Sionvs Mel
Sion vs Mel is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Sion wins with a 55.6% win rate (+11.1%) over Mel based on 18 games. Sion wins the early laning phase while Mel scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Sion build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Sion vs Mel 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 the Sion vs Mel Matchup?
Sion vs Mel Matchup Summary
The Sion vs Mel matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 18 recent matches analyzed, Sion wins with a 55.6% win rate compared to Mel's 44.4%, giving Sion a 11.1 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Sion controls the early laning stage, but Mel outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Sion needs to press advantages before Mel reaches their power spikes, while Mel should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Sion leads by 1,786 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Sion players can confidently pick into Mel and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Mel away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Sion vs Mel Laning Phase Breakdown
Sion is favored during the laning phase against Mel, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Sion holds advantages in farming, gold income and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Sion Build Against Mel
Chainlaced Crushers is the optimal boots choice against Mel, providing the mobility and stats Sion needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Sion against Mel are Hollow Radiance, Heartsteel and Thornmail. This combination gives Sion 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 Mel. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Sion vs Mel matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Sion83.3%
Mel16.7%Sion41.7%Mel58.3%Sion dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 83.3% win rate — a 66.7 percentage point lead over Mel. This lopsided early game means Sion can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Mel is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 58.3% win rate — 16.7 points above Sion. Extended games heavily favor Mel, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Sion must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Mel reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Mel 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 Sion Runes Against Mel
Resolve
Inspiration
Running Resolve primary with Inspiration secondary allows Sion to press their advantage against Mel, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.
Sion matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. 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.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54.84% | 155 | 7.0 | 812 | 13,146 | 62.5% | 50.5% | |
| 51.01% | 149 | 7.3 | 776 | 12,393 | 51.1% | 51.0% | |
| 52.94% | 119 | 6.5 | 750 | 12,133 | 44.2% | 57.9% | |
| 51.79% | 112 | 7.0 | 791 | 11,742 | 53.7% | 50.0% | |
| 56.48% | 108 | 6.5 | 752 | 11,679 | 55.3% | 57.4% | |
| 56.31% | 103 | 7.1 | 792 | 12,059 | 50.0% | 61.8% | |
| 49.00% | 100 | 6.6 | 681 | 11,628 | 54.8% | 44.8% | |
| 42.11% | 95 | 6.5 | 930 | 11,836 | 38.6% | 45.1% | |
| 50.68% | 73 | 6.1 | 665 | 12,160 | 43.5% | 54.0% | |
| 52.78% | 72 | 6.5 | 760 | 11,841 | 63.6% | 43.6% | |
| 49.30% | 71 | 6.5 | 866 | 11,609 | 50.0% | 48.8% | |
| 68.57% | 70 | 7.2 | 822 | 13,212 | 70.4% | 67.4% | |
| 54.29% | 70 | 7.2 | 1,146 | 12,017 | 46.4% | 59.5% | |
| 48.48% | 66 | 6.8 | 759 | 11,179 | 53.3% | 44.4% | |
| 59.68% | 62 | 6.8 | 1,035 | 12,678 | 64.3% | 55.9% | |
| 40.32% | 62 | 6.7 | 911 | 12,062 | 48.3% | 33.3% | |
| 53.33% | 60 | 7.2 | 862 | 12,776 | 71.4% | 43.6% | |
| 56.90% | 58 | 7.0 | 770 | 12,942 | 52.6% | 59.0% | |
| 74.14% | 58 | 7.3 | 806 | 12,629 | 73.3% | 75.0% | |
| 44.83% | 58 | 6.8 | 843 | 12,125 | 52.0% | 39.4% | |
| 46.43% | 56 | 6.7 | 769 | 12,849 | 61.9% | 37.1% | |
| 50.00% | 56 | 6.9 | 916 | 12,027 | 60.0% | 44.4% | |
| 57.41% | 54 | 7.8 | 829 | 12,935 | 60.9% | 54.8% | |
| 50.00% | 52 | 6.9 | 977 | 12,579 | 55.0% | 46.9% | |
| 50.00% | 52 | 6.5 | 862 | 11,300 | 45.5% | 53.3% | |
| 50.98% | 51 | 7.1 | 784 | 12,489 | 61.1% | 45.5% | |
| 54.90% | 51 | 5.8 | 797 | 12,826 | 54.5% | 55.0% | |
