How to Win Sion vs Zoe Counter Matchup Sion is in the a tier of champions

Sion vs Zoe

How to Beat Zoe as Sion in LoL Zoe is in the a tier of champions
Tank Fighter
Mage Support

How to Beat Zoe as Sion

based on 2,330 Sion vs Zoe matchups
Win Rate
57.4 %
K/D/A
1.73
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL rounds every week. In our dataset, Sion faced off against Zoe 2330 times. Including so many games with Sion versus Zoe gives us a lot of faith in our capacity to produce enlightening data and a pro build to defeat Zoe. This particular champ pairing is relatively rare. Sion encounters Zoe in only 1.3% of his rounds.

Sion vs Zoe Matchup Summary

Sion does a great job of countering Zoe. Typically, he wins a whopping 57.4% of the time the champions battle each other in. In Sion against Zoe matches, Sion’s side is 0.1% less likely to get first blood, indicating that he most likely won't get first blood against Zoe.

Best Sion vs Zoe Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Giant's BeltRuby Crystal

Core Sion Items

~22 Mins
HeartsteelSunfire AegisHullbreaker

Optional Items

Titanic HydraForce of NatureThornmailThe Collector

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Sion to level up q
>
Second ability for Sion to level up w
>
Last skill for Sion to max out e

Runes

Resolve Grasp of the Undying DemolishConditioningOvergrowth
Inspiration Minion DematerializerApproach Velocity
Attack Speed Adaptive Force Magic Resist
Sion's passive ability p
Sion q ability q
Sion w ability w
Sion e ability e
Sion's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
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W
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Q
10
W
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R
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W
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W
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E
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Zoe as Sion

Tips for Playing as Sion against Zoe

Roar of the Slayer is a great setup ability to land a very powerful Decimating Smash.

You only have very slight turning ability during Unstoppable Onslaught, so make sure to use it in straight paths.

The Soul Furnace buff displays how much shield strength is remaining, use this information to time its explosion perfectly.

Advice to Win Against Zoe

Zoe's Paddle Star deals more damage the further it has flown.

Zoe must return to her starting point after casting Portal Jump, making her vulnerable to a counterattack.

Sleepy Trouble Bubble travels further over walls. Stop Zoe from hiding in fog of war to prevent her from setting the spell up.

Sion vs Zoe Counter Stats

Sion Image
Win Rate
57.4 %
VS
Win Rate
42.6 %
Zoe Image
4.6
< Kills >
6.4
6.2
< Deaths >
5.6
6.1
< Assists >
7.4
1.02
< Killing Sprees >
1.45
177
< Minions Killed >
135
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.59
< Inhibitors >
0.35
14,157
< Physical Damage >
1,864
5,867
< Magic Damage >
18,259
484
< True Damage >
3,331
20,509
< Damage Dealt >
23,455
44,054
< Damage Taken >
18,726
11,825
< Gold Earned >
10,808
3.06
< Towers >
1.51
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
5,889
< Total Healing >
2,147
15,093
< Experience >
13,350
17
< Vision Score >
24
4
< Wards Placed >
5
663
< Time Dealing CC >
137

How to Counter Zoe with Sion in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show some influential Sion vs. Zoe matchup stats that can help us explain the distinctions between these two champions. Sion’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Zoe’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Sion may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Zoe..

Sion usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. On average, he takes more damage than Zoe. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Sion and Zoe

Damage Types Compared

Sion
Zoe
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sion
Zoe

Who is Better, Sion or Zoe?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Sion usually wins when taking on Zoe, with a 57.4% win rate. As a result, Sion makes a fantastic counter for Zoe.

While Sion does have a much higher winrate than Zoe, when on opposite teams, Sion also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champ to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Sion into Zoe.

Moreover, Sion also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Zoe. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Sion vs Zoe matchups, Sion is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

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

Other Champion Matchups Against Sion

Sion Loses Against

Udyr Udyr 46% winrate Lillia Lillia 47.2% winrate Zyra Zyra 47.4% winrate Singed Singed 47.9% winrate

Sion Wins Against

Yuumi Yuumi 63.8% winrate Azir Azir 58% winrate Zoe Zoe 57.4% winrate Nidalee Nidalee 56.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Udyr Udyr + 54.4% 6798 Games Amumu Amumu + 54.4% 11637 Games Annie Annie + 54.9% 8818 Games Urgot Urgot + 55.7% 1032 Games

Additional Information for Sion Players

How We Calculated Our Sion vs Zoe Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zoe as Sion, we analyzed 2,330 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 Zoe 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Sion to counter Zoe during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sion most often accumulates a similar amount of CS as Zoe. Champs who typically don't get much CS typically don't require 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, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The best items to have in your Sion versus Zoe build include Heartsteel, Sunfire Aegis, and Hullbreaker. When Sion incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when fighting Zoe than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Sion had an average winrate of 57.4% when countering Zoe with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of coming out on top against Zoe as Sion, Sion players should take 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 builds players picked for Sion vs Zoe LoL games, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 57.4% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Zoe as Sion are given for all ranked divisions combined. To filter the statistics and builds to an individual rank, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.