Sion vs Nocturne
How to Beat Nocturne as Sion
based on 5,666 Sion vs Nocturne matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Sion vs Nocturne Matchup Summary
Best Sion vs Nocturne Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Nocturne as Sion
Tips for Playing as Sion against Nocturne
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 Nocturne
Nocturne's Unspeakable Horror is broken with range, so try to save your movement abilities for when he casts it.
Stay close to your allies when Paranoia is cast - there is strength in numbers!
Sion vs Nocturne Counter Stats
How to Counter Nocturne with Sion in LoL
The stats shown on this page show several significant Sion vs. Nocturne counter stats that may help us explain the distinctions between the two. As an example, Sion’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nocturne’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Sion may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Nocturne..
Sion usually has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. On average, he takes more damage than Nocturne. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Sion and Nocturne
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Who is Better, Sion or Nocturne?
Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Sion usually loses when playing against Nocturne, with a 48.9% win rate. As a result, Sion makes a poor counter for Nocturne.
While Sion does have a lower win rate than Nocturne, when on opposite teams, Sion also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champ to learn. You should be careful when picking Sion into Nocturne.
Moreover, Sion has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nocturne. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Sion vs Nocturne matchups, Nocturne is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Sion is a somewhat poor counter for Nocturne. Focus your gameplay on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Sion against Nocturne.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Sion in order to counter Nocturne during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Sion typically gets much more CS compared to Nocturne. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to prioritize in your Sion versus Nocturne build consist of Unending Despair, Kaenic Rookern, and Hollow Radiance. When Sion included at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better versus Nocturne than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Sion boasted an average winrate of 48.9% battling Nocturne with this build.
To have the highest chance of crushing Nocturne as Sion, Sion players should take the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Minion Dematerializer, and Approach Velocity runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Sion vs Nocturne fights, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.9% win rate overall.
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