Sion vs Malzahar
How to Beat Malzahar as Sion
based on 3,384 Sion vs Malzahar matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Sion vs Malzahar Matchup Summary
Best Sion vs Malzahar Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Malzahar as Sion
Tips for Playing as Sion against Malzahar
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 Malzahar
Malzahar is especially dangerous when he has built up his Void Swarm.
When Malzahar hits a spell on enemies affected by Malefic Visions, the Visions are refreshed.
Avoid minion waves that have been affected by Malefic Visions. You never know when they may die and pass the Visions onto you.
Sion vs Malzahar Counter Stats
How to Counter Malzahar with Sion in LoL
The stats shown here highlight several vital Sion versus Malzahar counter stats that can help you grasp the distinctions between the two. As an example, Sion’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Malzahar’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Sion may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Malzahar..
Sion typically has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. On average, he takes more damage than Malzahar. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Sion and Malzahar
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Who is Better, Sion or Malzahar?
Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Sion usually wins when trying to fight Malzahar, with a 53.5% win rate. As a result, Sion makes a great counter to Malzahar.
While Sion does have a higher winrate than Malzahar, when facing one another, Sion also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult character to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Sion into Malzahar.
Additionally, Sion also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Malzahar. This often 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 in League of Legends, in Sion vs Malzahar matchups, Sion is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Sion is a great counter for Malzahar. Focus your play on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Sion against Malzahar.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Sion to counter Malzahar during both the lane 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 listen to the build and tips displayed above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Sion often racks up a similar amount of CS as Malzahar. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.
The top items to prioritize in your Sion versus Malzahar build include Unending Despair, Titanic Hydra, and Hollow Radiance. When Sion used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better versus Malzahar than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Sion had an average winrate of 53.5% when playing against Malzahar with this counter build.
To have the greatest chance of annihilating Malzahar as Sion, Sion players should use 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 players used for Sion vs Malzahar battles, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 53.5% win rate overall.
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