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Sion vs Aatrox

Sion
vs
47.0%

over 926 games

Aatrox
Analyze a draft with Sion

Skill matchup

Heavy AD damageHigh sustainSplit pushSustained DPS

Build vs Aatrox

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Sion: Bramble Vest, Sunfire Aegis, Unending Despair, Plated Steelcaps, Thornmail, Heartsteel, Titanic Hydra, Hollow Radiance.

Starting items

Doran's Shield
Health Potion

Core build

Bramble Vest
1
Sunfire Aegis
2
Unending Despair
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Thornmail
5

Summoner spells

FlashTeleport86%
FlashDot6%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Thornmail
Heartsteel
Titanic Hydra
Hollow Radiance
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Randuin's Omen
Kaenic Rookern
Overlord's Bloodmail
Spirit Visage
Tiamat
Executioner's Calling
The Collector
Voltaic Cyclosword
Hullbreaker
Mortal Reminder
Bastionbreaker
Lord Dominik's Regards
Frozen Heart
Force of Nature
Serrated Dirk
Axiom Arc
Knight's Vow
Shurelya's Battlesong
Serpent's Fang
Iceborn Gauntlet
Dead Man's Plate
57.1% WR28 games
ResolveResolve
Grasp of the UndyingGrasp of the Undying
DemolishDemolish
ConditioningConditioning
OvergrowthOvergrowth
InspirationInspiration
Cash BackCash Back
Approach VelocityApproach Velocity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Aatrox's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Deathbringer Stance (P)

Periodically, Aatrox's next basic attack deals bonus magic damage and heals him, based on the target's max health.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
314s18s9s–
610s18s9s2m
96s16.5s9s2m
116s15s9s1m40
166s12s7s1m20
186s12s5s1m20

Playing as Sion

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Last-hit everything for max health

    Last-hit minions and monsters for Soul Furnace (W): each kill permanently gives you max health, more on champions, large minions and large monsters.

  2. Slow before your Smash

    Slow your target with Roar of the Slayer (E) before charging Decimating Smash (Q): they're less likely to get out of the area.

  3. Charge your Smash for at least 1 second

    Charge Decimating Smash (Q) for at least 1 second: below that, the hit only slows, and beyond it, the knock-up and stun last longer the more you charge.

  4. Keep hitting after you die

    After you die, hit the nearest champion: during Glory in Death (passive), your autos are much faster, heal you and deal damage based on their max health.

  5. Engage or roam from far away

    Cast Unstoppable Onslaught (R) from far away to engage or roam: unstoppable for 8 seconds, you stun longer and hit harder after a long charge.

Playing against Aatrox

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Avoid the edge of his blade

    Stick to him or step out of range when he casts The Darkin Blade (Q): only the edge, at the end of each swing, knocks you into the air and deals full damage.

  2. Get out of his chains fast

    Leave the Infernal Chains (W) zone before it closes, with a dash if you have one: otherwise you get pulled back to the impact point and take the damage again.

  3. Trade after his blade

    Take a trade right after the three swings of The Darkin Blade (Q): it's his only knock-up, with a 14 to 6 second cooldown depending on rank.

  4. Short trades

    Take short trades: Umbral Dash (E) heals him for part of all the damage he deals to champions, so a long trade favors him.

  5. Respect his level 6

    Once he hits level 6, back off when he casts World Ender (R): he gains AD and increased healing, and every takedown extends its duration.

Other Sion matchups

Patch 16.21.1