Varus with Sion
How to Synergize Varus and Sion
based on 4,002 Varus with Sion pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Varus Sion Synergy Summary
Best Varus vs Sion Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Varus and Sion
Tips for Playing as Varus with Sion
Try to take advantage of Piercing Arrow's very long range to snipe at enemy champions before a fight or as they're trying to flee.
An early point in Blighted Quiver helps harass enemy champions and get killing blows on minions.
During short range fights it's sometimes best to fire Piercing Arrow quickly, rather than charging it to full power.
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.
Varus Sion Synergy Stats
How to Play with Sion as Varus in LoL
The Varus 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, Varus 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 worsening shows that Sion helps Varus perform poorer in ranked LoL matches. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Varus is an ally to Sion, he observes a little increase in his total damage dealt. This difference could indicate that Sion provides cover for him to dish out more damage or that his presence also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Varus is played together with Sion on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Sion. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Sion.
Moreover, when Varus plays with Sion on the same side, he typically receives a little more damage than when he plays alone. Taking more damage may indicate that Sion does a poor job of covering Varus during team fights.
Synergies between Varus and Sion
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Is Varus better when played alongside Sion?
There is no top champion pairing for Varus that will no matter what be his best ally. However, overall, Sion is a very typical companion for Varus. By being on the same side as Varus, he decreases their win rate by -0.2% to 48.2%. This proves that there is a weak bond between Varus and Sion that allows them to perform not as well together than alone.
Sion has a greater difficulty than Varus. That means Varus players should be careful when arranging Sion comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a greater level of skill to cooperate well with you.
Fighting on the same side, Varus players will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to dish out massive AD. Combined, these champions can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.
Although, by bringing Varus and Sion together, you will not be providing your side enough magic damage. Make sure to include other champs on your team that fills this relative hole in their potential.
Regardless of your Sion ally's ability, you should focus on increasing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you should do well anyway.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To truly master Varus to work well with Sion during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League rounds, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot.
The most important finished items to focus on in your Varus and Sion synergy build consist of Muramana, Edge of Night, and Opportunity. When Varus included at least these three great items in his build, he did a lot better when fighting alongside Sion than with most other typical builds. In fact, Varus had an average win rate of 48.2% when playing alongside Sion with this build.
To have the best chance of vanquishing your oponents, Varus players should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Varus and Sion pairings, this sequence of runes resulted in the top win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.2% win rate overall.
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