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Sion

Sion Top

The Undead Juggernaut
Win Rate: All Roles 49.5% | as Top 49.6%
Pick Rate: All Roles 5.6% | as Top 4.5%
Ban Rate: 1.2%
Analyzed: 30635 ranked matches
League: Platinum+
Patch: 15.15 (25.15)
Top Mid ARAM

Sion Top Guide

B+ Tier

Sion is playable in Top with a 49.6% win rate (#43 among Top champions), compared to 49.5% win rate across all roles. Requires solid fundamentals but can work. Sion retains a loyal following with 5.6% overall pick rate and 4.5% pick rate in Top in Plat+ on patch 15.15 (25.15)**Data may mix with previous patch on the first day of patch release, based on 30635 ranked games. This champion is mainly played in this role - 79.4% of games. Standard build starts with Plated Steelcaps, into Sunfire Aegis, Unending Despair, and Thornmail. Sion has strong farm - 7.49 CS/min (#5 among Top champions) and earns 425 gold per minute. Averages 1.8 KDA (#39 among Top champions). Has a 1.2% ban rate (129th place). Most used runes for this build are Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Conditioning, Overgrowth, for Resolve primary and Cash Back, Approach Velocity, for Inspiration secondary. When playing, most players max abilities in Q > W > E order. Sion Top is strong against Malphite, Kennen, Illaoi, and weak against Kayle, Kled, and Fiora.

Sion Roles

Sion

  • Top
    (Top - 79.4%) 24321 games

  • Mid
    (Mid - 10.1%) 3860 games

ARAM Stats

  • ARAM
    Analyzed 23962 ARAM games

Sion Top Stats

49.6%
Win Rate (Role)
79.4%
Top (Role Rate)
1.2%
Ban Rate
0.0002
Penta/Game
4.1
Kills/Game
6.1
Deaths/Game
6.8
Assists/Game
0.28
Wards/Min
7.49
CS/Min
425
Gold/Min

Damage Type

Physical: 62.4%
Magic: 34.7%
True: 2.85%

Overall Champion Matrix

Sion Top Summoner Spells

Most Popular
Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Teleport
Teleport After a brief channel, become untargetable and travel to an allied unit. Upgrades into Unleashed Teleport, which significantly increases travel speed.
49.7% Win Rate 92.8% Pick Rate22577 games

Highest Win Rate
Ghost
Ghost Gain Move Speed and ignore unit collision for the duration.
Teleport
Teleport After a brief channel, become untargetable and travel to an allied unit. Upgrades into Unleashed Teleport, which significantly increases travel speed.
52.7% Win Rate 4.4% Pick Rate1068 games

Sion Top Item Builds

Most Popular Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
Doran's Shield
Doran's Shield (450 gold) 110 Health
Enduring Focus
Restore 4 Health every 5 seconds.
After taking damage from a champion, restore Health over 8 seconds.
Helping Hand
Attacks deal 5 bonus physical damage to minions.
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
49.7% Win Rate 75.4% Pick Rate18333 games
Popular Boots
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed
Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
49.4% Win Rate 45.4% Pick Rate11047 games
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
49.4% Win Rate 23.6% Pick Rate5728 games
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity
50.2% Win Rate 22.5% Pick Rate5467 games
Core Build
Bami's Cinder
Bami's Cinder (900 gold) 150 Health
5 Ability Haste
Immolate
After taking or dealing damage, deal magic damage to nearby enemies for 3 seconds.
->
Sunfire Aegis
Sunfire Aegis (2700 gold) 350 Health
50 Armor
10 Ability Haste
Immolate
After taking or dealing damage, deal magic damage per second to nearby enemies for 3 seconds.
Unending Despair
Unending Despair (2800 gold) 400 Health
25 Armor
25 Magic Resist
10 Ability Haste
Anguish
Every 4 seconds while in combat with champions, deal magic damage to nearby enemy champions and heal for 250% of the damage dealt.
Thornmail
Thornmail (2450 gold) 150 Health
75 Armor
Thorns
When struck by an Attack, deal magic damage to the attacker and apply 40% Wounds for 3 seconds if they are a champion.
58.8% Win Rate 5.2% Pick Rate1267 games
Final Build
Overlord's Bloodmail
Overlord's Bloodmail (3300 gold) 30 Attack Damage
550 Health
Tyranny
Gain 2% of your bonus Health as Attack Damage.
Retribution
Gain up to 10% increased Attack Damage based on your percent missing Health.
58.1% Win Rate 13.8% Pick Rate3364 games

