Sion vs Gwen

Sion
vs
45.0%

over 420 games

Gwen

Skill matchup

Heavy AP damageSustained DPSSplit pushHigh burst

Build vs Gwen

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Sion: Hollow Radiance, Unending Despair, Thornmail, Mercury's Treads, Titanic Hydra, Heartsteel, Kaenic Rookern, Bramble Vest.

Starting items

Doran's Shield
Health Potion

Core build

Hollow Radiance
1
Unending Despair
2
Thornmail
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Titanic Hydra
5

Summoner spells

FlashTeleport80%
HasteTeleport10%

Other options

Titanic Hydra
Heartsteel
Kaenic Rookern
Bramble Vest
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Randuin's Omen
Overlord's Bloodmail
Voltaic Cyclosword
The Collector
Spirit Visage
Force of Nature
Mortal Reminder
Tiamat
Lord Dominik's Regards
Frozen Heart
Bastionbreaker
Hullbreaker
Sunfire Aegis
Serrated Dirk
Knight's Vow
B. F. Sword
Serpent's Fang
Executioner's Calling
Axiom Arc
Infinity Edge
Sterak's Gage
63.2% WR19 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

Gwen's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

A Thousand Cuts (P)

Gwen's attacks deal bonus magic damage based on the targets health. She heals for a portion of the damage dealt to champions by this effect.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
36.5s22s13s–
65s22s13s2m
93.5s21s13s2m
113.5s20s13s1m40
163.5s18s12s1m20
183.5s18s11s1m20

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 Gwen

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Enter her mist or wait

    To hit her during Hallowed Mist (W), walk into the mist or wait for it to fade: from outside, you can't target her.

  2. Trade before her 4 autos

    Take short trades before she lands 4 autos: each one adds a snip to Snip Snip! (Q).

  3. Get out of her needles' path

    Step out of the Needlework (R) line: she can recast it twice within 6 seconds, with three then five needles.

  4. Send two to answer her split

    Answer her split push with two players rather than alone: A Thousand Cuts (passive) heals her on every auto against a champion.

Patch 16.21.1