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Sion vs Zed

Sion
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Zed
Analyze a draft with Sion
High burstCountered by stasisHeavy AD damageDive threat

Build vs Zed

Build adapted to this matchup

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

Starting items

Doran's Shield
Health Potion

Core build

Heartsteel
1
Unending Despair
2
Titanic Hydra
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Sunfire Aegis
5

Summoner spells

FlashTeleport90%
FlashDot4%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Sunfire Aegis
Overlord's Bloodmail
Thornmail
Hollow Radiance
Bramble Vest
Randuin's Omen
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Kaenic Rookern
Youmuu's Ghostblade
The Collector
Frozen Heart
Tiamat
Spirit Visage
Lord Dominik's Regards
Voltaic Cyclosword
Axiom Arc
Iceborn Gauntlet
42.9% WR7 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

Zed's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Contempt for the Weak (P)

Zed's basic attacks against low health targets deals bonus Magic Damage. This effect can only occur once every few seconds against the same enemy champion.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
36s20s5s–
66s20s5s2m
96s19s5s2m
116s18s5s1m50
166s16s4s1m40
186s16s3s1m40

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 Zed

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Trade when his shadow is down

    Take a trade when he has used Living Shadow (W): while it's on cooldown, he has no double shuriken and no way out.

  2. Don't stay in lane at low health

    Back rather than staying in lane at low health against him: Contempt for the Weak (passive) adds magic damage to his autos against low-health targets.

  3. Get ready for his mark to pop

    If you have invulnerability or a shield, use it right before Death Mark (R) pops, 3 seconds after his dash: it repeats part of the damage he dealt you.

  4. Watch the shadow from his mark

    After his dash onto you, spot the shadow left at his starting point: if he recasts Death Mark (R), that's where he reappears.

Other Sion matchups

Patch 16.21.1