Hwei vs Sion Counter Pick

Three hundred and seventy-five units of attack range separate these two: Hwei paints from 550, while Sion has to close to 175 before anything of his connects. That gap shapes the entire mid encounter, and the record agrees — 57.4% for Hwei over 242 games on patch 16.13.1, filed as an easy matchup.

Sion charging Decimating Smash along a straight approach is the exact moment Hwei is built to punish. Subject: Disaster and Subject: Torment both leave zones on the ground, and every hit primes Signature of the Visionary, so a follow-up spell detonates for bonus damage. Sion answers with bulk rather than pressure: 655 starting health and 36 armour against Hwei’s 580 and 21 mean early all-ins rarely finish, and Glory in Death hands him a reanimated second window after he falls. By level 18 the health order reverses, Hwei on 2,433 and Sion on 2,134, though 107.4 armour still blunts physical follow-up from allies.

Execution cost is uneven. Sion is rated 5 for difficulty and Hwei 9, since three subject stances hide a dozen abilities behind one bar. Missing the Serenity speed-up or the Torment root turns a won spacing battle into a lost fight, and Sion’s 345 move speed over Hwei’s 330 makes that mistake expensive. His threat range is wider than 175 suggests: Unstoppable Onslaught ramps up speed and steers, so a shove without vision is the recurring way this lead disappears.