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How to Synergize Kog'Maw with Sion on the Same TeamKog'Maw is in the b tier of champions

Kog'Maw with Sion

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How to Synergize Kog'Maw and Sion

based on 805 Kog'Maw with Sion pairs
Win Rate
51.3 %
K/D/A
1.96
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We download the results of from millions of League of Legends matches straight from Riot Games each week. Kog'Maw has been on the same team as Sion in 805 recent, competitive games. By amassing so much complete data directly from the developers of LoL, we are confident that we can produce high-quality, insightful builds to help Kog'Maw play with Sion. It is relatively rare for Kog'Maw to play alongside Sion as allies. This pairing has only taken place in approx. 2.7% of matches with Kog'Maw.

Kog'Maw Sion Synergy Summary

Kog'Maw has done a decent job of synergizing with Sion. Typically, he wins an acceptable 51.3% of rounds the champions try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to win more matches as Kog'Maw when playing with Sion by learning how to better synergize your tactics with him, then check out the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Kog'Maw vs Sion Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerBerserker's Greaves

Core Kog'Maw Items

~22 Mins
Guinsoo's RagebladeBlade of The Ruined KingTerminus

Optional Items

Wit's EndKraken SlayerRunaan's HurricaneMalignance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kog'Maw to level upw
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Second ability for Kog'Maw to level upq
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Last skill for Kog'Maw to max oute

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: BloodlineLast Stand
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Kog'Maw's passive ability p
Kog'Maw's q ability q
Kog'Maw's w ability w
Kog'Maw's e ability e
Kog'Maw's ultimate ability r
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W
2
Q
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E
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W
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W
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R
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W
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Guide to Synergizing Kog'Maw and Sion

Tips for Playing as Kog'Maw with Sion

Make the most out of your Icathian Surprise.

Use Void Ooze to set up a perfect Living Artillery.

Kog'Maw can outrange most champions with his Bio-Arcane Barrage ability.

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.

Kog'Maw Sion Synergy Stats

Kog'Maw Image
Win Rate
51.3 %
VS
Win Rate
48.7 %
Sion Image
7.8
< Kills >
7.4
7.6
< Deaths >
7.1
7.1
< Assists >
7
1.87
< Killing Sprees >
1.73
164
< Minions Killed >
166
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.46
10,062
< Physical Damage >
9,756
13,673
< Magic Damage >
13,310
3,172
< True Damage >
2,944
26,908
< Damage Dealt >
26,011
23,299
< Damage Taken >
22,093
12,517
< Gold Earned >
12,307
2.08
< Towers >
2.09
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
5,391
< Total Healing >
5,199
13,306
< Experience >
13,218
18
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
293
< Time Dealing CC >
300

How to Play with Sion as Kog'Maw in LoL

The Kog'Maw 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, Kog'Maw sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Sion. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Sion helps Kog'Maw perform worse in ranked League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Kog'Maw tries to synergize with Sion, he sees a marginal improvement in his complete damage dealt. This change may indicate that Sion helps provide cover for him to dish out more damage or that his participation also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Kog'Maw is played alongside Sion on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Sion.

Additionally, when Kog'Maw plays with Sion on the same team, he usually receives more damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt more damage could indicate that Sion does a poor job of covering Kog'Maw in team fights.

Synergies between Kog'Maw and Sion

Damage Types Compared

Kog'Maw
Sion
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Kog'Maw
Sion

Is Kog'Maw better when played alongside Sion?

There is no universally accepted best companion for Kog'Maw that will no matter what be his top ally. However, Sion is a good ally for Kog'Maw. By playing on the same team as Kog'Maw, he increases their win rate by 2.3% to 51.3%. This proves that there is a somewhat important strategic relationship between Kog'Maw and Sion that allows them to perform better together than without each other.

Sion has a lower difficulty than Kog'Maw. That means you don't need to be very careful when arranging Sion teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a relatively low level of skill to be able to do well with you.

When playing cooperatively, Kog'Maw players will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal physical damage. When paired, these two should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

Although, by pairing Kog'Maw and Sion together, you probably will not be providing your team a great deal of magical damage output. Plan to have other champs on your team that helps cover this hole in this pairing's capabilities.

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 do this, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Kog'Maw Players

How We Calculated Our Kog'Maw Sion Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Kog'Maw and Sion, we analyzed 805 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 Kog'Maw 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Kog'Maw in order to work well with Sion during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The top finished items to get in your Kog'Maw and Sion synergy build consist of Guinsoo's Rageblade, Blade of The Ruined King, and Terminus. When Kog'Maw used at least these three great items in his build, he performed a lot better as an ally of Sion than with many other typical builds. In fact, Kog'Maw had an average winrate of 51.3% helping carry Sion with this build.

To have the best likelihood of beating your oponents, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for this team composition, this order of runes resulted in the top win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 51.3% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to pair Sion with Kog'Maw are shown for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to a distinct skill level, you should use the selection menu above.