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Vel'Koz with Sion

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How to Synergize Vel'Koz and Sion

based on 2,182 Vel'Koz with Sion pairs
Win Rate
47.6 %
K/D/A
2.19
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers download the results of from millions of LoL games directly from Riot Games each week. Vel'Koz has been on the same team as Sion in 2182 recently played, ranked matches. By accumulating so much accurate data directly from the developers of League, we feel confident that we can give you high-quality, insightful builds to help Vel'Koz play with Sion. It is relatively rare for Vel'Koz to play with Sion as allies. This has only occurred in about 2.8% of games with Vel'Koz.

Vel'Koz Sion Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Vel'Koz does a poor job of playing alongside Sion. Typically, he wins a poor 47.6% of the time the champs try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to maximize your potential as Vel'Koz when playing with Sion by figuring out how to better synergize your playstyle with him, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Vel'Koz vs Sion Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeHextech Alternator

Core Vel'Koz Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentZaz'Zak's RealmspikeShadowflameMorellonomicon

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Vel'Koz to level upq
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Second ability for Vel'Koz to level upw
>
Last skill for Vel'Koz to max oute

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
DominationCheap ShotUltimate Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Vel'Koz's passive ability p
Vel'Koz's q ability q
Vel'Koz's w ability w
Vel'Koz's e ability e
Vel'Koz's ultimate ability r
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Synergizing Vel'Koz and Sion

Tips for Playing as Vel'Koz with Sion

Be very careful about when to use Life Form Disintegration Ray. Many champions have abilities that can interrupt the spell.

Shooting Plasma Fission diagonally and splitting at maximum range allows you to hit opponents that are out of the range of the initial missile, but is more challenging to pull off.

When laning, use Void Rift to kill minions while building stacks of Organic Deconstruction on your opponent. You can then follow up with your other abilities.

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.

Vel'Koz Sion Synergy Stats

Vel'Koz Image
Win Rate
47.6 %
VS
Win Rate
52.4 %
Sion Image
5.7
< Kills >
5.5
6.7
< Deaths >
6.2
9
< Assists >
8.9
1.3
< Killing Sprees >
1.27
90
< Minions Killed >
93
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.45
553
< Physical Damage >
549
18,595
< Magic Damage >
17,983
6,093
< True Damage >
5,897
25,242
< Damage Dealt >
24,431
19,128
< Damage Taken >
18,185
10,723
< Gold Earned >
10,552
1.68
< Towers >
1.73
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
1,761
< Total Healing >
1,772
12,640
< Experience >
12,574
46
< Vision Score >
45
20
< Wards Placed >
20
204
< Time Dealing CC >
207

How to Play with Sion as Vel'Koz in LoL

The Vel'Koz 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, Vel'Koz sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Sion. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Sion helps Vel'Koz perform poorer in competitive League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Vel'Koz is an ally to Sion, he sees a small increase in his full damage dealt. This difference may indicate that Sion supports by providing cover for him to deal more damage or that his presence on the team also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Vel'Koz is played alongside Sion on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Sion.

Moreover, when Vel'Koz plays with Sion on the same team, he typically receives more damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt more damage may indicate that Sion does a poor job of covering Vel'Koz during team fights.

Synergies between Vel'Koz and Sion

Damage Types Compared

Vel'Koz
Sion
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Vel'Koz
Sion

Is Vel'Koz better when played alongside Sion?

There is no perfect companion for Vel'Koz that will no matter what be his top teammate. However, Sion is a relatively poor ally for Vel'Koz. By locking into the same side as Vel'Koz, he drops their win rate by -2.7% to 47.6%. This demonstrates that there is a negative bond between Vel'Koz and Sion that allows them to perform not as well together than without each other.

Sion has a much lower diffuclty than Vel'Koz. That means you don't need to be careful when finding Sion comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a much lower level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.

When playing on the same side, Vel'Koz players should see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal magical damage. Together, these champions are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.

Conversely, by bringing Vel'Koz and Sion together, you may not be granting your other allies a great deal of sustained damage output. We recommend you include other champions on your team that fills this relative disparity in their abilities.

Regardless of your Sion ally's skill level, you should focus on maximizing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Vel'Koz Players

How We Calculated Our Vel'Koz Sion Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Vel'Koz and Sion, we analyzed 2,182 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 Vel'Koz 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

If you would like to truly master Vel'Koz in order to pair well with Sion during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League rounds, you should keep reading to master some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and stats displayed here, you should increase your win rate by a lot.

The best finished items to have in your Vel'Koz and Sion synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Vel'Koz combined at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting alongside Sion than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Vel'Koz boasted an average winrate of 47.6% helping carry Sion with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of defeating your oponents, you should take the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Cheap Shot, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for this team composition, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 47.6% winrate overall.

If you need to view Vel'Koz with Sion cooperations tips and builds for a a specific player tier, please select one from the selection menu above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and tips and suggestions given are computed using every match played with both champs.