Sion - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
52.0%
Pick Rate
3.2%

Sionvs Tristana

STankFighter
Patch26.10
Matches900,877
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedMay 18, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Sion vs Tristana is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.10. Tristana wins with a 60.0% win rate (+20.0%) over Sion based on 5 games. Sion wins the early laning phase while Tristana scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Sion build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Sion vs Tristana 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.

Compare against an opponent
Tristana - 40.0% win rateTristana(40.0%)
Sion - 40.0% win rate in this matchup
Sion
40.0% WR
VS
Tristana vs Sion matchup - 60.0% win rate
Tristana
60.0% WR

Who Wins the Sion vs Tristana Matchup?

Tristana wins the Sion vs Tristana matchup
Winner
Tristana
Matches: 5
40.0%
Win Rate
60.0%
6.4
CS / min
5.9
819
DMG / min
799
12,831
Gold / game
12,452
374
Heal / min
214
2,599
DMG Mitigated / min
367
1.9
CC / min
0.2
50.0%
Early Game WR
50.0%
33.3%
Late Game WR
66.7%

Sion vs Tristana Matchup Summary

The Sion vs Tristana matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 5 recent matches analyzed, Tristana wins with a 60.0% win rate compared to Sion's 40.0%, giving Tristana a 20.0 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Sion controls the early laning stage, but Tristana outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Sion needs to press advantages before Tristana reaches their power spikes, while Tristana should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Sion leads by 1.6s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Tristana has a strong advantage in this matchup. Sion players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Tristana overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Sion vs Tristana Laning Phase Breakdown

Sion wins the laning phase against Tristana in League of Legends

Sion is favored during the laning phase against Tristana, winning 5 out of 5 key stat categories. Sion holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
6.4Sion
5.9Tristana
Sion edges out Tristana by 0.4 CS per minute — a moderate farming advantage that adds up to roughly 7 CS over a 15-minute laning phase. This translates to earlier component purchases and slightly faster power spikes for Sion.
Damage
819Sion
799Tristana
Damage output is virtually even between Sion and Tristana, with only 20 DMG/min separating them. Fights in this matchup are decided more by ability timing and positioning than raw damage numbers, making mechanical skill the deciding factor in trades.
Economy
12,831Sion
12,452Tristana
Sion earns 379 more gold per game than Tristana, equivalent to roughly one additional component item. This economic edge comes from a combination of better farming, kill participation, and objective control, giving Sion slightly faster item completions.
Utility
1.9Sion
0.2Tristana
Sion brings significantly more crowd control than Tristana, with 1.6 more seconds of CC per minute. This large utility gap makes Sion far more valuable in setting up jungle ganks, controlling objectives, and locking down targets in team fights. Tristana should invest in tenacity and position carefully to avoid being chain-CC'd.
Sustain
2,973Sion
581Tristana
Sion vastly out-sustains Tristana, healing and mitigating 2,393 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Sion can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Tristana is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Tristana, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Sion Build Against Tristana

Mercury's Treads is the optimal boots choice against Tristana, providing the mobility and stats Sion needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Sion against Tristana are Thornmail, Sunfire Aegis and Unending Despair. This combination gives Sion an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 100.0% win rate across 1 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Tristana. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Sion vs Tristana matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Sion
50.0%
+0.0% advantage
Sion early game win rateSion50.0%
Tristana early game win rateTristana50.0%
Late Game
Tristana
66.7%
+33.3% advantage
Sion late game win rateSion33.3%
Tristana late game win rateTristana66.7%

The early game (first 15 minutes) is a toss-up between Sion and Tristana, with Sion holding a razor-thin 50.0% win rate edge (+0.0%). Individual skill and jungle proximity will matter more than champion advantage in the early laning phase.

Tristana is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 66.7% win rate — 33.3 points above Sion. Extended games heavily favor Tristana, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

The power dynamics shift as the game progresses — Sion has the edge early, but Tristana gradually takes over. However, the margins are slim enough that either champion can win at any stage with the right plays. Focus on taking advantages when you have them rather than waiting for a specific game phase.

Best Sion Runes Against Tristana

Resolve rune tree - Sion primary runes vs TristanaResolve
Grasp of the Undying - best Sion rune vs TristanaDemolish - best Sion rune vs TristanaConditioning - best Sion rune vs TristanaOvergrowth - best Sion rune vs Tristana
Precision rune tree - Sion secondary runes vs TristanaPrecision
Legend: Haste - best Sion rune vs TristanaTriumph - best Sion rune vs Tristana
100.0% WR

The Resolve and Precision rune setup gives Sion the best tools to compete against Tristana in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.


