Xayah vs Sion
How to Beat Sion as Xayah
based on 1,636 Xayah vs Sion matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Xayah vs Sion Matchup Summary
Best Xayah vs Sion Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Sion as Xayah
Tips for Playing as Xayah against Sion
Xayah's attacks and abilities leave Feathers on the ground that she can later recall for massive area damage and control.
Xayah can use Featherstorm to dodge almost any ability while also creating a ton of Feathers. Try to utilize the offensive and defensive aspects of this ability.
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.
Xayah vs Sion Counter Stats
How to Counter Sion with Xayah in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify some influential Xayah versus Sion matchup statistics that may help you interpret the differences between this set of champions. For instance, Xayah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Sion’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Xayah may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Sion..
Xayah often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her counter does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Sion. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Xayah and Sion
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Who is Better, Xayah or Sion?
Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Xayah usually loses when playing against Sion, with a 47.7% win rate. Therefore, Xayah makes a bad counter to Sion.
While Xayah does have a lower win rate compared to Sion, when they face off with one another, Xayah also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more challenging character to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Xayah into Sion.
Furthermore, Xayah also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Sion. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Xayah vs Sion matchups, Sion is the better champ with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Xayah is a garbage counter to Sion. Focus your tactics on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Xayah against Sion.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Xayah in order to counter Sion during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Xayah often accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Sion. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.
The top items to prioritize in your Xayah versus Sion build include Phantom Dancer, Kraken Slayer, and Navori Quickblades. When Xayah combined at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better against Sion than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Xayah boasted an average winrate of 47.7% when playing against Sion with these items in her kit.
To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against Sion as Xayah, Xayah players should use the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Xayah vs Sion face-offs, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 47.7% win rate overall.
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