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

Sion vs Volibear

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

based on 2,204 Sion vs Volibear matchups
Win Rate
50.7 %
K/D/A
1.73
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of rated LoL matches that we analyze each week. This guide on how to beat Volibear as Sion resulted from an evaluation of 2204 ranked games where both champs engaged one another. This champion matchup is fairly rare. Sion has to counter Volibear in only 2.1% of his matches.

Sion vs Volibear Matchup Summary

Sion does a average job of beating Volibear. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.7% of games the champions clash against one another in. In Sion against Volibear matches, Sion’s team is 0.1% less likely to get first blood, implying that he probably won't get first blood versus Volibear.

Best Sion vs Volibear Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorBami's Cinder

Core Sion Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairThornmailHeartsteel

Optional Items

Frozen HeartKaenic RookernSpirit VisageTitanic Hydra

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
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Q
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E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Volibear as Sion

Tips for Playing as Sion against Volibear

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.

Sion vs Volibear Counter Stats

Sion Image
Win Rate
50.7 %
VS
Win Rate
49.3 %
Volibear Image
4.5
< Kills >
6
6.7
< Deaths >
6.5
7.1
< Assists >
6
1
< Killing Sprees >
1.37
179
< Minions Killed >
140
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.5
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.56
12,923
< Physical Damage >
13,237
7,892
< Magic Damage >
11,151
592
< True Damage >
747
21,408
< Damage Dealt >
25,136
45,760
< Damage Taken >
35,142
12,018
< Gold Earned >
12,087
2.99
< Towers >
2.63
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.14
8,498
< Total Healing >
9,720
15,237
< Experience >
14,953
17
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
8
668
< Time Dealing CC >
574

How to Counter Volibear with Sion in LoL

The stats provided here clarify some vital Sion vs. Volibear matchup stats that can help you interpret the differences between this pair of champs. For instance, Sion’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Volibear’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Sion may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Volibear..

Sion typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. On average, he receives more damage than Volibear. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sion and Volibear

Damage Types Compared

Sion
Volibear
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sion
Volibear

Who is Better, Sion or Volibear?

Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Sion usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Volibear, with a 50.7% win rate. Thus, Sion makes an ok counter to Volibear.

While Sion does have a higher win rate compared to Volibear, when they face off with one another, Sion also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Sion into Volibear.

Furthermore, Sion has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Volibear. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Sion vs Volibear matchups, Sion is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Sion is a decent counter to Volibear. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Sion against Volibear.

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 Volibear Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Volibear as Sion, we analyzed 2,204 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 Volibear 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Sion to counter Volibear during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sion typically accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Volibear. Champions who on average don't get much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Sion versus Volibear build include Unending Despair, Thornmail, and Heartsteel. When Sion incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed much better versus Volibear than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Sion boasted an average winrate of 50.7% when countering Volibear with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of crushing Volibear as Sion, you should use 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 players chose for Sion vs Volibear battles, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.7% winrate overall.

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