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

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How to Synergize Sion and Xayah

based on 1,450 Sion with Xayah pairs
Win Rate
48.8 %
K/D/A
1.55
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers download data from from millions of League of Legends matches straight from Riot Games each week. Sion has gone into battle with Xayah in 1450 recently played, ranked games. By accumulating so much relevant data directly from the creators of LoL, we feel confident that we can present to you high-quality, insightful builds to help Sion synergize with Xayah. It is very rare for Sion to play with Xayah as allies. This has only taken place in approx. 1.4% of rounds with Sion.

Sion Xayah Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Sion has done a poor job of teaming up with Xayah. Usually, he wins an acceptable 48.8% of rounds the champions try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to play better as Sion when playing with Xayah by learning how to better synergize your playstyle with her, then dig into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Sion vs Xayah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
CullHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBami's Cinder

Core Sion Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Unending DespairHullbreakerJak'Sho, The ProteanFrozen Heart

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 ForceArmor
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
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Sion and Xayah

Tips for Playing as Sion with Xayah

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 Xayah Will Play

Xayah's attacks and abilities leave Feathers on the ground that she can later recall for massive area damage and control.

Xayah can use Featherstorm to dodge almost any ability while also creating a ton of Feathers. Try to utilize the offensive and defensive aspects of this ability.

Sion Xayah Synergy Stats

Sion Image
Win Rate
48.8 %
VS
Win Rate
51.2 %
Xayah Image
4.3
< Kills >
4.3
6.9
< Deaths >
6.8
6.4
< Assists >
6.8
0.92
< Killing Sprees >
0.95
189
< Minions Killed >
186
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.59
< Inhibitors >
0.58
13,054
< Physical Damage >
13,015
8,269
< Magic Damage >
8,117
663
< True Damage >
641
21,987
< Damage Dealt >
21,774
48,331
< Damage Taken >
47,606
12,293
< Gold Earned >
12,155
3.06
< Towers >
3.06
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
8,985
< Total Healing >
8,795
15,562
< Experience >
15,422
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
677
< Time Dealing CC >
679

How to Play with Xayah as Sion in LoL

The Sion Xayah synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Xayah, 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 Xayah. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Xayah helps Sion perform worse in ranked League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.

When Sion is an ally to Xayah, he sees a little increase in his total damage output. This could demonstrate that Xayah helps provide cover for him to dish out more damage or that her support also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Sion is played alongside Xayah on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Xayah. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Xayah.

Moreover, when Sion plays with Xayah on the same side, he often receives a little more damage than when he plays alone. Taking more damage could mean that Xayah does a poor job of covering Sion in team fights.

Synergies between Sion and Xayah

Damage Types Compared

Sion
Xayah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Sion
Xayah

Is Sion better when played alongside Xayah?

There is no ideal companion for Sion that will 100% of the time be his top ally. Yet, overall, Xayah is a not very good teammate for Sion. By being on the same side as Sion, she drops their win rate by -1.4% to 48.8%. This demonstrates that there is a bad bond between Sion and Xayah that allows them to perform worse together than without each other.

Xayah has a lower difficulty than Sion. That means you don't need to be cautious when enlisting Xayah comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a relatively low level of skill to fight well with you.

Working alongside, Sion players will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal physical damage. Together, these two should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

Although, by aligning Sion and Xayah together, you probably will not be providing your other teammates enough magic damage. Plan to bring other champs on your team that neutralizes this hole in their capabilities.

Regardless of your Xayah ally's skill level, you should focus on maximizing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Sion Players

How We Calculated Our Sion Xayah Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Sion and Xayah, we analyzed 1,450 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 Xayah 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 Sion to pair well with Xayah during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League matches, you should continue reading to gather additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The top items to have in your Sion and Xayah synergy build consist of Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Titanic Hydra. When Sion incorporated at least these three finished items in his build, he performed much better when paired up with Xayah than with many other common item sets. In fact, Sion had an average win rate of 48.8% helping carry Xayah with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating your oponents, you should use the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Approach Velocity, and Minion Dematerializer runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for this champion pairing, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 48.8% win rate overall.

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