Sion vs LeBlanc
Build vs LeBlanc
The champion's reference build, for lack of enough games in this matchup
Recommended items for Sion: Hollow Radiance, Unending Despair, Jak'Sho, The Protean, Mercury's Treads, Kaenic Rookern, Heartsteel, Titanic Hydra, Thornmail.
Starting items
Core build
Standard
Summoner spells
Other options
Power Spikes
Strength by game phase
LeBlanc's abilities
Passive, spells and ultimate
When LeBlanc drops below 40% Health, she becomes invisible for 1 second and creates a Mirror Image that deals no damage and lasts for up to 8 seconds.
Cooldowns
Cooldowns by spell rank
| Level | Q | W | E | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 6s | 15s | 14s | – |
| 6 | 6s | 15s | 14s | 45s |
| 9 | 6s | 13.75s | 14s | 45s |
| 11 | 6s | 12.5s | 14s | 35s |
| 16 | 6s | 10s | 12.5s | 25s |
| 18 | 6s | 10s | 11s | 25s |
Playing as Sion
Tips to maximize your impact
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 LeBlanc
How to counter and exploit weaknesses
- Break her chain
As soon as Ethereal Chains (E) tethers you, move away from her: if you stay chained for 1.5 seconds, you're rooted and take extra damage.
- Trade after her Distortion
Trade while Distortion (W) is on cooldown: it's her dash both to get in and to get out, and it comes back in 15 to 10 seconds.
- Save your protection for her burst
If you have a shield or a heal, save it for her combo: Sigil of Malice (Q) detonates as soon as another spell hits you, and all her damage lands at once.
- Aim at her return point
If you have CC, aim at the starting point of her Distortion (W): within 4 seconds, she can return there by recasting the spell.
- Don't hit the wrong LeBlanc
When she drops below 40% health, find the real LeBlanc before hitting: Mirror Image (passive) makes her invisible for 1 second and leaves a copy that deals no damage.
Patch 16.21.1