Transfusion instantly deals damage to the enemy before healing Vladimir, making it one of the best last hitting tools in the game.
Cast Hemoplague where it will afflict the most units.
Sanguine Pool pops incoming missiles, so it can be used to dodge disables.
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.
The Vladimir 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, Vladimir sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Sion. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Sion helps Vladimir perform worse in ranked LoL matches. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.
When Vladimir plays on the same team as Sion, he observes a marginal improvement in his complete damage dealt. This could signal that Sion supports by providing protection for him to deal more damage or that his presence also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Vladimir is played together with Sion on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Sion. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Sion.
Additionally, when Vladimir plays with Sion on the same side, he often takes a little more damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt more damage may mean that Sion does a poor job of covering Vladimir during team fights.
There is no universally accepted best champion pairing for Vladimir that will 100% of the time be his #1 synergy. However, overall, Sion is a good teammate for Vladimir. By locking into the same side as Vladimir, he improves their win rate by 1.0% to 51.0%. This proves that there is a somewhat important synergy between Vladimir and Sion that results in them performing better together than alone.
Sion has a lower difficulty than Vladimir. That means you don't need to be cautious when lining up Sion teammates to play with, as they will need a relatively low level of skill to be able to do well with you.
Fighting on the same side, Vladimir players should see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to to cover for your other teammates. Together, these champs might be able to provide enough cover for their team's carries.
In contrast, by bringing Vladimir and Sion together, you may not be giving your other allies a great deal of AD. Plan to have other champs on your team that fills this relative disparity in this pairing's abilities.
Regardless of your Sion ally's ability, you should focus on maximizing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well, regardless.
If you would like to truly master Vladimir to synergize with Sion during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League games, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot.
The best finished items to have in your Vladimir and Sion synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Cosmic Drive, and Shadowflame. When Vladimir included at least these three great items in his build, he did a lot better when fighting alongside Sion than with most other common item sets. In fact, Vladimir boasted an average win rate of 51.0% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Sion with these items in his kit.
To have the highest probability of beating your oponents, Vladimir players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Transcendence, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Vladimir and Sion pairings, this combination of runes resulted in the top win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 51.0% winrate overall.
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