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

Sion vs Yuumi

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

based on 2,314 Sion vs Yuumi matchups
Win Rate
54.7 %
K/D/A
1.67
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League matches that we evaluate every week. This guide on how to beat Yuumi as Sion came out of an examination of 2314 ranked rounds where both champions battled one another. This particular counter pairing is somewhat rare. Sion encounters Yuumi in only 2.2% of his rounds.

Sion vs Yuumi Matchup Summary

Sion has done a great job of beating Yuumi. Typically, he wins a terrific 54.7% of matches the champs face each other in. In Sion against Yuumi rounds, Sion’s team is 0.1% less expected to gain first blood, implying that he most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Yuumi.

Best Sion vs Yuumi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
CullHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTiamat

Core Sion Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Youmuu's GhostbladeKaenic RookernUnending DespairHollow Radiance

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 ForceHealth Scaling
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
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Yuumi as Sion

Tips for Playing as Sion against Yuumi

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 Yuumi Counter Stats

Sion Image
Win Rate
54.7 %
VS
Win Rate
45.3 %
Yuumi Image
3.9
< Kills >
1.5
6.1
< Deaths >
3.5
6.3
< Assists >
15.7
0.88
< Killing Sprees >
0.3
178
< Minions Killed >
13
0.14
< Dragons Killed >
0.01
0.6
< Inhibitors >
0.52
11,460
< Physical Damage >
314
6,807
< Magic Damage >
7,571
530
< True Damage >
689
18,798
< Damage Dealt >
8,575
42,728
< Damage Taken >
7,685
11,519
< Gold Earned >
7,986
3.02
< Towers >
2.22
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0
7,981
< Total Healing >
7,044
14,536
< Experience >
11,070
15
< Vision Score >
37
8
< Wards Placed >
18
639
< Time Dealing CC >
178

How to Counter Yuumi with Sion in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here emphasize several valuable Sion vs. Yuumi counter stats that may help you realize the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Sion’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Yuumi’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Sion may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Yuumi. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in deaths.

Sion often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his matchup does. Typically, he takes more damage than Yuumi. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Sion and Yuumi

Damage Types Compared

Sion
Yuumi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sion
Yuumi

Who is Better, Sion or Yuumi?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Sion usually wins when taking on Yuumi, with a 54.7% win rate. Therefore, Sion makes a great counter for Yuumi.

While Sion does have a much higher winrate compared to Yuumi, when facing one another, Sion also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champion to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Sion into Yuumi.

Moreover, Sion has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Yuumi. This often 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 in League of Legends, in Sion vs Yuumi matchups, Sion is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Sion is a great counter for Yuumi. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Sion against Yuumi.

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 Yuumi Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Yuumi as Sion, we analyzed 2,314 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 Yuumi 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

Sion Build Yuumi Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Sion in order to counter Yuumi during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sion on average racks up much more CS relative to Yuumi. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The best items to use in your Sion versus Yuumi build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Titanic Hydra. When Sion included at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting Yuumi than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Sion boasted an average winrate of 54.7% when playing against Yuumi with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of defeating Yuumi as Sion, Sion players should equip the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Approach Velocity, and Minion Dematerializer runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Sion vs Yuumi battles, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 54.7% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Yuumi as Sion are displayed for all ranked divisions combined. To scope the statistics and builds to a particular skill level, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.