Sion

Sion Build

52.04%WR
Sion S tier

The patch 26.1 Sion build uses Swiftmarch, Jak'Sho, The Protean, Thornmail, Unending Despair, Overlord's Bloodmail, Hollow Radiance, Farsight Alteration. This Sion build has a 2.14% pick rate and a 58.14% win rate in LoL patch 26.1. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Sion build choices below.

  • Sion passive ability - Glory in Death - League of Legends
    Glory in Death

    Glory in Death

    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.

  • Sion Q ability - Decimating Smash - League of Legends
    Decimating Smash

    Decimating Smash

    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.

    Cost:
    • 45
    Cooldown:
    • 10/
    • 9/
    • 8/
    • 7/
    • 6
    Range:
    • 10000
  • Sion W ability - Soul Furnace - League of Legends
    Soul Furnace

    Soul Furnace

    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.

    Cost:
    • 65/
    • 70/
    • 75/
    • 80/
    • 85
    Cooldown:
    • 15/
    • 14/
    • 13/
    • 12/
    • 11
    Range:
    • 500
  • Sion E ability - Roar of the Slayer - League of Legends
    Roar of the Slayer

    Roar of the Slayer

    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.

    Cost:
    • 35/
    • 40/
    • 45/
    • 50/
    • 55
    Cooldown:
    • 12/
    • 11/
    • 10/
    • 9/
    • 8
    Range:
    • 800
  • Sion R ultimate ability - Unstoppable Onslaught - League of Legends
    Unstoppable Onslaught

    Unstoppable Onslaught

    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.

    Cost:
    • 100
    Cooldown:
    • 140/
    • 100/
    • 60
    Range:
    • 7500
Classes:
  • Tank,
  • Fighter
Patch:26.1
Sample Size:687,817 ranked games
Lane:All Lanes
Tier:All Tiers
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These are Sion's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Hollow Radiance (52.7% WR, +0.6% WR diff, 26.3% pick rate) provides 400 Health, 40 MR. Thornmail (54.6% WR, +2.6% WR diff, 31.2% pick rate) provides 75 Armor, 150 Health. Unending Despair (55.1% WR, +3.1% WR diff, 38.2% pick rate) provides 50 Armor, 400 Health. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.

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.

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

The best boots for Sion are Chainlaced Crushers. Adjust based on enemy team comp.

The recommended trinket for Sion is Farsight Alteration for vision control and map awareness.

Combined statistics from all items in this Sion build.

  • Total magic resistance Magic Resistance:115
  • Total movement speed Movement Speed:45
  • Total health Health:1900
  • Total armor Armor:170
  • Total attack damage Attack Damage:40

When facing Sion's top counters like Mordekaiser, Singed, Darius, 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 Titanic Hydra 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.

This Sion durable frontliner build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. With a 57.4% win rate across 204 matches, this build has proven highly effective in the current meta. The build's key strengths include strong physical damage mitigation, excellent magic damage resistance, 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 15,800, this Sion build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Hollow Radiance, Thornmail, 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.

Sion Build - Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best Sion build?

The best Sion build in this patch includes Hollow Radiance, Thornmail, and Unending Despair. This build has a 57.35% win rate and is picked 2.03% of the time.

What are Sion's core items?

Sion's core items are Hollow Radiance, Thornmail, 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?

Chainlaced Crushers are the best boots for Sion. These boots provide optimal mobility and stats for Sion's playstyle. They are included in 2.0% of Sion builds.

What is the best trinket for Sion?

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

Are there alternative Sion builds?

Yes, alternative Sion builds include options like Jak'Sho, The Protean, Thornmail, 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 filters out any matches that don't use complete builds for Sion. From there, we aggregate the Sion builds data and use that to determine which builds are finding the most success in the current League of Legends meta. High performing builds with low confidence intervals resulting from thin data are dropped from our final results.