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Sion vs Sylas

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How to Beat Sylas as Sion

based on 3,366 Sion vs Sylas matchups
Win Rate
53.2 %
K/D/A
1.67
Pick Rate
3.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated League matches that we analyze each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Sylas as Sion came out of an examination of 3366 ranked rounds where both champs battled each other. This particular counter matchup is somewhat rare. Sion has to counter Sylas in only 3.2% of his games.

Sion vs Sylas Matchup Summary

Sion has done a good job of countering Sylas. Typically, he wins a terrific 53.2% of matches the champs battle one another in. In Sion versus Sylas rounds, Sion’s side is 0.1% less likely to gain first blood. This implies that he probably won't be able to get first blood against Sylas.

Best Sion vs Sylas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalChain Vest

Core Sion Items

~22 Mins
HeartsteelTitanic HydraHollow Radiance

Optional Items

Unending DespairJak'Sho, The ProteanTrinity ForceThornmail

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 ForceMagic Resist
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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E
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Guide to Countering Sylas as Sion

Tips for Playing as Sion against Sylas

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 Sylas

Try to fight Sylas when he isn't able to take your ultimate.

Sylas's healthbar can be deceptive, watch out for his Kingslayer!

Sion vs Sylas Counter Stats

Sion Image
Win Rate
53.2 %
VS
Win Rate
46.8 %
Sylas Image
4.4
< Kills >
8.4
6.9
< Deaths >
7.1
7.1
< Assists >
7
0.96
< Killing Sprees >
1.9
184
< Minions Killed >
125
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.58
< Inhibitors >
0.35
13,524
< Physical Damage >
901
8,718
< Magic Damage >
23,998
627
< True Damage >
813
22,871
< Damage Dealt >
25,713
46,959
< Damage Taken >
32,415
12,057
< Gold Earned >
11,653
3.06
< Towers >
1.46
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
8,649
< Total Healing >
9,203
15,260
< Experience >
14,053
16
< Vision Score >
20
8
< Wards Placed >
9
652
< Time Dealing CC >
298

How to Counter Sylas with Sion in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore some strategic Sion versus Sylas matchup statistics that may help you explain the differences between the two. As an example, Sion’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Sylas’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Sion may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Sylas..

Sion typically has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. Typically, he takes more damage than Sylas. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sion and Sylas

Damage Types Compared

Sion
Sylas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sion
Sylas

Who is Better, Sion or Sylas?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Sion usually wins when taking on Sylas, with a 53.2% win rate. As a result, Sion makes a great counter for Sylas.

While Sion does have a higher winrate compared to Sylas, when on opposite teams, Sion also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex character to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Sion into Sylas.

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

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Sion vs Sylas matchups, Sion is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Sion is a great counter to Sylas. You will do well by focussing your tactics on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Sion against Sylas.

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 Sylas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sylas as Sion, we analyzed 3,366 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 Sylas 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 to counter Sylas during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sion typically gets a similar amount of CS compared to Sylas. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Sion versus Sylas build include Heartsteel, Titanic Hydra, and Hollow Radiance. When Sion used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better countering Sylas than with many other common builds. In fact, Sion boasted an average winrate of 53.2% when countering Sylas with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of annihilating Sylas as Sion, Sion players 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 Sylas fights, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 53.2% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Sylas as Sion are given for all skill levels combined. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to a specific division, you can use the selection menu at the top of this page.