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How to Synergize Sion and Katarina

based on 3,346 Sion with Katarina pairs
Win Rate
48.1 %
K/D/A
1.67
Pick Rate
3.2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we take in data from from millions of League of Legends games directly from Riot Games each and every week. Sion has been on the same team as Katarina in 3346 recently played, competitive games. By accumulating so much great data straight from the creators of LoL, we are completely sure that we can produce robust, insightful builds to help Sion synergize with Katarina. It is relatively rare for Sion to play with Katarina as allies. This pairing has only happened in about 3.2% of rounds with Sion.

Sion Katarina Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Sion has done a dismal job of playing alongside Katarina. On average, he wins a dismal 48.1% of the time the champions fight alongside one another. If you want to play better as Sion when fighting on the same team as Katarina by figuring out how to better synergize your playstyle with her, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Sion vs Katarina Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalNull-Magic Mantle

Core Sion Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairKaenic RookernSunfire Aegis

Optional Items

Spirit VisageTitanic HydraJak'Sho, The ProteanRanduin's Omen

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Sion to level upq
>
Second ability for Sion to level upw
>
Last skill for Sion to max oute

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishConditioningOvergrowth
InspirationMinion DematerializerApproach Velocity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Sion's passive ability p
Sion's q ability q
Sion's w ability w
Sion's e ability e
Sion's ultimate ability r
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W
2
Q
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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W
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W
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E
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Guide to Synergizing Sion and Katarina

Tips for Playing as Sion with Katarina

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.

Advice to Understand How Katarina Will Play

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.

Sion Katarina Synergy Stats

Sion Image
Win Rate
48.1 %
VS
Win Rate
51.9 %
Katarina Image
4
< Kills >
4.3
6.6
< Deaths >
6.8
7
< Assists >
6.8
0.86
< Killing Sprees >
0.95
183
< Minions Killed >
186
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.58
12,509
< Physical Damage >
13,015
8,072
< Magic Damage >
8,117
606
< True Damage >
641
21,188
< Damage Dealt >
21,774
46,424
< Damage Taken >
47,606
11,875
< Gold Earned >
12,155
2.9
< Towers >
3.06
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
8,521
< Total Healing >
8,795
15,280
< Experience >
15,422
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
685
< Time Dealing CC >
679

How to Play with Katarina as Sion in LoL

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

Overall, Sion sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Katarina. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Katarina helps Sion perform not as well in ranked League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.

When Sion plays on the same team as Katarina, he sees a barely noticable drop in his complete damage dealt. This change could indicate that Katarina doesn't help protection for him to deal more damage or that her presence on the team also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Sion is played together with Katarina 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 Katarina.

Additionally, when Sion plays with Katarina on the same team, he on average receives a little less damage than when he fights alone. Receiving not as much damage may mean that Katarina does a decent job of protecting Sion during team fights.

Synergies between Sion and Katarina

Damage Types Compared

Sion
Katarina
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Sion
Katarina

Is Sion better when played alongside Katarina?

There is no perfect synergy for Sion that will always be his top synergy. However, Katarina is a relatively poor ally for Sion. By locking into the same side as Sion, she decreases their win rate by -2.1% to 48.1%. This signals that there is a harmful bond between Sion and Katarina that allows them to perform not as well together than alone.

Katarina has a greater difficulty than Sion. That means you need to be very careful when arranging Katarina teammates to fight alongside, as they will have to have a greater level of skill to be able to do well with you.

When playing on the same side, Sion players should witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal magical damage. Together, these two can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.

Although, by pairing Sion and Katarina together, you will not be providing your other teammates a lot of utility. Plan to include other champs on your team that fills this relative gap in their playstyle.

Regardless of the skill of your Katarina teammate, you need to focus on maximizing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Sion Players

How We Calculated Our Sion Katarina Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Sion and Katarina, 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 Sion with Katarina 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 truly master Sion in order to pair well with Katarina during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League, you should keep reading to learn some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The ideal finished items to have in your Sion and Katarina synergy build include Unending Despair, Kaenic Rookern, and Sunfire Aegis. When Sion combined at least these three great items in his build, he performed significantly better when paired up with Katarina than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Sion had an average winrate of 48.1% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Katarina with this build.

To have the greatest probability of annihilating your oponents, Sion players should use the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Approach Velocity, and Minion Dematerializer runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for this champion pairing, this combo of runes yielded the top win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.1% winrate overall.

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