Zyra vs Sion
How to Beat Sion as Zyra
based on 4,380 Zyra vs Sion matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Zyra vs Sion Matchup Summary
Best Zyra vs Sion Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Sion as Zyra
Tips for Playing as Zyra against Sion
Seeds grant vision to your team.
Placing a seed in your spell's path after you have cast it gives you the best chance of having a seed in the proper spot.
Zyra is a great ambusher - look for opportunities to set a trap of seeds in brush, then lure enemies in.
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.
Zyra vs Sion Counter Stats
How to Counter Sion with Zyra in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here emphasize several important Zyra against Sion counter stats that can help us figure out the differences between the two. Zyra’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Sion’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Zyra may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Sion. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.
Zyra often has a similar longest killing spree as her matchup does. On average, she receives less damage than Sion. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champion with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Zyra and Sion
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Who is Better, Zyra or Sion?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Zyra usually wins when trying to fight Sion, with a 51.8% win rate. Thus, Zyra makes a good counter to Sion.
While Zyra does have a higher win rate compared to Sion, when on opposite teams, Zyra also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more complex character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Zyra into Sionas her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Zyra has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Sion. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Zyra vs Sion matchups, Zyra is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.
Zyra is a decent counter to Sion. Focus your tactics on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Zyra against Sion.
Other Champion Matchups Against Zyra
Additional Information for Zyra Players
How We Calculated Our Zyra vs Sion Build and Stats
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Zyra in order to counter Sion during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Zyra on average racks up a lot less CS relative to Sion. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.
The most crucial items to prioritize in your Zyra versus Sion build include Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Malignance, and Liandry's Torment. When Zyra incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better when facing Sion than with most other common builds. In fact, Zyra boasted an average win rate of 51.8% when countering Sion with this counter build.
To have the best chance of annihilating Sion as Zyra, Zyra players should equip the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Relentless Hunter, and Taste of Blood runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Zyra vs Sion clashes, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 51.8% win rate overall.
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