Kayn vs Sion
How to Beat Sion as Kayn
based on 4,784 Kayn vs Sion matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kayn vs Sion Matchup Summary
Best Kayn vs Sion Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Sion as Kayn
Tips for Playing as Kayn against Sion
Remember that nearby enemies can see which wall you're in.
Look at the line-up of both your team and the enemy's team when picking your form.
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.
Kayn vs Sion Counter Stats
How to Counter Sion with Kayn in LoL
The stats provided here emphasize some important Kayn against Sion matchup statistics that may help us appreciate the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Kayn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Sion’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Kayn may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Sion. This observation is largely fueled by the difference in kills.
Kayn often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his foe does. Typically, he takes less damage than Sion. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Kayn and Sion
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Who is Better, Kayn or Sion?
Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kayn usually fairs equally well when playing against Sion, with a 49.6% win rate. As a result, Kayn makes an ok counter for Sion.
While Kayn does have a lower win rate than Sion, when on opposite teams, Kayn also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult character to learn. You should be careful when picking Kayn into Sionas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Kayn also has almost no amount of utility and CC, 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 one best champion in League of Legends, in Kayn vs Sion matchups, Sion is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Kayn is a somewhat poor counter for Sion. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Kayn against Sion.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Kayn to counter Sion during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kayn usually racks up a lot less CS relative to Sion. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.
The most important items to use in your Kayn versus Sion build include Black Cleaver, Maw of Malmortius, and Spear of Shojin. When Kayn incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better vs. Sion than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Kayn boasted an average win rate of 49.6% when countering Sion with these items in his kit.
To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against Sion as Kayn, Kayn players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Kayn vs Sion face-offs, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.6% win rate overall.
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