Sion vs Ekko
How to Beat Ekko as Sion
based on 4,958 Sion vs Ekko matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Sion vs Ekko Matchup Summary
Best Sion vs Ekko Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Ekko as Sion
Tips for Playing as Sion against Ekko
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 Ekko
The second hit of Timewinder does more damage than the first; try to avoid it.
Ekko is significantly weaker when his ultimate is down. Watch for the trail he leaves behind to determine if Chronobreak is available.
Ekko's stun zone takes 3 seconds to arm. Watch for the image he creates on cast and try to guess where the zone was placed.
Sion vs Ekko Counter Stats
How to Counter Ekko with Sion in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page show some vital Sion vs. Ekko matchup stats that may help us realize the differences between the two. Sion’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Ekko’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Sion may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Ekko..
Sion usually has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. Typically, he takes more damage than Ekko. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Sion and Ekko
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Who is Better, Sion or Ekko?
Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Sion usually fairs equally well when taking on Ekko, with a 49.7% win rate. As a result, Sion makes an ok counter for Ekko.
While Sion does have a lower winrate compared to Ekko, when on opposite teams, Sion also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming champion to learn. You should be careful when picking Sion into Ekko.
Furthermore, Sion also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Ekko. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Sion vs Ekko matchups, Ekko is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Sion is a somewhat poor counter for Ekko. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Sion against Ekko.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Sion in order to counter Ekko during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Sion often accumulates more CS as Ekko. Champions who typically don't get much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.
The best items to use in your Sion versus Ekko build include Unending Despair, Kaenic Rookern, and Hollow Radiance. When Sion used at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better vs Ekko than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Sion boasted an average win rate of 49.7% when countering Ekko with these items in his kit.
To have the best chance of coming out on top against Ekko 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 that we analyzed for Sion vs Ekko clashes, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.7% win rate overall.
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