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Sion vs Kassadin

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How to Beat Kassadin as Sion

based on 1,369 Sion vs Kassadin matchups
Win Rate
48.8 %
K/D/A
1.62
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League games that we review each and every week. This guide on how to beat Kassadin as Sion came out of an evaluation of 1369 ranked matches where both champs battled each other. This particular counter matchup is fairly rare. Sion encounters Kassadin in only 1.3% of his games.

Sion vs Kassadin Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Sion has done a poor job of countering Kassadin. Typically, he wins a acceptable 48.8% of the time the champions fight each other in. In Sion vs Kassadin rounds, Sion’s team is 0.1% more likely to get first blood. This indicates that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Kassadin.

Best Sion vs Kassadin Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalCrystalline Bracer

Core Sion Items

~22 Mins
HeartsteelTitanic HydraHollow Radiance

Optional Items

Unending DespairKaenic RookernHullbreakerSunfire Aegis

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
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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W
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Q
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W
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E
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Guide to Countering Kassadin as Sion

Tips for Playing as Sion against Kassadin

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 Kassadin

It takes 6 spell casts for Kassadin's slow, Force Pulse, to become castable. If he levels up that ability, judiciously use your own skills while laning against him.

Kassadin deals mostly magic damage. If he's doing well consider buying magic resist items like Mercury's Treads and Banshee's Veil.

Each time Kassadin consecutively uses Riftwalk, he pays more and more mana. Keep this in mind as you chase him.

Sion vs Kassadin Counter Stats

Sion Image
Win Rate
48.8 %
VS
Win Rate
51.2 %
Kassadin Image
4.1
< Kills >
8.2
6.5
< Deaths >
5.2
6.4
< Assists >
6
0.89
< Killing Sprees >
1.74
184
< Minions Killed >
171
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.58
< Inhibitors >
0.39
13,451
< Physical Damage >
2,045
8,183
< Magic Damage >
22,439
623
< True Damage >
629
22,258
< Damage Dealt >
25,113
45,453
< Damage Taken >
29,830
11,854
< Gold Earned >
12,256
3.01
< Towers >
1.67
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
8,577
< Total Healing >
6,562
14,952
< Experience >
15,664
16
< Vision Score >
15
8
< Wards Placed >
7
635
< Time Dealing CC >
193

How to Counter Kassadin with Sion in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore some valuable Sion vs. Kassadin matchup statistics that may help you distinguish the differences and similarities between this set of champs. As an example, Sion’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kassadin’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Sion may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Kassadin..

Sion typically has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. Typically, he takes more damage than Kassadin. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the champion with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Sion and Kassadin

Damage Types Compared

Sion
Kassadin
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sion
Kassadin

Who is Better, Sion or Kassadin?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Sion usually loses when facing off against Kassadin, with a 48.8% win rate. Therefore, Sion makes a bad counter for Kassadin.

While Sion does have a lower win rate compared to Kassadin, when facing one another, Sion also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Sion into Kassadin.

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

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

Sion is a somewhat poor counter to Kassadin. Focus your play on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Sion against Kassadin.

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 Kassadin Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kassadin as Sion, we analyzed 1,369 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 Kassadin 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 to counter Kassadin during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sion most often picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Kassadin. Champions who on average 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 skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Sion versus Kassadin build include Heartsteel, Titanic Hydra, and Hollow Radiance. When Sion incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when fighting Kassadin than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Sion boasted an average winrate of 48.8% when countering Kassadin with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of defeating Kassadin as Sion, you should use 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 Kassadin counter picks, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.8% winrate overall.

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