Sion vs Blitzcrank
How to Beat Blitzcrank as Sion
based on 4,004 Sion vs Blitzcrank matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Sion vs Blitzcrank Matchup Summary
Best Sion vs Blitzcrank Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Blitzcrank as Sion
Tips for Playing as Sion against Blitzcrank
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 Blitzcrank
Staying behind creeps can prevent you from being Rocket Grabbed. Blitzcrank's Rocket Grab only pulls the first enemy target it encounters.
Blitzcrank's passive Mana Barrier grants him a shield when he is low on health.
Sion vs Blitzcrank Counter Stats
How to Counter Blitzcrank with Sion in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here emphasize some critical Sion vs. Blitzcrank counter stats that can help us understand the differences between the two. Sion’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Blitzcrank’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Sion may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Blitzcrank..
Sion usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his foe does. Typically, he receives more damage than Blitzcrank. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champion with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Sion and Blitzcrank
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Who is Better, Sion or Blitzcrank?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Sion usually fairs equally well when taking on Blitzcrank, with a 49.3% win rate. Thus, Sion makes an ok counter to Blitzcrank.
While Sion does have a lower win rate compared to Blitzcrank, when they face off with one another, Sion also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Sion into Blitzcrank.
Furthermore, Sion has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Blitzcrank. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Sion vs Blitzcrank matchups, Blitzcrank is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.
Sion is a somewhat poor counter to Blitzcrank. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Sion against Blitzcrank.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Sion to counter Blitzcrank during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Sion most often racks up much more CS relative to Blitzcrank. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Sion versus Blitzcrank build include Unending Despair, Kaenic Rookern, and Hollow Radiance. When Sion incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did much better vs Blitzcrank than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Sion boasted an average win rate of 49.3% when playing against Blitzcrank with these items in his kit.
To have the best probability of crushing Blitzcrank as Sion, you should equip the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Sion vs Blitzcrank fights, this blending of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 49.3% win rate overall.
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