Sion vs Garen

Sion
vs
48.3%

over 813 games

Garen

Skill matchup

Heavy AD damageVery tankyHigh burstSustained DPS

Build vs Garen

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Sion: Heartsteel, Titanic Hydra, Overlord's Bloodmail, Plated Steelcaps, Unending Despair, Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, Hollow Radiance.

Starting items

Doran's Shield
Health Potion

Core build

Heartsteel
1
Titanic Hydra
2
Overlord's Bloodmail
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Unending Despair
5

Summoner spells

FlashTeleport86%
FlashDot6%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Unending Despair
Sunfire Aegis
Thornmail
Hollow Radiance
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Randuin's Omen
Bramble Vest
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Kaenic Rookern
Spirit Visage
The Collector
Frozen Heart
Tiamat
Lord Dominik's Regards
Voltaic Cyclosword
Hullbreaker
Bastionbreaker
Infinity Edge
Sterak's Gage
Serrated Dirk
Axiom Arc
Knight's Vow
Force of Nature
Serpent's Fang
Mortal Reminder
Dead Man's Plate
Warmog's Armor
56.7% WR30 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

Garen's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Perseverance (P)

If Garen has not recently been struck by damage or enemy abilities, he regenerates a percentage of his total health each second.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
38s22s9s–
68s22s9s2m
98s19.5s9s2m
118s17s9s1m40
168s12s7.5s1m20
188s12s6s1m20

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 Garen

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Hit him regularly

    Hit him regularly, even with a small poke: Perseverance (passive) only regenerates him if he hasn't taken damage recently.

  2. At range, kite him

    If you're ranged, kite him: his kit has no dash, and only Decisive Strike (Q) speeds him up and removes his slows.

  3. Burst after his shield

    Wait for the Courage (W) shield to end before your burst: the spell starts with a shield and tenacity, then keeps only a damage reduction.

  4. Don't stay low once he hits 6

    Once he hits level 6, back instead of staying in lane at low health against him: Demacian Justice (R) deals true damage that grows with your missing health.

Patch 16.21.1