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How to Win Sion vs Kai'Sa Counter MatchupSion is in the a tier of champions

Sion vs Kai'Sa

How to Beat Kai'Sa as Sion in LoLSion is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kai'Sa as Sion

based on 4,462 Sion vs Kai'Sa matchups
Win Rate
54.3 %
K/D/A
1.69
Pick Rate
4.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of rated League rounds that we review every week. This guide on how to beat Kai'Sa as Sion came out of an evaluation of 4462 ranked matches where both champions faced off against each other. This champion matchup is fairly uncommon. Sion is forced to battle against Kai'Sa in only 4.3% of his games.

Sion vs Kai'Sa Matchup Summary

Sion does a great job of countering Kai'Sa. On average, he wins a fantastic 54.3% of matches the champs battle one another in. In Sion vs Kai'Sa games, Sion’s team is 0.1% less likely to earn first blood. This indicates that he probably won't get first blood against Kai'Sa.

Best Sion vs Kai'Sa Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Chain VestBami's Cinder

Core Sion Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairHeartsteelTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Randuin's OmenOpportunityHollow RadianceThornmail

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
Adaptive ForceAdaptive 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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Guide to Countering Kai'Sa as Sion

Tips for Playing as Sion against Kai'Sa

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 Kai'Sa

Kai'Sa is very vulnerable to getting outranged by mages and long range carries.

Make sure to place wards in your blind spots so you can see Kai'Sa coming.

Kai'Sa is very good at picking off isolated enemies. Stick together against her.

Sion vs Kai'Sa Counter Stats

Sion Image
Win Rate
54.3 %
VS
Win Rate
45.7 %
Kai'Sa Image
4.4
< Kills >
8.3
6.8
< Deaths >
6.4
7.1
< Assists >
6.5
0.97
< Killing Sprees >
1.92
187
< Minions Killed >
184
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.24
0.6
< Inhibitors >
0.46
13,032
< Physical Damage >
15,447
8,131
< Magic Damage >
10,006
608
< True Damage >
534
21,772
< Damage Dealt >
25,987
47,798
< Damage Taken >
21,301
12,250
< Gold Earned >
12,951
3.16
< Towers >
2.08
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.08
8,731
< Total Healing >
4,904
15,541
< Experience >
13,423
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
9
685
< Time Dealing CC >
52

How to Counter Kai'Sa with Sion in LoL

The stats provided here clarify several significant Sion vs. Kai'Sa matchup statistics that can help you grasp the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Sion’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kai'Sa’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Sion may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Kai'Sa..

Sion usually has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Kai'Sa. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Sion and Kai'Sa

Damage Types Compared

Sion
Kai'Sa
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sion
Kai'Sa

Who is Better, Sion or Kai'Sa?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Sion usually wins when facing off against Kai'Sa, with a 54.3% win rate. Therefore, Sion makes a great counter to Kai'Sa.

While Sion does have a much higher win rate compared to Kai'Sa, when facing one another, Sion also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming champ to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Sion into Kai'Sa.

Moreover, Sion also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kai'Sa. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Sion vs Kai'Sa matchups, Sion is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Sion is a great counter to Kai'Sa. Focus your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Sion against Kai'Sa.

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 Kai'Sa Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kai'Sa as Sion, we analyzed 4,462 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 Kai'Sa 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Sion in order to counter Kai'Sa during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sion most often gets a similar amount of CS as Kai'Sa. Champions who typically don't take much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Sion versus Kai'Sa build consist of Unending Despair, Heartsteel, and Titanic Hydra. When Sion combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better vs Kai'Sa than with most other typical builds. In fact, Sion boasted an average winrate of 54.3% when playing against Kai'Sa with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of beating Kai'Sa 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. Of all the runes we have analyed for Sion vs Kai'Sa counters, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 54.3% winrate overall.

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