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Malzahar with Sion

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How to Synergize Malzahar and Sion

based on 2,940 Malzahar with Sion pairs
Win Rate
50 %
K/D/A
2.1
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we pull data from from millions of LoL matches directly from Riot Games each and every week. Malzahar has been on the same team as Sion in 2940 recent, ranked games. By accumulating so much accurate data straight from the developers of League of Legends, we have complete confidence that we can showcase robust, insightful builds to help Malzahar play with Sion. It is relatively rare for Malzahar to play alongside Sion on the same side. This has only happened in approx. 2.4% of matches with Malzahar.

Malzahar Sion Synergy Summary

Malzahar has done a ok job of synergizing with Sion. On average, he wins an acceptable 50.0% of games the champions try and work together in. If you want to do better as Malzahar when playing alongside Sion by learning how to better synergize your strategy with him, then check out the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Malzahar vs Sion Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Malzahar Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceMalignanceLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

ShadowflameRylai's Crystal ScepterLuden's CompanionZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Malzahar's passive ability p
Malzahar's q ability q
Malzahar's w ability w
Malzahar's e ability e
Malzahar's ultimate ability r
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E
2
W
3
Q
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
Q
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E
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Q
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R
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Q
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Q
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Synergizing Malzahar and Sion

Tips for Playing as Malzahar with Sion

Use Call of the Void and Nether Grasp to renew the duration of Malefic Visions on enemies.

Wait to cast Void Swarm until there are nearby enemies for the Voidling to attack or kill.

Avoiding damage in lane maximizes the uptime on Void Shift, increasing Malzahar's safety dramatically.

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.

Malzahar Sion Synergy Stats

Malzahar Image
Win Rate
50 %
VS
Win Rate
50 %
Sion Image
5.4
< Kills >
5.1
6.1
< Deaths >
5.6
7.4
< Assists >
7.4
1.25
< Killing Sprees >
1.19
200
< Minions Killed >
200
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.57
< Inhibitors >
0.56
620
< Physical Damage >
609
22,151
< Magic Damage >
21,028
443
< True Damage >
402
23,216
< Damage Dealt >
22,039
19,881
< Damage Taken >
18,526
12,420
< Gold Earned >
12,183
2.23
< Towers >
2.3
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
1,658
< Total Healing >
1,568
15,498
< Experience >
15,344
20
< Vision Score >
20
10
< Wards Placed >
10
420
< Time Dealing CC >
412

How to Play with Sion as Malzahar in LoL

The Malzahar 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, Malzahar sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Sion. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Sion helps Malzahar perform not as well in competitive League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Malzahar is paired with Sion, he observes a little increase in his total damage dealt. This change may indicate that Sion supports by providing protection for him to dish out more damage or that his participation also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Malzahar is played together with Sion on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Sion.

Additionally, when Malzahar plays with Sion on the same side, he on average takes more damage than when he plays alone. Taking more damage may indicate that Sion does a poor job of protecting Malzahar during teamfights.

Synergies between Malzahar and Sion

Damage Types Compared

Malzahar
Sion
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Malzahar
Sion

Is Malzahar better when played alongside Sion?

There is no universally accepted best companion for Malzahar that will always be his ideal teammate. However, overall, Sion is a very typical ally for Malzahar. By playing on the same team as Malzahar, he decreases their win rate by -0.5% to 50.0%. This shows that there is not really a strong bond between Malzahar and Sion that results in them performing worse together than without each other.

Sion has a lower difficulty than Malzahar. That means you don't need to be very careful when lining up Sion comrades to fight alongside, as they will require a relatively low level of skill to cooperate well with you.

Working alongside, you will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal magic damage. When paired, these champions can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.

Conversely, by bringing Malzahar and Sion together, you may not be granting your other allies a lot of attack damage. We recommend you bring other champs on your team that offsets this relative hole in this pairing's abilities.

Regardless of your Sion ally's skill level, 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, regardless.

Additional Information for Malzahar Players

How We Calculated Our Malzahar Sion Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Malzahar and Sion, we analyzed 2,940 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 Malzahar 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 Malzahar in order to synergize with Sion during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League games, you should keep reading to learn additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The most crucial finished items to have in your Malzahar and Sion synergy build consist of Seraph's Embrace, Malignance, and Liandry's Torment. When Malzahar used at least these three finished items in his build, he did much better as an ally of Sion than with most other common item sets. In fact, Malzahar boasted an average win rate of 50.0% when playing alongside Sion with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing your oponents, Malzahar players should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for this champion pairing, this set of runes yielded the top win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.0% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to team up Sion with Malzahar are presented for all skill levels combined. If you want to scope the stats and builds to a particular rank, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.