Sionvs Smolder
Sion vs Smolder is a very close matchup in LoL patch 26.14. Sion wins with a 50.0% win rate (+0.0%) over Smolder based on 8 games. Smolder wins the early laning phase while Sion scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Sion build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Sion vs Smolder 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 Smolder Matchup?
Sion vs Smolder Matchup Summary
The Sion vs Smolder matchup is essentially a coin-flip matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 8 recent matches analyzed, Sion wins with a 50.0% win rate compared to Smolder's 50.0%, giving Sion a 0.0 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Smolder controls the early laning stage, but Sion outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Smolder needs to press advantages before Sion reaches their power spikes, while Sion should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Sion leads by 1,415 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Sion has a statistical edge, but the margin is close enough that respecting Smolder's strengths is important. Trade when cooldowns are favorable, track the enemy jungler, and build toward your strongest item spikes to convert the slight advantage into a decisive lead. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Sion vs Smolder Laning Phase Breakdown
Sion is favored during the laning phase against Smolder, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Sion holds advantages in farming, gold income, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Sion Build Against Smolder
Boots of Swiftness is the optimal boots choice against Smolder, providing the mobility and stats Sion needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Sion against Smolder are Sundered Sky, Titanic Hydra and Hullbreaker. This combination gives Sion an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Sion vs Smolder matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Sion0.0%
Smolder100.0%Sion57.1%Smolder42.9%Smolder dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 100.0% win rate — a 100.0 percentage point lead over Sion. This lopsided early game means Smolder can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Sion is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 57.1% win rate — 14.3 points above Smolder. Extended games heavily favor Sion, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Smolder must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Sion reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Sion 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 Smolder
Sorcery
Resolve
The Sorcery primary with Resolve secondary combination helps Sion maximize their potential in this closely contested matchup, providing the right mix of offensive and defensive tools to edge out Smolder.
Sion matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.14. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53.68% | 95 | 6.9 | 775 | 13,303 | 69.6% | 48.6% | |
| 50.54% | 93 | 6.5 | 768 | 11,119 | 35.9% | 61.1% | |
| 41.89% | 74 | 6.4 | 711 | 11,100 | 51.7% | 35.6% | |
| 43.08% | 65 | 6.8 | 803 | 11,084 | 45.8% | 41.5% | |
| 41.27% | 63 | 6.2 | 861 | 11,320 | 52.9% | 37.0% | |
| 43.64% | 55 | 7.2 | 759 | 11,940 | 45.5% | 42.4% | |
| 47.17% | 53 | 6.5 | 760 | 10,716 | 50.0% | 44.8% | |
| 46.81% | 47 | 6.8 | 852 | 12,349 | 50.0% | 44.4% | |
| 55.56% | 45 | 6.0 | 973 | 10,733 | 55.6% | 55.6% | |
| 42.22% | 45 | 6.4 | 1,015 | 9,637 | 50.0% | 34.8% | |
| 53.49% | 43 | 6.5 | 674 | 10,507 | 60.0% | 47.8% | |
| 38.10% | 42 | 5.7 | 891 | 12,715 | 46.7% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 40 | 6.6 | 859 | 11,904 | 60.0% | 44.0% | |
| 43.59% | 39 | 6.4 | 797 | 12,296 | 63.6% | 35.7% | |
| 56.41% | 39 | 6.8 | 983 | 12,587 | 53.3% | 58.3% | |
| 47.37% | 38 | 6.6 | 846 | 10,796 | 66.7% | 34.8% | |
| 52.63% | 38 | 6.7 | 815 | 12,264 | 50.0% | 54.5% | |
| 40.54% | 37 | 6.5 | 806 | 12,207 | 29.4% | 50.0% | |
| 64.86% | 37 | 6.8 | 857 | 11,850 | 61.1% | 68.4% | |
| 51.43% | 35 | 6.6 | 751 | 11,421 | 36.4% | 58.3% | |