Best Win Rate Build

Starting Items
Oracle Lens
Oracle Lens (0 gold) Active (160 - 100s, max 2 charges)
Reveals enemy Stealth Wards and traps around you for 6 seconds.
Doran's Shield
Doran's Shield (450 gold) 110 Health
Enduring Focus
Restore 4 Health every 5 seconds.
After taking damage from a champion, restore Health over 8 seconds.
Helping Hand
Attacks deal 5 bonus physical damage to minions.
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
56.5% Win Rate 0.8% Pick Rate204 games
Highest Winrate Boots
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity
50.2% Win Rate 22.5% Pick Rate5467 games
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed
Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
49.4% Win Rate 45.4% Pick Rate11047 games
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
49.4% Win Rate 23.6% Pick Rate5728 games
Core Build
Bami's Cinder
Bami's Cinder (900 gold) 150 Health
5 Ability Haste
Immolate
After taking or dealing damage, deal magic damage to nearby enemies for 3 seconds.
->
Sunfire Aegis
Sunfire Aegis (2700 gold) 350 Health
50 Armor
10 Ability Haste
Immolate
After taking or dealing damage, deal magic damage per second to nearby enemies for 3 seconds.
Unending Despair
Unending Despair (2800 gold) 400 Health
25 Armor
25 Magic Resist
10 Ability Haste
Anguish
Every 4 seconds while in combat with champions, deal magic damage to nearby enemy champions and heal for 250% of the damage dealt.
Thornmail
Thornmail (2450 gold) 150 Health
75 Armor
Thorns
When struck by an Attack, deal magic damage to the attacker and apply 40% Wounds for 3 seconds if they are a champion.
58.8% Win Rate 5.2% Pick Rate1267 games
Final Build
Overlord's Bloodmail
Overlord's Bloodmail (3300 gold) 30 Attack Damage
550 Health
Tyranny
Gain 2% of your bonus Health as Attack Damage.
Retribution
Gain up to 10% increased Attack Damage based on your percent missing Health.
58.1% Win Rate 13.8% Pick Rate3364 games
Other Items
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Jak'Sho, The Protean (3200 gold) 350 Health
45 Armor
45 Magic Resist
Voidborn Resilience
After 5 seconds of champion combat, increase your bonus Armor and Magic Resist by 30% until end of combat.
52.8% Win Rate 9.0% Pick Rate2177 games
Titanic Hydra
Titanic Hydra (3300 gold) 40 Attack Damage
600 Health
Cleave
Attacks deal physical damage on-hit and to enemies behind the target.
Titanic Crescent
Empower your next Cleave to deal bonus physical damage On-Hit and deal bonus physical damage to enemies behind the target.
57.8% Win Rate 7.9% Pick Rate1924 games
Randuin's Omen
Randuin's Omen (2700 gold) 350 Health
75 Armor
Resilience
Receive 30% less damage from Critical Strikes.
Humility
Slow nearby enemies by 70% for 2 seconds.
44.6% Win Rate 5.2% Pick Rate1267 games
Hullbreaker
Hullbreaker (3000 gold) 40 Attack Damage
500 Health
4% Move Speed
Skipper
Every fifth Attack against champions and epic monsters deals bonus physical damage, increased against Structures.
Boarding Party
Nearby allied siege and super minions gain Armor and Magic Resist.
53.2% Win Rate 4.9% Pick Rate1182 games
Kaenic Rookern
Kaenic Rookern (2900 gold) 400 Health
80 Magic Resist
100% Base Health Regen
Magebane
After not taking magic damage for 15 seconds, gain a magic shield.
48.3% Win Rate 3.4% Pick Rate829 games
Infinity Edge
Infinity Edge (3450 gold) 65 Attack Damage
25% Critical Strike Chance
40% Critical Strike Damage
45.4% Win Rate 2.7% Pick Rate666 games
Spirit Visage
Spirit Visage (2700 gold) 400 Health
50 Magic Resist
10 Ability Haste
100% Base Health Regen
Boundless Vitality
Heals and Shields on you are increased by 25%.
56.4% Win Rate 2.6% Pick Rate640 games

Sion Top Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Resolve
Grasp of the Undying
Grasp of the Undying

Grasp of the Undying

Every 4s in combat, your next basic attack on a champion will:Deal bonus magic damage equ…

Demolish
Demolish

Demolish

Charge up a powerful attack against a tower over 3s, while within 600 range of …

Conditioning
Conditioning

Conditioning

After 12 min gain +8 Armor and +8 Magic Resist and increase your Armor and Magi…

Overgrowth
Overgrowth

Overgrowth

Absorb life essence from monsters or enemy minions that die near you, permanent…

Secondary Path
Inspiration
Cash Back
Cash Back

Cash Back

Get 6% Gold back when you purchase Legendary Items.

