How to Win Sion vs Rell Counter Matchup Sion is in the a tier of champions

Sion vs Rell

How to Beat Rell as Sion in LoL Rell is in the a tier of champions
Tank Fighter
Tank Support

How to Beat Rell as Sion

based on 1,591 Sion vs Rell matchups
Win Rate
51.4 %
K/D/A
1.76
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of ranked LoL rounds that we review each and every week. This guide on how to beat Rell as Sion resulted from an evaluation of 1591 ranked games where both champions engaged one another. This matchup is somewhat rare. Sion is forced to battle against Rell in only 0.9% of his games.

Sion vs Rell Matchup Summary

Sion has done a decent job of countering Rell. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.4% of the time the champions face each other in. In Sion versus Rell rounds, Sion’s team is 0.2% less expected to get first blood, implying that he probably won't be able to get first blood versus Rell.

Best Sion vs Rell Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
CullHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalKindlegem

Core Sion Items

~22 Mins
HeartsteelThornmailTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Force of NatureSunfire AegisHullbreakerFrozen Heart

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Sion to level up q
>
Second ability for Sion to level up w
>
Last skill for Sion to max out e

Runes

Resolve Grasp of the Undying DemolishConditioningOvergrowth
Inspiration Minion DematerializerApproach Velocity
Attack Speed Adaptive Force Armor
Sion's passive ability p
Sion q ability q
Sion w ability w
Sion e ability e
Sion's ultimate ability r
1
W
2
Q
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
9
Q
10
W
11
R
12
W
13
W
14
E
15
E
16
R

Guide to Countering Rell as Sion

Tips for Playing as Sion against Rell

Roar of the Slayer is a great setup ability to land a very powerful Decimating Smash.

You only have very slight turning ability during Unstoppable Onslaught, so make sure to use it in straight paths.

The Soul Furnace buff displays how much shield strength is remaining, use this information to time its explosion perfectly.

Sion vs Rell Counter Stats

Sion Image
Win Rate
51.4 %
VS
Win Rate
48.6 %
Rell Image
4.6
< Kills >
2.1
6.6
< Deaths >
6.7
7
< Assists >
14.7
1.03
< Killing Sprees >
0.36
174
< Minions Killed >
34
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.44
14,631
< Physical Damage >
1,417
6,273
< Magic Damage >
6,385
475
< True Damage >
794
21,380
< Damage Dealt >
8,596
45,096
< Damage Taken >
21,848
11,700
< Gold Earned >
8,067
2.84
< Towers >
1.5
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
5,821
< Total Healing >
3,375
14,907
< Experience >
10,899
16
< Vision Score >
46
3
< Wards Placed >
9
675
< Time Dealing CC >
165

How to Counter Rell with Sion in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize several important Sion vs. Rell counter stats that may help us distinguish the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Sion’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Rell’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Sion may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Rell..

Sion normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Rell. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Sion and Rell

Damage Types Compared

Sion
Rell
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sion
Rell

Who is Better, Sion or Rell?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Sion usually wins when facing off against Rell, with a 51.4% win rate. Thus, Sion makes a good counter for Rell.

While Sion does have a higher winrate compared to Rell, when on opposite teams, Sion also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champ to learn. You should be careful when picking Sion into Rell.

Additionally, Sion also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Rell. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Sion is a decent counter for Rell. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Sion against Rell.

Other Champion Matchups Against Sion

Sion Loses Against

Udyr Udyr 46% winrate Lillia Lillia 47.2% winrate Zyra Zyra 47.4% winrate Singed Singed 47.9% winrate

Sion Wins Against

Yuumi Yuumi 63.8% winrate Azir Azir 58% winrate Zoe Zoe 57.4% winrate Nidalee Nidalee 56.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Udyr Udyr + 54.4% 6798 Games Amumu Amumu + 54.4% 11637 Games Annie Annie + 54.9% 8818 Games Urgot Urgot + 55.7% 1032 Games

Additional Information for Sion Players

How We Calculated Our Sion vs Rell Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rell as Sion, we analyzed 1,591 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 Rell 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

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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 Rell during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sion usually gets much more CS as Rell. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The most important items to use in your Sion versus Rell build consist of Heartsteel, Thornmail, and Titanic Hydra. When Sion used at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when fighting Rell than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Sion boasted an average winrate of 51.4% when playing against Rell with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of crushing Rell as Sion, Sion players should use 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 sets we have analyed for Sion vs Rell face-offs, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 51.4% winrate overall.

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