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How to Win Garen vs Sion Counter MatchupGaren is in the b tier of champions

Garen vs Sion

How to Beat Sion as Garen in LoLGaren is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Sion as Garen

based on 3,394 Garen vs Sion matchups
Win Rate
48.3 %
K/D/A
2.32
Pick Rate
2.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of rated League of Legends rounds that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Sion as Garen came out of an analysis of 3394 ranked matches where both champions faced each other. This counter matchup is fairly rare. Garen has to counter Sion in only 2.5% of his games.

Garen vs Sion Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Garen has done a poor job of beating Sion. Normally, he wins a lowly 48.3% of matches the champions oppose one another in. In Garen against Sion rounds, Garen’s team is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Sion.

Best Garen vs Sion Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRuby Crystal

Core Garen Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceSundered SkyStridebreaker

Optional Items

Spear of ShojinJak'Sho, The ProteanSterak's GageDead Man's Plate

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Garen to level upe
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Second ability for Garen to level upq
>
Last skill for Garen to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
SorceryNimbus CloakCelerity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Garen's passive ability p
Garen's q ability q
Garen's w ability w
Garen's e ability e
Garen's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
Q
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Q
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R
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W
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Guide to Countering Sion as Garen

Tips for Playing as Garen against Sion

Garen is only constrained by cooldowns, making items such as Black Cleaver very effective for him.

Garen's regeneration greatly increases if he can avoid receiving damage for several seconds.

Judgment deals maximum damage when only hitting a single target. For effective trading, try to position such that only the enemy champion is hit.

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.

Garen vs Sion Counter Stats

Garen Image
Win Rate
48.3 %
VS
Win Rate
51.7 %
Sion Image
6.8
< Kills >
4.1
4.7
< Deaths >
6.4
4.1
< Assists >
6.6
1.53
< Killing Sprees >
0.87
184
< Minions Killed >
189
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.13
0.61
< Inhibitors >
0.59
17,747
< Physical Damage >
13,253
228
< Magic Damage >
8,396
5,717
< True Damage >
640
23,692
< Damage Dealt >
22,289
33,259
< Damage Taken >
45,585
12,478
< Gold Earned >
12,076
2.75
< Towers >
3.05
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
3,998
< Total Healing >
8,653
15,775
< Experience >
15,392
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
154
< Time Dealing CC >
672

How to Counter Sion with Garen in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight some valuable Garen against Sion counter statistics that can help you figure out the differences and similarities between this set of champions. For instance, Garen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Sion’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Garen may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Sion..

Garen typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Sion. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Garen and Sion

Damage Types Compared

Garen
Sion
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Garen
Sion

Who is Better, Garen or Sion?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Garen usually loses when facing off against Sion, with a 48.3% win rate. Thus, Garen makes a bad counter to Sion.

While Garen does have a lower winrate than Sion, when on opposite teams, Garen also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champ to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Garen into Sion.

Moreover, Garen has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Sion. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Garen is a somewhat poor counter for Sion. Focus your play on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Garen against Sion.

Additional Information for Garen Players

How We Calculated Our Garen vs Sion Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sion as Garen, we analyzed 3,394 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 Garen 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 Garen to counter Sion during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Garen typically gets a similar amount of CS relative to Sion. Champs who on average don't earn much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Garen versus Sion build include Trinity Force, Sundered Sky, and Stridebreaker. When Garen used at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better vs Sion than with many other common item sets. In fact, Garen boasted an average win rate of 48.3% when playing against Sion with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of defeating Sion as Garen, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Celerity, and Nimbus Cloak runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Garen vs Sion fights, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.3% win rate overall.

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