counters you pretty hard with max health damage, dash, and e. very hard to catch because she can dash out of your q or ult and can e you while you are channeling or chasing this is my secondary ban choice
Kalista
can kite you hard and does lots of damage to you
Zeri
can kite you like no other, dodges your abilities, and gets a free shield off of you. to me zeri exerts more pressure than vayne simply because of her insane mobility.
Senna
usually my ban choice since she can kite and get free stacks off of you, she beats you both early and late game. normally vayne would be an obvious ban but because senna has more pressure both laning phase and late game i ban senna instead.
Morgana
morg black shield is annoying but doesn't negate your damage. is annoying to play around but still possible
Anivia
omg a good anivia will torture you she can wall your ult and stun you when you go for q's plus she does good damage anivia will be a tough lane look to bait stuns and wall before engaging because both can interrupt your q
Galio
has two ways to disrupt your q its a skill match up but he is better at engaging
Zyra
i personally just hate zyra she does lots of damage and can easily root you plants are only worth stacks if zyra and enemy adc are far away otherwise just respect zyras damage, you can ult out of her ult
Darius
you cant touch this man no matter what lane he follows you to, just let your adc do all the work and e him when he tries to engage, watch for flash engages and ward the bushes close to your tower
Shaco
annoying but playable
Zilean
lots of poke and slow/stun skill match up
Pyke
Pyke has insane mobility so he in untouchable but also has very few was to fight you its a skill match up
Rakan
very slippery and can poke you as well as engage on you with little to no consequences is very playable if you can predict the patterns of the enemy rakan. basically better skill wins. you will usually play this lane reactively going for qs to interupt rakan dash if you are good enough otherwise respect their engage range and try to save your e and q for punishing after engages
Alistar
skill match up he only has one chance to stop your q by knocking you up, he can however nullify your zombie
Nautilus
skill match up, if you dodge hook you can land all your abilities
Nami
lots of poke and sustain, try to w -> e when she goes for a trade to set up for a Q. When you do so successfully she will try to bubble you at which point you can either release q and try to dodge or if she bubbled too early dodge then get an easy q off. If she lands the bubble the best thing to do is back off since they have range advantage and you have no way of sticking to them. you mostly play this lane passively unless they misplay until you reach level 6, at which point you can look to get an e -> w -> r -> q in. this engage should at least get you their summoners. post laning phase you mostly just peel for your adc but if your team lacks engage look to engage when their frontline cant block an ult onto their backline.
Soraka
silence is the biggest problem in this match up buy anti heal early and look for good e q oppurtunities when her silence is on cooldown
Lulu
lots of poke
Leona
no mobility skill match up, your e is great against her
Bard
Will poke you a lot but overall has very few ways of countering your kit
Braum
Ashe
the slow and poke is annoying but your slow should help you get in range for a q if she gets greedy, once you are in q range she is forced to flash or lose half her health. if she ults you while you are caught out try to ult away from the fight. if she is ulting to engage and you can win the teamfight you can look to ult into her/their team and attempt to body block it since you are unstoppable during your r. overall just play safe and you should be fine you might need minion materializer in this match up.
Janna
wait for her to tornado then go for e-> w -> q you might need to rush teir 2 boots, make sure to keep bush vision
Vel'Koz
Knock up is very annoying try to e and didge knock up before going for q, of he tries to knock you up early then you will get a free q after you dodge it if you get hit by knock up you just back off and wait for next opportunity, unless he got super greedy
Xerath
has no mobility to escape your engages if you dodge his stun you should be able to e -> w -> q for good trades and back off so you can continue dodging his onslaught of abilities rush teir 2 boots
Lux
just dodge, rush teir 2 boots if you have a good ult engage try to e and bait out lux root so you can ult through it. to lane just dodge to your best ability if you cant dodge lux root then you will be pressured out of lane otherwise easy lane
Brand
just dodge q and e him and you can get easy e -> w -> q trades. this match up is all about dodging so rush teir 2 boots
Rell
if you dodge rell engage you win just watch out for her dive and you should be able to punish her hard with your e armor reduction
Vex
does lots of damage but otherwise easy lane, just dodge skill shots and look to engage when her fear bar is empty.
Maokai
if he is caught out by your q he will try to root/knock you up, when he does this your q will go on a 2 second cooldown do with this info what you will no one plays maokai support so i havent played this matchup enough to have good advice for it , rush teir 2 boots and clear saplings by baiting them then running away. otherwise should be a decent match up for you
Blitzcrank
if you dodge hook you can play freely, adc on the other hand.... if your adc will flame you for dying then don't body-block the hook
Taric
he has no pressure on you whats-so-ever. just go for trades like normal and try to bait out his ult with a e -> q trade before committing with your ult because if he has ult up he will win the fight
Seraphine
pokes you alot but has no escape and no hard cc until second item (rylais scepter) just dodge skill shots ( they are slower than lux's) and look for e -> w -> q trades. if she ults you can ult through it to engage
Sona
no dashes just e and q and win lane, buy anti heal and maybe serpents fang if the shields become too much
Yuumi
you destroy this lane if yuumi is de attached just try to e the adc and charge a q, if the adc is a vayne then you might have some trouble otherwise free lane
Jhin
you can chain cc with jhin w and proc the root requirement with your e easily
Caitlyn
can chain cc and also it is nice to have a long range adc to protect you from poke
Senna
senna sion is a classic duo, you take farm and she sustains you and pokes the enemy while you keep her safe and chain cc with her, your e and her e are hard to make work together you have to have good reactions and aim but its still a match made in heaven
Yasuo
Can ult off your q and ult
Synergies
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Jhin
you can chain cc with jhin w and proc the root requirement with your e easily
Caitlyn
can chain cc and also it is nice to have a long range adc to protect you from poke
Senna
senna sion is a classic duo, you take farm and she sustains you and pokes the enemy while you keep her safe and chain cc with her, your e and her e are hard to make work together you have to have good reactions and aim but its still a match made in heaven
Hello! My name is Spluspaul and I am a Sion Support main.
I started playing league in Season 11 as a Senna main. I later picked up Seraphine for a while before finding Sion. I always liked more tanky/juggernaut style gameplay and sion is the closest you can get to a viable juggernaut support. So for all of season 12 I have mained Sion support and I have over 100 games and counting on the champion in the support lane.
I post my sion support games on youtube and am working on getting more content out. Spluspaul Youtube channel
Sion Support Pros/Cons
Pros:
- Long CC if you land Q or Ult
- Scales decently into mid/late game
- good damage vs squishies
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Cons:
- easily kited
- squishier than solo lane sion
- need to land skill shots
When to use E
Sion is a pretty simple character to play but he does have a few abilities you can chain together. First we have our e, e slows and reduces armor and is generaly what will give you good trades. I like to e and chase down the enemy to get a clean q off. usually if you miss your e then you dont go for the trade. Q is hard to hit unless the enemy is already slowed. e is also great for disengage its always best ( if your adc doesnt mind)to e a minion into your target(s). another good use for e is to set up an easy ult. if you are able to slow an enemy with e in lane then you can usually imediately ult them. when doing this make sure your adc is able to follow up. its more effective to lower their health through e,q,w trades
so to summarize, use e on minions that are full health to slow the enemy bot lane and prepare for a q or ulti if your adc is close enough or if the enemy is low enough. one of the two combos should force a flash or a kill. also use e to quickly slow an enemy who is diving you or your adc.
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