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

Sion vs Ivern

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How to Beat Ivern as Sion

based on 1,100 Sion vs Ivern matchups
Win Rate
50.6 %
K/D/A
1.55
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Ivern as Sion resulted from an analysis of 1100 ranked rounds where both champs faced off against one another. This counter pairing is fairly rare. Sion fights Ivern in only 1.1% of his rounds.

Sion vs Ivern Matchup Summary

Sion has done a average job of countering Ivern. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.6% of the time the champions battle one another in. In Sion vs Ivern rounds, Sion’s team is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood, indicating that he most likely won't get first blood versus Ivern.

Best Sion vs Ivern Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsCloth Armor

Core Sion Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairSunfire AegisHeartsteel

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanTitanic HydraHollow RadianceHullbreaker

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
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W
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E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Ivern as Sion

Tips for Playing as Sion against Ivern

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 Ivern

Be careful when fighting Ivern alone if he has Daisy ready to help!

Ivern's brush has a long duration. Watch out for ambushes!

Ivern can be deceptively slippery. Be careful chasing him too far.

Sion vs Ivern Counter Stats

Sion Image
Win Rate
50.6 %
VS
Win Rate
49.4 %
Ivern Image
3.8
< Kills >
2.6
6.5
< Deaths >
4.9
6.3
< Assists >
14.1
0.81
< Killing Sprees >
0.55
186
< Minions Killed >
19
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
1.14
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.49
11,984
< Physical Damage >
3,216
7,133
< Magic Damage >
6,950
490
< True Damage >
1,280
19,609
< Damage Dealt >
11,448
45,538
< Damage Taken >
17,812
11,873
< Gold Earned >
9,924
3.1
< Towers >
1.77
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.32
8,412
< Total Healing >
6,467
14,902
< Experience >
12,890
16
< Vision Score >
25
8
< Wards Placed >
7
679
< Time Dealing CC >
293

How to Counter Ivern with Sion in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore some critical Sion versus Ivern matchup stats that may help you grasp the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Sion’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Ivern’s ratio of NaN, showing that Sion may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Ivern..

Sion often has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Typically, he receives more damage than Ivern. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sion and Ivern

Damage Types Compared

Sion
Ivern
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sion
Ivern

Who is Better, Sion or Ivern?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Sion usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Ivern, with a 50.6% win rate. As a result, Sion makes an ok counter to Ivern.

While Sion does have a higher win rate compared to Ivern, when they face off with one another, Sion also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Sion into Ivern.

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

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Sion vs Ivern matchups, Sion is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Sion is a decent counter for Ivern. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Sion against Ivern.

Other Champion Matchups Against Sion

Sion Loses Against

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Sion Wins Against

ZoeZoe56.1% winrateNidaleeNidalee56% winrateEliseElise55.7% winrateNunu & WillumpNunu & Willump54.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Sion Players

How We Calculated Our Sion vs Ivern Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ivern as Sion, we analyzed 1,100 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 Ivern 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 Ivern during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sion typically picks up much more CS compared to Ivern. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, 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 surpass the values shown here to do well.

The best items to have in your Sion versus Ivern build include Unending Despair, Sunfire Aegis, and Heartsteel. When Sion combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better vs Ivern than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Sion had an average winrate of 50.6% when countering Ivern with this build.

To have the greatest probability of annihilating Ivern 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 combinations players picked for Sion vs Ivern counter picks, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.6% winrate overall.

If you want to view Sion x Ivern tips and builds for a a distinct rank, please select one from the selection menu above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and guides shown are computed using all matches played with these champs.