| 54.17% | 48 | 7.4 | 814 | 12,088 | 68.0% | 39.1% | |
| 51.06% | 47 | 6.6 | 732 | 12,256 | 57.1% | 46.1% | |
| 54.35% | 46 | 7.2 | 773 | 10,907 | 55.6% | 52.6% | |
| 47.83% | 46 | 6.5 | 893 | 12,333 | 66.7% | 35.7% | |
| 57.78% | 45 | 6.7 | 986 | 11,626 | 73.7% | 46.1% | |
| 51.11% | 45 | 6.9 | 774 | 12,298 | 50.0% | 51.7% | |
| 40.91% | 44 | 6.9 | 762 | 10,784 | 25.0% | 54.2% | |
| 42.50% | 40 | 6.9 | 840 | 11,554 | 50.0% | 36.4% | |
| 60.00% | 40 | 6.9 | 740 | 11,142 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 60.53% | 38 | 7.2 | 929 | 13,015 | 50.0% | 68.2% | |
| 57.89% | 38 | 6.7 | 868 | 13,000 | 57.1% | 58.3% | |
| 56.76% | 37 | 7.0 | 727 | 12,729 | 63.6% | 53.9% | |
| 54.29% | 35 | 5.9 | 1,020 | 11,958 | 70.6% | 38.9% | |
| 69.70% | 33 | 7.6 | 784 | 12,183 | 77.8% | 60.0% | |
| 40.63% | 32 | 6.8 | 778 | 12,189 | 40.0% | 40.9% | |
| 45.16% | 31 | 4.9 | 754 | 11,255 | 47.4% | 41.7% | |
| 67.74% | 31 | 6.8 | 698 | 12,065 | 68.8% | 66.7% | |
| 42.86% | 28 | 7.2 | 773 | 10,881 | 57.1% | 28.6% | |
| 38.46% | 26 | 5.5 | 785 | 12,315 | 42.9% | 33.3% | |
| 53.85% | 26 | 4.1 | 816 | 13,469 | 71.4% | 47.4% | |
| 44.00% | 25 | 7.0 | 702 | 13,087 | 66.7% | 31.3% | |
| 54.17% | 24 | 6.6 | 852 | 12,634 | 70.0% | 42.9% | |
| 45.83% | 24 | 4.8 | 725 | 12,367 | 57.1% | 41.2% | |
| 54.17% | 24 | 7.0 | 856 | 13,382 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 69.57% | 23 | 7.2 | 888 | 13,018 | 57.1% | 75.0% | |
| 56.52% | 23 | 5.3 | 637 | 10,961 | 53.9% | 60.0% | |
| 59.09% | 22 | 7.2 | 963 | 13,263 | 50.0% | 62.5% | |
| 47.62% | 21 | 5.7 | 796 | 11,667 | 55.6% | 41.7% | |
| 60.00% | 20 | 5.8 | 1,014 | 11,740 | 70.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 20 | 5.0 | 633 | 12,117 | 83.3% | 50.0% | |
| 45.00% | 20 | 4.6 | 757 | 11,834 | 33.3% | 54.5% | |
| 45.00% | 20 | 5.3 | 803 | 11,475 | 36.4% | 55.6% | |
| 70.00% | 20 | 6.2 | 776 | 10,748 | 72.7% | 66.7% | |
| 47.37% | 19 | 7.4 | 798 | 13,168 | 75.0% | 27.3% | |
| 52.63% | 19 | 6.7 | 775 | 11,266 | 63.6% | 37.5% | |
| 42.11% | 19 | 3.5 | 778 | 11,686 | 55.6% | 30.0% | |
| 55.56% | 18 | 6.0 | 735 | 11,214 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 55.56% | 18 | 5.3 | 737 | 12,860 | 83.3% | 41.7% | |
| 41.18% | 17 | 6.8 | 728 | 12,408 | 42.9% | 40.0% | |
| 64.71% | 17 | 5.4 | 847 | 13,141 | 60.0% | 66.7% | |
| 41.18% | 17 | 5.1 | 764 | 12,013 | 44.4% | 37.5% | |
| 52.94% | 17 | 6.2 | 649 | 10,301 | 44.4% | 62.5% | |
| 62.50% | 16 | 2.2 | 786 | 12,331 | 50.0% | 70.0% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 6.4 | 641 | 10,985 | 60.0% | 20.0% | |
| 60.00% | 15 | 7.6 | 627 | 12,072 | 57.1% | 62.5% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 2.6 | 734 | 12,694 | 66.7% | 44.4% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 4.1 | 644 | 11,424 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 6.5 | 787 | 9,111 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 35.71% | 14 | 2.5 | 687 | 11,975 | 40.0% | 33.3% | |
| 71.43% | 14 | 4.3 | 584 | 10,652 | 71.4% | 71.4% | |
| 28.57% | 14 | 6.7 | 686 | 10,938 | 27.3% | 33.3% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 2.5 | 577 | 10,571 | 66.7% | 25.0% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 7.2 | 711 | 13,706 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 30.77% | 13 | 5.0 | 649 | 10,946 | 16.7% | 42.9% | |
| 30.77% | 13 | 7.0 | 644 | 12,392 | 20.0% | 37.5% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 2.4 | 635 | 10,678 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 2.7 | 658 | 11,129 | 85.7% | 16.7% | |
| 76.92% | 13 | 8.0 | 716 | 12,066 | 100.0% | 40.0% | |
| 33.33% | 12 | 6.0 | 713 | 12,481 | 20.0% | 42.9% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 3.2 | 891 | 13,145 | 33.3% | 55.6% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 2.5 | 721 | 11,889 | 66.7% | 16.7% | |
