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Sion vs K'Sante

How to Beat K'Sante as Sion in LoLSion is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat K'Sante as Sion

based on 1,410 Sion vs K'Sante matchups
Win Rate
49.2 %
K/D/A
1.68
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked LoL rounds every week. Within our dataset, Sion did battle with K'Sante in 1410 rounds. With so many matchups for Sion versus K'Sante provides us confidence in our capability to prepare informative data and a recommended build to smash K'Sante. This champ pairing is fairly rare. Sion is forced to battle against K'Sante in only 1.3% of his matches.

Sion vs K'Sante Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Sion does a dismal job of countering K'Sante. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.2% of matches the champs face one another in. In Sion versus K'Sante rounds, Sion’s team is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus K'Sante.

Best Sion vs K'Sante Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
CullHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBami's Cinder

Core Sion Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Hollow RadianceUnending DespairHullbreakerHeartsteel

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 ForceHealth Scaling
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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W
2
Q
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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W
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W
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Guide to Countering K'Sante as Sion

Tips for Playing as Sion against K'Sante

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 K'Sante

Stay spread out to minimize the impact of Lee Sin's ultimate, Dragon's Rage.

Lee Sin relies heavily on following up with his abilities. Use disables to prevent him from chaining together his abilities and attacks.

Lee Sin has powerful tools to combat physical damage in Iron Will and Cripple but he is still vulnerable to magic damage.

Sion vs K'Sante Counter Stats

Sion Image
Win Rate
49.2 %
VS
Win Rate
50.8 %
K'Sante Image
4.1
< Kills >
5.6
6.5
< Deaths >
5.3
6.8
< Assists >
6.8
0.88
< Killing Sprees >
1.3
184
< Minions Killed >
175
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.38
12,764
< Physical Damage >
18,348
9,360
< Magic Damage >
4,565
602
< True Damage >
2,485
22,727
< Damage Dealt >
25,399
47,586
< Damage Taken >
33,817
11,845
< Gold Earned >
11,326
2.89
< Towers >
2.04
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
9,253
< Total Healing >
6,414
14,981
< Experience >
15,355
16
< Vision Score >
15
8
< Wards Placed >
8
652
< Time Dealing CC >
1,286

How to Counter K'Sante with Sion in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature several important Sion against K'Sante counter stats that can help us appreciate the differences and similarities between these two champions. As an example, Sion’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than K'Sante’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Sion may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than K'Sante..

Sion normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he receives more damage than K'Sante. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Sion and K'Sante

Damage Types Compared

Sion
K'Sante
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sion
K'Sante

Who is Better, Sion or K'Sante?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Sion usually fairs equally well when taking on K'Sante, with a 49.2% win rate. Therefore, Sion makes an ok counter for K'Sante.

While Sion does have a lower winrate compared to K'Sante, when facing one another, Sion also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Sion into K'Sante.

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

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Sion vs K'Sante matchups, K'Sante is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Sion is a somewhat poor counter for K'Sante. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Sion against K'Sante.

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 K'Sante Build and Stats

For this guide on countering K'Sante as Sion, we analyzed 1,410 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 K'Sante 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

Sion Build K'Sante Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Sion to counter K'Sante during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sion most often accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to K'Sante. Champs who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Sion versus K'Sante build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Titanic Hydra. When Sion bought at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when facing K'Sante than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Sion had an average winrate of 49.2% when playing against K'Sante with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of crushing K'Sante 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. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Sion vs K'Sante fights, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.2% win rate overall.

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