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How to Win Ziggs vs Sion Counter MatchupZiggs is in the b tier of champions

Ziggs vs Sion

How to Beat Sion as Ziggs in LoLZiggs is in the a tier of champions
Mage
TankFighter

How to Beat Sion as Ziggs

based on 1,570 Ziggs vs Sion matchups
Win Rate
47.3 %
K/D/A
2.41
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Sion as Ziggs resulted from an examination of 1570 ranked rounds where both champions battled one another. This particular matchup is relatively rare. Ziggs fights Sion in only 2.8% of his matches.

Ziggs vs Sion Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ziggs has done a dismal job of countering Sion. Typically, he wins a lowly 47.3% of the time the champs oppose each other in. In Ziggs against Sion matches, Ziggs’s team is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood against Sion.

Best Ziggs vs Sion Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Sapphire CrystalAmplifying Tome

Core Ziggs Items

~22 Mins
ShadowflameStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapVoid StaffSeraph's EmbraceLiandry's Torment

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Ziggs to level upq
>
Second ability for Ziggs to level upe
>
Last skill for Ziggs to max outw

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Ziggs's passive ability p
Ziggs's q ability q
Ziggs's w ability w
Ziggs's e ability e
Ziggs's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Sion as Ziggs

Tips for Playing as Ziggs against Sion

Even if you're far from a fight you can still help from afar with Mega Inferno Bomb.

Slowing your enemies with Hexplosive Minefield makes it easier to land other abilities.

Knocking yourself over walls with Satchel Charge can be great when chasing after or escaping from enemies.

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.

Ziggs vs Sion Counter Stats

Ziggs Image
Win Rate
47.3 %
VS
Win Rate
52.7 %
Sion Image
5.5
< Kills >
4.6
5.8
< Deaths >
6.6
8.5
< Assists >
6.9
1.25
< Killing Sprees >
1
175
< Minions Killed >
191
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.13
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.61
976
< Physical Damage >
13,242
26,449
< Magic Damage >
8,004
401
< True Damage >
677
27,826
< Damage Dealt >
21,924
18,338
< Damage Taken >
48,710
11,923
< Gold Earned >
12,540
2.86
< Towers >
3.18
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
1,678
< Total Healing >
9,195
14,280
< Experience >
15,998
21
< Vision Score >
17
11
< Wards Placed >
9
271
< Time Dealing CC >
700

How to Counter Sion with Ziggs in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature some critical Ziggs against Sion matchup statistics that can help us explain the differences between this set of champs. As an example, Ziggs’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Sion’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Ziggs may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Sion..

Ziggs usually has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. On average, he receives less damage than Sion. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Ziggs and Sion

Damage Types Compared

Ziggs
Sion
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ziggs
Sion

Who is Better, Ziggs or Sion?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Ziggs usually loses when taking on Sion, with a 47.3% win rate. Thus, Ziggs makes a poor counter to Sion.

While Ziggs does have a lower winrate than Sion, when facing one another, Ziggs also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champ to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Ziggs into Sion.

Additionally, Ziggs has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Sion. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Ziggs vs Sion matchups, Sion is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Ziggs is a bad counter to Sion. Focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ziggs against Sion.

Other Champion Matchups Against Ziggs

Ziggs Loses Against

KassadinKassadin43% winrateTrundleTrundle43.9% winrateDr. MundoDr. Mundo44.1% winrateNilahNilah44.3% winrate

Ziggs Wins Against

TaliyahTaliyah55.5% winrateYuumiYuumi55.4% winrateHweiHwei53.8% winrateGnarGnar53.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

MaokaiMaokai+ 51.8% 1877 GamesZyraZyra+ 52.3% 1858 GamesTrundleTrundle+ 52.6% 3878 GamesBriarBriar+ 53.2% 2803 Games

Additional Information for Ziggs Players

How We Calculated Our Ziggs vs Sion Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sion as Ziggs, we analyzed 1,570 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 Ziggs 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

Ziggs Build Sion Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Ziggs in order to counter Sion during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ziggs usually accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Sion. Champs who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Ziggs versus Sion build consist of Shadowflame, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Ziggs incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when fighting Sion than with most other typical builds. In fact, Ziggs boasted an average winrate of 47.3% battling Sion with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of beating Sion as Ziggs, Ziggs players should equip the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for Ziggs vs Sion counter picks, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 47.3% win rate overall.

If you want to see Ziggs vs Sion tips and builds for a an individual player tier, feel free to choose one from the selection menu shown above. By default, the statistics and build suggestions shown are computed using all matches with data with both champions.