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Sion vs Elise

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How to Beat Elise as Sion

based on 763 Sion vs Elise matchups
Win Rate
55.7 %
K/D/A
1.57
Pick Rate
0.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds each and every week. Within our database, Sion battled Elise 763 times. Including so many matchups for Sion vs Elise provides us faith in our ability to prepare actionable stats and a supported build to shatter Elise. This champion matchup is relatively rare. Sion encounters Elise in only 0.7% of his matches.

Sion vs Elise Matchup Summary

Sion does a great job of countering Elise. On average, he wins a fantastic 55.7% of matches the champs fight each other in. In Sion vs Elise rounds, Sion’s side is 0.2% less probable to earn first blood, implying that he probably won't get first blood against Elise.

Best Sion vs Elise Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalBami's Cinder

Core Sion Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernSunfire AegisHeartsteel

Optional Items

Unending DespairHollow RadianceThornmailTitanic Hydra

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

Tips for Playing as Sion against Elise

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 Elise

Rappel has a long cooldown. Elise is vulnerable after she has used it.

Elise's Spider Form is more dangerous when you are at low health, and her Human Form more potent when you are at high health.

Rappel will only move Elise straight up and down unless she can descend upon an enemy unit.

Sion vs Elise Counter Stats

Sion Image
Win Rate
55.7 %
VS
Win Rate
44.3 %
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4.1
< Kills >
7.8
6.9
< Deaths >
6.4
6.7
< Assists >
7.7
0.88
< Killing Sprees >
1.76
193
< Minions Killed >
33
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
1.39
0.6
< Inhibitors >
0.45
12,435
< Physical Damage >
1,476
8,269
< Magic Damage >
18,639
611
< True Damage >
1,617
21,316
< Damage Dealt >
21,732
47,493
< Damage Taken >
30,488
12,275
< Gold Earned >
11,746
3.23
< Towers >
1.32
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.35
8,582
< Total Healing >
13,679
15,620
< Experience >
13,408
16
< Vision Score >
26
8
< Wards Placed >
7
686
< Time Dealing CC >
177

How to Counter Elise with Sion in LoL

The stats provided here clarify several strategic Sion versus Elise counter stats that can help us explain the differences between the two. As an example, Sion’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Elise’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Sion may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Elise..

Sion usually has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Elise. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Sion and Elise

Damage Types Compared

Sion
Elise
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sion
Elise

Who is Better, Sion or Elise?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Sion usually wins when trying to fight Elise, with a 55.7% win rate. Therefore, Sion makes a fantastic counter for Elise.

While Sion does have a much higher win rate compared to Elise, when on opposite teams, Sion also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult champion to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Sion into Elise.

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

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Sion vs Elise matchups, Sion is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Sion is a great counter for Elise. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Sion against Elise.

Additional Information for Sion Players

How We Calculated Our Sion vs Elise Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Elise as Sion, we analyzed 763 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 Elise 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Sion to counter Elise during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sion most often racks up much more CS compared to Elise. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Sion versus Elise build include Kaenic Rookern, Sunfire Aegis, and Heartsteel. When Sion included at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better when fighting Elise than with many other common item sets. In fact, Sion had an average winrate of 55.7% when playing against Elise with this build.

To have the highest chance of annihilating Elise as Sion, Sion players should equip 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 combinations that we analyzed for Sion vs Elise LoL games, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 55.7% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Elise as Sion are displayed for all skill levels combined. To narrow the statistics and builds to a specific division, you can use the selection menu at the top of this page.