Pyke with Sion
How to Synergize Pyke and Sion
based on 3,194 Pyke with Sion pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Pyke Sion Synergy Summary
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Guide to Synergizing Pyke and Sion
Tips for Playing as Pyke with Sion
The Tap version of Bone Skewer is much faster and deals additional damage.
A lot of your agressive spells are also your escapes. Make sure you always have a plan to get out of the fight.
Hitting an enemy with the Hold version of Bone Skewer will always pull them the same distance. Use it in melee range to throw targets behind you.
Pyke is very fragile so don't be afraid to temporarily run from a fight. You can regenerate a significant amount of health from Gift of the Drowned Ones when enemies can't see you.
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.
Pyke Sion Synergy Stats
How to Play with Sion as Pyke in LoL
The Pyke 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, Pyke sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Sion. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Sion helps Pyke perform not as well in competitive League matches. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Pyke is an ally to Sion, he observes a marginal improvement in his total damage output. This change could signal that Sion helps provide protection for him to dish out more damage or that his presence on the team also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Pyke is played together with Sion on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Sion.
Moreover, when Pyke plays with Sion on the same team, he usually takes a little more damage than when he plays alone. Taking more damage may indicate that Sion does a poor job of protecting Pyke in teamfights.
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Is Pyke better when played alongside Sion?
There is no perfect ally for Pyke that will 100% of the time be his ideal ally. Yet, overall, Sion is a very typical companion for Pyke. By being on the same side as Pyke, he raises their win rate by 0.3% to 49.4%. This proves that there is a weak strategic relationship between Pyke and Sion that results in them performing better together than without each other.
Sion has a lower difficulty than Pyke. That means Pyke players don't need to be cautious when lining up Sion teammates to play with, as they will need a lower level of skill to do well with you.
When playing alongside, Pyke players should observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal physical damage. Combined, these champions can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.
In contrast, by pairing Pyke and Sion together, you may not be giving your other allies much magical damage output. We recommend you pick other champions on your team that offsets this relative hole in their kit.
Regardless of the skill of your Sion teammate, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you will do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To learn all of the intricacies of Pyke to pair well with Sion during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends games, you should continue reading to gather additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly.
The most important finished items to include in your Pyke and Sion synergy build consist of Hubris, Voltaic Cyclosword, and Opportunity. When Pyke bought at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting alongside Sion than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Pyke had an average win rate of 49.4% when playing alongside Sion with these items in his kit.
To have the highest probability of vanquishing your oponents, you should use the Hail of Blades, Sudden Impact, Zombie Ward, Ingenious Hunter, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for this team composition, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.4% win rate overall.
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