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Rengar vs Sion

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How to Beat Sion as Rengar

based on 3,724 Rengar vs Sion matchups
Win Rate
48.5 %
K/D/A
2.19
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked LoL rounds that we review every week. This guide on how to beat Sion as Rengar came out of an examination of 3724 ranked matches where both champions clashed against each other. This matchup is fairly rare. Rengar has to counter Sion in only 2.8% of his games.

Rengar vs Sion Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Rengar does a poor job of countering Sion. Normally, he wins a acceptable 48.5% of games the champs battle each other in. In Rengar versus Sion rounds, Rengar’s team is 0.1% more probable to gain first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood versus Sion.

Best Rengar vs Sion Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Caulfield's WarhammerSerrated Dirk

Core Rengar Items

~22 Mins
Edge of NightSerylda's GrudgeHubris

Optional Items

Axiom ArcEclipseSundered SkyOpportunity

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
DominationSudden ImpactUltimate Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Rengar's passive ability p
Rengar's q ability q
Rengar's w ability w
Rengar's e ability e
Rengar's ultimate ability r
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Q
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Guide to Countering Sion as Rengar

Tips for Playing as Rengar against Sion

Make sure to take paths through brush when chasing opponents to take advantage of Rengar's passive.

Use Rengar's ultimate to find and assassinate high priority targets in team fights and skirmishes.

A lot of Rengar's power comes from empowered abilities he uses at the right moment - choose wisely!

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.

Rengar vs Sion Counter Stats

Rengar Image
Win Rate
48.5 %
VS
Win Rate
51.5 %
Sion Image
8.7
< Kills >
4.5
7
< Deaths >
6.6
6.6
< Assists >
6.6
1.95
< Killing Sprees >
1.01
45
< Minions Killed >
191
1.32
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.61
20,140
< Physical Damage >
13,173
1,427
< Magic Damage >
8,497
1,234
< True Damage >
583
22,802
< Damage Dealt >
22,253
35,234
< Damage Taken >
46,633
13,345
< Gold Earned >
12,351
1.29
< Towers >
3.17
0.34
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
16,934
< Total Healing >
8,834
14,653
< Experience >
15,613
21
< Vision Score >
17
5
< Wards Placed >
8
244
< Time Dealing CC >
673

How to Counter Sion with Rengar in LoL

The stats provided here underscore several strategic Rengar versus Sion matchup stats that can help you appreciate the distinctions between this set of champs. Rengar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Sion’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Rengar may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Sion. This observation is in large part caused by the difference in kills.

Rengar normally has a much larger longest kill spree than his counter does. On average, he receives less damage than Sion. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Rengar and Sion

Damage Types Compared

Rengar
Sion
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rengar
Sion

Who is Better, Rengar or Sion?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Rengar usually loses when playing against Sion, with a 48.5% win rate. As a result, Rengar makes a poor counter for Sion.

While Rengar does have a lower win rate compared to Sion, when facing one another, Rengar also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Rengar into Sionas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Rengar has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Sion. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Rengar vs Sion matchups, Sion is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Rengar is a somewhat poor counter to Sion. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Rengar against Sion.

Additional Information for Rengar Players

How We Calculated Our Rengar vs Sion Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sion as Rengar, we analyzed 3,724 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 Rengar 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 learn all of the intricacies of Rengar in order to counter Sion during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rengar often gets a lot less CS compared to Sion. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Rengar versus Sion build consist of Edge of Night, Serylda's Grudge, and Hubris. When Rengar incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better against Sion than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Rengar had an average win rate of 48.5% when playing against Sion with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of crushing Sion as Rengar, you should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Rengar vs Sion LoL games, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 48.5% winrate overall.

If you would like to see Rengar x Sion tips and counter builds for a a specific skill level, feel free to choose one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the statistics and guides given are calculated using every round run with both champions.