Sion vs Jhin
How to Beat Jhin as Sion
based on 11,416 Sion vs Jhin matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Sion vs Jhin Matchup Summary
Best Sion vs Jhin Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Jhin as Sion
Tips for Playing as Sion against Jhin
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 Jhin
Jhin places invisible traps around the map. Watch where you step!
Jhin's attacks are quite potent, but he runs out of ammo after the 4th shot. Use this window to jump him and burst him down.
Deadly Flourish only roots those hit by one of Jhin's basic attacks, traps, or allies within the last 4 seconds.
Sion vs Jhin Counter Stats
How to Counter Jhin with Sion in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here clarify several important Sion vs. Jhin matchup statistics that can help you distinguish the differences between the pair. For instance, Sion’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Jhin’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Sion may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Jhin..
Sion usually has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. Typically, he receives more damage than Jhin. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Sion and Jhin
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Who is Better, Sion or Jhin?
Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Sion usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Jhin, with a 49.5% win rate. Thus, Sion makes an ok counter for Jhin.
While Sion does have a lower winrate than Jhin, when they face off with one another, Sion also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champion to learn. You should be careful when picking Sion into Jhin.
Moreover, Sion also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Jhin. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Sion vs Jhin matchups, Jhin is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.
Sion is a somewhat poor counter to Jhin. Focus your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Sion against Jhin.
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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 Jhin during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Sion most often accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Jhin. Champions who typically don't get much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to focus on in your Sion versus Jhin build consist of Unending Despair, Kaenic Rookern, and Heartsteel. When Sion incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when facing Jhin than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Sion boasted an average win rate of 49.5% when playing against Jhin with this counter build.
To have the greatest probability of crushing Jhin 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 sets players used for Sion vs Jhin face-offs, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.5% win rate overall.
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