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How to Win Janna vs Sion Counter MatchupJanna is in the s tier of champions

Janna vs Sion

How to Beat Sion as Janna in LoLJanna is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Sion as Janna

based on 2,473 Janna vs Sion matchups
Win Rate
53.5 %
K/D/A
3.62
Pick Rate
2.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of rated LoL matches that we analyze each week. This guide on how to beat Sion as Janna came out of an examination of 2473 ranked matches where both champs battled one another. This champion pairing is somewhat rare. Janna encounters Sion in only 2.6% of her games.

Janna vs Sion Matchup Summary

Janna has done a good job of beating Sion. Normally, she wins a fantastic 53.5% of matches the champs face off with one another in. In Janna vs Sion matches, Janna’s team is 0.0% more expected to get first blood. This implies that she most likely will get first blood against Sion.

Best Janna vs Sion Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeBandleglass Mirror

Core Janna Items

~22 Mins
RedemptionDream MakerStaff of Flowing Water

Optional Items

Imperial MandateArdent CenserSolstice SleighShurelya's Battlesong

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Janna to level upw
>
Second ability for Janna to level upe
>
Last skill for Janna to max outq

Runes

InspirationGlacial AugmentMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
ResolveFont of LifeRevitalize
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceArmor
Janna's passive ability p
Janna's q ability q
Janna's w ability w
Janna's e ability e
Janna's ultimate ability r
1
W
2
Q
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
E
9
W
10
E
11
R
12
E
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E
14
Q
15
Q
16
R

Guide to Countering Sion as Janna

Tips for Playing as Janna against Sion

Timing Janna's ultimate can push enemies away from a wounded ally or even separate enemies.

Eye of the Storm can be used on allied turrets.

Quickly firing a Howling Gale without the charge up can be used to heavily disable the other team.

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.

Janna vs Sion Counter Stats

Janna Image
Win Rate
53.5 %
VS
Win Rate
46.5 %
Sion Image
1.5
< Kills >
3.8
4.7
< Deaths >
6.7
15.5
< Assists >
6
0.28
< Killing Sprees >
0.79
26
< Minions Killed >
189
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.62
< Inhibitors >
0.55
1,133
< Physical Damage >
12,076
6,872
< Magic Damage >
7,442
520
< True Damage >
532
8,526
< Damage Dealt >
20,051
17,435
< Damage Taken >
45,862
8,435
< Gold Earned >
11,804
2.29
< Towers >
2.99
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
8,295
< Total Healing >
8,512
10,858
< Experience >
14,920
62
< Vision Score >
16
27
< Wards Placed >
8
198
< Time Dealing CC >
659

How to Counter Sion with Janna in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize some important Janna against Sion counter stats that can help you interpret the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Janna’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Sion’s ratio of NaN, showing that Janna may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Sion. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Janna normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her counter does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Sion. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Janna and Sion

Damage Types Compared

Janna
Sion
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Janna
Sion

Who is Better, Janna or Sion?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Janna usually wins when playing against Sion, with a 53.5% win rate. As a result, Janna makes a great counter for Sion.

While Janna does have a higher win rate than Sion, when they face off with one another, Janna also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more complex champ to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Janna into Sionas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Janna has a great deal of utility and CC, a similar amount to Sion. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Janna vs Sion matchups, Janna is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Janna is a great counter to Sion. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Janna against Sion.

Additional Information for Janna Players

How We Calculated Our Janna vs Sion Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sion as Janna, we analyzed 2,473 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 Janna 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 Janna in order to counter Sion during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Janna often accumulates a lot less CS compared to Sion. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Janna versus Sion build consist of Redemption, Dream Maker, and Staff of Flowing Water. When Janna used at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better when fighting Sion than with many other common item sets. In fact, Janna had an average win rate of 53.5% when countering Sion with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest probability of beating Sion as Janna, Janna players should use the Glacial Augment, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Font of Life, and Revitalize runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for Janna vs Sion counter picks, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 53.5% winrate overall.

If you want to get Janna x Sion tips and builds for a a distinct division rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu provided above. By default, the stats and strategies shown are calculated using all games with data with both champions.