Ekko with Sion
How to Synergize Ekko and Sion
based on 4,690 Ekko with Sion pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Ekko Sion Synergy Summary
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Guide to Synergizing Ekko and Sion
Tips for Playing as Ekko with Sion
Chronobreak is a potent escape tool, but it can also be quite powerful when used offensively. Don't underestimate its damage potential.
If you can proc Z-Drive Resonance on an enemy champion, it's worth taking risks to do so. The bonus Move Speed makes it easy to escape.
Phase Dive's dash is a great tool for setting up Ekko's other abilities. Use it to get double hits with Timewinder or get into position to detonate Parallel Convergence.
Advice to Understand How Sion Will Play
Roar of the Slayer is a great setup ability to land a very powerful Decimating Smash.
The Soul Furnace buff displays how much shield strength is remaining, use this information to time its explosion perfectly.
You only have very slight turning ability during Unstoppable Onslaught, so make sure to use it in straight paths.
Ekko Sion Synergy Stats
How to Play with Sion as Ekko in LoL
The Ekko Sion synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Sion, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.
Overall, Ekko sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Sion. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Sion helps Ekko perform not as well in ranked LoL matches. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Ekko is paired with Sion, he sees a marginal improvement in his total damage output. This may demonstrate that Sion helps provide protection for him to dish out more damage or that his presence also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Ekko is played together with Sion on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Sion. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Sion.
Additionally, when Ekko plays with Sion on the same team, he often receives more damage than when he fights alone. Taking more damage may mean that Sion does a poor job of protecting Ekko in team fights.
Synergies between Ekko and Sion
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Is Ekko better when played alongside Sion?
There is no ideal champion pairing for Ekko that will always be his top ally. Yet, overall, Sion is a very typical teammate for Ekko. By playing on the same side as Ekko, he drops their win rate by -0.1% to 50.9%. This shows that there is only a small bond between Ekko and Sion that results in them performing not as well together than without each other.
Sion has a much lower diffuclty than Ekko. That means you don't need to be careful when finding Sion allies to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a much lower level of skill to be able to fight well with you.
Working on the same side, Ekko players should observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to tank a lot of damage. Combined, these champions might be able to provide enough cover for their team's carries.
Although, by grouping Ekko and Sion together, you may not be giving your other allies a lot of AD. Make sure to have other champions on your team that fills this hole in their potential.
Regardless of your Sion ally's ability, you need to focus on maximizing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To learn all of the intricacies of Ekko to synergize with Sion during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL games, you should keep reading to pick up additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you should increase your win rate significantly.
The most crucial finished items to include in your Ekko and Sion synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Shadowflame. When Ekko bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better as an ally of Sion than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Ekko had an average winrate of 50.9% helping carry Sion with this build.
To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating your oponents, Ekko players should take the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Magical Footwear, and Future's Market runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for this champion pairing, this composite of runes yielded the top win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.9% winrate overall.
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