What are some tips for the Sion vs. Aatrox matchup?

A challenging matchup where Aatrox out-sustains, out-damages, and out-ranges you. The safest way to play this lane is to keep the wave under your tower. If the lane extends, he can run you down. Consider maxing W first or putting a few points into it before Q. This helps you survive his Qs and get some damage from your shield since a reliable Q on him is difficult. Once you complete your mythic item and Bramble Vest, you will have a small window where you can beat him. In teamfights, your ultimate is for engaging the backline, not fighting Aatrox. Avoid extended fights with him unless you know you can win.

How do you play Sion into Aatrox?

A challenging matchup where Aatrox out-sustains, out-damages, and out-ranges you. The safest way to play this lane is to keep the wave under your tower. If the lane extends, he can run you down. Consider maxing W first or putting a few points into it before Q. This helps you survive his Qs and get some damage from your shield since a reliable Q on him is difficult. Once you complete your mythic item and Bramble Vest, you will have a small window where you can beat him. In teamfights, your ultimate is for engaging the backline, not fighting Aatrox. Avoid extended fights with him unless you know you can win.

Who wins the Sion vs. Aatrox matchup?

Based on our data, this matchup is even. A key tip is: A challenging matchup where Aatrox out-sustains, out-damages, and out-ranges you. The safest way to play this lane is to keep the wave under your tower. If the lane extends, he can run you down. Consider maxing W first or putting a few points into it before Q. This helps you survive his Qs and get some damage from your shield since a reliable Q on him is difficult. Once you complete your mythic item and Bramble Vest, you will have a small window where you can beat him. In teamfights, your ultimate is for engaging the backline, not fighting Aatrox. Avoid extended fights with him unless you know you can win.

How do you counter Sion as Aatrox?

A challenging matchup where Aatrox out-sustains, out-damages, and out-ranges you. The safest way to play this lane is to keep the wave under your tower. If the lane extends, he can run you down. Consider maxing W first or putting a few points into it before Q. This helps you survive his Qs and get some damage from your shield since a reliable Q on him is difficult. Once you complete your mythic item and Bramble Vest, you will have a small window where you can beat him. In teamfights, your ultimate is for engaging the backline, not fighting Aatrox. Avoid extended fights with him unless you know you can win.

What are some tips for the Sion vs. Ambessa matchup?

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Who wins the Sion vs. Ambessa matchup?

Based on our data, this matchup is undefined Ambessa. A key tip is: Find the latest tips for Sion vs Ambessa on our page.

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What are some tips for the Sion vs. Sett matchup?

A very difficult matchup in lane. There's no point in wasting mana on him as he will just heal it back and win any trade. Use your abilities to last hit and keep the wave near your tower. When Sett tries to trade, use W and let him push into you. You have a window to duel him once you complete your mythic and Warden's Mail or Bramble Vest. In the mid-to-late game, be cautious of your positioning. If you're tank, Sett can use his R on you to one-shot your team, as the damage scales off your HP. You easily out-teamfight him but struggle to 1v1 him.

How do you play Sion into Sett?

A very difficult matchup in lane. There's no point in wasting mana on him as he will just heal it back and win any trade. Use your abilities to last hit and keep the wave near your tower. When Sett tries to trade, use W and let him push into you. You have a window to duel him once you complete your mythic and Warden's Mail or Bramble Vest. In the mid-to-late game, be cautious of your positioning. If you're tank, Sett can use his R on you to one-shot your team, as the damage scales off your HP. You easily out-teamfight him but struggle to 1v1 him.

Who wins the Sion vs. Sett matchup?

Based on our data, this matchup is undefined Sion. A key tip is: A very difficult matchup in lane. There's no point in wasting mana on him as he will just heal it back and win any trade. Use your abilities to last hit and keep the wave near your tower. When Sett tries to trade, use W and let him push into you. You have a window to duel him once you complete your mythic and Warden's Mail or Bramble Vest. In the mid-to-late game, be cautious of your positioning. If you're tank, Sett can use his R on you to one-shot your team, as the damage scales off your HP. You easily out-teamfight him but struggle to 1v1 him.

How do you counter Sion as Sett?

A very difficult matchup in lane. There's no point in wasting mana on him as he will just heal it back and win any trade. Use your abilities to last hit and keep the wave near your tower. When Sett tries to trade, use W and let him push into you. You have a window to duel him once you complete your mythic and Warden's Mail or Bramble Vest. In the mid-to-late game, be cautious of your positioning. If you're tank, Sett can use his R on you to one-shot your team, as the damage scales off your HP. You easily out-teamfight him but struggle to 1v1 him.

