Garen - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
50.6%
Pick Rate
7.8%

Garenvs Sion

AFighterTank
Patch26.7
Matches949,984
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedApr 21, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Garen vs Sion is a moderate matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Sion wins with a 51.3% win rate (+2.5%) over Garen based on 160 games. Garen wins the early laning phase while Sion scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Garen build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Garen vs Sion matchup.

Garen Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Garen performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.

Compare against an opponent
Sion - 48.8% win rateSion(48.8%)
Garen - 48.8% win rate in this matchup
Garen
48.8% WR
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Sion vs Garen matchup - 51.3% win rate
Sion
51.3% WR

Who Wins the Garen vs Sion Matchup?

Sion wins the Garen vs Sion matchup
Winner
Sion
Matches: 160
48.8%
Win Rate
51.3%
7.5
CS / min
7.3
1,008
DMG / min
816
13,376
Gold / game
12,462
149
Heal / min
332
1,474
DMG Mitigated / min
2,443
1.7
CC / min
1.5
55.8%
Early Game WR
44.2%
42.2%
Late Game WR
57.8%

Garen vs Sion Matchup Summary

The Garen vs Sion matchup is a very close matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 160 recent matches analyzed, Sion wins with a 51.3% win rate compared to Garen's 48.8%, giving Sion a 2.5 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Garen controls the early laning stage, but Sion outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Garen needs to press advantages before Sion reaches their power spikes, while Sion should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Sion leads by 1,152 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. While Sion is slightly favored, Garen can absolutely win this lane through smart trading patterns and wave management. Focus on playing around your cooldowns, conceding CS only when necessary, and capitalizing on Sion's mistakes. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Garen vs Sion Laning Phase Breakdown

Garen wins the laning phase against Sion in League of Legends

Garen is favored during the laning phase against Sion, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Garen holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
7.5Garen
7.3Sion
Garen and Sion farm at nearly identical rates in this matchup, with only a 0.2 CS/min difference. Neither champion holds a meaningful farming advantage, so lane dominance will come from trading and jungle interaction rather than CS leads.
Damage
1,008Garen
816Sion
Garen heavily out-damages Sion by 193 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Sion should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Garen's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
13,376Garen
12,462Sion
Garen generates a commanding 914 more gold per game than Sion. This substantial economic advantage means Garen consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Sion should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
1.7Garen
1.5Sion
Both Garen and Sion provide similar amounts of crowd control (0.2s/min difference), meaning neither has a significant advantage in locking down opponents for ganks or team fights. Lane ganks are equally effective for both sides.
Sustain
1,623Garen
2,775Sion
Sion vastly out-sustains Garen, healing and mitigating 1,152 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Sion can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Garen is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Garen, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Garen Build Against Sion

Berserker's Greaves is the optimal boots choice against Sion, providing the mobility and stats Garen needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Garen against Sion are Stridebreaker, Phantom Dancer and Infinity Edge. This combination gives Garen an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 83.3% win rate across 6 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Sion. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Garen vs Sion matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Garen
55.8%
+11.7% advantage
Garen early game win rateGaren55.8%
Sion early game win rateSion44.2%
Late Game
Sion
57.8%
+15.7% advantage
Garen late game win rateGaren42.2%
Sion late game win rateSion57.8%

Garen dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 55.8% win rate — a 11.7 percentage point lead over Sion. This lopsided early game means Garen can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Sion is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 57.8% win rate — 15.7 points above Garen. Extended games heavily favor Sion, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Garen must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Sion reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Sion survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.

Best Garen Runes Against Sion

Precision rune tree - Garen primary runes vs SionPrecision
Conqueror - best Garen rune vs SionTriumph - best Garen rune vs SionLegend: Haste - best Garen rune vs SionLast Stand - best Garen rune vs Sion
Resolve rune tree - Garen secondary runes vs SionResolve
Conditioning - best Garen rune vs SionOvergrowth - best Garen rune vs Sion
55.6% WR

The Precision primary with Resolve secondary combination helps Garen maximize their potential in this closely contested matchup, providing the right mix of offensive and defensive tools to edge out Sion.


