Gangplank vs Sion
How to Beat Sion as Gangplank
based on 1,616 Gangplank vs Sion matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Gangplank vs Sion Matchup Summary
Best Gangplank vs Sion Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Sion as Gangplank
Tips for Playing as Gangplank against Sion
Try placing Cannon Barrage on the path of escape to cut off fleeing enemies.
Parrrley applies On Hit effects like Frozen Mallet or Black Cleaver.
Paying attention to low-health enemies on the map can land you a surprise kill with Cannon Barrage.
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.
Gangplank vs Sion Counter Stats
How to Counter Sion with Gangplank in LoL
The stats shown here feature several vital Gangplank vs. Sion matchup statistics that can help us distinguish the distinctions between the pair. Gangplank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Sion’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Gangplank may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Sion..
Gangplank often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his opponent does. On average, he takes less damage than Sion. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Gangplank and Sion
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Who is Better, Gangplank or Sion?
Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Gangplank usually loses when playing against Sion, with a 46.4% win rate. As a result, Gangplank makes a poor counter to Sion.
While Gangplank does have a lower win rate than Sion, when they face off with one another, Gangplank also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex champion to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Gangplank into Sionas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Gangplank has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Sion. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Gangplank vs Sion matchups, Sion is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Gangplank is a bad counter to Sion. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Gangplank against Sion.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Gangplank to counter Sion during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Gangplank most often racks up a similar amount of CS as Sion. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.
The ideal items to use in your Gangplank versus Sion build consist of Infinity Edge, Essence Reaver, and The Collector. When Gangplank used at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting Sion than with many other typical builds. In fact, Gangplank had an average winrate of 46.4% when playing against Sion with this counter build.
To have the highest likelihood of crushing Sion as Gangplank, Gangplank players should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Gangplank vs Sion clashes, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 46.4% winrate overall.
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