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

Sion vs Ziggs

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

based on 1,570 Sion vs Ziggs matchups
Win Rate
52.7 %
K/D/A
1.74
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches every week. Within our dataset, Sion faced off against Ziggs in 1570 games. Including so many games with Sion versus Ziggs gives us faith in our ability to prepare informative statistics and a solid build to crush your opposition. This particular champ pairing is relatively rare. Sion fights Ziggs in only 1.5% of his rounds.

Sion vs Ziggs Matchup Summary

Sion has done a good job of beating Ziggs. Normally, he wins a whopping 52.7% of the time the champs oppose each other in. In Sion versus Ziggs games, Sion’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Ziggs.

Best Sion vs Ziggs Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
CullHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLong Sword

Core Sion Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairHeartsteelHollow Radiance

Optional Items

HullbreakerKaenic RookernTitanic HydraFrozen Heart

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 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 Ziggs as Sion

Tips for Playing as Sion against Ziggs

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 Ziggs

Many of Ziggs' abilities have long cooldowns. Try catching him just after he's used his abilities.

Don't step on Ziggs' mines! They'll slow you and make it much easier for him to hit you with his other abiltiies.

Ziggs' ultimate, Mega Inferno Bomb, deals more damage in the center of the explosion.

Sion vs Ziggs Counter Stats

Sion Image
Win Rate
52.7 %
VS
Win Rate
47.3 %
Ziggs Image
4.6
< Kills >
5.5
6.6
< Deaths >
5.8
6.9
< Assists >
8.5
1
< Killing Sprees >
1.25
191
< Minions Killed >
175
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.61
< Inhibitors >
0.56
13,242
< Physical Damage >
976
8,004
< Magic Damage >
26,449
677
< True Damage >
401
21,924
< Damage Dealt >
27,826
48,710
< Damage Taken >
18,338
12,540
< Gold Earned >
11,923
3.18
< Towers >
2.86
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
9,195
< Total Healing >
1,678
15,998
< Experience >
14,280
17
< Vision Score >
21
9
< Wards Placed >
11
700
< Time Dealing CC >
271

How to Counter Ziggs with Sion in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature some vital Sion vs. Ziggs counter statistics that can help us realize the distinctions between these two champions. As an example, Sion’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Ziggs’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Sion may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Ziggs..

Sion normally has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. On average, he receives more damage than Ziggs. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Sion and Ziggs

Damage Types Compared

Sion
Ziggs
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sion
Ziggs

Who is Better, Sion or Ziggs?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Sion usually wins when taking on Ziggs, with a 52.7% win rate. As a result, Sion makes a good counter to Ziggs.

While Sion does have a higher winrate than Ziggs, when on opposite teams, Sion also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex character to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Sion into Ziggs.

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

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Sion vs Ziggs matchups, Sion is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Sion is an above average counter to Ziggs. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Sion against Ziggs.

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 Ziggs Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ziggs as Sion, we analyzed 1,570 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 Ziggs 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 Ziggs Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Sion in order to counter Ziggs during both the laning 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 listen to the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sion often picks up a similar amount of CS as Ziggs. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Sion versus Ziggs build include Unending Despair, Heartsteel, and Hollow Radiance. When Sion bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better vs Ziggs than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Sion boasted an average win rate of 52.7% when playing against Ziggs with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest probability of defeating Ziggs 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. Out of all the rune builds players picked for Sion vs Ziggs clashes, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 52.7% winrate overall.

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