Sion matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.10. 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.

Sion matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.10
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
54.48%2907.172412,45860.0%50.9%
44.67%1977.278712,32944.8%44.6%
50.00%1766.578811,18246.8%52.5%
50.33%1516.882012,10448.3%51.6%
50.34%1497.075812,54751.6%49.4%
51.56%1286.992412,70560.4%46.3%
59.35%1237.279912,51161.7%57.9%
52.94%1197.580612,13543.1%60.3%
55.08%1187.380412,82566.7%48.0%
48.96%967.01,07412,08557.1%42.6%
47.92%966.787912,40845.2%49.2%
55.79%957.099313,02460.0%53.3%
48.91%927.187812,32553.9%45.3%
53.49%866.380510,95748.6%56.9%
46.34%826.163111,65956.8%37.8%
50.00%826.886512,97659.3%45.5%
46.91%817.979612,16239.3%50.9%
46.25%806.178812,45847.4%45.2%
58.75%806.980312,53268.6%51.1%
56.25%807.581213,68579.3%43.1%
56.41%786.984812,39351.7%59.2%
57.69%787.11,00112,26159.5%56.1%
44.16%776.876111,56147.1%41.9%
48.61%727.177512,19264.9%31.4%
53.52%716.683712,30752.9%53.7%
50.00%686.976512,64052.0%48.8%
53.73%677.080112,41062.5%48.8%
52.31%657.293313,45061.9%47.7%
46.67%606.31,01811,66453.9%41.2%
54.24%597.080711,50861.3%46.4%
46.55%586.783812,21852.2%42.9%
52.63%576.890712,23142.9%62.1%
61.40%577.079111,85850.0%71.0%
41.82%556.676912,90450.0%37.8%
44.44%546.885612,11147.8%41.9%
40.82%495.892412,11731.8%48.1%
57.14%494.385313,14166.7%51.6%
52.08%486.578213,10425.0%61.1%
59.09%447.184812,28361.1%57.7%
48.84%433.765411,97458.8%42.3%
42.86%426.980612,67038.5%44.8%
52.38%425.868112,39968.8%42.3%
59.52%427.079711,98047.4%69.6%
36.59%416.882711,85441.2%33.3%
37.50%406.679611,58130.0%45.0%
57.50%406.489713,79175.0%45.8%
67.50%406.485612,40858.8%73.9%
61.54%397.280011,98483.3%42.9%
41.03%396.589514,97060.0%34.5%
68.42%387.495912,31871.4%64.7%
54.05%376.674411,56552.9%55.0%
56.76%377.265511,56863.6%46.7%
47.22%366.368612,78361.5%39.1%
61.11%364.575012,44250.0%68.2%
47.22%364.673412,18533.3%54.2%
62.86%356.867912,08960.0%65.0%
58.82%346.883911,73453.9%61.9%
41.18%346.577210,59646.7%36.8%
43.33%307.083613,72750.0%40.9%
53.57%286.787011,42141.7%62.5%
33.33%271.986713,35828.6%35.0%
50.00%266.678212,32275.0%38.9%
57.69%262.670412,16571.4%52.6%
48.00%255.177213,38337.5%52.9%
44.00%254.179312,58840.0%46.7%
54.17%247.574213,11571.4%47.1%
62.50%246.075912,23466.7%58.3%
56.52%233.970910,92150.0%61.5%
69.57%233.481512,09377.8%64.3%
52.17%232.474111,80087.5%33.3%
60.87%232.880514,87380.0%55.6%
59.09%226.676311,87883.3%50.0%
50.00%222.17359,59340.0%58.3%
40.91%223.669410,69750.0%33.3%
59.09%227.175111,52077.8%46.1%
59.09%222.774611,71272.7%45.5%
42.86%217.470312,63862.5%30.8%
42.86%216.288311,50141.7%44.4%
66.67%217.274712,85480.0%54.5%
60.00%205.395712,33950.0%64.3%
45.00%206.178812,12560.0%30.0%
47.37%195.782013,81087.5%18.2%
47.37%195.87939,27744.4%50.0%
44.44%185.289812,04750.0%40.0%
27.78%182.168211,01550.0%10.0%
50.00%181.875611,36845.5%57.1%
50.00%183.666410,55471.4%36.4%
29.41%172.480313,58466.7%21.4%
47.06%175.779912,15266.7%36.4%
29.41%174.182213,19216.7%36.4%
29.41%177.473712,13350.0%18.2%
62.50%167.776811,77357.1%66.7%
46.67%156.758810,60342.9%50.0%
60.00%152.769112,43625.0%72.7%
66.67%156.573010,79242.9%87.5%
40.00%153.369810,81550.0%33.3%
53.33%156.990015,09675.0%45.5%
28.57%145.61,02313,72525.0%30.0%
64.29%146.483711,74980.0%55.6%
46.15%135.083112,40850.0%42.9%
46.15%135.477712,38420.0%62.5%
38.46%136.086211,85016.7%57.1%
