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

Sion vs Brand

How to Beat Brand as Sion in LoLSion is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Brand as Sion

based on 6,231 Sion vs Brand matchups
Win Rate
47.6 %
K/D/A
1.54
Pick Rate
6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked League matches that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Brand as Sion resulted from an analysis of 6231 ranked rounds where both champions faced off against one another. This particular champion pairing is somewhat uncommon. Sion has to counter Brand in only 6.0% of his rounds.

Sion vs Brand Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Sion has done a below average job of countering Brand. Typically, he wins a lowly 47.6% of the time the champions fight each other in. In Sion vs Brand games, Sion’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Brand.

Best Sion vs Brand Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Null-Magic MantleBami's Cinder

Core Sion Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairTitanic HydraHollow Radiance

Optional Items

Trinity ForceSpirit VisageKaenic RookernJak'Sho, The Protean

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 ForceTenacity and Slow 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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W
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Q
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E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Brand as Sion

Tips for Playing as Sion against Brand

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 Brand

Brand's passive allows him to excel against teams that cluster together. Be sure to split up against him.

Brand must land an ability before his combo is able to get started. Dodging his Sear or Pillar of Flame will disrupt his rhythm.

Try to move away from allies when you see Pyroclasm being cast. The initial missile speed is slow, which should give your team time to react.

Sion vs Brand Counter Stats

Sion Image
Win Rate
47.6 %
VS
Win Rate
52.4 %
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4.4
< Kills >
6.3
7.2
< Deaths >
6.8
6.7
< Assists >
9.6
0.93
< Killing Sprees >
1.47
186
< Minions Killed >
68
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.7
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.42
13,078
< Physical Damage >
1,017
7,578
< Magic Damage >
26,749
634
< True Damage >
1,592
21,290
< Damage Dealt >
29,359
50,185
< Damage Taken >
26,360
12,272
< Gold Earned >
11,514
2.94
< Towers >
1.53
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.19
8,966
< Total Healing >
6,571
15,653
< Experience >
13,719
17
< Vision Score >
37
9
< Wards Placed >
14
681
< Time Dealing CC >
268

How to Counter Brand with Sion in LoL

The stats provided here highlight some influential Sion against Brand counter stats that can help you figure out the differences between the pair. Sion’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Brand’s ratio of NaN, showing that Sion may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Brand..

Sion often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. Typically, he receives more damage than Brand. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Sion and Brand

Damage Types Compared

Sion
Brand
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sion
Brand

Who is Better, Sion or Brand?

Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Sion usually loses when taking on Brand, with a 47.6% win rate. As a result, Sion makes a bad counter for Brand.

While Sion does have a lower winrate compared to Brand, when facing one another, Sion also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Sion into Brand.

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

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Sion vs Brand matchups, Brand is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Sion is a trash counter for Brand. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Sion against Brand.

Additional Information for Sion Players

How We Calculated Our Sion vs Brand Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Brand as Sion, we analyzed 6,231 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 Brand 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Sion in order to counter Brand during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sion usually gets more CS relative to Brand. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Sion versus Brand build consist of Unending Despair, Titanic Hydra, and Hollow Radiance. When Sion combined at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting Brand than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Sion had an average win rate of 47.6% when playing against Brand with this build.

To have the highest probability of beating Brand as Sion, you 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 combinations players chose for Sion vs Brand fights, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 47.6% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Brand as Sion are displayed for all skill levels combined. To scope the statistics and builds to a particular player tier, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.