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How to Win Qiyana vs Sion Counter MatchupQiyana is in the a tier of champions

Qiyana vs Sion

How to Beat Sion as Qiyana in LoLQiyana is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Sion as Qiyana

based on 1,365 Qiyana vs Sion matchups
Win Rate
48.4 %
K/D/A
2.25
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of rated League of Legends matches that we get from Riot Games every week. Our guide on how to beat Sion as Qiyana came out of an analysis of 1365 ranked matches where both champs engaged one another. This particular pairing is relatively rare. Qiyana is forced to battle against Sion in only 2.8% of her rounds.

Qiyana vs Sion Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Qiyana does a below average job of beating Sion. Typically, she wins a lowly 48.4% of matches the champions face off with one another in. In Qiyana vs Sion games, Qiyana’s team is 0.0% more expected to get first blood, indicating that she probably will get first blood versus Sion.

Best Qiyana vs Sion Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordRectrix

Core Qiyana Items

~22 Mins
Edge of NightSerylda's GrudgeOpportunity

Optional Items

Youmuu's GhostbladeAxiom ArcHubrisProfane Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Qiyana to level upq
>
Second ability for Qiyana to level upw
>
Last skill for Qiyana to max oute

Runes

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
PrecisionPresence of MindLast Stand
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Qiyana's passive ability p
Qiyana's q ability q
Qiyana's w ability w
Qiyana's e ability e
Qiyana's ultimate ability r
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W
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Q
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Guide to Countering Sion as Qiyana

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.

Qiyana vs Sion Counter Stats

Qiyana Image
Win Rate
48.4 %
VS
Win Rate
51.6 %
Sion Image
8.9
< Kills >
4.5
6.8
< Deaths >
6.9
6.4
< Assists >
6.8
2.06
< Killing Sprees >
0.97
150
< Minions Killed >
189
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.13
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.62
22,265
< Physical Damage >
13,330
2,113
< Magic Damage >
8,543
1,001
< True Damage >
675
25,379
< Damage Dealt >
22,549
25,354
< Damage Taken >
48,002
12,616
< Gold Earned >
12,327
1.53
< Towers >
3.15
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
3,792
< Total Healing >
8,856
14,578
< Experience >
15,564
18
< Vision Score >
17
7
< Wards Placed >
8
109
< Time Dealing CC >
683

How to Counter Sion with Qiyana in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature some vital Qiyana vs. Sion matchup stats that can help us distinguish the differences between the two. As an example, Qiyana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Sion’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Qiyana may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Sion. This observation is in large part fueled by the difference in kills.

Qiyana typically has a much larger longest killing spree than her matchup does. Typically, she receives less damage than Sion. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Qiyana and Sion

Damage Types Compared

Qiyana
Sion
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Qiyana
Sion

Who is Better, Qiyana or Sion?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Qiyana usually loses when playing against Sion, with a 48.4% win rate. Therefore, Qiyana makes a bad counter for Sion.

While Qiyana does have a lower win rate than Sion, when they face off with one another, Qiyana also has a much greater difficulty level that makes her a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Qiyana into Sionas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Qiyana 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 one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Qiyana vs Sion matchups, Sion is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Qiyana is a somewhat poor counter to Sion. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Qiyana against Sion.

Additional Information for Qiyana Players

How We Calculated Our Qiyana vs Sion Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sion as Qiyana, we analyzed 1,365 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 Qiyana 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 Qiyana to counter Sion during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Qiyana usually accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Sion. Champs who on average don't earn much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Qiyana versus Sion build consist of Edge of Night, Serylda's Grudge, and Opportunity. When Qiyana combined at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better vs. Sion than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Qiyana had an average win rate of 48.4% when countering Sion with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of defeating Sion as Qiyana, you should equip the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Last Stand, and Presence of Mind runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Qiyana vs Sion counterpicks, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 48.4% winrate overall.

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