Win Rate: 51.7%
Pick Rate: 2.0%
Ban Rate: 0.9%

Sion Top Build: Items & Boots

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Patch: 26.22
Games: 3,547
Lane: Top
Tier: All Tiers
Last Updated: Nov 14, 2026 UTC
Author: Dakota Chinnick
Methodology: Data Methodology

From 3,547 ranked Top games on Patch 26.22, Sion players build Unending Despair (48% of games), Heartsteel (44%) and Titanic Hydra (31%) most, with Plated Steelcaps, Grasp of the Undying and a Q > W > E skill max. Below: item timings, every alternative and the boots, starting items and summoner spells players actually pick.

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Flash + Teleport
65.5%Win Rate87.3%Pick Rate
Flash + Ignite
85.7%Win Rate5.6%Pick Rate

Build Stats

66.67%Win Rate

+15.00%WR Diff

2.10%Pick Rate

126Matches

This Sion build focuses on a balanced mix of offense and defense. Build the core items first for your power spike, then adapt with situational items based on enemy team composition.

The core items for this Sion build are Titanic Hydra, Heartsteel, and Unending Despair. This item combination achieves a 66.7% win rate across 126 matches analyzed.

At full build, Sion gains a total of 40 AD, 2650 Health, 120 Armor, and 85 MR, giving a strong power profile for physical damage.

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Sion Abilities

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Build Strengths

Sion build strength based on the items chosen in the build when compared to all builds across every champion. Strongest in: Physical Resistance, Health, Magic Resistance. Lower in: Magic Damage.

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Sion Starting Items

The most popular starting items for Sion are Doran's Shield, Health Potion, Stealth Ward with a 59.0% win rate and 30.9% pick rate.

Doran's Shield

Health Potion

Stealth Ward

59.0%Win Rate

30.9%Pick Rate

Doran's Helm

Health Potion

76.2%Win Rate

16.7%Pick Rate

Best Sion Core Items - Build These First

These are Sion's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Titanic Hydra (54.8% WR, +3.1% WR diff, 26.0% pick rate) provides 600 Health, 40 AD. Heartsteel (52.5% WR, +0.9% WR diff, 35.4% pick rate) provides 900 Health. Unending Despair (54.8% WR, +3.1% WR diff, 48.7% pick rate) provides 50 Armor, 400 Health. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.

Titanic Hydra S Tier
Titanic Hydra
3,300
54.82%Win Rate
+3.15%WR Diff
26.03%Pick Rate
Heartsteel S Tier
Heartsteel
3,000
52.54%Win Rate
+0.87%WR Diff
35.40%Pick Rate
Unending Despair S Tier
Unending Despair
2,800
54.76%Win Rate
+3.09%WR Diff
48.68%Pick Rate

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Sion Build Path & Item Timing

Sion players complete Sunfire Aegis first in 16% of games, winning 54.9% of them. The median first item is finished at 13:12 (25th to 75th percentile: 11:24 to 14:54).

First item

Build	Win Rate	Pick Rate	Done at	Games
Sunfire Aegis	54.9%	15.9%	13:12	601
Unending Despair	54.9%	9.6%	13:00	364
Hollow Radiance	52.6%	21.6%	11:30	817

First two items

Build	Win Rate	Pick Rate	Done at	Games
Hollow RadianceThornmail	72.4%	0.9%	19:24	29
HeartsteelHollow Radiance	62.0%	4.3%	20:18	142
Unending DespairSpirit Visage	63.6%	2.0%	20:30	66

Three-item core

Build	Win Rate	Pick Rate	Done at	Games
HeartsteelHollow RadianceUnending Despair	81.1%	1.6%	24:18	37
Sunfire AegisThornmailUnending Despair	83.3%	1.0%	24:42	24
HeartsteelUnending DespairHollow Radiance	76.2%	1.8%	26:12	42

Stages keep purchase order, so "A then B" and "B then A" are counted separately. Completion time is the minute the last item of the stage was bought. Boots are tracked separately.

Large sampleBased on 3,781 matches. That is a large enough sample for these numbers to be reliable.

Sion Skill Order

Sion players max Q > W > E in 91% of games, winning 52.2% of the 3,488 games that followed that order. The grid shows the most common ability at every level.

