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

Sion vs Zeri

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

based on 1,061 Sion vs Zeri matchups
Win Rate
54.4 %
K/D/A
1.65
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked League matches every week. Within our dataset, Sion fought Zeri 1061 times. Including so many matchups for Sion vs Zeri provides us a lot of faith in our capability to produce actionable stats and a supported build to obliterate Zeri. This counter pairing is fairly rare. Sion is forced to battle against Zeri in only 1.0% of his games.

Sion vs Zeri Matchup Summary

Sion has done a great job of beating Zeri. Typically, he wins a whopping 54.4% of matches the champs clash against each other in. In Sion vs Zeri games, Sion’s side is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Zeri.

Best Sion vs Zeri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBami's Cinder

Core Sion Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairHeartsteelHollow Radiance

Optional Items

Titanic HydraKaenic RookernHullbreakerSunfire Aegis

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
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Q
3
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 Zeri as Sion

Tips for Playing as Sion against Zeri

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 Zeri Counter Stats

Sion Image
Win Rate
54.4 %
VS
Win Rate
45.6 %
Zeri Image
4
< Kills >
7
6.5
< Deaths >
5.8
6.7
< Assists >
6.8
0.86
< Killing Sprees >
1.58
182
< Minions Killed >
186
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.61
< Inhibitors >
0.44
12,419
< Physical Damage >
16,346
7,722
< Magic Damage >
7,254
561
< True Damage >
650
20,704
< Damage Dealt >
24,251
45,516
< Damage Taken >
22,933
11,782
< Gold Earned >
12,476
3.08
< Towers >
2.17
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
8,442
< Total Healing >
4,395
14,967
< Experience >
12,852
16
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
8
661
< Time Dealing CC >
129

How to Counter Zeri with Sion in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore several valuable Sion against Zeri counter statistics that may help us interpret the differences and similarities between this set of champions. For instance, Sion’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Zeri’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Sion may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Zeri..

Sion normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. Typically, he takes more damage than Zeri. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Sion and Zeri

Damage Types Compared

Sion
Zeri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sion
Zeri

Who is Better, Sion or Zeri?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Sion usually wins when facing off against Zeri, with a 54.4% win rate. As a result, Sion makes a great counter for Zeri.

While Sion does have a much higher win rate compared to Zeri, when they face off with one another, Sion also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming character to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Sion into Zeri.

Moreover, Sion has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Zeri. 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 for every situation in League of Legends, in Sion vs Zeri 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 teammates during late stage team fights.

Sion is a great counter to Zeri. Focus your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Sion against Zeri.

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 Zeri Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zeri as Sion, we analyzed 1,061 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 Zeri 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 Zeri Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Sion in order to counter Zeri during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sion often picks up a similar amount of CS as Zeri. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Sion versus Zeri build include Unending Despair, Heartsteel, and Hollow Radiance. When Sion included at least these three items in his build, he did much better against Zeri than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Sion had an average win rate of 54.4% when countering Zeri with this counter build.

To have the best chance of vanquishing Zeri as Sion, you 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 Zeri counterpicks, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 54.4% win rate overall.

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