Katarinavs Sion
Katarina vs Sion is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Sion wins with a 58.8% win rate (+17.6%) over Katarina based on 17 games. Sion wins the early laning phase while Katarina scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Katarina build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Katarina vs Sion matchup.
Katarina Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Katarina 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.
Sion(41.2%)Who Wins the Katarina vs Sion Matchup?
Katarina vs Sion Matchup Summary
The Katarina vs Sion matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 17 recent matches analyzed, Sion wins with a 58.8% win rate compared to Katarina's 41.2%, giving Sion a 17.6 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Sion controls the early laning stage, but Katarina outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Sion needs to press advantages before Katarina reaches their power spikes, while Katarina should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Sion leads by 1.3s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Sion has a strong advantage in this matchup. Katarina players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Sion overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Katarina vs Sion Laning Phase Breakdown
Sion is favored during the laning phase against Katarina, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Sion holds advantages in farming, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Katarina Build Against Sion
Spellslinger's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Sion, providing the mobility and stats Katarina needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Katarina against Sion are Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass and Hextech Gunblade. This combination gives Katarina an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build achieves a solid 50.0% win rate across 2 games, proving it to be a reliable item path when facing Sion. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Katarina vs Sion matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Katarina33.3%Sion66.7%Katarina50.0%Sion50.0%Sion dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 66.7% win rate — a 33.3 percentage point lead over Katarina. This lopsided early game means Sion can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Late game (25+ minutes) is equally balanced, with Katarina at 50.0% win rate — only 0.0 points ahead of Sion. Team fight execution and macro play determine the winner at this stage, not champion matchup advantage.
The power dynamics shift as the game progresses — Sion has the edge early, but Katarina gradually takes over. However, the margins are slim enough that either champion can win at any stage with the right plays. Focus on taking advantages when you have them rather than waiting for a specific game phase.
Best Katarina Runes Against Sion
Domination
Resolve
The Domination and Resolve rune setup gives Katarina the best tools to compete against Sion in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Katarina matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.7. The table below shows Katarina'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 Katarina build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59.71% | 139 | 6.2 | 973 | 12,971 | 62.7% | 56.9% | |
| 49.54% | 109 | 6.3 | 843 | 11,743 | 53.5% | 45.1% | |
| 50.50% | 101 | 6.2 | 930 | 11,300 | 54.4% | 47.3% | |
| 39.60% | 101 | 6.1 | 770 | 11,792 | 40.0% | 39.1% | |
| 45.26% | 95 | 6.2 | 997 | 12,774 | 50.0% | 41.2% | |
| 46.07% | 89 | 5.9 | 921 | 12,223 | 46.3% | 45.8% | |
| 45.88% | 85 | 5.7 | 910 | 12,850 | 47.1% | 45.1% | |
| 50.60% | 83 | 5.9 | 859 | 12,252 | 51.2% | 50.0% | |
| 43.37% | 83 | 6.1 | 876 | 11,790 | 52.3% | 33.3% | |
| 37.80% | 82 | 5.6 | 788 | 11,810 | 37.1% | 38.3% | |
| 50.00% | 80 | 5.6 | 814 | 11,702 | 52.8% | 47.7% | |
| 55.70% | 79 | 6.0 | 927 | 12,875 | 63.9% | 48.8% | |
| 59.42% | 69 | 6.1 | 851 | 11,887 | 61.1% | 57.6% | |
| 45.59% | 68 | 5.9 | 824 | 12,682 | 46.4% | 45.0% | |
| 49.25% | 67 | 5.7 | 1,022 | 12,314 | 52.9% | 45.5% | |
| 46.27% | 67 | 6.1 | 953 | 12,925 | 51.7% | 42.1% | |
| 50.00% | 62 | 6.0 | 910 | 12,199 | 61.3% | 38.7% | |
| 50.00% | 58 | 6.2 | 1,020 | 12,197 | 53.1% | 46.1% | |
| 49.12% | 57 | 6.4 | 1,007 | 12,721 | 61.8% | 30.4% | |
| 60.78% | 51 | 6.3 | 998 | 14,075 | 66.7% | 56.7% | |
| 51.06% | 47 | 5.7 | 899 | 12,464 | 66.7% | 41.4% | |
| 43.48% | 46 | 5.6 | 892 | 12,210 | 52.4% | 36.0% | |
| 56.52% | 46 | 5.8 | 870 | 11,770 | 36.4% | 75.0% | |
| 46.67% | 45 | 6.1 | 887 | 12,074 | 45.8% | 47.6% | |
| 40.00% | 45 | 6.2 | 910 | 12,310 | 55.0% | 28.0% | |
| 58.14% | 43 | 6.2 | 1,007 | 13,814 | 53.9% | 60.0% | |
| 40.48% | 42 | 6.2 | 932 | 10,785 | 26.9% | 62.5% | |
| 47.50% | 40 | 6.0 | 935 | 12,452 | 40.9% | 55.6% | |
| 45.00% | 40 | 6.2 | 919 | 12,851 | 43.5% | 47.1% | |
| 52.63% | 38 | 6.7 | 903 | 12,257 | 63.2% | 42.1% | |
| 47.37% | 38 | 5.9 | 977 | 13,270 | 58.3% | 42.3% | |
| 48.65% | 37 | 5.9 | 848 | 11,293 | 57.9% | 38.9% | |
| 60.00% | 35 | 5.8 | 1,000 | 11,899 | 64.7% | 55.6% | |
| 50.00% | 34 | 6.0 | 988 | 11,559 | 55.0% | 42.9% | |
| 48.28% | 29 | 5.9 | 944 | 12,412 | 68.8% | 23.1% | |
| 41.38% | 29 | 6.2 | 864 | 12,236 | 46.1% | 37.5% | |
| 61.54% | 26 | 6.2 | 849 | 10,726 | 73.3% | 45.5% | |
| 66.67% | 24 | 6.1 | 967 | 12,849 | 76.9% | 54.5% | |