33.33%126.779412,07566.7%22.2%
58.33%122.978614,21175.0%50.0%
66.67%125.973612,42325.0%87.5%
18.18%112.772610,81040.0%0.0%
36.36%116.872310,81133.3%40.0%
63.64%111.95619,67525.0%85.7%
72.73%115.974213,79960.0%83.3%
18.18%112.55327,92825.0%0.0%
40.00%102.663111,55750.0%25.0%
60.00%101.779811,10560.0%60.0%
80.00%104.565013,72650.0%87.5%
33.33%94.485910,13020.0%50.0%
55.56%94.366712,05250.0%60.0%
77.78%91.671511,65460.0%100.0%
77.78%96.080012,95860.0%100.0%
44.44%96.475712,22825.0%60.0%
22.22%95.976912,42420.0%25.0%
75.00%82.378312,731100.0%71.4%
50.00%85.974113,23825.0%75.0%
37.50%87.094111,75175.0%0.0%
50.00%82.681311,50333.3%60.0%
37.50%87.084513,63466.7%20.0%
50.00%81.685414,1950.0%66.7%
71.43%77.373014,61466.7%75.0%
57.14%75.569613,881100.0%40.0%
85.71%75.01,04415,710100.0%80.0%
71.43%74.878514,9520.0%71.4%
57.14%76.672312,09433.3%75.0%
42.86%72.16769,79225.0%66.7%
57.14%71.956611,321100.0%40.0%
57.14%77.172714,527100.0%50.0%
66.67%65.568311,80366.7%66.7%
33.33%68.076810,81525.0%50.0%
50.00%62.56919,91040.0%100.0%
66.67%67.988612,772100.0%60.0%
33.33%62.653712,28550.0%25.0%
50.00%65.56699,25060.0%0.0%
83.33%67.279411,83766.7%100.0%
33.33%61.267912,46750.0%25.0%
50.00%62.664511,450100.0%25.0%
50.00%64.864710,05550.0%50.0%
50.00%62.15219,67366.7%33.3%
50.00%64.291811,86066.7%33.3%
40.00%56.481912,83150.0%33.3%
60.00%51.962912,858100.0%33.3%
80.00%52.260113,515100.0%0.0%
100.00%52.11,09519,1470.0%100.0%
20.00%51.17069,0690.0%33.3%
60.00%52.26209,36166.7%50.0%

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Sion vs Tristana - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Sion do against Tristana in League of Legends?

Tristana wins the Sion vs Tristana matchup with a 60.0% win rate compared to Sion's 40.0%, a 20.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 5 recent ranked games in patch 26.10.

How does Sion do against Tristana in the early game?

In the early game, Sion has the advantage against Tristana with a 50.0% win rate versus 50.0%. 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 Tristana in the late game?

In the late game, Tristana takes over the Sion vs Tristana matchup with a 66.7% win rate compared to 33.3%. Tristana scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Sion vs Tristana matchup?

Tristana wins the matchup against Sion with a 60.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.10. The 20.0 percentage point advantage means Tristana is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 5 games analyzed.

What is the best Sion build against Tristana?

The best Sion build against Tristana includes Thornmail, Sunfire Aegis, Unending Despair with Mercury's Treads. This build achieves a 100.0% 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 Tristana?

The best Sion runes against Tristana use the Resolve primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Sion vs Tristana matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Sion counter Tristana?

No, Sion struggles against Tristana with only a 40.0% win rate. Tristana has the advantage in this matchup. Sion players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Tristana's lead.

How do I play Sion against Tristana?

When playing Sion against Tristana, play cautiously and avoid Tristana's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Tristana has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.