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Sion vs Darius

Sion
vs
46.3%

over 1200 games

Darius
Analyze a draft with Sion

Skill matchup

Heavy AD damageHigh burstSplit pushSustained DPS

Build vs Darius

Build adapted to this matchup

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

Starting items

Doran's Shield
Health Potion

Core build

Heartsteel
1
Unending Despair
2
Thornmail
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Sunfire Aegis
5

Summoner spells

FlashTeleport83%
HasteTeleport7%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Sunfire Aegis
Titanic Hydra
Bramble Vest
Hollow Radiance
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Overlord's Bloodmail
The Collector
Randuin's Omen
Kaenic Rookern
Lord Dominik's Regards
Voltaic Cyclosword
Spirit Visage
Tiamat
Bastionbreaker
Frozen Heart
Serrated Dirk
Dead Man's Plate
Hullbreaker
Axiom Arc
Mortal Reminder
Infinity Edge
Force of Nature
B. F. Sword
Serpent's Fang
Knight's Vow
Executioner's Calling
48.6% WR35 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

Darius's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Hemorrhage (P)

Darius' attacks and damaging abilities cause enemies to bleed for physical damage over 5 seconds, stacking up to 5 times. Darius enrages and gains massive Attack Damage when his target reaches max stacks.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
39s5s26s–
66.5s5s26s2m
94s5s26s2m
114s5s26s1m40
164s5s21s1m20
184s5s16s1m20

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 Darius

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Short trades

    Take a short trade, then back off: each of his hits applies a Hemorrhage (passive) stack, and at five stacks he gains a massive AD bonus.

  2. Leave his blade or hug him

    Step out of range or stick to him when he casts Decimate (Q): only the blade, at the edge, heals him and applies Hemorrhage (passive).

  3. Boots early

    Buy your boots early: before he hits level 6, Apprehend (E) is his only spell to get back on you, on a 26 to 16 second cooldown.

  4. Respect his level 6

    Once he hits level 6, don't let him put five Hemorrhage (passive) stacks on you: Noxian Guillotine (R) gains true damage with each stack.

Other Sion matchups

Patch 16.21.1