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Graves vs Sion

How to Beat Sion as Graves in LoLGraves is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Sion as Graves

based on 4,586 Graves vs Sion matchups
Win Rate
50.7 %
K/D/A
2.7
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked LoL games each week. In our data, Graves engaged Sion 4586 times. Including so many matchups for Graves versus Sion provides us faith in our capacity to prepare actionable statistics and a recommended build to crush Sion. This particular matchup is somewhat rare. Graves encounters Sion in only 2.7% of his games.

Graves vs Sion Matchup Summary

Graves has done a ok job of countering Sion. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.7% of matches the champs face one another in. In Graves vs Sion matches, Graves’s team is 0.1% more probable to gain first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Sion.

Best Graves vs Sion Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordDoran's Blade

Core Graves Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelYoumuu's GhostbladeThe Collector

Optional Items

BloodthirsterVoltaic CycloswordLord Dominik's RegardsOpportunity

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Graves's passive ability p
Graves's q ability q
Graves's w ability w
Graves's e ability e
Graves's ultimate ability r
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E
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Q
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Q
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W
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Sion as Graves

Tips for Playing as Graves against Sion

Smoke Screen can be used both to escape and to set up a kill.

Using Quickdraw to get into range and delivering a point blank Buckshot can do lots of damage.

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.

Graves vs Sion Counter Stats

Graves Image
Win Rate
50.7 %
VS
Win Rate
49.3 %
Sion Image
7.7
< Kills >
4.2
5.6
< Deaths >
6.6
7.4
< Assists >
6.5
1.75
< Killing Sprees >
0.92
57
< Minions Killed >
190
1.61
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.57
20,878
< Physical Damage >
12,825
900
< Magic Damage >
7,883
2,021
< True Damage >
611
23,800
< Damage Dealt >
21,320
30,818
< Damage Taken >
47,440
13,049
< Gold Earned >
12,110
1.7
< Towers >
3.03
0.39
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
14,745
< Total Healing >
8,850
14,912
< Experience >
15,345
23
< Vision Score >
17
6
< Wards Placed >
8
514
< Time Dealing CC >
669

How to Counter Sion with Graves in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show several important Graves versus Sion matchup stats that can help you figure out the differences between the pair. As an example, Graves’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Sion’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Graves may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Sion. This observation is in large part fueled by the difference in kills.

Graves normally has a much larger longest killing spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives less damage than Sion. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Graves and Sion

Damage Types Compared

Graves
Sion
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Graves
Sion

Who is Better, Graves or Sion?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Graves usually fairs equally well when facing off against Sion, with a 50.7% win rate. As a result, Graves makes an ok counter for Sion.

While Graves does have a higher win rate than Sion, when facing one another, Graves also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Graves into Sion.

Furthermore, Graves has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Sion. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Graves vs Sion matchups, Graves is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Graves is a decent counter for Sion. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Graves against Sion.

Other Champion Matchups Against Graves

Graves Loses Against

ZyraZyra46.8% winrateBardBard47.1% winrateNaafiriNaafiri47.2% winrateTahm KenchTahm Kench47.3% winrate

Graves Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee55.6% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc55.2% winrateXayahXayah55% winrateKai'SaKai'Sa54.7% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TeemoTeemo+ 54.2% 11371 GamesZyraZyra+ 54.3% 6861 GamesMaokaiMaokai+ 54.6% 6548 GamesLilliaLillia+ 55.7% 1241 Games

Additional Information for Graves Players

How We Calculated Our Graves vs Sion Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sion as Graves, we analyzed 4,586 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 Graves 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.

Other Useful Resources

Graves Build Sion Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Graves in order to counter Sion during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Graves most often racks up a lot less CS relative to Sion. Champs who on average don't take much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The top items to use in your Graves versus Sion build consist of Guardian Angel, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and The Collector. When Graves included at least these three items in his build, he did much better versus Sion than with most other common builds. In fact, Graves had an average winrate of 50.7% when countering Sion with this counter build.

To have the best chance of beating Sion as Graves, you should equip the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Graves vs Sion fights, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.7% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Sion as Graves are shown for all skill levels combined. To scope the stats and builds to a specific rank, you can use the selection menu located at the top of this page.