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Elise vs Sion

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How to Beat Sion as Elise

based on 763 Elise vs Sion matchups
Win Rate
44.3 %
K/D/A
2.42
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of rated League rounds that we get from Riot Games each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Sion as Elise resulted from an analysis of 763 ranked matches where both champions battled each other. This particular champion pairing is fairly rare. Elise has to counter Sion in only 2.8% of her rounds.

Elise vs Sion Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Elise has done a terrible job of beating Sion. Typically, she wins a lowly 44.3% of the time the champions oppose one another in. In Elise versus Sion matches, Elise’s team is 0.2% more likely to get first blood, implying that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Sion.

Best Elise vs Sion Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeDark Seal

Core Elise Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassVoid StaffLich BaneHextech Rocketbelt

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationDark HarvestCheap ShotEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
PrecisionTriumphCoup de Grace
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Elise's passive ability p
Elise's q ability q
Elise's w ability w
Elise's e ability e
Elise's ultimate ability r
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Q
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Guide to Countering Sion as Elise

Tips for Playing as Elise against Sion

Spider Form is most effective at finishing off enemies with low health; Human Form's Neurotoxin does more damage to healthy foes.

Elise's Spider Form and Spider Form abilities do not cost mana and can be prioritized when you are trying to conserve mana.

When in Spider Form, Spiderlings will attack the target that Elise uses Venomous Bite on.

Advice to Win Against Sion

Use the time after Sion has died to reposition and prepare for his return.

Even if Sion still hits a Decimating Smash, making him release the charge earlier reduces its impact.

Elise vs Sion Counter Stats

Elise Image
Win Rate
44.3 %
VS
Win Rate
55.7 %
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7.8
< Kills >
4.1
6.4
< Deaths >
6.9
7.7
< Assists >
6.7
1.76
< Killing Sprees >
0.88
33
< Minions Killed >
193
1.39
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.6
1,476
< Physical Damage >
12,435
18,639
< Magic Damage >
8,269
1,617
< True Damage >
611
21,732
< Damage Dealt >
21,316
30,488
< Damage Taken >
47,493
11,746
< Gold Earned >
12,275
1.32
< Towers >
3.23
0.35
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
13,679
< Total Healing >
8,582
13,408
< Experience >
15,620
26
< Vision Score >
16
7
< Wards Placed >
8
177
< Time Dealing CC >
686

How to Counter Sion with Elise in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight several influential Elise against Sion matchup stats that can help you grasp the differences between the pair. For instance, Elise’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Sion’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Elise may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Sion. This observation is in large part caused by the difference in kills.

Elise normally has a much larger longest killing spree than her foe does. On average, she receives less damage than Sion. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Elise and Sion

Damage Types Compared

Elise
Sion
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Elise
Sion

Who is Better, Elise or Sion?

Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Elise usually loses when taking on Sion, with a 44.3% win rate. Therefore, Elise makes a bad counter for Sion.

While Elise does have a much lower win rate compared to Sion, when on opposite teams, Elise also has a much greater difficulty level that makes her a more challenging champ to learn and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Elise into Sionas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Elise has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Sion. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Elise vs Sion matchups, Sion is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Elise is a terribly counter to Sion. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Elise against Sion.

Additional Information for Elise Players

How We Calculated Our Elise vs Sion Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sion as Elise, we analyzed 763 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Sion as Elise comes from real 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 the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Elise in order to counter Sion during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Elise usually accumulates a lot less CS as Sion. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Elise versus Sion build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Elise used at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better versus Sion than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Elise boasted an average win rate of 44.3% battling Sion with these items in her kit.

To have the best chance of defeating Sion as Elise, you should use the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Coup de Grace, and Triumph runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for Elise vs Sion LoL games, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 44.3% win rate overall.

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