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Vayne vs Sion

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How to Beat Sion as Vayne

based on 6,018 Vayne vs Sion matchups
Win Rate
52.2 %
K/D/A
2.16
Pick Rate
2.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of rated League of Legends games that we review each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Sion as Vayne resulted from an examination of 6018 ranked matches where both champions fought each other. This particular champion matchup is somewhat rare. Vayne has to counter Sion in only 2.9% of her games.

Vayne vs Sion Matchup Summary

Vayne has done a good job of beating Sion. Normally, she wins a fantastic 52.2% of the time the champions clash against one another in. In Vayne vs Sion games, Vayne’s side is 0.1% more probable to earn first blood, implying that she most likely will get first blood against Sion.

Best Vayne vs Sion Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordDoran's Blade

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerVampiric Scepter

Core Vayne Items

~22 Mins
Wit's EndTerminusKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanEssence ReaverGuardian AngelStormrazor

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Vayne to level upq
>
Second ability for Vayne to level upw
>
Last skill for Vayne to max oute

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Vayne's passive ability p
Vayne's q ability q
Vayne's w ability w
Vayne's e ability e
Vayne's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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W
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Guide to Countering Sion as Vayne

Tips for Playing as Vayne against Sion

Don't go in first to a large teamfight. Wait for your teammates to initiate.

Tumble has many uses, but it cannot pass over walls.

Condemn can be used to both pin targets to walls to ensure a kill, or to escape a pursuer.

Advice to Win Against Sion

Use the time after Sion has died to reposition and prepare for his return.

Even if Sion still hits a Decimating Smash, making him release the charge earlier reduces its impact.

Vayne vs Sion Counter Stats

Vayne Image
Win Rate
52.2 %
VS
Win Rate
47.8 %
Sion Image
8.1
< Kills >
4.1
6.4
< Deaths >
7.1
5.7
< Assists >
6.7
1.89
< Killing Sprees >
0.87
168
< Minions Killed >
180
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
0.14
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.56
18,509
< Physical Damage >
12,305
1,879
< Magic Damage >
6,896
7,522
< True Damage >
604
27,910
< Damage Dealt >
19,805
22,499
< Damage Taken >
47,272
12,545
< Gold Earned >
11,915
2.31
< Towers >
2.98
0.08
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
6,732
< Total Healing >
8,317
13,600
< Experience >
15,086
18
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
8
78
< Time Dealing CC >
672

How to Counter Sion with Vayne in LoL

The stats provided here underscore some influential Vayne vs. Sion counter statistics that may help us appreciate the differences between the two. As an example, Vayne’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Sion’s ratio of NaN, showing that Vayne may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Sion. This observation is in large part fueled by the difference in kills.

Vayne usually has a much larger longest killing spree than her counter does. On average, she takes less damage than Sion. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Vayne and Sion

Damage Types Compared

Vayne
Sion
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vayne
Sion

Who is Better, Vayne or Sion?

Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Vayne usually wins when playing against Sion, with a 52.2% win rate. Therefore, Vayne makes a good counter to Sion.

While Vayne does have a higher winrate than Sion, when facing one another, Vayne also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes her a more time consuming champ to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Vayne into Sionas her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Vayne vs Sion matchups, Vayne is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Vayne is a good counter to Sion. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Vayne against Sion.

Additional Information for Vayne Players

How We Calculated Our Vayne vs Sion Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sion as Vayne, we analyzed 6,018 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 Sion as Vayne 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Vayne in order to counter Sion 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 tips presented here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vayne usually gets a similar amount of CS compared to Sion. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Vayne versus Sion build consist of Wit's End, Terminus, and Kraken Slayer. When Vayne included at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better when facing Sion than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Vayne boasted an average winrate of 52.2% when countering Sion with these items in her kit.

To have the best probability of crushing Sion as Vayne, Vayne players should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Vayne vs Sion counters, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 52.2% win rate overall.

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