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

Sion vs Kindred

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

based on 1,970 Sion vs Kindred matchups
Win Rate
52.2 %
K/D/A
1.69
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds each and every week. Within our dataset, Sion engaged Kindred 1970 times. Including so many games with Sion versus Kindred gives us a lot of confidence in our capability to produce informative stats and a pro build to counter your opposition. This matchup is somewhat rare. Sion has to counter Kindred in only 1.9% of his games.

Sion vs Kindred Matchup Summary

Sion has done a good job of beating Kindred. Normally, he wins a terrific 52.2% of games the champions fight each other in. In Sion against Kindred rounds, Sion’s team is 0.1% less probable to earn first blood, indicating that he probably won't get first blood against Kindred.

Best Sion vs Kindred Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorBami's Cinder

Core Sion Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisHeartsteelTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Unending DespairHollow RadianceKaenic RookernFrozen Heart

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Sion to level upq
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Second ability for Sion to level upw
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Last skill for Sion to max oute

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishConditioningOvergrowth
InspirationMinion DematerializerApproach Velocity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
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
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Kindred as Sion

Tips for Playing as Sion against Kindred

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 Kindred

When Kindred uses Lamb's Respite get inside, it stops all champions from dying.

Kindred is fragile - turn the pressure up on her, and she will be forced to play cautiously.

Clear the Hunts Wolf activates on jungle camps to slow down Kindred's damage output.

Sion vs Kindred Counter Stats

Sion Image
Win Rate
52.2 %
VS
Win Rate
47.8 %
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4.4
< Kills >
7.1
6.5
< Deaths >
6.8
6.6
< Assists >
7.7
0.95
< Killing Sprees >
1.62
179
< Minions Killed >
42
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
1.52
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.42
12,494
< Physical Damage >
18,213
7,453
< Magic Damage >
5,035
563
< True Damage >
1,498
20,511
< Damage Dealt >
24,747
46,829
< Damage Taken >
31,578
11,901
< Gold Earned >
12,313
2.99
< Towers >
1.52
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.41
8,450
< Total Healing >
17,578
15,048
< Experience >
13,804
17
< Vision Score >
23
8
< Wards Placed >
6
679
< Time Dealing CC >
226

How to Counter Kindred with Sion in LoL

The stats provided here clarify several influential Sion against Kindred counter statistics that may help you distinguish the distinctions between these two champs. For instance, Sion’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kindred’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Sion may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Kindred..

Sion typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. On average, he receives more damage than Kindred. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sion and Kindred

Damage Types Compared

Sion
Kindred
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sion
Kindred

Who is Better, Sion or Kindred?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Sion usually wins when taking on Kindred, with a 52.2% win rate. Thus, Sion makes a good counter for Kindred.

While Sion does have a higher win rate compared to Kindred, when on opposite teams, Sion also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging character to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Sion into Kindred.

Moreover, Sion has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kindred. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Sion vs Kindred matchups, Sion is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Sion is a good counter to Kindred. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Sion against Kindred.

Additional Information for Sion Players

How We Calculated Our Sion vs Kindred Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kindred as Sion, we analyzed 1,970 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 Kindred 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Sion in order to counter Kindred during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sion usually picks up much more CS relative to Kindred. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't have to have 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, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Sion versus Kindred build include Sunfire Aegis, Heartsteel, and Titanic Hydra. When Sion incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better against Kindred than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Sion had an average winrate of 52.2% battling Kindred with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Kindred 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. Of all the runes players chose for Sion vs Kindred counters, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 52.2% win rate overall.

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