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How to Win Volibear vs Sion Counter MatchupVolibear is in the b tier of champions

Volibear vs Sion

How to Beat Sion as Volibear in LoLVolibear is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Sion as Volibear

based on 2,204 Volibear vs Sion matchups
Win Rate
49.3 %
K/D/A
1.85
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked LoL games every week. Within our dataset, Volibear battled Sion in 2204 rounds. Having so many matchups for Volibear versus Sion gives us a lot of faith in our ability to prepare actionable statistics and a pro build to suppress your opponent. This particular champion pairing is somewhat rare. Volibear encounters Sion in only 2.7% of his games.

Volibear vs Sion Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Volibear has done a below average job of beating Sion. Typically, he wins a acceptable 49.3% of the time the champs clash against each other in. In Volibear vs Sion rounds, Volibear’s side is 0.1% more probable to gain first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Sion.

Best Volibear vs Sion Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandRecurve Bow

Core Volibear Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageNashor's ToothHullbreaker

Optional Items

Sterak's GageTitanic HydraDead Man's PlateJak'Sho, The Protean

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveDemolishRevitalize
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Volibear's passive ability p
Volibear's q ability q
Volibear's w ability w
Volibear's e ability e
Volibear's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Sion as Volibear

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.

Volibear vs Sion Counter Stats

Volibear Image
Win Rate
49.3 %
VS
Win Rate
50.7 %
Sion Image
6
< Kills >
4.5
6.5
< Deaths >
6.7
6
< Assists >
7.1
1.37
< Killing Sprees >
1
140
< Minions Killed >
179
0.5
< Dragons Killed >
0.13
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.54
13,237
< Physical Damage >
12,923
11,151
< Magic Damage >
7,892
747
< True Damage >
592
25,136
< Damage Dealt >
21,408
35,142
< Damage Taken >
45,760
12,087
< Gold Earned >
12,018
2.63
< Towers >
2.99
0.14
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
9,720
< Total Healing >
8,498
14,953
< Experience >
15,237
18
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
9
574
< Time Dealing CC >
668

How to Counter Sion with Volibear in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify several significant Volibear against Sion counter statistics that can help us grasp the differences between these two champions. Volibear’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Sion’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Volibear may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Sion..

Volibear usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his opponent does. Typically, he takes less damage than Sion. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Volibear and Sion

Damage Types Compared

Volibear
Sion
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Volibear
Sion

Who is Better, Volibear or Sion?

Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Volibear usually fairs equally well when facing off against Sion, with a 49.3% win rate. Thus, Volibear makes an ok counter for Sion.

While Volibear does have a lower winrate compared to Sion, when they face off with one another, Volibear also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Volibear into Sion.

Furthermore, Volibear also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Sion. This often 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 Volibear vs Sion matchups, Sion is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Volibear is a somewhat poor counter to Sion. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Volibear against Sion.

Other Champion Matchups Against Volibear

Volibear Loses Against

LilliaLillia42% winrateTeemoTeemo43.9% winrateTaricTaric44% winrateGangplankGangplank44.6% winrate

Volibear Wins Against

YuumiYuumi56.1% winrateEliseElise53.6% winrateHweiHwei53.1% winrateSejuaniSejuani52.6% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Volibear Players

How We Calculated Our Volibear vs Sion Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sion as Volibear, we analyzed 2,204 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 Volibear 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 truly master Volibear in order to counter Sion during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Volibear most often accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Sion. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Volibear versus Sion build consist of Spirit Visage, Nashor's Tooth, and Hullbreaker. When Volibear included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting Sion than with most other common item sets. In fact, Volibear had an average win rate of 49.3% battling Sion with this build.

To have the best likelihood of vanquishing Sion as Volibear, Volibear players should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Demolish, and Revitalize runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Volibear vs Sion counters, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.3% win rate overall.

If you need to view Volibear versus Sion tips and counter stats for a an individual player tier, please select one from the selection menu above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and strategies shown are computed using every round finished with these champions.