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How to Synergize Veigar with Sion on the Same TeamVeigar is in the b tier of champions

Veigar with Sion

How to Win With Veigar and Sion Paired TogetherVeigar is in the a tier of champions
Mage
TankFighter

How to Synergize Veigar and Sion

based on 3,515 Veigar with Sion pairs
Win Rate
49 %
K/D/A
2.04
Pick Rate
2.6 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers download the results of from millions of League rounds directly from Riot Games each week. Veigar has fought alongside Sion in 3515 recently played, competitive matches. By pooling so much accurate data straight from the developers of LoL, we are totally sure that we can provide you with high-quality, usable builds to help Veigar play with Sion. It is relatively rare for Veigar to play alongside Sion on the same side. This has only happened in approx. 2.6% of rounds with Veigar.

Veigar Sion Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Veigar has done a poor job of synergizing with Sion. Normally, he wins an acceptable 49.0% of rounds the champs play on the same team. If you want to maximize your potential as Veigar when playing with Sion by learning how to better synergize your tactics with him, then check out the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Veigar vs Sion Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Veigar Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapVoid StaffStormsurge

Optional Items

CryptbloomShadowflameZhonya's HourglassSeraph's Embrace

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Veigar's passive ability p
Veigar's q ability q
Veigar's w ability w
Veigar's e ability e
Veigar's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
3
W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Synergizing Veigar and Sion

Tips for Playing as Veigar with Sion

Veigar is extremely Mana and Cooldown Reduction dependent. Try buying items with these stats in order to increase the effectiveness of your passive and Baleful Strike.

Veigar is very fragile. It is valuable to select at least one summoner spell that can be used defensively.

Use Event Horizon to increase your chances of landing Dark Matter.

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.

Veigar Sion Synergy Stats

Veigar Image
Win Rate
49 %
VS
Win Rate
51 %
Sion Image
7.3
< Kills >
7
6.7
< Deaths >
6.3
6.4
< Assists >
6.3
1.69
< Killing Sprees >
1.61
167
< Minions Killed >
167
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.49
672
< Physical Damage >
662
23,273
< Magic Damage >
22,050
620
< True Damage >
588
24,565
< Damage Dealt >
23,300
20,249
< Damage Taken >
19,199
12,437
< Gold Earned >
12,112
2.04
< Towers >
2.02
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
1,988
< Total Healing >
1,904
14,631
< Experience >
14,485
22
< Vision Score >
21
11
< Wards Placed >
11
89
< Time Dealing CC >
88

How to Play with Sion as Veigar in LoL

The Veigar 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, Veigar 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 Veigar perform not as well in ranked League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Veigar is paired with Sion, he observes a little increase in his complete damage dealt. This change could signal that Sion provides protection for him to deal more damage or that his participation also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Veigar is played together with 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.

Moreover, when Veigar plays with Sion on the same side, he often takes more damage than when he plays alone. Receiving more damage could indicate that Sion does a poor job of protecting Veigar in teamfights.

Synergies between Veigar and Sion

Damage Types Compared

Veigar
Sion
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Veigar
Sion

Is Veigar better when played alongside Sion?

There is no one best companion for Veigar that will 100% of the time be his top ally. Yet, Sion is a very typical companion for Veigar. By locking into the same side as Veigar, he drops their win rate by -0.3% to 49.0%. This clearly indicates that there is a weak bond between Veigar and Sion that results in them performing not as well together than without each other.

Sion has a lower difficulty than Veigar. That means Veigar players don't need to be careful when enlisting Sion teammates to play with, as they will need a relatively low level of skill to play well with you.

When playing cooperatively, Veigar players will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal magical damage. Together, these champions can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.

Conversely, by bringing Veigar and Sion together, you may not be providing your other allies enough anti-tank damage dealing potential. Plan to bring other champs on your team that helps cover this relative hole in their abilities.

Regardless of the skill of your Sion ally, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Veigar Players

How We Calculated Our Veigar Sion Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Veigar and Sion, we analyzed 3,515 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 Veigar 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 truly master Veigar in order to synergize with Sion during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League matches, you should keep reading to learn some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The most important items to get in your Veigar and Sion synergy build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Void Staff, and Stormsurge. When Veigar bought at least these three great items in his build, he did significantly better when paired up with Sion than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Veigar had an average win rate of 49.0% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Sion with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of beating your oponents, Veigar players should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Veigar and Sion pairings, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.0% win rate overall.

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