Zaahen vs Sion

Zaahen
vs
46.7%

over 92 games

Sion

Skill matchup

Very tankyHeavy AD damageHeavy CCStrong engage

You are stronger late game. Farm safe and avoid early trades.

Build vs Sion

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Zaahen: Trinity Force, Stridebreaker, Death's Dance, Plated Steelcaps, Black Cleaver, Maw of Malmortius, Endless Hunger, Ravenous Hydra.

Starting items

Doran's Blade
Health Potion

Core build

Trinity Force
1
Stridebreaker
2
Death's Dance
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Black Cleaver
5

Summoner spells

FlashDot55%
FlashTeleport38%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Black Cleaver
Maw of Malmortius
Endless Hunger
Ravenous Hydra
Sundered Sky
Blade of The Ruined King
Tiamat
Eclipse
Sterak's Gage
Guardian Angel
55.0% WR20 games
PrecisionPrecision
ConquerorConqueror
TriumphTriumph
Legend: HasteLegend: Haste
Coup de GraceCoup de Grace
ResolveResolve
RevitalizeRevitalize
Bone PlatingBone Plating
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Sion's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Glory in Death (P)

After being killed, Sion will temporarily reanimate with rapidly decaying Health. His attacks become very rapid, heal him, and deal bonus damage based on his target's maximum Health.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
310s15s12s–
68s15s12s2m20
96s14s12s2m20
116s13s12s1m40
166s11s10s1m
186s11s8s1m

Playing as Zaahen

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. The Darkin Glaive, then recast

    Cast The Darkin Glaive (Q) for an auto that strikes twice and heals you, then recast the spell: your next auto knocks your target into the air.

  2. Pull them in with your stab

    Cast Dreaded Return (W) at a target out of your range: the stab damages them, then pulls them toward you for a second hit.

  3. Hit with the edge of your slice

    Place Aureate Rush (E) so your target is at the edge of the slice: at the tip, they take bonus damage based on their max health.

  4. Build up your Determination

    Hit champions with your autos and spells: each Determination stack from Cultivation of War (passive) gives you attack damage, and at max stacks, you can revive.

  5. Dive in with your ult

    Cast Grim Deliverance (R) in the middle of a fight: you take less damage as you rise, then your dive heals you based on the damage dealt to champions.

Playing against Sion

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Leave his Smash area

    Leave the area while he charges Decimating Smash (Q): past 1 second of charge, the hit applies a knock-up and a stun, for up to 2.25 seconds.

  2. Break his shield

    Break the Soul Furnace (W) shield before he detonates it: he can only trigger it if the shield still holds.

  3. Dodge his charge sideways

    Step to the side of Unstoppable Onslaught (R): he turns poorly once it's launched, and his charge stops on the first champion hit.

  4. Back off when he comes back to life

    Back off as soon as he dies: during Glory in Death (passive), his autos are much faster and deal damage based on your max health, but his health drains fast.

Patch 16.21.1