LoL Champion Build Guides: Sion

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Sion Build & Runes

If you're looking for the best rune build for Sion we've got you covered. Below you can find the best items and runes to build for Sion, as determined by LeagueSpy's calculations of thousands of Plat+ League of Legends games. If you are already familiar with how to play Sion this is a great resource to quickly get a good rune selection for Patch 11.20. However, if you are a new Sion player we highly recommend reading through some of the guides above to learn why this build is strong on Sion!

Patch 11.20: 388426 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Resolve

Inspiration

Second Best

59%

Win Rate 73 Games

Resolve

Inspiration

Third Best

48%

Win Rate 972 Games

Resolve

Inspiration

More Sion Runes

Second Best

49%

Win Rate 214 Games

Third Best

46%

Win Rate 136 Games

Second Best

50%

Win Rate 1707 Games

Second Best

52%

Win Rate 1764 Games

Third Best

49%

Win Rate 738 Games

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Passive Ability

Second Best

59%

Win Rate 51 Games

Passive Ability

Third Best

58%

Win Rate 55 Games

Passive Ability

Patch 11.20: 388441 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Sorcery

Resolve

Second Best

47%

Win Rate 115 Games

Resolve

Inspiration

Third Best

Win Rate Games

More Sion Runes

Second Best

42%

Win Rate 137 Games

Third Best

39%

Win Rate 64 Games

Second Best

53%

Win Rate 241 Games

Second Best

52%

Win Rate 128 Games

Third Best

48%

Win Rate 388 Games

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! Small Sample Size Warning * There is either not a lot of games played on this champion or the builds vary greatly, we have provided the top build but it does not have a high confidence rating so use your own discretion.

Passive Ability

Second Best

75%

Win Rate 24 Games

Passive Ability

Third Best

57%

Win Rate 14 Games

Passive Ability

Patch 11.20: 388450 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

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Second Best

Win Rate Games

Third Best

Win Rate Games

More Sion Runes

Second Best

49%

Win Rate 784 Games

Second Best

55%

Win Rate 208 Games

Third Best

50%

Win Rate 206 Games

Second Best

51%

Win Rate 663 Games

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Passive Ability

Second Best

72%

Win Rate 29 Games

Passive Ability

Third Best

40%

Win Rate 10 Games

Passive Ability

Sion Counters

Learn 's counters and discover matchups where they have an advantage! When you're starting a game of League of Legends you should always keep in mind if you'll be at an advantage or disadvantage against your opponent, so you can know whether to bully them or play safe. You can find detailed breakdowns of each matchup on CounterStats, and you can also check out some Sion guides to see how to build and play against other champions you may find yourself up against!

This counter data is for Sion Top in Plat+ games. The percent shown is the enemy champion's counter rating against Sion. Counter rating is our own statistic that factors in counter kills, overall kills, early lead ratio, comeback ratio, and win percent to give the whole picture of that champion's effectiveness as a counter pick.

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Sion Skins

Find Sion's skins and when they were last on sale. Never miss a sale for your favorite skin by using our Wish List feature! You can also find all Sion skins and chromas on Sion's skins page.

Skin Release Wishlist Popularity Cost

Blackfrost Sion

April 15, 2021

+ Wishlist

1350

Worldbreaker Sion

April 9, 2020

+ Wishlist

1350

Mecha Zero Sion

Legendary

April 14, 2016

+ Wishlist

1820

Warmonger Sion

July 18, 2011

+ Wishlist

975

Lumberjack Sion

January 24, 2011

+ Wishlist

520

Barbarian Sion

September 27, 2010

+ Wishlist

750

Hextech Sion

Legacy

June 1, 2010

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520

Classic Sion

Original

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Sion's Abilities

Glory in Death Sion's Passive

Self

Upon taking fatal damage, Sion briefly becomes invulnerable then enters a frenzy, restoring himself to full health but begins to drain (1 + level) health for the first tick and increasing by (0.7 + (0.7 x level)) health per tick. Sion can freely move and attack during this time, gaining 100% lifesteal, attacking at 1.75 attack speed and dealing 10% of his target's maximum health as on-hit physical damage (capped at 75 bonus damage against monsters).

Additionally, Sion gains the ability to cast Death Surge using any learned ability.

Decimating Smash Sion's Q Ability

600

10 / 9 / 8 / 7 / 6

First cast: Sion starts channeling, increasing the damage of Decimating Smash over the next 2 seconds. If Sion's channel is interrupted by crowd control, Decimating Smash will have a reduced cooldown.

Second cast: Sion smashes his axe into the ground, dealing somewhere between a minimum of 30 / 50 / 70 / 90 / 110 (+0.45 / 0.525 / 0.6 / 0.675 / 0.75 per attack damage) and a maximum of 70 / 135 / 200 / 265 / 330 (+1.35 / 1.5 / 1.65 / 1.8 / 1.95 per attack damage) physical damage in an area in front of himself - depending on channel time - and briefly slowing enemies hit. If he charges Decimating Smash for at least 1 second, enemies hit will also be knocked up for a minimum of 1.25 seconds, up to 2.25 seconds if Decimating Smash is fully channeled. Minions take 60% damage.

Soul Furnace Sion's W Ability

550

65 / 70 / 75 / 80 / 85

15 / 14 / 13 / 12 / 11

Passive: Sion permanently gains 4 bonus health whenever he kills a unit, increased to 15 against large units and champion kills and assists.