Skill priority

Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Q	1			2	3		4		5
W		1						2		3		4	5
E			1											2	3		4	5
R						1					2					3

Q > E > W: 6% of games, 45.4% win rate
W > Q > E: 3% of games, 51.0% win rate

Large sampleBased on 3,850 matches. That is a large enough sample for these numbers to be reliable.

High Win Rate Situational Items for Sion

Top situational items for Sion include Hollow Radiance, Jak'Sho, The Protean. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.

Hollow Radiance S Tier
Hollow Radiance
2,800
54.51%Win Rate
+2.84%WR Diff
29.24%Pick Rate
Jak'Sho, The Protean S Tier
Jak'Sho, The Protean
3,200
57.73%Win Rate
+6.06%WR Diff
16.55%Pick Rate

Sion Boots

The best boots for Sion are Plated Steelcaps. Adjust based on enemy team comp.

Plated Steelcaps S Tier
Plated Steelcaps
1,200
52.33%Win Rate
+0.66%WR Diff
50.56%Pick Rate

Sion Trinket

The recommended trinket for Sion is Oracle Lens for vision control and map awareness.

Oracle Lens S Tier
Oracle Lens
0
54.89%Win Rate
+3.22%WR Diff
19.94%Pick Rate

Complete Sion Build Item Stats

Combined statistics from all items in this Sion build.

Armor:120
Movement Speed:45
Health:2650
Attack Damage:40
Magic Resistance:85

Build Comparison

Best WR

Most Played

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Armor

120

150

Speed

Health

2650

2450

105

Sion Counter Build Advice

When facing Sion's top counters like Darius, Yone, DrMundo, consider adjusting your situational items to increase survivability and match their damage output. Focus on completing your core damage items before heavily investing in defensive situational items, as Sion needs sufficient damage to remain a threat in counter matchups. Adapt your final build slots with items like Hollow Radiance or Jak'Sho, The Protean based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Sion performance.

Darius
41.5%Win Rate
-10.13%WR Diff
Counter Items
Yone
45.3%Win Rate
-6.40%WR Diff
Counter Items
Dr. Mundo
42.3%Win Rate
-9.40%WR Diff
Counter Items

When Should You Play This Sion Build

durable frontlinerFirst Power Spike3,300gSunfire Aegis at 13:12 (median)

This Sion durable frontliner build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. Its 66.7% win rate comes from only 126 games, so treat it as an observation rather than a proven edge. The build's key strengths include strong physical damage mitigation, excellent magic damage resistance, and substantial health pool for survivability. This tanky Sion build works best when your team lacks frontline presence. You can absorb damage and create opportunities for your carries to deal damage. The armor in this build makes it effective against AD-heavy enemy compositions with champions like assassins or marksmen. With a total gold cost of 16,300, this Sion build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Titanic Hydra, Heartsteel, and Unending Despair power spike before taking major fights. For optimal results with this Sion build, focus on proper itemization timing, positioning in teamfights, and adapting your situational items based on the specific challenges each game presents.

Strengths

Strong physical damage mitigation
Excellent magic damage resistance
Substantial health pool for survivability

Champions with Similar Builds to Sion

Sion matchups at a glance

Who Sion struggles against, who it beats and who it pairs best with in Top, ranked by the confidence interval, not the raw rate. Win rates are Sion's.

Weak against

Dr. Mundo32.9%79 games
Yone41.9%129 games
Aatrox41.8%79 games
Darius46.0%161 games
Jax44.0%75 games

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Strong against

Yorick61.6%73 games
Gangplank56.0%109 games
Malphite54.5%132 games
Sett53.1%113 games
Teemo51.6%155 games

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Best duos

Soraka61.7%94 games
Lee Sin58.0%143 games
Master Yi57.6%125 games
Smolder58.5%94 games
Lux58.8%85 games

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Sion Top Boots, Starting Items & Summoner Spells (Patch 26.22)

3,547 games

Most Sion Top players rush Heartsteel first (38% of games), finished at a median of 12.1 minutes. Plated Steelcaps are the usual boots (50%). The standard summoner spells are Flash + Teleport (85%). The game usually starts with Doran's Shield + Health Potion.