| 44.12% | 34 | 6.4 | 753 | 10,662 | 37.5% | 50.0% | |
| 47.06% | 34 | 6.7 | 789 | 11,712 | 58.3% | 40.9% | |
| 36.36% | 33 | 6.2 | 632 | 10,942 | 46.7% | 27.8% | |
| 45.45% | 33 | 5.6 | 799 | 11,550 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 57.58% | 33 | 6.4 | 713 | 10,939 | 64.3% | 52.6% | |
| 56.25% | 32 | 6.8 | 820 | 12,007 | 80.0% | 45.5% | |
| 40.63% | 32 | 6.6 | 723 | 12,354 | 16.7% | 46.1% | |
| 40.63% | 32 | 7.4 | 864 | 13,070 | 20.0% | 50.0% | |
| 56.67% | 30 | 6.4 | 883 | 13,473 | 66.7% | 52.4% | |
| 51.72% | 29 | 5.6 | 908 | 10,233 | 62.5% | 38.5% | |
| 59.26% | 27 | 6.3 | 711 | 11,939 | 70.0% | 52.9% | |
| 51.85% | 27 | 6.7 | 983 | 13,711 | 28.6% | 60.0% | |
| 42.31% | 26 | 6.1 | 898 | 11,928 | 50.0% | 38.9% | |
| 52.00% | 25 | 6.8 | 753 | 9,762 | 41.7% | 61.5% | |
| 54.17% | 24 | 5.8 | 1,025 | 10,547 | 45.5% | 61.5% | |
| 59.09% | 22 | 7.3 | 911 | 14,069 | 44.4% | 69.2% | |
| 50.00% | 22 | 7.2 | 647 | 10,641 | 37.5% | 57.1% | |
| 33.33% | 21 | 6.5 | 708 | 11,468 | 57.1% | 21.4% | |
| 57.14% | 21 | 6.3 | 759 | 10,670 | 40.0% | 72.7% | |
| 68.42% | 19 | 4.1 | 671 | 11,506 | 87.5% | 54.5% | |
| 57.89% | 19 | 2.7 | 574 | 9,346 | 80.0% | 33.3% | |
| 73.68% | 19 | 6.9 | 871 | 13,158 | 50.0% | 84.6% | |
| 73.68% | 19 | 6.1 | 730 | 9,062 | 100.0% | 28.6% | |
| 61.11% | 18 | 6.6 | 791 | 12,250 | 66.7% | 58.3% | |
| 47.06% | 17 | 6.6 | 821 | 12,618 | 66.7% | 42.9% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 6.7 | 699 | 10,257 | 37.5% | 71.4% | |
| 60.00% | 15 | 6.1 | 824 | 12,735 | 60.0% | 60.0% | |
| 35.71% | 14 | 6.3 | 765 | 11,194 | 20.0% | 44.4% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 4.0 | 734 | 12,369 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 6.7 | 935 | 11,724 | 50.0% | 71.4% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 2.1 | 616 | 12,341 | 80.0% | 50.0% | |
| 15.38% | 13 | 5.4 | 920 | 9,882 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 6.6 | 878 | 12,698 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 5.1 | 903 | 10,618 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 3.8 | 882 | 11,695 | 75.0% | 37.5% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 4.1 | 702 | 11,644 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 3.6 | 806 | 12,167 | 60.0% | 28.6% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 7.0 | 731 | 13,296 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 5.4 | 894 | 13,076 | 25.0% | 42.9% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 4.0 | 656 | 10,787 | 83.3% | 40.0% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 5.8 | 642 | 12,254 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 3.2 | 655 | 10,570 | 20.0% | 66.7% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 2.1 | 652 | 12,524 | 100.0% | 57.1% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 7.6 | 794 | 14,809 | 0.0% | 55.6% | |
| 30.00% | 10 | 3.4 | 569 | 11,044 | 25.0% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 7.4 | 824 | 10,973 | 42.9% | 66.7% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 6.6 | 725 | 10,846 | 50.0% | 20.0% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 7.5 | 685 | 12,832 | 0.0% | 42.9% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 7.7 | 730 | 11,761 | 60.0% | 25.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 5.8 | 684 | 12,154 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 11.11% | 9 | 5.5 | 563 | 11,411 | 0.0% | 12.5% | |
| 88.89% | 9 | 2.3 | 707 | 10,457 | 75.0% | 100.0% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 6.1 | 850 | 11,151 | 25.0% | 40.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 5.0 | 1,039 | 13,371 | 100.0% | 20.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 6.8 | 804 | 13,608 | 0.0% | 57.1% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 5.9 | 639 | 10,178 | 66.7% | 20.0% | |
