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

Sion vs Zac

How to Beat Zac as Sion in LoLSion is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Zac as Sion

based on 2,370 Sion vs Zac matchups
Win Rate
47.9 %
K/D/A
1.58
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated LoL games that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Zac as Sion came out of an evaluation of 2370 ranked rounds where both champions faced off against each other. This particular champion pairing is relatively rare. Sion fights Zac in only 2.3% of his matches.

Sion vs Zac Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Sion has done a dismal job of beating Zac. Normally, he wins a lowly 47.9% of matches the champs fight each other in. In Sion against Zac rounds, Sion’s team is 0.1% less probable to earn first blood. This implies that he probably won't be able to get first blood against Zac.

Best Sion vs Zac Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Giant's BeltRuby Crystal

Core Sion Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairThornmailHeartsteel

Optional Items

Spirit VisageKaenic RookernSunfire AegisForce of Nature

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 ForceArmor
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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W
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Guide to Countering Zac as Sion

Tips for Playing as Sion against Zac

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 Zac

Kill all of Zac's bloblets when he splits apart to stop him from reforming.

Silences, stuns, roots and knockups will all interrupt Zac when he is charging Elastic Slingshot.

Zac heals from the goo that separates from him. You can crush the goo pieces by stepping on them.

Sion vs Zac Counter Stats

Sion Image
Win Rate
47.9 %
VS
Win Rate
52.1 %
Zac Image
4.1
< Kills >
5.2
6.9
< Deaths >
4.7
6.8
< Assists >
11.8
0.91
< Killing Sprees >
1.17
192
< Minions Killed >
63
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
1.08
0.57
< Inhibitors >
0.42
13,611
< Physical Damage >
1,837
9,060
< Magic Damage >
17,599
1,050
< True Damage >
1,215
23,722
< Damage Dealt >
20,653
48,416
< Damage Taken >
43,028
12,117
< Gold Earned >
11,170
3.07
< Towers >
1.47
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.28
8,761
< Total Healing >
46,234
15,253
< Experience >
13,720
16
< Vision Score >
22
8
< Wards Placed >
8
681
< Time Dealing CC >
483

How to Counter Zac with Sion in LoL

The stats shown here show several vital Sion against Zac counter stats that can help you realize the distinctions between the pair. Sion’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Zac’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Sion may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Zac. This observation is largely caused by the differences in deaths.

Sion usually has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. On average, he receives more damage than Zac. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sion and Zac

Damage Types Compared

Sion
Zac
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sion
Zac

Who is Better, Sion or Zac?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Sion usually loses when trying to fight Zac, with a 47.9% win rate. As a result, Sion makes a poor counter for Zac.

While Sion does have a lower winrate compared to Zac, when facing one another, Sion also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming character to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Sion into Zac.

Furthermore, Sion has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Zac. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Sion vs Zac matchups, Zac is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Sion is a bad counter for Zac. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Sion against Zac.

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 Zac Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zac as Sion, we analyzed 2,370 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 Zac 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 in order to counter Zac during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sion usually racks up much more CS relative to Zac. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Sion versus Zac build include Unending Despair, Thornmail, and Heartsteel. When Sion used at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better when fighting Zac than with most other common item sets. In fact, Sion had an average win rate of 47.9% battling Zac with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Zac as Sion, Sion players should use the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Minion Dematerializer, and Approach Velocity runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Sion vs Zac LoL games, this mix of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 47.9% winrate overall.

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