Malphite with Sion
How to Synergize Malphite and Sion
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Malphite Sion Synergy Summary
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Guide to Synergizing Malphite and Sion
Tips for Playing as Malphite with Sion
Despite his abilities scaling on Armor, some games require Malphite to get Magic Resist. When those games occur, try getting Aegis of the Legion, Mercury's Treads, and Guardian Angel.
Armor naturally reduces the rate that attacks go through Granite Shield, so Brutal Strikes will strengthen the shield against physical damage.
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.
Malphite Sion Synergy Stats
How to Play with Sion as Malphite in LoL
The Malphite 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, Malphite 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 drop shows that Sion helps Malphite perform worse in competitive League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Malphite plays on the same team as Sion, he observes a small increase in his complete damage output. This difference may signal that Sion helps provide protection for him to dish out more damage or that his presence also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Malphite 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.
Moreover, when Malphite plays with Sion on the same team, he usually receives a little more damage than when he fights alone. Receiving more damage may mean that Sion does a poor job of covering Malphite in team fights.
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Is Malphite better when played alongside Sion?
There is no universally accepted best companion for Malphite that will always be his top synergy. Yet, overall, Sion is a very typical ally for Malphite. By playing on the same side as Malphite, he drops their win rate by -0.6% to 49.5%. This signals that there is not really a strong bond between Malphite and Sion that allows them to perform worse together than alone.
Sion has a greater difficulty than Malphite. That means Malphite players must be careful when finding Sion comrades to fight alongside, as they will need a greater level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.
Fighting cooperatively, you should witness an overall large increase in your team’s capability to to cover for your other teammates. Combined, these two might be able to provide enough cover for their team's carries.
In contrast, by pairing Malphite and Sion together, you may not be providing your other teammates much attack damage. We recommend you bring other champs on your team that offsets this relative disparity in this pairing's capabilities.
Regardless of your Sion ally's skill level, you should focus on maximizing your income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well anyway.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To truly master Malphite to synergize with Sion during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL games, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you should grow your win rate significantly.
The most crucial finished items to have in your Malphite and Sion synergy build consist of Unending Despair, Sunfire Aegis, and Thornmail. When Malphite included at least these three items in his build, he did much better when paired up with Sion than with most other common item sets. In fact, Malphite had an average win rate of 49.5% when playing alongside Sion with these items in his kit.
To have the best probability of annihilating your oponents, Malphite players should take the Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Resolve and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for this team composition, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.5% winrate overall.
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