Background Image
How to Win Sion vs Akshan Counter MatchupSion is in the a tier of champions

Sion vs Akshan

How to Beat Akshan as Sion in LoLSion is in the b tier of champions
TankFighter
MarksmanAssassin

How to Beat Akshan as Sion

based on 1,870 Sion vs Akshan matchups
Win Rate
52.4 %
K/D/A
1.61
Pick Rate
1.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked LoL games each week. Within our data, Sion faced off against Akshan 1870 times. Having so many games with Sion vs Akshan gives us confidence in our capacity to provide informative data and a solid build to obliterate your rival. This champion pairing is somewhat rare. Sion fights Akshan in only 1.8% of his rounds.

Sion vs Akshan Matchup Summary

Sion does a good job of beating Akshan. Normally, he wins a fantastic 52.4% of matches the champions battle one another in. In Sion versus Akshan games, Sion’s team is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood. This indicates that he probably won't get first blood against Akshan.

Best Sion vs Akshan Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
CullHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorBami's Cinder

Core Sion Items

~22 Mins
HeartsteelTitanic HydraHollow Radiance

Optional Items

Randuin's OmenTrinity ForceThornmailUnending Despair

Summoner Spells

summonerflash 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 ForceHealth Scaling
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
1
W
2
Q
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
9
Q
10
W
11
R
12
W
13
W
14
E
15
E
16
R

Guide to Countering Akshan as Sion

Tips for Playing as Sion against Akshan

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.

Sion vs Akshan Counter Stats

Sion Image
Win Rate
52.4 %
VS
Win Rate
47.6 %
Akshan Image
4.3
< Kills >
8.8
7.1
< Deaths >
6.5
7.1
< Assists >
6.1
0.92
< Killing Sprees >
1.97
187
< Minions Killed >
172
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.13
0.6
< Inhibitors >
0.43
12,876
< Physical Damage >
23,176
7,621
< Magic Damage >
3,920
589
< True Damage >
1,281
21,087
< Damage Dealt >
28,377
48,403
< Damage Taken >
23,159
12,222
< Gold Earned >
13,016
3.11
< Towers >
2.06
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
8,688
< Total Healing >
4,872
15,561
< Experience >
14,881
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
707
< Time Dealing CC >
61

How to Counter Akshan with Sion in LoL

The stats shown on this page show several important Sion against Akshan matchup statistics that can help us understand the differences between the pair. As an example, Sion’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Akshan’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Sion may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Akshan..

Sion normally has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. On average, he receives more damage than Akshan. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Sion and Akshan

Damage Types Compared

Sion
Akshan
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sion
Akshan

Who is Better, Sion or Akshan?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Sion usually wins when trying to fight Akshan, with a 52.4% win rate. Therefore, Sion makes a good counter to Akshan.

While Sion does have a higher win rate than Akshan, when facing one another, Sion also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champ to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Sion into Akshan.

Moreover, Sion has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Akshan. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Sion vs Akshan matchups, Sion is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Sion is a good counter to Akshan. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Sion against Akshan.

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 Akshan Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Akshan as Sion, we analyzed 1,870 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 Akshan 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

Sion Build Akshan Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Sion in order to counter Akshan during both the laning 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 pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sion usually gets a similar amount of CS compared to Akshan. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to have in your Sion versus Akshan build include Heartsteel, Titanic Hydra, and Hollow Radiance. When Sion used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better countering Akshan than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Sion boasted an average win rate of 52.4% battling Akshan with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating Akshan as Sion, you should take the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Approach Velocity, and Minion Dematerializer runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Sion vs Akshan counters, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 52.4% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Akshan as Sion are shown for all ranked divisions. To scope the statistics and builds to a particular rank, you may use the selection menu located at the top of this page.