| 25.00% | 12 | 6.2 | 841 | 12,741 | 40.0% | 14.3% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 7.3 | 597 | 10,141 | 57.1% | 50.0% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 2.2 | 767 | 14,002 | 66.7% | 20.0% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 6.0 | 876 | 14,718 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 4.5 | 851 | 14,003 | 40.0% | 100.0% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 1.9 | 658 | 9,961 | 75.0% | 66.7% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 6.0 | 726 | 11,294 | 100.0% | 40.0% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 5.7 | 700 | 12,058 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 6.4 | 951 | 13,206 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 3.0 | 868 | 13,009 | 40.0% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 5.4 | 1,274 | 11,685 | 100.0% | 16.7% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 3.5 | 636 | 13,213 | 66.7% | 57.1% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 4.4 | 740 | 10,490 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 2.5 | 666 | 10,652 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 22.22% | 9 | 6.6 | 562 | 12,339 | 0.0% | 28.6% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 6.3 | 962 | 11,479 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 3.6 | 700 | 8,901 | 75.0% | 60.0% | |
| 77.78% | 9 | 4.1 | 706 | 13,082 | 100.0% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 2.5 | 671 | 10,916 | 100.0% | 20.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 6.6 | 705 | 11,279 | 60.0% | 33.3% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 6.7 | 743 | 13,556 | 66.7% | 80.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 8.0 | 636 | 10,984 | 83.3% | 0.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 7.2 | 731 | 12,217 | 66.7% | 60.0% | |
| 87.50% | 8 | 2.6 | 887 | 12,409 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
| 85.71% | 7 | 4.5 | 617 | 12,472 | 100.0% | 83.3% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 2.3 | 912 | 14,697 | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 7.0 | 877 | 12,029 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 6.6 | 904 | 15,082 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 2.6 | 711 | 10,924 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 6.0 | 769 | 14,233 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 8.0 | 604 | 11,144 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 5.2 | 695 | 12,394 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 2.7 | 493 | 10,244 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 3.2 | 841 | 12,065 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 2.6 | 862 | 13,582 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 3.6 | 711 | 13,438 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 1.2 | 864 | 14,465 | 100.0% | 75.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 7.8 | 1,054 | 15,048 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
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Sion vs Mel - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Sion do against Mel in League of Legends?
Sion wins the Sion vs Mel matchup with a 55.6% win rate compared to Mel's 44.4%, a 11.1 percentage point difference. This data is based on 18 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.
How does Sion do against Mel in the early game?
In the early game, Sion has the advantage against Mel with a 83.3% win rate versus 16.7%. Sion players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Sion do against Mel in the late game?
In the late game, Mel takes over the Sion vs Mel matchup with a 58.3% win rate compared to 41.7%. Mel scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Sion vs Mel matchup?
Sion wins the matchup against Mel with a 55.6% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 11.1 percentage point advantage means Sion is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 18 games analyzed.
What is the best Sion build against Mel?
The best Sion build against Mel includes Hollow Radiance, Heartsteel, Thornmail with Chainlaced Crushers. 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 Sion runes against Mel?
The best Sion runes against Mel use the Resolve primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Sion vs Mel matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Sion counter Mel?
Yes, Sion has a favorable matchup against Mel with a 55.6% win rate. Sion strongly counters Mel in lane based on current patch 26.11 data.
How do I play Sion against Mel?
When playing Sion against Mel, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. You have early game priority — look for kills and zone control before first recall. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.