Garen matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.7. The table below shows Garen's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Garen build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Garen matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.7
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
47.09%3786.581512,43342.3%51.0%
50.97%3616.881012,30350.9%51.0%
50.46%3277.090212,58151.5%49.4%
39.77%2647.170612,97844.0%36.8%
51.20%2506.467512,35752.5%50.3%
54.05%2227.31,02512,98752.6%55.1%
50.74%2037.189113,51959.5%44.5%
46.31%2037.180012,46340.6%52.0%
53.61%1947.296213,24548.8%57.3%
57.98%1887.287312,68557.0%58.8%
58.92%1857.192912,95357.0%60.4%
48.33%1806.985512,62650.6%46.4%
54.19%1797.279212,94360.7%48.4%
55.87%1797.31,23013,86856.2%55.7%
46.51%1727.488813,11750.8%43.8%
50.00%1727.278813,61550.0%50.0%
48.75%1607.51,00813,37655.8%42.2%
55.63%1607.189712,61561.3%50.0%
54.37%1606.788212,69550.7%57.5%
54.84%1556.882712,87255.7%54.1%
41.61%1496.463912,28648.4%36.5%
55.41%1487.386213,62767.7%46.5%
49.31%1446.777612,57941.3%55.6%
51.08%1397.282712,66142.4%58.9%
57.81%1287.281813,52765.5%52.0%
54.33%1277.191512,82258.5%51.4%
52.80%1257.084512,19256.3%49.2%
48.76%1217.491413,17556.7%38.9%
43.33%1206.81,00913,16151.0%38.0%
37.29%1186.868912,05233.3%40.3%
41.59%1136.473812,99540.4%42.6%
53.10%1137.282212,72356.9%49.1%
55.86%1117.797714,57152.6%57.5%
60.19%1037.391513,70160.0%60.4%
53.92%1026.883612,54957.5%50.9%
55.79%957.394613,81159.5%53.5%
53.01%837.485612,76751.2%54.8%
57.50%807.295913,75844.4%68.2%
40.51%796.659611,96647.5%33.3%
57.33%756.778112,27155.6%59.0%
54.93%716.784714,07556.7%53.7%
64.29%706.774512,93657.6%70.3%
53.73%676.91,02913,17744.4%60.0%
51.67%607.277714,29656.5%48.6%
53.57%565.682412,21162.9%38.1%
41.51%537.079613,20750.0%34.5%
51.92%527.391113,68561.9%45.2%
53.85%527.179712,71448.1%60.0%
43.18%446.582314,24937.5%46.4%
47.73%446.789112,76155.0%41.7%
41.46%416.568112,86128.6%48.1%
48.65%376.088113,13955.0%41.2%
54.05%376.589213,34753.3%54.5%
64.52%317.078012,31161.1%69.2%
53.33%306.364811,69057.1%50.0%
58.62%296.272113,45022.2%75.0%
60.71%287.177312,47358.3%62.5%
37.04%274.881813,68254.5%25.0%
65.38%266.869412,46663.6%66.7%
42.31%267.381313,16630.0%50.0%
60.00%256.580012,90360.0%60.0%
73.91%237.389414,92175.0%73.3%
36.36%225.693914,95528.6%40.0%
45.45%227.096114,72150.0%42.9%
55.00%206.280113,97150.0%56.3%
50.00%203.976813,04622.2%72.7%
63.16%196.379114,55287.5%45.5%
57.89%195.479913,18166.7%53.9%
50.00%187.878212,54162.5%40.0%
55.56%187.376512,75960.0%50.0%
55.56%186.870912,83640.0%75.0%
66.67%187.173713,17850.0%75.0%
38.89%187.287112,83828.6%45.5%
47.06%176.981813,93580.0%33.3%
29.41%176.680212,28842.9%20.0%
17.65%176.253710,15830.0%0.0%
50.00%167.695412,35844.4%57.1%
31.25%165.861013,67050.0%28.6%
50.00%167.073313,45850.0%50.0%
37.50%167.790913,48037.5%37.5%
40.00%153.990515,7210.0%54.5%
80.00%156.285715,33885.7%75.0%
53.33%157.077914,00866.7%44.4%
50.00%147.168012,64050.0%50.0%
42.86%146.578111,62033.3%50.0%
57.14%145.975012,94355.6%60.0%
53.85%136.184313,92950.0%57.1%
33.33%125.276912,04616.7%50.0%
58.33%127.198113,67775.0%50.0%
58.33%126.065310,83171.4%40.0%
36.36%116.684815,5180.0%44.4%
54.55%113.374812,53666.7%50.0%
45.45%115.586413,78060.0%33.3%
81.82%116.372212,81766.7%87.5%
27.27%114.45999,35240.0%16.7%
27.27%116.482613,7120.0%42.9%
20.00%106.975413,08525.0%16.7%
40.00%106.370612,35520.0%60.0%
44.44%95.987611,46240.0%50.0%
33.33%96.565313,5950.0%50.0%
66.67%95.078313,74775.0%60.0%
55.56%94.964010,11620.0%100.0%
25.00%87.786110,71540.0%0.0%
75.00%87.192614,590100.0%66.7%
50.00%87.81,18114,23680.0%0.0%
37.50%85.051411,10433.3%40.0%
75.00%85.752010,73771.4%100.0%
62.50%86.466112,22260.0%66.7%
62.50%87.186614,69150.0%66.7%
75.00%86.771511,47483.3%50.0%
71.43%77.778914,404100.0%50.0%
57.14%72.356114,981100.0%40.0%
57.14%73.043511,42850.0%60.0%
71.43%77.475511,89660.0%100.0%
57.14%77.463510,11775.0%33.3%
50.00%65.756711,49050.0%50.0%
16.67%66.51,01318,1730.0%16.7%
16.67%66.163012,4130.0%33.3%
50.00%64.550911,659100.0%0.0%
16.67%65.356411,79550.0%0.0%
50.00%67.567312,51566.7%33.3%
33.33%66.660113,04866.7%0.0%
66.67%67.454712,03075.0%50.0%
40.00%56.986912,08433.3%50.0%
60.00%54.277312,15566.7%50.0%
60.00%56.971513,07166.7%50.0%
40.00%55.874414,0620.0%50.0%
40.00%54.849510,23733.3%50.0%
80.00%53.488215,856100.0%75.0%
60.00%56.555112,26450.0%66.7%

