Sion vs Varus
How to Beat Varus as Sion
based on 4,259 Sion vs Varus matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Sion vs Varus Matchup Summary
Best Sion vs Varus Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Varus as Sion
Tips for Playing as Sion against Varus
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 Varus
When he gets a kill or assist, Varus temporarily gains Attack Speed and is much more dangerous.
You'll get bound in place if a tendril from Varus' ultimate, Chain of Corruption, reaches you. You can cause the tendril to die however by running far enough away from it.
If you are affected by Blight, Varus' abilities will deal extra damage to you.
Sion vs Varus Counter Stats
How to Counter Varus with Sion in LoL
The stats shown on this page show several vital Sion vs. Varus counter stats that can help us appreciate the differences between these two champs. For instance, Sion’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Varus’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Sion may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Varus..
Sion usually has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. Typically, he takes more damage than Varus. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Sion and Varus
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Who is Better, Sion or Varus?
Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Sion usually fairs equally well when playing against Varus, with a 50.6% win rate. Thus, Sion makes an ok counter for Varus.
While Sion does have a higher win rate than Varus, when they face off with one another, Sion also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Sion into Varus.
Moreover, Sion also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Varus. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, 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 Varus matchups, Sion is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Sion is a decent counter to Varus. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Sion against Varus.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Sion in order to counter Varus during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Sion on average picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Varus. Champs who typically don't get much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs 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 numbers displayed here to do well.
The most crucial items to focus on in your Sion versus Varus build include Unending Despair, Kaenic Rookern, and Heartsteel. When Sion bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs. Varus than with most other typical builds. In fact, Sion had an average win rate of 50.6% when countering Varus with this counter build.
To have the highest chance of defeating Varus as Sion, you should take the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for Sion vs Varus battles, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 50.6% win rate overall.
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