Hecarim with Sion
How to Synergize Hecarim and Sion
based on 2,247 Hecarim with Sion pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Hecarim Sion Synergy Summary
Best Hecarim vs Sion Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Hecarim and Sion
Tips for Playing as Hecarim with Sion
Devastating Charge deals more damage based on the distance traveled. Try using Onslaught of Shadows or Summoner Spells such as Ghost or Flash to maximize this damage.
Spirit of Dread restores Health when nearby enemies take damage, including damage dealt by allies. Cast this during a large fight to maximize Hecarim's survivability.
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.
Hecarim Sion Synergy Stats
How to Play with Sion as Hecarim in LoL
The Hecarim 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, Hecarim sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Sion. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Sion helps Hecarim perform not as well in ranked League games. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.
When Hecarim is paired with Sion, he sees a little increase in his total damage output. This may indicate that Sion provides cover for him to deal more damage or that his allyship also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Hecarim is played with Sion on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Sion.
Additionally, when Hecarim plays with Sion on the same team, he on average receives more damage than when he plays alone. Receiving more damage could indicate that Sion does a poor job of covering Hecarim in teamfights.
Synergies between Hecarim and Sion
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Is Hecarim better when played alongside Sion?
There is no perfect ally for Hecarim that will always be his #1 teammate. Yet, overall, Sion is a very typical ally for Hecarim. By locking into the same team as Hecarim, he lowers their win rate by -0.4% to 48.1%. This proves that there is a weak bond between Hecarim and Sion that results in them performing worse together than without each other.
Sion has a lower difficulty than Hecarim. That means you don't need to be careful when enlisting Sion comrades to fight alongside, as they will need a relatively low level of skill to be able to do well with you.
Playing together, Hecarim players will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to soak up damage. Together, these two might be able to provide enough cover for their team's carries.
Although, by bringing Hecarim and Sion together, you may not be granting your other teammates much magic damage. Make sure to bring other champions on your team that helps cover this relative gap in this pairing's abilities.
Regardless of the ability of your Sion teammate, you need to focus on maximizing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Hecarim to synergize with Sion during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League matches, you should continue reading to pick up some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you use the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot.
The most important items to use in your Hecarim and Sion synergy build consist of Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Spear of Shojin. When Hecarim included at least these three great items in his build, he performed significantly better as an ally of Sion than with most other common item sets. In fact, Hecarim had an average winrate of 48.1% when playing alongside Sion with these items in his kit.
To have the highest probability of defeating your oponents, Hecarim players should equip the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Celerity, Waterwalking, Eyeball Collection, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for this team composition, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.1% winrate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to team up Sion with Hecarim are presented for every ranked division. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to a particular skill level, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.