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

Sion vs Cassiopeia

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

based on 1,026 Sion vs Cassiopeia matchups
Win Rate
47 %
K/D/A
1.63
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of recently rated League rounds that we get from Riot Games each week. Our guide on how to beat Cassiopeia as Sion came out of an analysis of 1026 ranked matches where both champions faced off against each other. This particular counter matchup is relatively rare. Sion encounters Cassiopeia in only 1.0% of his games.

Sion vs Cassiopeia Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Sion has done a below average job of countering Cassiopeia. Typically, he wins a lowly 47.0% of the time the champions fight each other in. In Sion against Cassiopeia matches, Sion’s team is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Cassiopeia.

Best Sion vs Cassiopeia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRuby Crystal

Core Sion Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairHeartsteelHollow Radiance

Optional Items

Titanic HydraJak'Sho, The ProteanThornmailSunfire Aegis

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 ForceArmor
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
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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W
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W
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E
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Guide to Countering Cassiopeia as Sion

Tips for Playing as Sion against Cassiopeia

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 Cassiopeia

Be wary of Cassiopeia's damage potential with Twin Fang when she has you poisoned.

Turn away from Cassiopeia when she is casting Petrifying Gaze to get slowed instead of stunned.

Sion vs Cassiopeia Counter Stats

Sion Image
Win Rate
47 %
VS
Win Rate
53 %
Cassiopeia Image
4.3
< Kills >
7.2
6.8
< Deaths >
5.9
6.8
< Assists >
6.8
0.92
< Killing Sprees >
1.61
188
< Minions Killed >
180
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.13
0.57
< Inhibitors >
0.45
13,175
< Physical Damage >
756
8,055
< Magic Damage >
27,029
634
< True Damage >
344
21,864
< Damage Dealt >
28,130
48,324
< Damage Taken >
28,291
12,144
< Gold Earned >
12,085
3
< Towers >
1.88
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
8,930
< Total Healing >
8,431
15,330
< Experience >
15,895
17
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
9
661
< Time Dealing CC >
494

How to Counter Cassiopeia with Sion in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature several significant Sion vs. Cassiopeia counter stats that may help us figure out the differences between the pair. For instance, Sion’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Cassiopeia’s ratio of NaN, showing that Sion may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Cassiopeia..

Sion normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. On average, he takes more damage than Cassiopeia. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Sion and Cassiopeia

Damage Types Compared

Sion
Cassiopeia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sion
Cassiopeia

Who is Better, Sion or Cassiopeia?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Sion usually loses when trying to fight Cassiopeia, with a 47.0% win rate. As a result, Sion makes a bad counter to Cassiopeia.

While Sion does have a lower winrate compared to Cassiopeia, when on opposite teams, Sion also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less complex champion to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Sion into Cassiopeia.

Furthermore, Sion also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Cassiopeia. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Sion vs Cassiopeia matchups, Cassiopeia is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Sion is a terribly counter for Cassiopeia. Focus your play on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Sion against Cassiopeia.

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 Cassiopeia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Cassiopeia as Sion, we analyzed 1,026 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 Cassiopeia 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 Cassiopeia Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Sion to counter Cassiopeia during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sion typically accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Cassiopeia. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Sion versus Cassiopeia build consist of Unending Despair, Heartsteel, and Hollow Radiance. When Sion bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better versus Cassiopeia than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Sion had an average win rate of 47.0% when countering Cassiopeia with this build.

To have the best probability of vanquishing Cassiopeia as Sion, Sion players should use the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Approach Velocity, and Minion Dematerializer runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Sion vs Cassiopeia clashes, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 47.0% winrate overall.

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