Sion vs Master Yi
How to Beat Master Yi as Sion
based on 5,147 Sion vs Master Yi matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Sion vs Master Yi Matchup Summary
Best Sion vs Master Yi Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Master Yi as Sion
Tips for Playing as Sion against Master Yi
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 Master Yi
If Master Yi tries to farm with Alpha Strike, hit him a few times so he has to use mana with Meditate to heal.
Although Master Yi cannot be slowed while using Highlander, other disables can stop him in his tracks.
Meditate is an effective method of healing damage over time, but Master Yi is susceptible to coordinated team ganks early in the game.
Sion vs Master Yi Counter Stats
How to Counter Master Yi with Sion in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here feature some vital Sion vs. Master Yi counter stats that can help you explain the differences between the pair. Sion’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Master Yi’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Sion may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Master Yi..
Sion typically has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. On average, he receives more damage than Master Yi. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Sion and Master Yi
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Who is Better, Sion or Master Yi?
Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Sion usually fairs equally well when facing off against Master Yi, with a 50.0% win rate. Therefore, Sion makes an ok counter to Master Yi.
While Sion does have a higher win rate compared to Master Yi, when they face off with one another, Sion also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Sion into Master Yi.
Moreover, Sion has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Master Yi. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Sion vs Master Yi matchups, Master Yi is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.
Sion is a decent counter for Master Yi. Focus your strategy on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Sion against Master Yi.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Sion in order to counter Master Yi during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Sion typically picks up much more CS relative to Master Yi. Champs who on average don't take much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.
The most important items to focus on in your Sion versus Master Yi build include Heartsteel, Titanic Hydra, and Hollow Radiance. When Sion included at least these three items in his build, he performed much better countering Master Yi than with many other common builds. In fact, Sion boasted an average win rate of 50.0% when playing against Master Yi with this build.
To have the greatest probability of crushing Master Yi 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. Of all the rune builds players used for Sion vs Master Yi counters, this blending of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 50.0% winrate overall.
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