Taric with Sion
How to Synergize Taric and Sion
based on 876 Taric with Sion pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Taric Sion Synergy Summary
Best Taric vs Sion Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Taric and Sion
Tips for Playing as Taric with Sion
The cooldown reducing component of Bravado makes Cooldown Reduction items like Frozen Heart, Iceborn Gauntlet, and Spirit Visage exceptionally powerful on Taric.
Using Starlight's Touch at lower charges makes its healing less Mana efficient, but can greatly increase Taric's sustained damage via Bravado.
Rather than saving Cosmic Radiance for the last moment and risking someone dying during the delay, it can be more beneficial to cast it as soon as you know a teamfight is guaranteed to start.
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.
Taric Sion Synergy Stats
How to Play with Sion as Taric in LoL
The Taric 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, Taric sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Sion. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Sion helps Taric perform poorer in competitive League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.
When Taric plays on the same team as Sion, he sees a little increase in his complete damage output. This difference could demonstrate that Sion provides protection for him to deal more damage or that his participation also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Taric is played together with Sion on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Sion.
Moreover, when Taric plays with Sion on the same team, he often receives a little more damage than when he plays alone. Taking more damage may indicate that Sion does a poor job of covering Taric in teamfights.
Synergies between Taric and Sion
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Is Taric better when played alongside Sion?
There is no perfect champion pairing for Taric that will no matter what be his best synergy. However, overall, Sion is a below average teammate for Taric. By locking into the same side as Taric, he decreases their win rate by -1.7% to 50.5%. This shows that there is a negative bond between Taric and Sion that allows them to perform not as well together than alone.
Sion has a greater difficulty than Taric. That means you must be careful when arranging Sion allies to fight alongside, as they will have to have a greater level of skill to cooperate well with you.
Playing on the same side, Taric players will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to tank a lot of damage. When paired, these champions will be a great protective duo.
In contrast, by aligning Taric and Sion together, you will not be giving your other allies a lot of magical damage output. Make sure to bring other champs on your team that fills this hole in their playstyle.
Regardless of the skill of your Sion ally, you need to focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you should 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 Taric to pair well with Sion during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League, you should continue reading to pick up additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly.
The most important items to get in your Taric and Sion synergy build consist of Fimbulwinter, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Solstice Sleigh. When Taric included at least these three finished items in his build, he performed a lot better as an ally of Sion than with many other common builds. In fact, Taric had an average win rate of 50.5% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Sion with these items in his kit.
To have the highest likelihood of crushing your oponents, Taric players should use the Glacial Augment, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Conditioning, and Revitalize runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for this champion pairing, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.5% winrate overall.
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