Sion vs Jax

Sion
vs
51.0%

over 629 games

Jax

Skill matchup

Split pushSustained DPSHigh burstHeavy AP damage

Build vs Jax

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Sion: Heartsteel, Unending Despair, Thornmail, Plated Steelcaps, Sunfire Aegis, Titanic Hydra, Hollow Radiance, Jak'Sho, The Protean.

Starting items

Doran's Helm
Health Potion

Core build

Heartsteel
1
Unending Despair
2
Thornmail
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Sunfire Aegis
5

Summoner spells

FlashTeleport89%
FlashDot5%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Sunfire Aegis
Titanic Hydra
Hollow Radiance
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Bramble Vest
Overlord's Bloodmail
Frozen Heart
Spirit Visage
Randuin's Omen
Kaenic Rookern
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Tiamat
The Collector
Lord Dominik's Regards
Voltaic Cyclosword
Force of Nature
Bastionbreaker
Serrated Dirk
Axiom Arc
Mortal Reminder
Hullbreaker
Knight's Vow
Fimbulwinter
Infinity Edge
Executioner's Calling
Sterak's Gage
Eclipse
44.4% WR18 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

Jax's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Relentless Assault (P)

Jax's consecutive basic attacks continuously increase his Attack Speed.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
38s7s17s–
67s7s17s1m50
96s6s17s1m50
116s5s17s1m40
166s3s13s1m30
186s3s9s1m30

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 Jax

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Short trades

    Take a short trade, then back off: Relentless Assault (passive) increases his attack speed with each consecutive auto.

  2. Back off during Counter Strike

    During Counter Strike (E), back off instead of attacking: he dodges your autos, then stuns nearby enemies, dealing more damage per dodged auto.

  3. Trade after his E

    Trade right after Counter Strike (E): it's both his defense and his only stun, and it has a 17 to 9 second cooldown.

  4. Don't let him split push alone

    In the late game, don't leave his split push unanswered: send someone to hold his lane, or force an objective on the other side of the map.

Patch 16.21.1