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Sion vs Gnar

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How to Beat Gnar as Sion

based on 1,053 Sion vs Gnar matchups
Win Rate
52 %
K/D/A
1.6
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League matches that we get from Riot Games each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Gnar as Sion came out of an examination of 1053 ranked rounds where both champs fought one another. This champ pairing is relatively rare. Sion fights Gnar in only 1.0% of his games.

Sion vs Gnar Matchup Summary

Sion does a good job of countering Gnar. On average, he wins a whopping 52.0% of the time the champs face each other in. In Sion vs Gnar games, Sion’s team is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood versus Gnar.

Best Sion vs Gnar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalCloth Armor

Core Sion Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernSunfire AegisHeartsteel

Optional Items

Unending DespairJak'Sho, The ProteanHollow RadianceTitanic 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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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
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Q
10
W
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R
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W
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Gnar as Sion

Tips for Playing as Sion against Gnar

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 Gnar

Gnar's ultimate stuns if he hits you into a wall. Be careful when fighting him near one.

Gnar's animations and resource bar change as he gets closer to transforming.

Gnar can't gain Rage for 15 seconds after he turns from big to little. Use this chance to engage on his team.

Sion vs Gnar Counter Stats

Sion Image
Win Rate
52 %
VS
Win Rate
48 %
Gnar Image
4.1
< Kills >
5.9
6.8
< Deaths >
5.7
6.8
< Assists >
6.3
0.9
< Killing Sprees >
1.4
181
< Minions Killed >
171
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.48
12,445
< Physical Damage >
22,136
7,492
< Magic Damage >
5,644
581
< True Damage >
570
20,519
< Damage Dealt >
28,350
47,172
< Damage Taken >
31,486
11,792
< Gold Earned >
11,764
3
< Towers >
2.4
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
8,486
< Total Healing >
6,984
15,069
< Experience >
15,367
16
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
684
< Time Dealing CC >
461

How to Counter Gnar with Sion in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show several strategic Sion vs. Gnar counter stats that may help us grasp the distinctions between this pair of champions. As an example, Sion’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Gnar’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Sion may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Gnar..

Sion normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. On average, he receives more damage than Gnar. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sion and Gnar

Damage Types Compared

Sion
Gnar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sion
Gnar

Who is Better, Sion or Gnar?

Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Sion usually wins when facing off against Gnar, with a 52.0% win rate. Therefore, Sion makes a good counter for Gnar.

While Sion does have a higher win rate than Gnar, when on opposite teams, Sion also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Sion into Gnar.

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

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Sion vs Gnar matchups, Sion is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Sion is a decent counter to Gnar. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Sion against Gnar.

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 Gnar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gnar as Sion, we analyzed 1,053 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 Gnar 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 Gnar Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Sion in order to counter Gnar during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sion often gets a similar amount of CS as Gnar. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Sion versus Gnar build include Kaenic Rookern, Sunfire Aegis, and Heartsteel. When Sion included at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better against Gnar than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Sion boasted an average win rate of 52.0% battling Gnar with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of crushing Gnar as Sion, you should take the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Minion Dematerializer, and Approach Velocity runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Sion vs Gnar counter picks, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 52.0% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Gnar as Sion are shown for every ranked division. To narrow the stats and builds to a particular division, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.