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

Sion vs Gangplank

How to Beat Gangplank as Sion in LoLSion is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Gangplank as Sion

based on 1,616 Sion vs Gangplank matchups
Win Rate
53.6 %
K/D/A
1.64
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL games every week. In our dataset, Sion engaged Gangplank in 1616 games. Including so many matchups for Sion versus Gangplank provides us confidence in our capacity to prepare enlightening data and a recommended build to counter your opponent. This particular champion pairing is somewhat rare. Sion encounters Gangplank in only 1.5% of his games.

Sion vs Gangplank Matchup Summary

Sion has done a good job of countering Gangplank. On average, he wins a terrific 53.6% of games the champions clash against one another in. In Sion vs Gangplank matches, Sion’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood against Gangplank.

Best Sion vs Gangplank Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
CullHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorBami's Cinder

Core Sion Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairSunfire AegisJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Frozen HeartTitanic HydraHullbreakerForce of Nature

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 Gangplank as Sion

Tips for Playing as Sion against Gangplank

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 Gangplank

Parrrley deals a high amount of physical damage. Items that grant Armor can help if an enemy Gangplank is doing well.

Once Gangplank reaches level 6, watch out for his global-range ultimate, Cannon Barrage!

Sion vs Gangplank Counter Stats

Sion Image
Win Rate
53.6 %
VS
Win Rate
46.4 %
Gangplank Image
4.7
< Kills >
7
7
< Deaths >
6
6.8
< Assists >
6.9
1.02
< Killing Sprees >
1.63
196
< Minions Killed >
205
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.63
< Inhibitors >
0.38
14,003
< Physical Damage >
20,794
8,020
< Magic Damage >
4,458
678
< True Damage >
6,435
22,701
< Damage Dealt >
31,688
51,421
< Damage Taken >
27,958
12,777
< Gold Earned >
14,609
3.21
< Towers >
1.96
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
9,619
< Total Healing >
8,222
16,172
< Experience >
16,753
18
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
9
707
< Time Dealing CC >
340

How to Counter Gangplank with Sion in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show several strategic Sion against Gangplank counter stats that can help you grasp the differences between the two. Sion’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Gangplank’s ratio of NaN, showing that Sion may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Gangplank..

Sion often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Gangplank. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sion and Gangplank

Damage Types Compared

Sion
Gangplank
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sion
Gangplank

Who is Better, Sion or Gangplank?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Sion usually wins when trying to fight Gangplank, with a 53.6% win rate. As a result, Sion makes a great counter for Gangplank.

While Sion does have a higher winrate compared to Gangplank, when facing one another, Sion also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less complex character to learn. You should be be fine when picking Sion into Gangplank.

Moreover, Sion has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gangplank. This often 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 for every situation in League of Legends, in Sion vs Gangplank 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 team members during teamfights.

Sion is a great counter to Gangplank. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Sion against Gangplank.

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 Gangplank Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gangplank as Sion, we analyzed 1,616 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 Gangplank 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Sion in order to counter Gangplank during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sion often gets a similar amount of CS compared to Gangplank. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Sion versus Gangplank build include Unending Despair, Sunfire Aegis, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Sion used at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better versus Gangplank than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Sion had an average win rate of 53.6% when countering Gangplank with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Gangplank as Sion, you should equip 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 rune combinations players picked for Sion vs Gangplank clashes, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 53.6% win rate overall.

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