need to get Katarina with Sion synergy tips and builds for a a specific rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. At first, the statistics and strategies given are calculated using every round played with both champs.