Approach Velocity
Approach Velocity

Approach Velocity

Gain 7.5% Move Speed towards nearby enemy champions that are movement impaired.…

Adaptive
Attack Speed
Attack Speed

Attack Speed

Increases attack speed by 10%

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

50.7% Win Rate 59.3% Pick Rate14425 games

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Resolve
Grasp of the Undying
Grasp of the Undying

Grasp of the Undying

Every 4s in combat, your next basic attack on a champion will:Deal bonus magic damage equ…

Demolish
Demolish

Demolish

Charge up a powerful attack against a tower over 3s, while within 600 range of …

Second Wind
Second Wind

Second Wind

After taking damage from an enemy champion, heal for 4% of your missing health …

Overgrowth
Overgrowth

Overgrowth

Absorb life essence from monsters or enemy minions that die near you, permanent…

Secondary Path
Sorcery
Manaflow Band
Manaflow Band

Manaflow Band

Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum ma…

Transcendence
Transcendence

Transcendence

Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:Level 5: +5 Ability Haste Level…

Adaptive
Attack Speed
Attack Speed

Attack Speed

Increases attack speed by 10%

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

52.4% Win Rate 4.0% Pick Rate975 games

Sion best with

Rell Synergy Champion
+5.7%
Rell
Rell
Sejuani Synergy Champion
+5.5%
Sejuani
Sejuani

Sion Top Skill (abilities) Orders

Most Frequent Skill Order

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2
3
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Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > W > E
47.8% Win Rate 45.1% Pick Rate10966 games

Highest Win % Skill Order

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
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12
13
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Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > W > E
50.1% Win Rate 0.7% Pick Rate180 games

Countered by Sion

Malphite - countered by Sion
+7.5%
Malphite
Malphite
Kennen - countered by Sion
+6.6%
Kennen
Kennen
Illaoi - countered by Sion
+5.5%
Illaoi
Illaoi
Jayce - countered by Sion
+5.5%
Jayce
Jayce
Teemo - countered by Sion
+4.6%
Teemo
Teemo
Rumble - countered by Sion
+4.1%
Rumble
Rumble
Renekton - countered by Sion
+3.8%
Renekton
Renekton
Gnar - countered by Sion
+3.3%
Gnar
Gnar
Heimerdinger - countered by Sion
+3.3%
Heimerdinger
Heimerdinger
Pantheon - countered by Sion
+3.2%
Pantheon
Pantheon
Yorick - countered by Sion
+3.0%
Yorick
Yorick
Nasus - countered by Sion
+2.7%
Nasus
Nasus

Sion Counterpicks

Kayle - effective counter againstSion
-3.6%
Kayle
Kayle
Kled - effective counter againstSion
-5.0%
Kled
Kled
Fiora - effective counter againstSion
-3.7%
Fiora
Fiora
Shen - effective counter againstSion
-3.6%
Shen
Shen
Dr. Mundo - effective counter againstSion
-3.3%
Dr. Mundo
Dr. Mundo
Gragas - effective counter againstSion
-3.2%
Gragas
Gragas
Urgot - effective counter againstSion
-1.6%
Urgot
Urgot
Trundle - effective counter againstSion
-2.9%
Trundle
Trundle
Sett - effective counter againstSion
-2.8%
Sett
Sett
Ambessa - effective counter againstSion
-2.7%
Ambessa
Ambessa
Mordekaiser - effective counter againstSion
-2.6%
Mordekaiser
Mordekaiser
Gwen - effective counter againstSion
-2.5%
Gwen
Gwen

