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Sion vs Ryze

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How to Beat Ryze as Sion

based on 899 Sion vs Ryze matchups
Win Rate
51.3 %
K/D/A
1.73
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League matches that we analyze each week. This guide on how to beat Ryze as Sion resulted from an evaluation of 899 ranked matches where both champions opposed each other. This particular pairing is somewhat rare. Sion fights Ryze in only 0.9% of his rounds.

Sion vs Ryze Matchup Summary

Sion does a decent job of countering Ryze. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.3% of the time the champions face off with each other in. In Sion vs Ryze rounds, Sion’s side is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood. This indicates that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Ryze.

Best Sion vs Ryze Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsCloth Armor

Core Sion Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairHeartsteelHollow Radiance

Optional Items

Titanic HydraSunfire AegisJak'Sho, The ProteanKaenic Rookern

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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W
2
Q
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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W
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W
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W
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Guide to Countering Ryze as Sion

Tips for Playing as Sion against Ryze

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 Ryze

Ryze is especially dangerous to opponents that are marked with Flux.

Use Realm Warp's windup time to figure out how to deal with what may be coming out of the portal.

Crowd controlling Ryze during Realm Warp's windup will cancel the portal.

Sion vs Ryze Counter Stats

Sion Image
Win Rate
51.3 %
VS
Win Rate
48.7 %
Ryze Image
4.1
< Kills >
6.1
6.3
< Deaths >
5.3
6.8
< Assists >
6.6
0.94
< Killing Sprees >
1.41
190
< Minions Killed >
197
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.57
< Inhibitors >
0.48
12,794
< Physical Damage >
1,252
7,752
< Magic Damage >
25,794
658
< True Damage >
307
21,205
< Damage Dealt >
27,354
46,986
< Damage Taken >
26,828
12,094
< Gold Earned >
12,236
3.07
< Towers >
2.1
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
8,670
< Total Healing >
4,863
15,338
< Experience >
16,453
17
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
9
667
< Time Dealing CC >
99

How to Counter Ryze with Sion in LoL

The stats provided here show several vital Sion against Ryze matchup statistics that may help us appreciate the distinctions between the two. As an example, Sion’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Ryze’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Sion may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Ryze..

Sion often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives more damage than Ryze. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sion and Ryze

Damage Types Compared

Sion
Ryze
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sion
Ryze

Who is Better, Sion or Ryze?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Sion usually wins when taking on Ryze, with a 51.3% win rate. As a result, Sion makes a good counter for Ryze.

While Sion does have a higher win rate than Ryze, when on opposite teams, Sion also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less complex champ to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Sion into Ryze.

Moreover, Sion has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Ryze. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Sion is a decent counter for Ryze. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Sion against Ryze.

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 Ryze Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ryze as Sion, we analyzed 899 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 Ryze 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 truly master Sion in order to counter Ryze during both the lane 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 pay attention to the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sion typically gets a similar amount of CS as Ryze. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to have in your Sion versus Ryze build include Unending Despair, Heartsteel, and Hollow Radiance. When Sion combined at least these three items in his build, he did much better countering Ryze than with many other common item sets. In fact, Sion boasted an average winrate of 51.3% when countering Ryze with this build.

To have the best chance of crushing Ryze 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 runes players chose for Sion vs Ryze face-offs, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 51.3% winrate overall.

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