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Sion vs Rammus

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How to Beat Rammus as Sion

based on 1,801 Sion vs Rammus matchups
Win Rate
52.9 %
K/D/A
1.77
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of rated LoL games that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Rammus as Sion resulted from an analysis of 1801 ranked games where both champs battled each other. This pairing is fairly rare. Sion fights Rammus in only 1.7% of his matches.

Sion vs Rammus Matchup Summary

Sion does a good job of beating Rammus. Normally, he wins a terrific 52.9% of the time the champions face one another in. In Sion versus Rammus matches, Sion’s team is 0.1% less expected to obtain first blood. This implies that he most likely won't get first blood against Rammus.

Best Sion vs Rammus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
CullHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBami's Cinder

Core Sion Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernSunfire AegisHeartsteel

Optional Items

HullbreakerTitanic HydraFrozen HeartUnending Despair

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 ForceArmor
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
6
R
7
Q
8
W
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Q
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W
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R
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W
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E
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Guide to Countering Rammus as Sion

Tips for Playing as Sion against Rammus

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 Rammus

Rammus often stacks high Armor, leaving him especially vulnerable to caster damage while not in Defensive Ball Curl.

Pay particular attention to when his Defensive Ball Curl is off. Rammus has much lower stats than a normal tank when he's out of the stance.

Sion vs Rammus Counter Stats

Sion Image
Win Rate
52.9 %
VS
Win Rate
47.1 %
Rammus Image
4.5
< Kills >
4.3
6.6
< Deaths >
5.4
7.2
< Assists >
11.7
0.99
< Killing Sprees >
1.01
182
< Minions Killed >
36
0.15
< Dragons Killed >
1.17
0.64
< Inhibitors >
0.33
12,827
< Physical Damage >
2,826
9,200
< Magic Damage >
12,675
710
< True Damage >
844
22,738
< Damage Dealt >
16,346
48,119
< Damage Taken >
32,307
12,237
< Gold Earned >
10,804
3.19
< Towers >
1.06
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.33
8,957
< Total Healing >
13,100
15,357
< Experience >
13,371
17
< Vision Score >
20
8
< Wards Placed >
7
685
< Time Dealing CC >
617

How to Counter Rammus with Sion in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify some significant Sion versus Rammus matchup statistics that may help you explain the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Sion’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Rammus’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Sion may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Rammus..

Sion normally has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. On average, he receives more damage than Rammus. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sion and Rammus

Damage Types Compared

Sion
Rammus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sion
Rammus

Who is Better, Sion or Rammus?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Sion usually wins when trying to fight Rammus, with a 52.9% win rate. Therefore, Sion makes a good counter for Rammus.

While Sion does have a higher win rate compared to Rammus, when facing one another, Sion also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex champion to learn. You should be be fine when picking Sion into Rammus.

Furthermore, Sion also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Rammus. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Sion is a good counter for Rammus. Focus your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Sion against Rammus.

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 Rammus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rammus as Sion, we analyzed 1,801 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 Rammus 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 Rammus Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Sion to counter Rammus during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sion typically picks up much more CS relative to Rammus. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Sion versus Rammus build include Kaenic Rookern, Sunfire Aegis, and Heartsteel. When Sion bought at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when fighting Rammus than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Sion boasted an average winrate of 52.9% when countering Rammus with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of vanquishing Rammus as Sion, you should take 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 builds that we analyzed for Sion vs Rammus counters, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 52.9% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Rammus as Sion are shown for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to a particular player tier, you can use the selection menu located at the top of this page.