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How to Win Sion vs Veigar Counter MatchupSion is in the a tier of champions

Sion vs Veigar

How to Beat Veigar as Sion in LoLSion is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Veigar as Sion

based on 3,605 Sion vs Veigar matchups
Win Rate
52.5 %
K/D/A
1.7
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches every week. Within our dataset, Sion engaged Veigar in 3605 rounds. Including so many matchups for Sion versus Veigar gives us faith in our capacity to produce enlightening statistics and a solid build to smash Veigar. This matchup is somewhat rare. Sion has to counter Veigar in only 3.4% of his matches.

Sion vs Veigar Matchup Summary

Sion does a good job of countering Veigar. Typically, he wins a terrific 52.5% of games the champs fight each other in. In Sion versus Veigar rounds, Sion’s team is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Veigar.

Best Sion vs Veigar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalNull-Magic Mantle

Core Sion Items

~22 Mins
Wit's EndHullbreakerTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernRanduin's OmenHollow RadianceUnending Despair

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 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
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Veigar as Sion

Tips for Playing as Sion against Veigar

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 Veigar

Dark Matter deals very high damage, but it can be avoided. Pay attention to the sound and visual indicator to be aware of when and where the spell will land.

Veigar's ultimate deals increased damage based on your missing health.

Event Horizon only stuns units on the edge. If you're inside the spell, you can still move and attack.

Sion vs Veigar Counter Stats

Sion Image
Win Rate
52.5 %
VS
Win Rate
47.5 %
Veigar Image
4.5
< Kills >
7.1
6.6
< Deaths >
6.1
6.7
< Assists >
6.7
0.97
< Killing Sprees >
1.63
185
< Minions Killed >
169
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.6
< Inhibitors >
0.47
12,829
< Physical Damage >
815
7,948
< Magic Damage >
25,002
659
< True Damage >
651
21,437
< Damage Dealt >
26,469
48,153
< Damage Taken >
19,376
12,205
< Gold Earned >
12,267
3.08
< Towers >
1.91
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
8,724
< Total Healing >
1,991
15,542
< Experience >
14,770
17
< Vision Score >
21
8
< Wards Placed >
11
683
< Time Dealing CC >
95

How to Counter Veigar with Sion in LoL

The stats shown here feature some strategic Sion versus Veigar matchup stats that may help us realize the differences and similarities between these two champions. Sion’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Veigar’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Sion may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Veigar..

Sion typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Veigar. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Sion and Veigar

Damage Types Compared

Sion
Veigar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sion
Veigar

Who is Better, Sion or Veigar?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Sion usually wins when trying to fight Veigar, with a 52.5% win rate. As a result, Sion makes a good counter for Veigar.

While Sion does have a higher winrate compared to Veigar, when facing one another, Sion also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult champ to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Sion into Veigar.

Furthermore, Sion has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Veigar. 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 Veigar matchups, Sion is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Sion is an above average counter to Veigar. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up 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 Veigar.

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 Veigar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Veigar as Sion, we analyzed 3,605 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 Veigar 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 Veigar 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 listen to the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sion on average picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Veigar. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS often 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 a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Sion versus Veigar build include Wit's End, Hullbreaker, and Titanic Hydra. When Sion included at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better vs Veigar than with most other common item sets. In fact, Sion had an average winrate of 52.5% battling Veigar with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of beating Veigar as Sion, you 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 sets we have analyed for Sion vs Veigar face-offs, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 52.5% win rate overall.

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