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Counterplay

Patch 26.16Sketch

Counter Sion

The opponents who give Sion trouble, and how to handle each one.

Where these numbers come from

They are pulled from the mode's own files for patch 26.16, the one currently live. The source is community-run rather than an official Riot API, and the game shifts with community votes, so a gap with your own game is always possible.

Nidalee
Nidalee

The Bestial Huntress

Nightmare

She pokes from a distance you will never cross, and you own no dash and no slow to reach her. Your shield stops being a weapon and becomes your only way to stay alive: put it up to absorb the spear, not to explode. Stand behind your minions to block the line, farm under tower without shame, and call your jungler early, that's the only thing that pushes her back. Never spend your stun walking in, keep it for her escape leap.

Nidalee
Nidalee

The Bestial Huntress

Nightmare

She pokes from a distance you will never cross, and you own no dash and no slow to reach her. Your shield stops being a weapon and becomes your only way to stay alive: put it up to absorb the spear, not to explode. Stand behind your minions to block the line, farm under tower without shame, and call your jungler early, that's the only thing that pushes her back. Never spend your stun walking in, keep it for her escape leap.

Jax
Jax

Grandmaster at Arms

Hard

You own the better lane, he owns the better late game, so everything is decided before his second item. Your stun is targeted and catches him after his leap, so hold it for the exact moment he lands on you. When Counter Strike goes up, walk back instead of attacking and simply let the shield detonate, it doesn't block spell damage. Past fifteen minutes, refuse the duel, manage the wave and help elsewhere while he shoves into nothing.

Jax
Jax

Grandmaster at Arms

Hard

You own the better lane, he owns the better late game, so everything is decided before his second item. Your stun is targeted and catches him after his leap, so hold it for the exact moment he lands on you. When Counter Strike goes up, walk back instead of attacking and simply let the shield detonate, it doesn't block spell damage. Past fifteen minutes, refuse the duel, manage the wave and help elsewhere while he shoves into nothing.

Garen
Garen

The Might of Deamcia

Even

His silence lands exactly on the moment you want to chain stun into detonation, so put the shield up before he commits, never after. Once silenced you can still let it pop on its own, don't panic, just back away and wait. He regenerates heavily between trades, so slow chip damage goes nowhere against him, you need complete sequences. Once his ultimate is up, watch your own health bar more than his, he executes far earlier than people expect.

Garen
Garen

The Might of Deamcia

Even

His silence lands exactly on the moment you want to chain stun into detonation, so put the shield up before he commits, never after. Once silenced you can still let it pop on its own, don't panic, just back away and wait. He regenerates heavily between trades, so slow chip damage goes nowhere against him, you need complete sequences. Once his ultimate is up, watch your own health bar more than his, he executes far earlier than people expect.