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Garen vs Sion - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Garen do against Sion in League of Legends?

Sion wins the Garen vs Sion matchup with a 51.3% win rate compared to Garen's 48.8%, a 2.5 percentage point difference. This data is based on 160 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.

How does Garen do against Sion in the early game?

In the early game, Garen has the advantage against Sion with a 55.8% win rate versus 44.2%. Garen players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Garen do against Sion in the late game?

In the late game, Sion takes over the Garen vs Sion matchup with a 57.8% win rate compared to 42.2%. Sion scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Garen vs Sion matchup?

Sion wins the matchup against Garen with a 51.3% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 2.5 percentage point advantage means Sion is moderately favored in this lane matchup based on 160 games analyzed.

What is the best Garen build against Sion?

The best Garen build against Sion includes Stridebreaker, Phantom Dancer, Infinity Edge with Berserker's Greaves. This build achieves a 83.3% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Garen runes against Sion?

The best Garen runes against Sion use the Precision primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 55.6% win rate in the Garen vs Sion matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Garen counter Sion?

No, Garen struggles against Sion with only a 48.8% win rate. Sion has the advantage in this matchup. Garen players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Sion's lead.

How do I play Garen against Sion?

When playing Garen against Sion, play cautiously and avoid Sion's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Sion has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.