Galio with Sion
How to Synergize Galio and Sion
based on 2,165 Galio with Sion pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Galio Sion Synergy Summary
Best Galio vs Sion Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Galio and Sion
Tips for Playing as Galio with Sion
You can release Shield of Durand even while crowd controlled.
You can use the minimap ally icons to cast Hero's Entrance.
You can use the step back from Justice Punch to dodge enemy spells.
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.
Galio Sion Synergy Stats
How to Play with Sion as Galio in LoL
The Galio 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, Galio sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Sion. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Sion helps Galio perform worse in competitive League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.
When Galio is paired with Sion, he sees a little increase in his full damage dealt. This change could signal that Sion helps provide cover for him to deal more damage or that his support also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Galio is played with Sion on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Sion.
Moreover, when Galio plays with Sion on the same team, he typically takes a little more damage than when he fights alone. Taking more damage may indicate that Sion does a poor job of protecting Galio in team fights.
Synergies between Galio and Sion
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Is Galio better when played alongside Sion?
There is no universally accepted best synergy for Galio that will no matter what be his best synergy. Yet, overall, Sion is a decent companion for Galio. By locking into the same side as Galio, he raises their win rate by 1.2% to 51.8%. This signals that there is a potentially meaningful bond between Galio and Sion that allows them to perform better together than without each other.
Sion has a lower difficulty than Galio. That means you don't need to be very careful when arranging Sion allies to play with, as they will need a lower level of skill to play well with you.
Playing alongside, Galio players should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to to cover for your other teammates. When paired, these two will be a great protective duo.
Conversely, by bringing Galio and Sion together, you probably will not be granting your side enough sustained damage output. We recommend you have other champions on your team that neutralizes this disparity in their capabilities.
Regardless of your Sion ally's skill level, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you should do well anyway.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To truly master Galio to pair well with Sion during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL matches, you should continue reading to gather additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you use the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot.
The top items to have in your Galio and Sion synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Galio combined at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better when fighting alongside Sion than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Galio had an average win rate of 51.8% helping carry Sion with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against your oponents, Galio players should use the Aftershock, Shield Bash, Bone Plating, Overgrowth, Nimbus Cloak, and Transcendence runes from the Resolve and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for this team composition, this mixture of runes resulted in the top win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 51.8% winrate overall.
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