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

Sion vs Garen

How to Beat Garen as Sion in LoLSion is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Garen as Sion

based on 3,394 Sion vs Garen matchups
Win Rate
51.7 %
K/D/A
1.67
Pick Rate
3.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends games that we review each week. Our guide on how to beat Garen as Sion came out of an examination of 3394 ranked matches where both champions engaged each other. This counter matchup is somewhat rare. Sion fights Garen in only 3.2% of his matches.

Sion vs Garen Matchup Summary

Sion has done a decent job of beating Garen. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.7% of games the champs face one another in. In Sion against Garen matches, Sion’s team is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood. This implies that he most likely won't be able to get first blood against Garen.

Best Sion vs Garen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Giant's BeltCrystalline Bracer

Core Sion Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairThornmailHeartsteel

Optional Items

Titanic HydraRanduin's OmenKaenic RookernHollow Radiance

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 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
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E
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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W
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W
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W
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Guide to Countering Garen as Sion

Tips for Playing as Sion against Garen

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 Garen

Be careful about attacking Garen in brush. It often will lead to taking full damage from Judgment.

Stack armor items to lower the large amount of physical damage that Garen deals out.

Judgment deals maximum damage when only hitting a single target. If getting out of its radius isn't possible, move through allied minions to reduce damage taken.

Try to run away from Garen as your health gets lower, as he can execute you quickly with Demacian Justice.

Sion vs Garen Counter Stats

Sion Image
Win Rate
51.7 %
VS
Win Rate
48.3 %
Garen Image
4.1
< Kills >
6.8
6.4
< Deaths >
4.7
6.6
< Assists >
4.1
0.87
< Killing Sprees >
1.53
189
< Minions Killed >
184
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.59
< Inhibitors >
0.61
13,253
< Physical Damage >
17,747
8,396
< Magic Damage >
228
640
< True Damage >
5,717
22,289
< Damage Dealt >
23,692
45,585
< Damage Taken >
33,259
12,076
< Gold Earned >
12,478
3.05
< Towers >
2.75
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
8,653
< Total Healing >
3,998
15,392
< Experience >
15,775
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
672
< Time Dealing CC >
154

How to Counter Garen with Sion in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight some vital Sion against Garen counter stats that can help us distinguish the differences and similarities between the pair. Sion’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Garen’s ratio of NaN, showing that Sion may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Garen..

Sion usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. On average, he receives more damage than Garen. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sion and Garen

Damage Types Compared

Sion
Garen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sion
Garen

Who is Better, Sion or Garen?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Sion usually wins when facing off against Garen, with a 51.7% win rate. As a result, Sion makes a good counter to Garen.

While Sion does have a higher win rate than Garen, when on opposite teams, Sion also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging character to learn. You should be careful when picking Sion into Garen.

Additionally, Sion has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Garen. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Sion is a decent counter for Garen. Focus your actions on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Sion against Garen.

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 Garen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Garen as Sion, we analyzed 3,394 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 Garen 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 truly master Sion in order to counter Garen 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 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 as Garen. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to have in your Sion versus Garen build include Unending Despair, Thornmail, and Heartsteel. When Sion used at least these three items in his build, he did much better when facing Garen than with many other common item sets. In fact, Sion had an average winrate of 51.7% when countering Garen with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of beating Garen as Sion, Sion players should take the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Minion Dematerializer, and Approach Velocity runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Sion vs Garen LoL games, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 51.7% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Garen as Sion are presented for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a distinct rank, you can use the selection menu earlier on the page.