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Rakan vs Sion

How to Beat Sion as Rakan in LoLRakan is in the a tier of champions
Support
TankFighter

How to Beat Sion as Rakan

based on 3,002 Rakan vs Sion matchups
Win Rate
50.1 %
K/D/A
3.23
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends games each week. Within our data, Rakan battled Sion 3002 times. With so many matchups for Rakan versus Sion provides us a lot of confidence in our ability to prepare useful stats and a supported build to counter Sion. This particular champ pairing is somewhat rare. Rakan is forced to battle against Sion in only 2.7% of his games.

Rakan vs Sion Matchup Summary

Rakan does a ok job of beating Sion. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.1% of the time the champs fight one another in. In Rakan vs Sion rounds, Rakan’s team is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood. This indicates that he probably will get first blood against Sion.

Best Rakan vs Sion Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalIonian Boots of Lucidity

Core Rakan Items

~22 Mins
Zeke's ConvergenceKnight's VowSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Shurelya's BattlesongFrozen HeartThornmailTrailblazer

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveGuardianFont of LifeBone PlatingUnflinching
DominationZombie WardUltimate Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Rakan's passive ability p
Rakan's q ability q
Rakan's w ability w
Rakan's e ability e
Rakan's ultimate ability r
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W
2
E
3
Q
4
W
5
W
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R
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W
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E
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Guide to Countering Sion as Rakan

Tips for Playing as Rakan against Sion

Rakan's dash speeds increase with his Move Speed. Use the extra speed to surprise your enemies!

Danger is as fun as you let it be.

Rakan requires allies near him to make the most out of his tools.

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.

Rakan vs Sion Counter Stats

Rakan Image
Win Rate
50.1 %
VS
Win Rate
49.9 %
Sion Image
1.6
< Kills >
4.1
5.2
< Deaths >
6.6
15.2
< Assists >
6.9
0.27
< Killing Sprees >
0.87
32
< Minions Killed >
186
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.58
1,394
< Physical Damage >
12,848
5,385
< Magic Damage >
8,579
795
< True Damage >
630
7,575
< Damage Dealt >
22,058
20,737
< Damage Taken >
46,309
8,414
< Gold Earned >
11,961
1.71
< Towers >
3.08
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
6,758
< Total Healing >
8,650
10,757
< Experience >
15,077
64
< Vision Score >
17
30
< Wards Placed >
8
189
< Time Dealing CC >
669

How to Counter Sion with Rakan in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize several important Rakan versus Sion counter statistics that may help you appreciate the distinctions between the two. As an example, Rakan’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Sion’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Rakan may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Sion. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Rakan normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Sion. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rakan and Sion

Damage Types Compared

Rakan
Sion
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rakan
Sion

Who is Better, Rakan or Sion?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Rakan usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Sion, with a 50.1% win rate. As a result, Rakan makes an ok counter for Sion.

While Rakan does have a higher winrate than Sion, when on opposite teams, Rakan also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champ to learn. You should be careful when picking Rakan into Sion.

Furthermore, Rakan also has a great deal of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Sion. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Rakan is a decent counter for Sion. Focus your actions on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Rakan against Sion.

Other Champion Matchups Against Rakan

Rakan Loses Against

LilliaLillia43.9% winrateSingedSinged44.6% winrateSwainSwain45.1% winrateTaricTaric45.9% winrate

Rakan Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee59% winrateYuumiYuumi58.4% winrateSejuaniSejuani56.4% winrateKennenKennen55.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

BrandBrand+ 54.7% 3868 GamesSwainSwain+ 54.7% 1847 GamesVel'KozVel'Koz+ 55.2% 817 GamesLilliaLillia+ 55.6% 6914 Games

Additional Information for Rakan Players

How We Calculated Our Rakan vs Sion Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sion as Rakan, we analyzed 3,002 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 Rakan 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Rakan 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 tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rakan usually picks up a lot less CS compared to Sion. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The best items to use in your Rakan versus Sion build consist of Zeke's Convergence, Knight's Vow, and Solstice Sleigh. When Rakan combined at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better countering Sion than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Rakan had an average winrate of 50.1% battling Sion with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of vanquishing Sion as Rakan, you should equip the Guardian, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Zombie Ward, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Resolve and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Rakan vs Sion counters, this blending of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 50.1% win rate overall.

If you want to see Rakan versus Sion tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a specific rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu displayed above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and guides given are computed using every game finished with both champs.