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Sion vs Xin Zhao

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How to Beat Xin Zhao as Sion

based on 3,454 Sion vs Xin Zhao matchups
Win Rate
50 %
K/D/A
1.66
Pick Rate
3.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked LoL matches every week. In our data, Sion battled Xin Zhao 3454 times. Using so many matchups for Sion versus Xin Zhao gives us confidence in our capability to produce useful stats and a solid build to defeat Xin Zhao. This champion matchup is relatively rare. Sion encounters Xin Zhao in only 3.3% of his rounds.

Sion vs Xin Zhao Matchup Summary

Sion does a ok job of beating Xin Zhao. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.0% of the time the champions oppose one another in. In Sion against Xin Zhao games, Sion’s team is 0.1% less probable to get first blood, indicating that he probably won't be able to get first blood against Xin Zhao.

Best Sion vs Xin Zhao Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Chain VestBami's Cinder

Core Sion Items

~22 Mins
Wit's EndHullbreakerTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Randuin's OmenFrozen HeartUnending DespairKaenic Rookern

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
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Q
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Xin Zhao as Sion

Tips for Playing as Sion against Xin Zhao

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 Xin Zhao

Xin Zhao relies heavily on his Three Talon Strikes for damage and cooldown resets, so preventing him from finishing his combo will have a dramatic effect.

Xin Zhao is a powerful initiator with both his charge and ultimate dealing damage to all units around him. Try having your team stay spread out until he's used his ultimate.

Sion vs Xin Zhao Counter Stats

Sion Image
Win Rate
50 %
VS
Win Rate
50 %
Xin Zhao Image
4.4
< Kills >
7
6.8
< Deaths >
6.5
6.9
< Assists >
8.4
0.98
< Killing Sprees >
1.62
189
< Minions Killed >
45
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
1.56
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.46
13,699
< Physical Damage >
20,354
8,736
< Magic Damage >
1,561
640
< True Damage >
1,107
23,076
< Damage Dealt >
23,023
47,205
< Damage Taken >
42,564
12,191
< Gold Earned >
12,158
3.02
< Towers >
1.52
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.37
8,913
< Total Healing >
22,712
15,406
< Experience >
14,075
16
< Vision Score >
22
8
< Wards Placed >
6
678
< Time Dealing CC >
496

How to Counter Xin Zhao with Sion in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize some important Sion against Xin Zhao counter stats that can help you figure out the differences between the pair. Sion’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Xin Zhao’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Sion may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Xin Zhao..

Sion normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. Typically, he receives more damage than Xin Zhao. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Sion and Xin Zhao

Damage Types Compared

Sion
Xin Zhao
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sion
Xin Zhao

Who is Better, Sion or Xin Zhao?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Sion usually fairs equally well when taking on Xin Zhao, with a 50.0% win rate. Therefore, Sion makes an ok counter for Xin Zhao.

While Sion does have a higher win rate than Xin Zhao, when facing one another, Sion also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming champion to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Sion into Xin Zhao.

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

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Sion vs Xin Zhao matchups, Xin Zhao is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Sion is a decent counter for Xin Zhao. Focus your tactics on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Sion against Xin Zhao.

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

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Additional Information for Sion Players

How We Calculated Our Sion vs Xin Zhao Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xin Zhao as Sion, we analyzed 3,454 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 Xin Zhao 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Sion to counter Xin Zhao during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sion usually accumulates much more CS relative to Xin Zhao. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Sion versus Xin Zhao build include Wit's End, Hullbreaker, and Titanic Hydra. When Sion bought at least these three items in his build, he did much better when facing Xin Zhao than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Sion boasted an average winrate of 50.0% battling Xin Zhao with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of annihilating Xin Zhao 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 sets that we analyzed for Sion vs Xin Zhao clashes, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.0% winrate overall.

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