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How to Synergize Sion and Rakan

based on 2,809 Sion with Rakan pairs
Win Rate
50.5 %
K/D/A
1.67
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers download the stats from from millions of LoL rounds straight from Riot Games each and every week. Sion has been on the same team as Rakan in 2809 recent, ranked matches. By accumulating so much complete data directly from the publishers of League, we are totally sure that we can present to you robust, usable builds to help Sion synergize with Rakan. It is relatively rare for Sion to play alongside Rakan as allies. This has only occurred in about 2.7% of games with Sion.

Sion Rakan Synergy Summary

Sion has done a ok job of synergizing with Rakan. Typically, he wins an acceptable 50.5% of the time the champions fight together on the same side. If you want to do better as Sion when playing with Rakan by figuring out how to better synergize your gameplay with him, then look into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Sion vs Rakan Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
CullHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Null-Magic MantleBami's Cinder

Core Sion Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairSunfire AegisJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Titanic HydraKaenic RookernHullbreakerHollow Radiance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Sion to level upq
>
Second ability for Sion to level upw
>
Last skill for Sion to max oute

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishConditioningOvergrowth
InspirationMinion DematerializerApproach Velocity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Sion's passive ability p
Sion's q ability q
Sion's w ability w
Sion's e ability e
Sion's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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W
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10
W
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R
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W
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W
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E
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E
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R

Guide to Synergizing Sion and Rakan

Tips for Playing as Sion with Rakan

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.

Advice to Understand How Rakan Will Play

Rakan's dash speeds increase with his Move Speed. Use the extra speed to surprise your enemies!

Danger is as fun as you let it be.

Rakan requires allies near him to make the most out of his tools.

Sion Rakan Synergy Stats

Sion Image
Win Rate
50.5 %
VS
Win Rate
49.5 %
Rakan Image
4.4
< Kills >
4.3
6.6
< Deaths >
6.8
6.6
< Assists >
6.8
0.96
< Killing Sprees >
0.95
193
< Minions Killed >
186
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.58
13,247
< Physical Damage >
13,015
8,596
< Magic Damage >
8,117
609
< True Damage >
641
22,453
< Damage Dealt >
21,774
47,066
< Damage Taken >
47,606
12,238
< Gold Earned >
12,155
3.09
< Towers >
3.06
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
8,856
< Total Healing >
8,795
15,517
< Experience >
15,422
15
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
689
< Time Dealing CC >
679

How to Play with Rakan as Sion in LoL

The Sion Rakan synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Rakan, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Sion sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Rakan. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Rakan helps Sion perform worse in ranked League rounds. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Sion is an ally to Rakan, he gets a little increase in his complete damage output. This may demonstrate that Rakan helps provide cover for him to dish out more damage or that his support also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Sion is played alongside Rakan on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Rakan. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Rakan.

Additionally, when Sion plays with Rakan on the same side, he usually takes a little less damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt not as much damage could mean that Rakan does a decent job of covering Sion in teamfights.

Synergies between Sion and Rakan

Damage Types Compared

Sion
Rakan
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Sion
Rakan

Is Sion better when played alongside Rakan?

There is no one best champion pairing for Sion that will no matter what be his ideal synergy. Yet, Rakan is a very typical ally for Sion. By locking into the same team as Sion, he increases their win rate by 0.3% to 50.5%. This demonstrates that there is a weak strategic relationship between Sion and Rakan that results in them performing at the top of their game together than alone.

Rakan has a lower difficulty than Sion. That means Sion players don't need to be very careful when finding Rakan allies to fight alongside, as they will have to have a relatively low level of skill to fight well with you.

Working alongside, Sion players should observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to buff allies and debuff enemies. Combined, these champions may be able to carry with the power of their abilities.

Conversely, by pairing Sion and Rakan together, you probably will not be granting your side a lot of AD. Make sure to have other champs on your team that helps cover this disparity in their abilities.

Regardless of your Rakan ally's ability, you need to focus on increasing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Sion Players

How We Calculated Our Sion Rakan Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Sion and Rakan, we analyzed 2,809 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Sion with Rakan comes from actual data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To truly master Sion in order to work well with Rakan during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League, you should continue reading to pick up additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The top items to use in your Sion and Rakan synergy build include Unending Despair, Sunfire Aegis, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Sion used at least these three great items in his build, he did a lot better when fighting alongside Rakan than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Sion boasted an average winrate of 50.5% when playing alongside Rakan with this build.

To have the best likelihood of vanquishing your oponents, you should use the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Approach Velocity, and Minion Dematerializer runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Sion and Rakan pairings, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.5% win rate overall.

If you would like to view Sion with Rakan cooperations tips and stats for a a particular division rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the statistics and guides displayed are calculated using all matches with data with both champions.