Vladimir vs Sion
How to Beat Sion as Vladimir
based on 2,996 Vladimir vs Sion matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Vladimir vs Sion Matchup Summary
Best Vladimir vs Sion Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Sion as Vladimir
Tips for Playing as Vladimir against Sion
Transfusion instantly deals damage to the enemy before healing Vladimir, making it one of the best last hitting tools in the game.
Cast Hemoplague where it will afflict the most units.
Sanguine Pool pops incoming missiles, so it can be used to dodge disables.
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.
Vladimir vs Sion Counter Stats
How to Counter Sion with Vladimir in LoL
The stats provided here highlight several valuable Vladimir vs. Sion counter stats that may help you distinguish the differences between the pair. For instance, Vladimir’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Sion’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Vladimir may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Sion..
Vladimir typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his foe does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Sion. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Vladimir and Sion
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Who is Better, Vladimir or Sion?
Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Vladimir usually wins when playing against Sion, with a 51.1% win rate. Thus, Vladimir makes a good counter to Sion.
While Vladimir does have a higher winrate than Sion, when they face off with one another, Vladimir also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Vladimir into Sionas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Vladimir also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Sion. 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 for every situation in League of Legends, in Vladimir vs Sion matchups, Vladimir is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Vladimir is a decent counter to Sion. Focus your play on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Vladimir against Sion.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Vladimir to counter Sion during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Vladimir on average accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Sion. Champs who on average don't get much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Vladimir versus Sion build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Riftmaker, and Shadowflame. When Vladimir incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting Sion than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Vladimir had an average win rate of 51.1% battling Sion with these items in his kit.
To have the highest probability of annihilating Sion as Vladimir, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Transcendence, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Vladimir vs Sion counters, this sequence of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 51.1% win rate overall.
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