Sionvs Ambessa
Sion vs Ambessa is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Ambessa wins with a 76.9% win rate (+53.8%) over Sion based on 13 games. Ambessa holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Sion build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Sion vs Ambessa matchup.
Sion Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Sion 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.
Who wins Sion vs Ambessa?
Sion wins 42.9% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 26.5% and 60.9% (95% range).
- Expected
- 50.2% From both champions' overall Top win rates
- Matchup effect
- −7.3 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 28 games Lane: Top
- vs patch 26.18
- — Not enough games on both patches
Lane: Top · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
They also met in another lane (Jungle): 3 games, Sion won 66.7%.
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Ambessa, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Sion wins 42.9% of 28 games (95% range 26.5–60.9%).
- Both champions' overall Top win rates predict 50.2% for Sion; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Sion players pick Plated Steelcaps far more often against Ambessa: 52.1% of their other Top games, 78.6% here.
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Sion and Ambessa played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Sion's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Sion vs Ambessa Laning Stats
Only 27 games have a 15-minute snapshot so far — the lane-phase numbers appear from 30.
Whole-game averages
Sion vs Ambessa Win Rate by Game Length
Sion's win rate against Ambessa by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
No game length stands out: Sion's results against Ambessa in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Sion vs Ambessa Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)Insufficient data
- First itemInsufficient data
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Sion Changes Against Ambessa
Choices Sion players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Top games.
Plated SteelcapsBootsUsually52.1%vs Ambessa78.6%+26.4 pts40.9% WR here
Cash BackRuneUsually44.6%vs Ambessa25.0%−19.6 pts
Mercury's TreadsBootsUsually21.3%vs Ambessa3.6%−17.7 pts
Legend: HasteRuneUsually25.7%vs Ambessa42.9%+17.2 pts
Boots of SwiftnessBootsUsually20.4%vs Ambessa3.6%−16.8 pts
Coup de GraceRuneUsually1.5%vs Ambessa7.1%+5.7 pts
Abyssal MaskItemUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Ambessa3.6%+3.6 pts
Knight's VowItemUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Ambessa3.6%+3.6 pts
Best Sion Build vs Ambessa
Usual Sion build (Top)
68.5% win rate · 54 games
Against Ambessa
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 3 of 15 Sion games against Ambessa carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Sion's standard build instead.
- Ambessa usually completes Eclipse first, at 11.4 min (median of 20 games).
- Skill priority: Q > W > E — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Sion Runes vs Ambessa
Usual Sion runes (Top)
Grasp of the Undying
56.4% win rate · 156 games
Against Ambessa
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
Plan your Sion draft in Draft Lab
Draft Lab lays out both teams lane by lane with live matchup win rates, damage profiles and game-phase lean, and suggests picks and bans from current meta data.
- Full 5v5 draft board
- Lane matchup win rates
- Pick and ban suggestions
Sion matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. The table below shows Sion'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 Sion build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Sion Matchups
Hardest for Sion
Easiest for Sion
Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.
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Sion vs Ambessa FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Sion vs Ambessa?
Current data slightly favors Ambessa, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Sion wins 42.9% of 28 games (95% range 26.5–60.9%).
What is Sion's win rate against Ambessa?
Sion wins 42.9% of 28 Top games against Ambessa on patch 26.19 (95% range 26.5–60.9%). Based on both champions' overall Top win rates, 50.2% would be expected.
Does Sion counter Ambessa?
Not clearly. Sion wins 42.9% of 28 games against Ambessa, and the 95% range (26.5–60.9%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Sion or Ambessa?
There are not enough games with a 15-minute snapshot yet (27) to say who wins lane.
Does Sion outscale Ambessa?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Ambessa strongest against Sion?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Ambessa is ahead of Sion beyond the margin of error.
What should Sion build against Ambessa?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Sion's usual Top core: Titanic Hydra, Heartsteel, Unending Despair. The biggest change against Ambessa: Plated Steelcaps (52.1% usually, 78.6% here).
What runes should Sion use against Ambessa?
Use Sion's usual Grasp of the Undying page (Resolve + Inspiration); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Ambessa: Cash Back (44.6% usually, 25.0% here).