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How to Win Shyvana vs Sion Counter MatchupShyvana is in the b tier of champions

Shyvana vs Sion

How to Beat Sion as Shyvana in LoLShyvana is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Sion as Shyvana

based on 1,424 Shyvana vs Sion matchups
Win Rate
48.7 %
K/D/A
2.29
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of rated League of Legends matches that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Sion as Shyvana resulted from an examination of 1424 ranked matches where both champions faced one another. This champion matchup is relatively rare. Shyvana fights Sion in only 2.7% of her matches.

Shyvana vs Sion Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Shyvana has done a poor job of beating Sion. Typically, she wins a acceptable 48.7% of matches the champions face one another in. In Shyvana versus Sion matches, Shyvana’s team is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood, implying that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus Sion.

Best Shyvana vs Sion Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTiamat

Core Shyvana Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapNashor's ToothStormsurge

Optional Items

Sterak's GageJak'Sho, The ProteanSundered SkyRiftmaker

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationDark HarvestSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
SorceryTranscendenceGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Shyvana's passive ability p
Shyvana's q ability q
Shyvana's w ability w
Shyvana's e ability e
Shyvana's ultimate ability r
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E
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W
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E
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E
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R
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Guide to Countering Sion as Shyvana

Tips for Playing as Shyvana against Sion

It can be valuable to purchase one of the items that can slow enemies: Frozen Mallet, Dead Man's Plate, or Entropy.

Shyvana's abilities all benefit from attacking units. As a result, Attack Speed items are more valuable on her than most champions.

Burnout is an ideal choice for jungling. Monsters will be hit by the full duration, and the speed boost improves her ganking potential.

Flame Breath is great to level-up against difficult lane opponents.

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.

Shyvana vs Sion Counter Stats

Shyvana Image
Win Rate
48.7 %
VS
Win Rate
51.3 %
Sion Image
6.6
< Kills >
4.5
5.9
< Deaths >
6.5
6.9
< Assists >
6.8
1.54
< Killing Sprees >
0.98
74
< Minions Killed >
188
1.64
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.58
6,605
< Physical Damage >
13,141
16,517
< Magic Damage >
7,863
1,259
< True Damage >
600
24,383
< Damage Dealt >
21,605
35,294
< Damage Taken >
47,178
12,790
< Gold Earned >
12,229
1.82
< Towers >
3.09
0.3
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
13,065
< Total Healing >
8,747
15,098
< Experience >
15,606
22
< Vision Score >
16
7
< Wards Placed >
8
193
< Time Dealing CC >
686

How to Counter Sion with Shyvana in LoL

The stats provided here underscore several critical Shyvana versus Sion counter statistics that can help you interpret the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Shyvana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Sion’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Shyvana may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Sion..

Shyvana often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her matchup does. On average, she receives less damage than Sion. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Shyvana and Sion

Damage Types Compared

Shyvana
Sion
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shyvana
Sion

Who is Better, Shyvana or Sion?

Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Shyvana usually loses when facing off against Sion, with a 48.7% win rate. Thus, Shyvana makes a bad counter for Sion.

While Shyvana does have a lower win rate than Sion, when facing one another, Shyvana also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less difficult champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Shyvana into Sion.

Moreover, Shyvana has only a small 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 lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Shyvana vs Sion matchups, Sion is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Shyvana is a somewhat poor counter to Sion. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Shyvana against Sion.

Other Champion Matchups Against Shyvana

Shyvana Loses Against

SingedSinged44.1% winrateTrundleTrundle44.5% winrateLilliaLillia45% winrateCorkiCorki45.4% winrate

Shyvana Wins Against

ZeriZeri56.3% winrateEliseElise55.5% winrateGangplankGangplank55% winrateYuumiYuumi54.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Shyvana Players

How We Calculated Our Shyvana vs Sion Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sion as Shyvana, we analyzed 1,424 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 Shyvana 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

Shyvana Build Sion Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Shyvana in order to counter Sion during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shyvana most often picks up less CS compared to Sion. Champs who on average don't earn much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Shyvana versus Sion build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Nashor's Tooth, and Stormsurge. When Shyvana included at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better vs Sion than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Shyvana had an average winrate of 48.7% when countering Sion with this counter build.

To have the best probability of defeating Sion as Shyvana, you should equip the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Gathering Storm, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Shyvana vs Sion LoL games, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 48.7% win rate overall.

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