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How to Win Gwen vs Sion Counter MatchupGwen is in the b tier of champions

Gwen vs Sion

How to Beat Sion as Gwen in LoLGwen is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Sion as Gwen

based on 3,049 Gwen vs Sion matchups
Win Rate
50 %
K/D/A
2.02
Pick Rate
3.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked League rounds that we get from Riot Games every week. This guide on how to beat Sion as Gwen resulted from an analysis of 3049 ranked games where both champions engaged one another. This particular pairing is relatively rare. Gwen fights Sion in only 3.8% of her matches.

Gwen vs Sion Matchup Summary

Gwen has done a average job of countering Sion. Normally, she wins a acceptable 50.0% of games the champions oppose each other in. In Gwen against Sion rounds, Gwen’s side is 0.0% more likely to get first blood, indicating that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus Sion.

Best Gwen vs Sion Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowFiendish Codex

Core Gwen Items

~22 Mins
Nashor's ToothVoid StaffRiftmaker

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameCryptbloomLiandry's Torment

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorPresence of MindLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Gwen's passive ability p
Gwen's q ability q
Gwen's w ability w
Gwen's e ability e
Gwen's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
Q
4
W
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
11
R
12
E
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E
14
W
15
W
16
R

Guide to Countering Sion as Gwen

Tips for Playing as Gwen against Sion

Gwen can still damage enemies outside her Hallowed Mists, especially with her Ultimate's range.

Some of Gwen's Abilities can apply her passive to multiple enemies, so aim them at groups to get maximum damage and healing.

Always be Attacking - In addition to dealing bonus damage, Gwen's Attacks empower or reset many of her Abilities.

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.

Gwen vs Sion Counter Stats

Gwen Image
Win Rate
50 %
VS
Win Rate
50 %
Sion Image
7
< Kills >
4.2
5.8
< Deaths >
6.8
4.7
< Assists >
6.8
1.63
< Killing Sprees >
0.9
178
< Minions Killed >
183
0.22
< Dragons Killed >
0.13
0.63
< Inhibitors >
0.55
4,188
< Physical Damage >
12,633
21,386
< Magic Damage >
7,562
4,934
< True Damage >
573
30,508
< Damage Dealt >
20,768
32,614
< Damage Taken >
46,622
12,660
< Gold Earned >
11,890
2.85
< Towers >
2.98
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
9,833
< Total Healing >
8,464
15,810
< Experience >
15,106
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
155
< Time Dealing CC >
630

How to Counter Sion with Gwen in LoL

The stats provided here feature some significant Gwen vs. Sion counter statistics that may help us explain the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Gwen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Sion’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Gwen may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Sion..

Gwen usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her foe does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Sion. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champion with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Gwen and Sion

Damage Types Compared

Gwen
Sion
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gwen
Sion

Who is Better, Gwen or Sion?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Gwen usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Sion, with a 50.0% win rate. As a result, Gwen makes an ok counter to Sion.

While Gwen does have a higher win rate compared to Sion, when facing one another, Gwen also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Gwen into Sion.

Moreover, Gwen also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Sion. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Gwen vs Sion matchups, Sion is the better champion with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Gwen is a decent counter for Sion. Focus your play on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Gwen against Sion.

Additional Information for Gwen Players

How We Calculated Our Gwen vs Sion Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sion as Gwen, we analyzed 3,049 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 Gwen 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

If you would like to truly master Gwen in order to counter Sion during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gwen usually picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Sion. Champions who typically don't get much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Gwen versus Sion build include Nashor's Tooth, Void Staff, and Riftmaker. When Gwen combined at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better countering Sion than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Gwen had an average win rate of 50.0% when countering Sion with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of annihilating Sion as Gwen, you should equip the Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Gwen vs Sion fights, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 50.0% win rate overall.

If you need to see Gwen x Sion tips and builds for a a particular rank, please select one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the stats and build suggestions given are calculated using all games finished with these champs.