Sion boots

Option	Players	Win Rate	Games
Plated SteelcapsMost played	50.0%	50.5%	1,772
Boots of Swiftness	22.0%	48.3%	779
Mercury's Treads	21.0%	53.3%	745

Sion starting items

Option	Players	Win Rate	Games
Doran's Shield + Health PotionMost played	31.2%	49.7%	1,105
Doran's Shield + Health Potion + Stealth Ward	24.3%	52.1%	862
Doran's Helm + Health Potion	14.0%	52.2%	496
Doran's Helm + Health Potion + Stealth Ward	9.0%	49.8%	317

Sion summoner spells

Option	Players	Win Rate	Games
Flash + TeleportMost played	84.6%	49.6%	3,000
Flash + Ignite	7.3%	51.5%	260
Ghost + Teleport	4.6%	50.6%	162

Every option is listed with its own pick rate, win rate and game count from ranked games this patch. Options under 40 games are left out.

Every Sion Top Item by Win Rate

The completed items Sion players build most this patch, with the share of games each one appears in and its win rate. Situational items sit low in pick rate for a reason — read the win rate next to the game count.

Option	Players	Win Rate	Games
Unending DespairMost played	47.7%	53.5%	1,693
Heartsteel	44.3%	49.5%	1,572
Titanic Hydra	30.7%	51.8%	1,088
Hollow Radiance	30.6%	52.2%	1,085
Thornmail	24.0%	49.8%	853
Sunfire Aegis	21.4%	54.0%	759
Jak'Sho, The Protean	14.2%	53.9%	505
Overlord's Bloodmail	11.4%	53.0%	404
Youmuu's Ghostblade	9.4%	44.4%	333
Randuin's Omen	9.3%	53.0%	330
Kaenic Rookern	8.0%	52.5%	282
The Collector	5.7%	50.5%	202

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Total gold10,100

This core is in our ranked data: 58.2% win rate over 55 games.

Total stats from items

Attack Damage: 40
Health: 1,400
Armor: 75
Magic Resist: 40
Ability Haste: 25
Move Speed: 45

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Sion Build - Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best Sion build?

The best Sion build in this patch includes Titanic Hydra, Heartsteel, and Unending Despair. This build has a 66.67% win rate and is picked 2.10% of the time.

What are Sion's core items?

Sion's core items are Titanic Hydra, Heartsteel, and Unending Despair. These items provide the best stats and synergies for Sion's kit and playstyle in League of Legends.

What are the best boots for Sion?

Plated Steelcaps are the best boots for Sion. These boots provide optimal mobility and stats for Sion's playstyle. They are included in 50.0% of Sion builds.

What is the best trinket for Sion?

Oracle Lens is the best trinket for Sion. This trinket provides optimal vision control and map awareness. Using Oracle Lens helps Sion maintain vision around objectives and track enemy movements.

Are there alternative Sion builds?

Yes, alternative Sion builds include options like Hollow Radiance, Titanic Hydra, and Unending Despair. Different builds can be more effective depending on team composition and matchups.

Where does MetaBot source build data for Sion?

MetaBot sources its build data for Sion directly from the Riot Games API, provided to developers for ingesting game data from League of Legends. MetaBot analyzes hundreds of thousands of matches daily to help it determine build statistics.

How does MetaBot determine what the best Sion builds are?

MetaBot only counts Sion games that reached a completed build (boots plus at least three finished items), groups them by their three core items, and ranks the groups by a confidence-adjusted win rate (Wilson lower bound) so a build with a handful of lucky games cannot outrank a well-played one. A build is only presented as the highest win rate once it has at least 50 games and a tenth of Sion's build sample; otherwise the most-played build is shown.

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Sion Top Build: Items & Boots

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Best Sion Build - Highest Win Rate Items

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Early Build Order

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Sion Starting Items

Best Sion Core Items - Build These First

Titanic Hydra

Heartsteel

Unending Despair

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Sion Build Path & Item Timing

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High Win Rate Situational Items for Sion

Hollow Radiance

Jak'Sho, The Protean

Sion Boots

Plated Steelcaps

Sion Trinket

Oracle Lens

Complete Sion Build Item Stats

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Sion Counter Build Advice

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Strengths

Champions with Similar Builds to Sion

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Sion Top Boots, Starting Items & Summoner Spells (Patch 26.22)

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