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How to Synergize Sion with Taliyah on the Same TeamSion is in the a tier of champions

Sion with Taliyah

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How to Synergize Sion and Taliyah

based on 1,119 Sion with Taliyah pairs
Win Rate
46.3 %
K/D/A
1.73
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We download the results of from millions of League matches straight from Riot Games each and every week. Sion has fought alongside Taliyah in 1119 recently played, ranked matches. By accumulating so much accurate data from the publishers of LoL, we are confident that we can showcase high quality, insightful builds to help Sion play with Taliyah. It is very rare for Sion to play alongside Taliyah on the same team. This pairing has only taken place in approximately 1.1% of rounds with Sion.

Sion Taliyah Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Sion has done a terrible job of fighting on the same side as Taliyah. On average, he wins a lowly 46.3% of games the champions appear on the same team. If you want to do better as Sion when playing alongside Taliyah by learning how to better synergize your gameplay with her, then look into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Sion vs Taliyah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorBami's Cinder

Core Sion Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernSunfire AegisHeartsteel

Optional Items

Titanic HydraJak'Sho, The ProteanUnending DespairHollow Radiance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash 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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Guide to Synergizing Sion and Taliyah

Tips for Playing as Sion with Taliyah

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 Taliyah Will Play

Remember, you don't always have to ride Weaver's Wall.

Try to throw enemies into Unraveled Earth using Seismic Shove.

Once you have Rylai's Crystal Scepter, casting Threaded Volley at enemies chasing you is a great way of making them regret everything.

Sion Taliyah Synergy Stats

Sion Image
Win Rate
46.3 %
VS
Win Rate
53.7 %
Taliyah Image
4.4
< Kills >
4.3
6.6
< Deaths >
6.8
7
< Assists >
6.8
0.98
< Killing Sprees >
0.95
189
< Minions Killed >
186
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.58
12,772
< Physical Damage >
13,015
8,073
< Magic Damage >
8,117
602
< True Damage >
641
21,448
< Damage Dealt >
21,774
47,546
< Damage Taken >
47,606
12,134
< Gold Earned >
12,155
3.01
< Towers >
3.06
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
8,606
< Total Healing >
8,795
15,484
< Experience >
15,422
18
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
8
673
< Time Dealing CC >
679

How to Play with Taliyah as Sion in LoL

The Sion Taliyah synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Taliyah, 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 Taliyah. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Taliyah helps Sion perform poorer in ranked League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Sion plays on the same team as Taliyah, he sees a barely noticable drop in his complete damage output. This change may demonstrate that Taliyah does not help protection for him to dish out more damage or that her support also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Sion is played with Taliyah on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Taliyah.

Additionally, when Sion plays with Taliyah on the same team, he typically takes a little less damage than when he plays alone. Taking not as much damage may indicate that Taliyah does a decent job of covering Sion during teamfights.

Synergies between Sion and Taliyah

Damage Types Compared

Sion
Taliyah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Sion
Taliyah

Is Sion better when played alongside Taliyah?

There is no ideal ally for Sion that will always be his ideal ally. Yet, overall, Taliyah is a terrible companion for Sion. By being on the same side as Sion, she drops their win rate by -3.9% to 46.3%. This proves that there is a very bad synergy between Sion and Taliyah that results in them performing worse together than without each other.

Taliyah has a lower difficulty than Sion. That means Sion players don't need to be cautious when lining up Taliyah comrades to fight alongside, as they will have to have a lower level of skill to be able to play well with you.

When playing on the same side, Sion players will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to tank a lot of damage. When paired, these champs will be able to tank for the rest of their team.

Although, by bringing Sion and Taliyah together, you probably will not be providing your other allies enough AD. Plan to bring other champs on your team that fills this relative gap in this pairing's playstyle.

Regardless of the skill of your Taliyah ally, you need to focus on maximizing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Sion Players

How We Calculated Our Sion Taliyah Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Sion and Taliyah, we analyzed 1,119 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 Taliyah 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 to work well with Taliyah during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League rounds, you should continue reading to pick up some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you use the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The top finished items to have in your Sion and Taliyah synergy build consist of Kaenic Rookern, Sunfire Aegis, and Heartsteel. When Sion combined at least these three great items in his build, he did much better when paired up with Taliyah than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Sion boasted an average win rate of 46.3% helping carry Taliyah with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing your oponents, Sion players should take 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 players chose for Sion and Taliyah pairings, this blending of runes yielded the top win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 46.3% winrate overall.

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