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

Sion vs Irelia

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

based on 2,671 Sion vs Irelia matchups
Win Rate
50.7 %
K/D/A
1.71
Pick Rate
2.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds each week. In our data, Sion faced Irelia 2671 times. Using so many games with Sion versus Irelia provides us confidence in our ability to produce useful data and a pro build to destroy Irelia. This particular pairing is somewhat rare. Sion fights Irelia in only 2.6% of his matches.

Sion vs Irelia Matchup Summary

Sion does a ok job of beating Irelia. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.7% of matches the champs clash against one another in. In Sion versus Irelia games, Sion’s team is 0.1% less expected to earn first blood, implying that he most likely won't be able to get first blood against Irelia.

Best Sion vs Irelia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
CullHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Giant's BeltCrystalline Bracer

Core Sion Items

~22 Mins
ThornmailHeartsteelJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Unending DespairRanduin's OmenTitanic HydraHollow 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
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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Irelia as Sion

Tips for Playing as Sion against Irelia

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 Irelia

Pay attention to Ionian Fervor stacks and try to engage Irelia when it is down.

Minion waves greatly enhance Irelia's mobility, beware fighting her inside one.

Beware of wasting your high impact spells on Defiant Dance.

Sion vs Irelia Counter Stats

Sion Image
Win Rate
50.7 %
VS
Win Rate
49.3 %
Irelia Image
4.5
< Kills >
8
6.9
< Deaths >
6.8
7.3
< Assists >
5.3
0.97
< Killing Sprees >
1.83
183
< Minions Killed >
215
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.48
12,684
< Physical Damage >
21,309
8,146
< Magic Damage >
7,407
769
< True Damage >
791
21,601
< Damage Dealt >
29,507
46,119
< Damage Taken >
33,562
12,075
< Gold Earned >
13,394
2.95
< Towers >
2.33
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
8,741
< Total Healing >
12,549
15,387
< Experience >
15,763
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
9
690
< Time Dealing CC >
124

How to Counter Irelia with Sion in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize several vital Sion against Irelia counter statistics that can help you realize the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Sion’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Irelia’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Sion may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Irelia..

Sion often has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. On average, he takes more damage than Irelia. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Sion and Irelia

Damage Types Compared

Sion
Irelia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sion
Irelia

Who is Better, Sion or Irelia?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Sion usually fairs equally well when facing off against Irelia, with a 50.7% win rate. As a result, Sion makes an ok counter for Irelia.

While Sion does have a higher winrate than Irelia, when they face off with one another, Sion also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Sion into Irelia.

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

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Sion vs Irelia matchups, Sion is the better champion with a similar 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 Irelia. Focus your play on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Sion against Irelia.

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 Irelia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Irelia as Sion, we analyzed 2,671 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 Irelia 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 Irelia Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

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

Sion on average racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Irelia. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't require 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, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Sion versus Irelia build include Thornmail, Heartsteel, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Sion used at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better against Irelia than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Sion had an average win rate of 50.7% when countering Irelia with this build.

To have the greatest chance of annihilating Irelia 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. Of all the rune builds players picked for Sion vs Irelia counterpicks, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 50.7% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Irelia as Sion are given for all ranked divisions. To narrow the stats and builds to a distinct player tier, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.