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How to Win Sion vs Ahri Counter MatchupSion is in the a tier of champions

Sion vs Ahri

How to Beat Ahri as Sion in LoLSion is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Ahri as Sion

based on 3,049 Sion vs Ahri matchups
Win Rate
52.3 %
K/D/A
1.65
Pick Rate
2.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League games that we evaluate every week. This guide on how to beat Ahri as Sion resulted from an evaluation of 3049 ranked matches where both champions clashed against one another. This particular pairing is relatively rare. Sion has to counter Ahri in only 2.9% of his games.

Sion vs Ahri Matchup Summary

Sion has done a good job of countering Ahri. On average, he wins a terrific 52.3% of games the champions battle one another in. In Sion vs Ahri rounds, Sion’s team is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood against Ahri.

Best Sion vs Ahri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
CullHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Null-Magic MantleBami's Cinder

Core Sion Items

~22 Mins
HeartsteelTitanic HydraHollow Radiance

Optional Items

Spirit VisageRanduin's OmenJak'Sho, The ProteanUnending Despair

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishConditioningOvergrowth
InspirationMinion DematerializerApproach Velocity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Sion's passive ability p
Sion's q ability q
Sion's w ability w
Sion's e ability e
Sion's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Ahri as Sion

Tips for Playing as Sion against Ahri

Roar of the Slayer is a great setup ability to land a very powerful Decimating Smash.

The Soul Furnace buff displays how much shield strength is remaining, use this information to time its explosion perfectly.

You only have very slight turning ability during Unstoppable Onslaught, so make sure to use it in straight paths.

Advice to Win Against Ahri

Stay behind minions to make Charm difficult to land, this will reduce Ahri's damage potential significantly.

Ahri's survivability is dramatically reduced when her Ultimate, Spirit Rush, is down.

Sion vs Ahri Counter Stats

Sion Image
Win Rate
52.3 %
VS
Win Rate
47.7 %
Ahri Image
4.2
< Kills >
6.4
6.6
< Deaths >
5.5
6.7
< Assists >
8
0.92
< Killing Sprees >
1.46
186
< Minions Killed >
168
0.14
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.58
< Inhibitors >
0.43
12,555
< Physical Damage >
1,801
7,864
< Magic Damage >
16,568
624
< True Damage >
6,004
21,044
< Damage Dealt >
24,374
47,032
< Damage Taken >
20,900
12,148
< Gold Earned >
11,447
3.07
< Towers >
1.87
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
8,714
< Total Healing >
5,217
15,472
< Experience >
14,679
17
< Vision Score >
20
8
< Wards Placed >
10
684
< Time Dealing CC >
81

How to Counter Ahri with Sion in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show some critical Sion against Ahri counter statistics that can help us explain the distinctions between this pair of champs. Sion’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Ahri’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Sion may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Ahri..

Sion normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. Typically, he receives more damage than Ahri. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sion and Ahri

Damage Types Compared

Sion
Ahri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sion
Ahri

Who is Better, Sion or Ahri?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Sion usually wins when taking on Ahri, with a 52.3% win rate. Thus, Sion makes a good counter to Ahri.

While Sion does have a higher win rate than Ahri, when on opposite teams, Sion also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging character to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Sion into Ahri.

Furthermore, Sion has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Ahri. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Sion is an above average counter for Ahri. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Sion against Ahri.

Other Champion Matchups Against Sion

Sion Loses Against

LilliaLillia42.6% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser45.6% winrateSkarnerSkarner45.8% winrateTrundleTrundle46.4% winrate

Sion Wins Against

ZoeZoe56.1% winrateNidaleeNidalee56% winrateEliseElise55.7% winrateNunu & WillumpNunu & Willump54.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

QuinnQuinn+ 54.2% 622 GamesTeemoTeemo+ 54.8% 5103 GamesLilliaLillia+ 55.1% 6434 GamesNilahNilah+ 56.3% 1528 Games

Additional Information for Sion Players

How We Calculated Our Sion vs Ahri Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ahri as Sion, we analyzed 3,049 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 Ahri as Sion 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 Sion in order to counter Ahri during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sion on average racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Ahri. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Sion versus Ahri build consist of Heartsteel, Titanic Hydra, and Hollow Radiance. When Sion used at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better when fighting Ahri than with most other common item sets. In fact, Sion boasted an average winrate of 52.3% battling Ahri with this build.

To have the greatest chance of crushing Ahri as Sion, Sion players should use the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Minion Dematerializer, and Approach Velocity runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Sion vs Ahri matchups, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 52.3% winrate overall.

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