Active: Sion surrounds himself with a shield that absorbs 60 / 85 / 110 / 135 / 160 (+40% of ability power) (+8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12% of Sion's maximum health) damage for up to 6 seconds. After 3 seconds, Soul Furnace can be recast to detonate the shield if it hasn't been destroyed, dealing 40 / 65 / 90 / 115 / 140 (+40% of ability power) (+10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14% of target's maximum health) magic damage to all nearby enemies. Bonus damage from the target's maximum health is capped at 400 against minions and monsters. The shield will detonate automatically if it persists for the full 6 seconds.

Soul Furnace can be activated and detonated while using any of his abilities.

Roar of the Slayer Sion's E Ability

725

35 / 40 / 45 / 50 / 55

12 / 11 / 10 / 9 / 8

Sion bellows in the target direction, dealing 65 / 100 / 135 / 170 / 205 (+55% of ability power) magic damage to the first enemy he hits, as well as slowing it by 40 / 45 / 50 / 55 / 60% and reducing its armor by 20% for 4 seconds.

If the target is a minion or non-epic monster, they are knocked back 775 units, dealing the same damage and applying the same effects to all enemies they pass through. Projectile enemies stop upon colliding with terrain or reaching the end of their trajectory.

Unstoppable Onslaught Sion's Ultimate (R) Ability

Self

100

140 / 100 / 60 / 60 / 60

Sion charges in the target direction for up to 8 seconds, during which time he cannot cast abilities nor attack, but is immune to all crowd control effects. Sion's trajectory will update toward the mouse cursor over the duration, but his rotation speed is significantly slow.

If Sion collides with an enemy champion or terrain, charges for the full 8 seconds, or recasts the ability, he will slam the ground with earth-shattering force, dealing a minimum of 150 / 300 / 450 (+0.4 per bonus attack damage) physical damage and knocking up enemies nearby enemies, while slowing enemies further away. The base damage and crowd control duration increase over the first few seconds of the charge, capping at 400 / 800 / 1200 damage and 1.75 seconds respectively.

Death Surge Sion's Passive

Self

Sion gains 50% bonus movement speed that decays over 1.5 seconds.

Questions About Sion

Latest Questions

Guide Revision

Asked by TheInkKingLoL on September 21, 2020

So I'm an [[Ekko]] main and all and have recently been working on an [[Ekko]] jungle guide in addition to my [[Sett]] jungle guide and was wondering why it says there are 150+ views on my unpublished revisions of my [[Ekko]] guide? Thanks

What's the best int sion build?

Asked by LuxIsMyCrush on May 31, 2019

I know it is no longer as viable as it used to be, but still, i need a reason to int safe when someone ban my teemo.

How to complete watch 2 msi games mission

Asked by Liquidx on May 3, 2019

Confused about how to complete it fast.

Sion and Tytanic Hydra

Asked by Remmehkube on November 20, 2018

Why do people consider this item to be an ''core'' item in the int Sion build you can go? I got flamed for not building it and am wondering if there is something I am actually doing wrong or if I'm right into thinking its not that good of an...

TEAM UP FOR ODISSEY MISSIONS

Asked by Riversus on September 15, 2018

Hi guys, does anyone want to team up to get the Yasuo and the 4-augments in onslaught done?

VS event final mission

Asked by xBagad on July 12, 2018

yesterday i got to choose between Garen and Darius again, and i choose Darius because i had chosen him for the main mission line too. But i didn't get the final quest after choosing Darius for the eternal reign icon and i didn't get the 1000 BE...

Melee Mission

Asked by _zznna on October 5, 2017

Hi guys, can anyone do the mission with 5 melee champions? I play on EUNE: katzenbach. Feel free to invite me and write about this. Thank you in advance

Unable to publish updated version of guide

Asked by njb1212 on April 14, 2017

Essentially, every time I update my guide I am able to save the guide and view the updated version, but I am unable to publish the changes. Any help would be appreciated, ty :)

Buying Visions

Asked on May 16, 2016

does the vision win the game easily ?

Reverting guide to previous version

Asked by Papucs on January 8, 2016

So uhm...I really messed up my guide while trying to expand it a little and I ended up deleting a lot of hours of work and because of that I'm wondering if there is an option to revert the guide to it's published version (because I haven't...

Questions about players in division.

Asked on April 6, 2015

I am currently pre-30 in LoL in the OCE server that played from another server. Recently in my matches, I most of the times get matched with players from higher division apart from Bronze. However, when I am teamed with players from Gold and above...

good tank junglers

Asked by mjskid on February 8, 2015

who are some of the best tank junglers right now?

Safety over aggression?

Asked by I want to be a Blitzball on November 8, 2014

Often when playing [[Lee Sin]] and my team isn't doing really well, I tend to die a lot. Which mostly comes from me never hesitating to go in and kick someone. And often my team gets a kill or two from that, but my deaths often tend to end up...

Sion Rework = New Champion?

Asked by LeNerd98 on October 6, 2014

Does anyone know if the release of the new Sion rework is going to count as a new champ for upcoming price reductions? I want to buy Viktor but don't want to spend that IP if I could save it by waiting a little longer

Will we see Azir and the new Sion in the next season of LCS?

Asked by Electro522 on September 26, 2014

So far, [[gnar]] has been neglected of nay LCS play, and I believe that is due to his unreliability, which pretty much everyone predicted would happen. The uncontrollable transform is just really unappealing to LCS players. But, lets look at...