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How to Win Sion vs Rek'Sai Counter MatchupSion is in the a tier of champions

Sion vs Rek'Sai

How to Beat Rek'Sai as Sion in LoLSion is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Rek'Sai as Sion

based on 559 Sion vs Rek'Sai matchups
Win Rate
49.9 %
K/D/A
1.69
Pick Rate
0.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked League games every week. In our dataset, Sion engaged Rek'Sai 559 times. With so many games with Sion vs Rek'Sai provides us confidence in our ability to prepare useful statistics and a recommended build to shatter your enemy. This particular pairing is fairly rare. Sion is forced to battle against Rek'Sai in only 0.5% of his games.

Sion vs Rek'Sai Matchup Summary

Sion has done a ok job of countering Rek'Sai. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.9% of games the champions oppose one another in. In Sion versus Rek'Sai games, Sion’s team is 0.1% less likely to earn first blood. This implies that he most likely won't get first blood versus Rek'Sai.

Best Sion vs Rek'Sai Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRuby Crystal

Core Sion Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairSunfire AegisHeartsteel

Optional Items

Titanic HydraHollow RadianceThornmail

Summoner Spells

summonerflash 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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Q
2
W
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E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Rek'Sai as Sion

Tips for Playing as Sion against Rek'Sai

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 Rek'Sai

When Rek'Sai is near, she can see the position of you and your allies, but only if you're moving.

If you see one of Rek'Sai's tunnels, briefly stand on one of the entrances to destroy it.

Rek'Sai's Furious Bite gains damage as she builds Fury. Be very careful around her when her Fury is full.

Sion vs Rek'Sai Counter Stats

Sion Image
Win Rate
49.9 %
VS
Win Rate
50.1 %
Rek'Sai Image
4.5
< Kills >
7.7
6.7
< Deaths >
6.5
6.8
< Assists >
7.9
0.97
< Killing Sprees >
1.79
187
< Minions Killed >
36
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
1.35
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.43
12,807
< Physical Damage >
16,080
8,285
< Magic Damage >
85
645
< True Damage >
4,206
21,738
< Damage Dealt >
20,371
46,049
< Damage Taken >
36,961
12,077
< Gold Earned >
12,041
3.01
< Towers >
1.32
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.38
8,274
< Total Healing >
17,776
15,211
< Experience >
13,744
16
< Vision Score >
21
8
< Wards Placed >
6
664
< Time Dealing CC >
292

How to Counter Rek'Sai with Sion in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here highlight some important Sion vs. Rek'Sai counter stats that can help us interpret the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Sion’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Rek'Sai’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Sion may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Rek'Sai..

Sion normally has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. On average, he receives more damage than Rek'Sai. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sion and Rek'Sai

Damage Types Compared

Sion
Rek'Sai
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sion
Rek'Sai

Who is Better, Sion or Rek'Sai?

Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Sion usually fairs equally well when facing off against Rek'Sai, with a 49.9% win rate. Thus, Sion makes an ok counter for Rek'Sai.

While Sion does have a lower winrate compared to Rek'Sai, when on opposite teams, Sion also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult character to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Sion into Rek'Sai.

Moreover, Sion has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Rek'Sai. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Sion vs Rek'Sai matchups, Rek'Sai is the better champion with a similar 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 Rek'Sai. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Sion against Rek'Sai.

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 Rek'Sai Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rek'Sai as Sion, we analyzed 559 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 Rek'Sai 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 Rek'Sai Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Sion to counter Rek'Sai during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sion usually gets much more CS as Rek'Sai. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Sion versus Rek'Sai build include Unending Despair, Sunfire Aegis, and Heartsteel. When Sion bought at least these three items in his build, he did much better against Rek'Sai than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Sion boasted an average winrate of 49.9% when playing against Rek'Sai with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of crushing Rek'Sai 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. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Sion vs Rek'Sai face-offs, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 49.9% win rate overall.

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