Yone vs Sion Counter Pick

Felling Sion is only half the job. Glory in Death brings him back with low, quickly draining health and attacks that restore his own health, so the cleanup reset that most mid-lane duels depend on never arrives. Fate Sealed often does more good aimed at the revived version than at the living one. Despite that wrinkle, the matchup leans heavily toward Yone: 63.1% win rate across 295 games on patch 16.13.1.

Neither side can back off. Each attacks from 175 range and moves at 345, so trades run until someone drops, and the abilities that settle them are sluggish. Decimating Smash needs a windup before it launches anyone, Roar of the Slayer is a brief shockwave that strips armor from whoever it hits first, and Unstoppable Onslaught is visible from the far side of the map. Soul Unbound counters all three by moving Yone’s body out of harm while his spirit occupies the ground. Scaling then tilts against Sion: he begins sturdier, with 655 health and 36 armor against 620 and 33, yet at level 18 Yone sits at 2,405 health and 111.2 armor compared with 2,134 and 107.4. Sion’s damage is split between types, forcing Yone to spread his resistance purchases, while the magic portion of Way of the Hunter on every second attack gets past some of the armor Sion builds. Difficulty ratings of 8 and 5 keep the gap from being automatic.