Sion Top Lane Matchups

Sion
+7.5%
Malphite

Sion vs Malphite
Sion
+5.5%
Illaoi

Sion vs Illaoi
Sion
+5.5%
Jayce

Sion vs Jayce
Sion
+4.6%
Teemo

Sion vs Teemo
Sion
+4.0%
Rumble

Sion vs Rumble
Sion
+3.8%
Renekton

Sion vs Renekton
Sion
+3.3%
Gnar

Sion vs Gnar
Sion
+3.0%
Yorick

Sion vs Yorick
Sion
+2.7%
Nasus

Sion vs Nasus
Sion
+2.6%
Camille

Sion vs Camille
Sion
+2.0%
Vladimir

Sion vs Vladimir
Sion
+2.0%
Jax

Sion vs Jax
Sion
+1.4%
Yasuo

Sion vs Yasuo
Sion
+1.2%
Gangplank

Sion vs Gangplank
Sion
-1.1%
Garen

Sion vs Garen
Sion
-1.2%
Cho'Gath

Sion vs Cho'Gath
Sion
-1.3%
Riven

Sion vs Riven
Sion
-1.6%
Urgot

Sion vs Urgot
Sion
-1.8%
Darius

Sion vs Darius
Sion
-1.8%
Yone

Sion vs Yone
Sion
-1.9%
Ornn

Sion vs Ornn
Sion
-2.0%
Volibear

Sion vs Volibear
Sion
-2.2%
Aatrox

Sion vs Aatrox
Sion
-2.5%
Singed

Sion vs Singed
Sion
-2.5%
Gwen

Sion vs Gwen
Sion
-2.6%
Mordekaiser

Sion vs Mordekaiser
Sion
-2.6%
K'Sante

Sion vs K'Sante
Sion
-2.7%
Ambessa

Sion vs Ambessa
Sion
-2.8%
Sett

Sion vs Sett
Sion
-2.9%
Trundle

Sion vs Trundle
Sion
-3.1%
Gragas

Sion vs Gragas
Sion
-3.3%
Dr. Mundo

Sion vs Dr. Mundo
Sion
-3.5%
Kayle

Sion vs Kayle
Sion
-3.6%
Shen

Sion vs Shen
Sion
-3.6%
Irelia

Sion vs Irelia
Sion
-3.7%
Fiora

Sion vs Fiora

Sion lore:

A war hero from a bygone era, Sion was revered in Noxus for choking the life out of a Demacian king with his bare hands—but, denied oblivion, he was resurrected to serve his empire even in death. His indiscriminate slaughter claimed all who stood in his way, regardless of allegiance, proving he no longer retained his former humanity. Even so, with crude armor bolted onto rotten flesh, Sion continues to charge into battle with reckless abandon, struggling to remember his true self between the swings of his mighty axe.

Sion tips:

  • You only have very slight turning ability during Unstoppable Onslaught, so make sure to use it in straight paths.
  • Roar of the Slayer is a great setup ability to land a very powerful Decimating Smash.
  • The Soul Furnace buff displays how much shield strength is remaining, use this information to time its explosion perfectly.

Playing Against Sion

  • Even if Sion still hits a Decimating Smash, making him release the charge earlier reduces its impact.
  • Use the time after Sion has died to reposition and prepare for his return.

Sion abilities description:

Glory in Death
P
Glory in Death (passive)
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.
Decimating Smash
Q
Decimating Smash (Q)
Sion charges a powerful swing in an area in front of himself that will deal damage to enemies when released. If he charges for enough time, enemies hit by the swing will also be knocked up and stunned.
Soul Furnace
W
Soul Furnace (W)
Sion shields himself and can reactivate after 3 seconds to deal Magic Damage to enemies nearby. When Sion kills enemies, he passively gains maximum Health.
Roar of the Slayer
E
Roar of the Slayer (E)
Sion fires a short range shockwave that damages and slows and reduces the Armor of the first enemy hit. If the shockwave hits a minion or monster, it will be knocked back, damaging, slowing, and reducing the Armor of all enemies that it passes through.
Unstoppable Onslaught
R
Unstoppable Onslaught (R)
Sion charges in a direction, ramping up speed over time. He can steer his charge slightly with the mouse cursor location. When he collides with an enemy he deals damage and knocks them up based on the distance he has charged.

Sion Skins and Splash Arts

Default Sion Default Sion
Hextech Sion Hextech Sion
Barbarian Sion Barbarian Sion
Lumberjack Sion Lumberjack Sion
Warmonger Sion Warmonger Sion
Mecha Zero Sion Mecha Zero Sion
Worldbreaker Sion Worldbreaker Sion
Blackfrost Sion Blackfrost Sion
High Noon Sion High Noon Sion
Cosmic Paladin Sion Cosmic Paladin Sion
Grand Reckoning Sion Grand Reckoning Sion