Sivir vs Blitzcrank
How to Beat Blitzcrank as Sivir
based on 3,137 Sivir vs Blitzcrank matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Sivir vs Blitzcrank Matchup Summary
Best Sivir vs Blitzcrank Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Blitzcrank as Sivir
Tips for Playing as Sivir against Blitzcrank
Sivir's Boomerang Blade returns to her after reaching the max range, so you can shift position to hit enemies who would otherwise have evaded it.
Try saving Spell Shield for enemy abilities that can disable you such as stuns and roots.
Ricochet resets Sivir's basic attack timer on activation, so activating this immediately after landing a normal basic attack will maximize damage output.
Advice to Win Against Blitzcrank
Staying behind creeps can prevent you from being Rocket Grabbed. Blitzcrank's Rocket Grab only pulls the first enemy target it encounters.
Blitzcrank's passive Mana Barrier grants him a shield when he is low on health.
Sivir vs Blitzcrank Counter Stats
How to Counter Blitzcrank with Sivir in LoL
The stats provided here highlight some valuable Sivir versus Blitzcrank matchup statistics that can help you interpret the differences between the two. For instance, Sivir’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Blitzcrank’s ratio of NaN, showing that Sivir may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Blitzcrank. This observation is largely fueled by the difference in kills.
Sivir normally has a much larger longest kill spree than her foe does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Blitzcrank. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Sivir and Blitzcrank
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Who is Better, Sivir or Blitzcrank?
Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Sivir usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Blitzcrank, with a 49.3% win rate. Therefore, Sivir makes an ok counter for Blitzcrank.
While Sivir does have a lower winrate compared to Blitzcrank, when on opposite teams, Sivir also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more time consuming champ to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Sivir into Blitzcrank.
Additionally, Sivir also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Blitzcrank. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Sivir vs Blitzcrank matchups, Blitzcrank is the better champ with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Sivir is a somewhat poor counter to Blitzcrank. Focus your play on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Sivir against Blitzcrank.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Sivir in order to counter Blitzcrank during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Sivir on average accumulates much more CS relative to Blitzcrank. Champs who on average don't get much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.
The ideal items to have in your Sivir versus Blitzcrank build consist of Rapid Firecannon, Kraken Slayer, and Navori Quickblades. When Sivir incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better when facing Blitzcrank than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Sivir boasted an average winrate of 49.3% when countering Blitzcrank with this build.
To have the best chance of crushing Blitzcrank as Sivir, Sivir players should use the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Sivir vs Blitzcrank battles, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 49.3% win rate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Blitzcrank as Sivir are displayed for all skill levels combined. To narrow the statistics and builds to an individual division, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.