| 87.50% | 8 | 4.8 | 905 | 14,344 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 12.50% | 8 | 7.0 | 724 | 9,353 | 0.0% | 25.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 5.8 | 826 | 14,692 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 87.50% | 8 | 4.2 | 545 | 11,102 | 100.0% | 75.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 4.2 | 917 | 10,609 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 1.3 | 745 | 7,996 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 7.6 | 770 | 12,428 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 6.2 | 701 | 10,058 | 33.3% | 100.0% | |
| 14.29% | 7 | 4.1 | 758 | 14,716 | 0.0% | 20.0% | |
| 85.71% | 7 | 4.4 | 647 | 13,401 | 100.0% | 80.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 5.8 | 675 | 12,797 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 7.5 | 793 | 13,218 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 4.0 | 763 | 14,115 | 0.0% | 71.4% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 5.2 | 792 | 10,211 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 2.8 | 781 | 14,558 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 4.3 | 835 | 11,638 | 33.3% | 100.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 2.5 | 939 | 11,160 | 66.7% | 25.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 7.1 | 706 | 11,760 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 3.2 | 809 | 13,741 | 100.0% | 40.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 7.4 | 667 | 11,314 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 6.5 | 789 | 14,555 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 2.1 | 622 | 11,588 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 6.5 | 771 | 13,926 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 1.9 | 758 | 11,142 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 5.7 | 919 | 12,212 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 1.5 | 493 | 10,572 | 100.0% | 25.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.5 | 939 | 11,785 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 7.7 | 445 | 9,237 | 75.0% | 0.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 3.7 | 525 | 9,209 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 5.9 | 834 | 13,562 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 4.2 | 757 | 8,296 | 75.0% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.0 | 640 | 7,489 | 60.0% | 0.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 8.1 | 772 | 12,121 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
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Sion vs Smolder - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Sion do against Smolder in League of Legends?
Sion wins the Sion vs Smolder matchup with a 50.0% win rate compared to Smolder's 50.0%, a 0.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 8 recent ranked games in patch 26.14.
How does Sion do against Smolder in the early game?
In the early game, Smolder has the advantage against Sion with a 100.0% win rate versus 0.0%. Smolder players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Sion do against Smolder in the late game?
In the late game, Sion takes over the Sion vs Smolder matchup with a 57.1% win rate compared to 42.9%. Sion scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Sion vs Smolder matchup?
Sion wins the matchup against Smolder with a 50.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.14. The 0.0 percentage point advantage means Sion is slightly favored in this lane matchup based on 8 games analyzed.
What is the best Sion build against Smolder?
The best Sion build against Smolder includes Sundered Sky, Titanic Hydra, Hullbreaker with Boots of Swiftness. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Sion runes against Smolder?
The best Sion runes against Smolder use the Sorcery primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 66.7% win rate in the Sion vs Smolder matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Sion counter Smolder?
Yes, Sion has a favorable matchup against Smolder with a 50.0% win rate. Sion slightly edges out Smolder in lane based on current patch 26.14 data.
How do I play Sion against Smolder?
When playing Sion against Smolder, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. Play safe early and scale into your power spikes where you outperform Smolder. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.