| 54.17% | 24 | 6.5 | 1,037 | 12,726 | 40.0% | 64.3% | |
| 52.17% | 23 | 5.9 | 886 | 12,613 | 28.6% | 62.5% | |
| 63.64% | 22 | 6.1 | 986 | 13,461 | 75.0% | 57.1% | |
| 66.67% | 18 | 5.7 | 908 | 11,350 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 44.44% | 18 | 6.2 | 890 | 12,079 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 41.18% | 17 | 6.6 | 1,053 | 11,356 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 31.25% | 16 | 5.7 | 837 | 11,701 | 37.5% | 25.0% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 6.1 | 888 | 11,263 | 42.9% | 50.0% | |
| 26.67% | 15 | 5.8 | 926 | 11,866 | 14.3% | 37.5% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 6.2 | 888 | 12,408 | 66.7% | 37.5% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 5.4 | 1,068 | 12,134 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 6.5 | 1,284 | 15,357 | 40.0% | 33.3% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 5.9 | 975 | 11,876 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 6.2 | 905 | 12,769 | 37.5% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 5.3 | 772 | 11,332 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 6.1 | 1,040 | 14,082 | 25.0% | 60.0% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 5.6 | 1,073 | 13,258 | 66.7% | 16.7% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 5.9 | 889 | 11,599 | 100.0% | 40.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 5.8 | 851 | 11,758 | 75.0% | 40.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 6.3 | 909 | 10,418 | 60.0% | 25.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 5.0 | 829 | 10,985 | 25.0% | 75.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 5.8 | 991 | 12,388 | 40.0% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 5.8 | 889 | 13,404 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 6.3 | 999 | 14,073 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 6.0 | 1,059 | 13,135 | 33.3% | 20.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 7.4 | 904 | 14,440 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 6.6 | 1,069 | 11,804 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 6.5 | 973 | 10,019 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 6.3 | 939 | 13,109 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 5.0 | 956 | 13,980 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 5.8 | 1,083 | 14,836 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 5.7 | 1,105 | 14,487 | 100.0% | 80.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 5.7 | 1,070 | 13,236 | 100.0% | 25.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.1 | 876 | 11,998 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.9 | 1,252 | 13,114 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 6.2 | 1,133 | 14,115 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.7 | 1,112 | 13,054 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 6.3 | 919 | 11,666 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 5.2 | 780 | 11,679 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 5.7 | 911 | 12,410 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.3 | 591 | 6,637 | 40.0% | 0.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 5.6 | 844 | 11,607 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 0.00% | 5 | 5.3 | 748 | 10,935 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 5.4 | 1,019 | 12,266 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
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Katarina vs Sion - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Katarina do against Sion in League of Legends?
Sion wins the Katarina vs Sion matchup with a 58.8% win rate compared to Katarina's 41.2%, a 17.6 percentage point difference. This data is based on 17 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.
How does Katarina do against Sion in the early game?
In the early game, Sion has the advantage against Katarina with a 66.7% win rate versus 33.3%. Sion players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Katarina do against Sion in the late game?
In the late game, Katarina takes over the Katarina vs Sion matchup with a 50.0% win rate compared to 50.0%. Katarina scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Katarina vs Sion matchup?
Sion wins the matchup against Katarina with a 58.8% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 17.6 percentage point advantage means Sion is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 17 games analyzed.
What is the best Katarina build against Sion?
The best Katarina build against Sion includes Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass, Hextech Gunblade with Spellslinger's Shoes. This build achieves a 50.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Katarina runes against Sion?
The best Katarina runes against Sion use the Domination primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Katarina vs Sion matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Katarina counter Sion?
No, Katarina struggles against Sion with only a 41.2% win rate. Sion has the advantage in this matchup. Katarina players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Sion's lead.
How do I play Katarina against Sion?
When playing Katarina against Sion, play cautiously and avoid Sion's power spikes. Focus on safe farming — you outscale Sion in the late game. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.