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SionMatchups

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Matchup	Threat	Games	WR	Gold @ 15	Gold Diff	Tips
Aatrox	Very Hard	508	49%	-491	-498	A challenging matchup where Aatrox out-sustains, out-damages, and out-ranges you. The safest way to play this lane is to keep the wave under your tower. If the lane extends, he can run you down. Consider maxing W first or putting a few points into it before Q. This helps you survive his Qs and get some damage from your shield since a reliable Q on him is difficult. Once you complete your mythic item and Bramble Vest, you will have a small window where you can beat him. In teamfights, your ultimate is for engaging the backline, not fighting Aatrox. Avoid extended fights with him unless you know you can win.
Skill Priority Q Decimating Smash Sion charges a powerful swing in an area in front of himself that will deal damage to enemies when released. If he charges for enough time, enemies hit by the swing will also be knocked up and stunned. W Soul Furnace Sion shields himself and can reactivate after 3 seconds to deal Magic Damage to enemies nearby. When Sion kills enemies, he passively gains maximum Health. E Roar of the Slayer Sion fires a short range shockwave that damages and slows and reduces the Armor of the first enemy hit. If the shockwave hits a minion or monster, it will be knocked back, damaging, slowing, and reducing the Armor of all enemies that it passes through. 50.0% WR 474 Matches Summoner Spells 48.4% WR 248 Matches Skill Order Decimating Smash Sion charges a powerful swing in an area in front of himself that will deal damage to enemies when released. If he charges for enough time, enemies hit by the swing will also be knocked up and stunned. 1 4 5 7 9 Soul Furnace Sion shields himself and can reactivate after 3 seconds to deal Magic Damage to enemies nearby. When Sion kills enemies, he passively gains maximum Health. 2 8 10 12 13 Roar of the Slayer Sion fires a short range shockwave that damages and slows and reduces the Armor of the first enemy hit. If the shockwave hits a minion or monster, it will be knocked back, damaging, slowing, and reducing the Armor of all enemies that it passes through. 3 14 15 17 18 Unstoppable Onslaught Sion charges in a direction, ramping up speed over time. He can steer his charge slightly with the mouse cursor location. When he collides with an enemy he deals damage and knocks them up based on the distance he has charged. 6 11 16 Sion vs Aatrox Runes 50.5% WR394 Matches Starting Items 46.9% WR 192 Matches Core Items 28.6% WR 14 Matches 4th Item Options 60.0% WR55 Matches 48.7% WR39 Matches 66.7% WR30 Matches 5th Item Options 46.2% WR26 Matches 38.5% WR13 Matches 53.8% WR13 Matches 6th Item Options 50.0% WR4 Matches 66.7% WR3 Matches 33.3% WR3 Matches Laning Phase (@15 min) Sion Damage 6,678 Aatrox Damage 10,236 Gold Diff-491 CS Diff-7 XP Diff-476 Ally Ganks1.26 Enemy Ganks1.33 End of Game Sion Damage 21,482 Aatrox Damage 29,327 Total Gold Diff-498 Total CS Diff0 Split Push Sion Dmg to Turrets 5,048 Aatrox Dmg to Turrets 4,061
Ambessa	Hard	419	47%	+41	-186	💬 No tips yet — Be the first to add a tip!

Sett	Even	344	52%	+53	-221	A very difficult matchup in lane. There's no point in wasting mana on him as he will just heal it back and win any trade. Use your abilities to last hit and keep the wave near your tower. When Sett tries to trade, use W and let him push into you. You have a window to duel him once you complete your mythic and Warden's Mail or Bramble Vest. In the mid-to-late game, be cautious of your positioning. If you're tank, Sett can use his R on you to one-shot your team, as the damage scales off your HP. You easily out-teamfight him but struggle to 1v1 him.

Garen	Very Hard	341	46%	-42	-1,200	A difficult matchup if you don't play safe. You will eventually just become too much for him to kill. Keep your space and don't let him Q onto you. Use your E AFTER he uses his Q to keep a safe distance. In the mid-to-late game, if Garen got a lead, he will be a nightmare. If you stay even, you are ahead. You can out-farm him and have a much larger impact in teamfights. If you want to kill Garen in lane, you need to be aggressive early. If he isn't trying to solo kill you, you will outscale him.

DrMundo	Even	336	46%	+219	-148	Dr. Mundo has a lot of sustain. He can harass you with Q and E. To combat this, weave in and out of the wave. Kite back when he runs at you with W. Use Q to chunk him and pop his passive. Be aggressive early, as this is when he is weakest. After he hits level 6, he can run you down very easily, especially if he has Conqueror. You WILL need Bramble Vest or Executioner's Calling after his level 6. In teamfights, he provides no CC, so you can easily take him out of the fight if you focus him. However, he wins the 1v1 late, so be careful when splitting.

Darius	Very Hard	333	47%	-442	-1,146	A challenging matchup. You need to make sure the wave doesn't get stuck on his side of the lane. Take runes and items for extra durability, like Plated Steelcaps. Unless he's playing poorly, you won't get an advantage. If the lane extends, he can easily pop Ghost and run you down. His E can cancel your Q. Once he wastes his E, you have a window to trade. In teamfights, your job is to CC and peel for your carries to deny him his 5 passive stacks and ultimate resets. You will not solo kill Darius unless he makes a major mistake. It's IMPORTANT to disengage from him before he gets 5 stacks.

Mordekaiser	Not Favored	316	47%	-34	+6	A difficult matchup without experience. You can never take extended fights with him. The goal is to wait for his E and then use your E into a big Q charge. Your W is your most important ability, so take one MR rune to make his Q unable to break your shield. After level 6, your ultimate can cancel his. If you don't ult him, he can ult one of your carries. In teamfights, use your ultimate to engage on him to cancel his, and if he ults one of your carries, try to CC him to reset his passive.


Riven	Very Hard	304	45%	-227	-974	A difficult matchup. At level 1, you can't walk up to the wave; stand back and start Q to last hit minions. The lane becomes playable at level 3 but gets much more difficult after she hits level 6. If she all-ins, wait for her third Q and cancel it with your R to avoid the knock-up. In the mid-to-late game, Riven has high mobility and good wave clear. If she tries to roam, forget the wave and chase her to the fight. You can beat her in teamfights. The best time to kill her is between levels 3 and 5.