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How to Win Shaco vs Sion Counter MatchupShaco is in the a tier of champions

Shaco vs Sion

How to Beat Sion as Shaco in LoLShaco is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Sion as Shaco

based on 3,775 Shaco vs Sion matchups
Win Rate
48.8 %
K/D/A
2.67
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked LoL matches that we analyze each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Sion as Shaco resulted from an examination of 3775 ranked rounds where both champions opposed each other. This particular champ pairing is relatively rare. Shaco has to counter Sion in only 2.8% of his rounds.

Shaco vs Sion Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Shaco has done a poor job of countering Sion. On average, he wins a acceptable 48.8% of games the champions battle each other in. In Shaco vs Sion games, Shaco’s team is 0.2% more probable to gain first blood. This indicates that he probably will get first blood versus Sion.

Best Shaco vs Sion Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsThe Brutalizer

Core Shaco Items

~22 Mins
StormsurgeLiandry's TormentLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Essence ReaverLord Dominik's RegardsEdge of NightImperial Mandate

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Shaco to level upw
>
Second ability for Shaco to level upe
>
Last skill for Shaco to max outq

Runes

DominationHail of BladesSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
PrecisionLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Shaco's passive ability p
Shaco's q ability q
Shaco's w ability w
Shaco's e ability e
Shaco's ultimate ability r
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W
2
Q
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
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W
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E
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W
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E
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E
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Q
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Guide to Countering Sion as Shaco

Tips for Playing as Shaco against Sion

Using Deceive over terrain can help you make a clean escape.

Try getting items with on-hit effects. These will also benefit your Hallucination clone.

Backstab's damage can be increased with increased Critical Damage effects like Infinity Edge.

Advice to Win Against Sion

Use the time after Sion has died to reposition and prepare for his return.

Even if Sion still hits a Decimating Smash, making him release the charge earlier reduces its impact.

Shaco vs Sion Counter Stats

Shaco Image
Win Rate
48.8 %
VS
Win Rate
51.2 %
Sion Image
7.5
< Kills >
4.5
6.1
< Deaths >
6.8
8.8
< Assists >
6.5
1.76
< Killing Sprees >
1.01
37
< Minions Killed >
194
1.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.13
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.61
8,279
< Physical Damage >
13,149
10,973
< Magic Damage >
8,711
1,721
< True Damage >
639
20,974
< Damage Dealt >
22,500
26,822
< Damage Taken >
49,332
11,654
< Gold Earned >
12,609
1.15
< Towers >
3.16
0.24
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
9,314
< Total Healing >
9,476
13,516
< Experience >
15,991
32
< Vision Score >
17
10
< Wards Placed >
9
622
< Time Dealing CC >
712

How to Counter Sion with Shaco in LoL

The stats shown here clarify several vital Shaco against Sion counter stats that may help us appreciate the distinctions between the pair. Shaco’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Sion’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Shaco may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Sion. This observation is in large part caused by the difference in kills.

Shaco often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Sion. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Shaco and Sion

Damage Types Compared

Shaco
Sion
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shaco
Sion

Who is Better, Shaco or Sion?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Shaco usually loses when facing off against Sion, with a 48.8% win rate. As a result, Shaco makes a poor counter for Sion.

While Shaco does have a lower winrate than Sion, when on opposite teams, Shaco also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Shaco into Sionas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Shaco also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Sion. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Shaco vs Sion matchups, Sion is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Shaco is a somewhat poor counter to Sion. Make sure you focus your play on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Shaco against Sion.

Other Champion Matchups Against Shaco

Shaco Loses Against

NilahNilah44.2% winrateLilliaLillia45.5% winrateBriarBriar45.7% winrateZyraZyra46.1% winrate

Shaco Wins Against

YuumiYuumi55.5% winrateNidaleeNidalee54.6% winrateZeriZeri54.1% winrateZoeZoe54.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Shaco Players

How We Calculated Our Shaco vs Sion Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sion as Shaco, we analyzed 3,775 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Sion as Shaco comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Shaco to counter Sion during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shaco typically accumulates a lot less CS as Sion. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The most important items to use in your Shaco versus Sion build consist of Stormsurge, Liandry's Torment, and Luden's Companion. When Shaco combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better versus Sion than with most other common item sets. In fact, Shaco boasted an average win rate of 48.8% when playing against Sion with this build.

To have the best probability of beating Sion as Shaco, you should take the Hail of Blades, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Legend: Alacrity, and Coup de Grace runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Shaco vs Sion battles, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.8% win rate overall.

If you want to see Shaco versus Sion tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a an individual rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and strategies shown are computed using every match finished with these champions.