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

Sion vs Zoe

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

based on 1,272 Sion vs Zoe matchups
Win Rate
56.1 %
K/D/A
1.68
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked LoL rounds that we evaluate each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Zoe as Sion came out of an analysis of 1272 ranked matches where both champs faced each other. This pairing is somewhat rare. Sion encounters Zoe in only 1.2% of his games.

Sion vs Zoe Matchup Summary

Sion does a great job of countering Zoe. On average, he wins a fantastic 56.1% of games the champions face off with each other in. In Sion against Zoe rounds, Sion’s team is 0.1% less probable to earn first blood, implying that he probably won't be able to get first blood against Zoe.

Best Sion vs Zoe Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalNull-Magic Mantle

Core Sion Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisHeartsteelTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Force of NatureHollow RadianceUnending DespairKaenic Rookern

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 ForceMagic Resist
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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Q
2
W
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 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.

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 Zoe

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

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

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

Sion vs Zoe Counter Stats

Sion Image
Win Rate
56.1 %
VS
Win Rate
43.9 %
Zoe Image
4.2
< Kills >
7
6.5
< Deaths >
5.8
6.7
< Assists >
7.9
0.92
< Killing Sprees >
1.57
187
< Minions Killed >
137
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.61
< Inhibitors >
0.41
12,441
< Physical Damage >
2,014
7,733
< Magic Damage >
19,592
640
< True Damage >
3,679
20,815
< Damage Dealt >
25,287
46,885
< Damage Taken >
19,612
12,211
< Gold Earned >
11,328
3.28
< Towers >
1.61
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
8,766
< Total Healing >
2,475
15,559
< Experience >
13,886
17
< Vision Score >
26
9
< Wards Placed >
12
672
< Time Dealing CC >
150

How to Counter Zoe with Sion in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight several significant Sion versus Zoe counter stats that may help us realize the differences and similarities between these two champions. As an example, Sion’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Zoe’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Sion may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Zoe..

Sion typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Zoe. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

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 champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Sion usually wins when trying to fight Zoe, with a 56.1% win rate. Thus, Sion makes a fantastic counter to Zoe.

While Sion does have a much higher winrate than Zoe, when they face off with one another, Sion also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex champion to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Sion into Zoe.

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

While there isn't one best champion overall 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 teammates during teamfights.

Sion is a great counter to Zoe. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Sion against Zoe.

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 Zoe Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zoe as Sion, we analyzed 1,272 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Sion to counter Zoe during both the early game 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 stats displayed here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sion usually accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Zoe. Champions who on average don't take much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Sion versus Zoe build consist of Sunfire Aegis, Heartsteel, and Titanic Hydra. When Sion combined at least these three items in his build, he performed much better vs. Zoe than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Sion had an average win rate of 56.1% when playing against Zoe with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of crushing Zoe as Sion, you should take the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Minion Dematerializer, and Approach Velocity runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for Sion vs Zoe counters, this order of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 56.1% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Zoe as Sion are shown for all skill levels, merged. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a distinct division, you should use the selection menu earlier on the page.