Sion vs Zyra
How to Beat Zyra as Sion
based on 4,380 Sion vs Zyra matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Sion vs Zyra Matchup Summary
Best Sion vs Zyra Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Zyra as Sion
Tips for Playing as Sion against Zyra
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 Zyra
Moving closer to Zyra can be a smart move if she places plants too far away from herself.
Moving the fight to a different area will deprive Zyra of accumulated seeds.
Plants take fixed damage from attacks and effects, similar to wards. They also expire quickly on their own.
Seeds placed by Zyra's W are larger, a different color, and grant a small amount of vision to her team.
Zyra's seeds can be destroyed by stepping on them. If she tries to grow them as you do, dodge back at the last moment.
Sion vs Zyra Counter Stats
How to Counter Zyra with Sion in LoL
The stats shown on this page underscore some strategic Sion versus Zyra matchup stats that can help us distinguish the distinctions between this set of champions. As an example, Sion’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Zyra’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Sion may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Zyra..
Sion usually has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. On average, he receives more damage than Zyra. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Sion and Zyra
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Who is Better, Sion or Zyra?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Sion usually loses when taking on Zyra, with a 48.2% win rate. Therefore, Sion makes a poor counter for Zyra.
While Sion does have a lower win rate than Zyra, when they face off with one another, Sion also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Sion into Zyra.
Moreover, Sion also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Zyra. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Sion vs Zyra matchups, Zyra is the better champ 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 somewhat poor counter for Zyra. Focus your play on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Sion against Zyra.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Sion in order to counter Zyra during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Sion on average picks up much more CS compared to Zyra. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.
The most important items to prioritize in your Sion versus Zyra build include Heartsteel, Titanic Hydra, and Hollow Radiance. When Sion combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better when fighting Zyra than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Sion boasted an average win rate of 48.2% battling Zyra with this build.
To have the greatest chance of crushing Zyra 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 Zyra counterpicks, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.2% win rate overall.
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