Sion - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
51.6%
Pick Rate
3.6%

Sionvs Vel'Koz

STankFighter
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 7, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Sion vs Vel'Koz is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Sion wins with a 68.8% win rate (+37.5%) over Vel'Koz based on 16 games. Sion 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 Vel'Koz matchup.

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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.

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Sion - 68.8% win rate in this matchup
Sion
68.8% WR
VS
Vel'Koz vs Sion matchup - 31.3% win rate
Vel'Koz
31.3% WR

Who Wins the Sion vs Vel'Koz Matchup?

Sion wins the Sion vs Vel'Koz matchup
Winner
Sion
Matches: 16
68.8%
Win Rate
31.3%
4.2
CS / min
3.7
578
DMG / min
1,196
10,849
Gold / game
10,377
238
Heal / min
73
2,166
DMG Mitigated / min
293
1.4
CC / min
1.3
71.4%
Early Game WR
28.6%
66.7%
Late Game WR
33.3%

Sion vs Vel'Koz Matchup Summary

The Sion vs Vel'Koz matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 16 recent matches analyzed, Sion wins with a 68.8% win rate compared to Vel'Koz's 31.3%, giving Sion a 37.5 percentage point advantage. Sion dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Vel'Koz players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Sion leads by 2,038 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Sion players can confidently pick into Vel'Koz and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Vel'Koz 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 Vel'Koz Laning Phase Breakdown

Sion wins the laning phase against Vel'Koz in League of Legends

Sion is favored during the laning phase against Vel'Koz, 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.

Farming
4.2Sion
3.7Vel'Koz
Sion edges out Vel'Koz by 0.5 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
578Sion
1,196Vel'Koz
Vel'Koz heavily out-damages Sion by 618 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Sion should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Vel'Koz's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
10,849Sion
10,377Vel'Koz
Sion earns 472 more gold per game than Vel'Koz, 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
1.4Sion
1.3Vel'Koz
Both Sion and Vel'Koz provide similar amounts of crowd control (0.1s/min difference), meaning neither has a significant advantage in locking down opponents for ganks or team fights. Lane ganks are equally effective for both sides.
Sustain
2,404Sion
366Vel'Koz
Sion vastly out-sustains Vel'Koz, healing and mitigating 2,038 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Sion can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Vel'Koz is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Vel'Koz, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Sion Build Against Vel'Koz

Plated Steelcaps is the optimal boots choice against Vel'Koz, providing the mobility and stats Sion needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Sion against Vel'Koz are Axiom Arc, Heartsteel and Thornmail. 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 Vel'Koz. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Sion vs Vel'Koz matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Sion
71.4%
+42.9% advantage
Sion early game win rateSion71.4%
Vel'Koz early game win rateVel'Koz28.6%
Late Game
Sion
66.7%
+33.3% advantage
Sion late game win rateSion66.7%
Vel'Koz late game win rateVel'Koz33.3%

Sion dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 71.4% win rate — a 42.9 percentage point lead over Vel'Koz. This lopsided early game means Sion 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 66.7% win rate — 33.3 points above Vel'Koz. Extended games heavily favor Sion, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

Sion holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Vel'Koz players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.

Best Sion Runes Against Vel'Koz

Resolve rune tree - Sion primary runes vs Vel'KozResolve
Aftershock - best Sion rune vs Vel'KozDemolish - best Sion rune vs Vel'KozBone Plating - best Sion rune vs Vel'KozOvergrowth - best Sion rune vs Vel'Koz
Inspiration rune tree - Sion secondary runes vs Vel'KozInspiration
Magical Footwear - best Sion rune vs Vel'KozApproach Velocity - best Sion rune vs Vel'Koz
100.0% WR

Running Resolve primary with Inspiration secondary allows Sion to press their advantage against Vel'Koz, 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.

Sion matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.11
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
54.46%2137.079712,98158.0%52.3%
52.17%2077.378312,26458.6%48.9%
51.32%1526.573611,75944.8%55.3%
50.68%1487.180311,76054.3%47.4%
52.86%1406.475711,44153.2%52.6%
45.52%1346.691511,97742.4%48.0%
51.13%1336.766811,77757.9%46.0%
57.14%1337.081212,30956.1%57.9%
49.47%956.264812,09448.4%50.0%
51.61%936.587811,71547.5%54.7%
55.68%886.580312,41365.8%48.0%
64.77%887.184113,31868.8%62.5%
54.02%877.01,01312,61259.0%50.0%
51.16%867.21,13512,01442.4%56.6%
48.81%846.977011,41946.1%51.1%
46.43%847.084212,29256.7%40.7%
51.28%786.678112,95566.7%43.1%
41.56%776.687812,09647.4%35.9%
50.65%777.787013,51850.0%51.1%
69.74%767.380212,88670.3%69.2%
54.05%746.978012,58148.0%57.1%
49.32%736.992012,06757.7%44.7%
43.66%716.884011,97054.8%35.0%
57.14%707.181311,70062.9%51.4%
48.57%706.582411,46041.4%53.7%
50.00%686.997712,67358.3%45.5%
51.52%666.978812,18550.0%52.5%
51.56%646.590012,28968.0%41.0%
48.39%627.279312,24256.5%43.6%
60.66%616.988912,90655.6%64.7%
57.38%615.879512,73152.9%59.1%
55.93%597.380511,85165.5%46.7%
56.90%586.972611,19748.0%63.6%
43.86%576.983412,09058.3%33.3%
55.36%566.596311,52258.3%53.1%
55.36%566.572511,69159.3%51.7%
46.30%547.076011,13733.3%56.7%
56.60%536.788113,29158.8%55.6%
57.45%476.31,00511,97077.3%40.0%
40.91%444.875310,92244.0%36.8%
52.27%447.074912,65657.1%50.0%
45.24%426.680912,27838.5%48.3%
66.67%426.970712,34866.7%66.7%
65.85%417.580912,29376.2%55.0%
56.76%375.364411,37452.6%61.1%
50.00%344.779913,14855.6%48.0%
48.48%337.176811,05658.8%37.5%
42.42%337.169212,43064.3%26.3%
42.42%335.676212,23350.0%33.3%
50.00%324.080712,91455.6%47.8%
58.06%316.387613,00176.9%44.4%
56.67%306.382211,84260.0%53.3%
72.41%297.393713,34455.6%80.0%
53.57%285.795011,55061.5%46.7%
53.57%285.881712,00963.6%47.1%
53.57%287.395013,09440.0%61.1%
53.57%286.984313,14953.9%53.3%
75.00%286.674611,06975.0%75.0%
61.54%266.372111,53260.0%62.5%
34.62%266.58389,70328.6%41.7%
57.69%265.466112,37075.0%50.0%
48.00%255.581411,76441.7%53.9%
45.83%247.580613,06363.6%30.8%
34.78%235.066611,94625.0%40.0%
47.83%236.869512,38345.5%50.0%
60.87%235.581713,11777.8%50.0%
65.22%237.363512,18775.0%54.5%
45.45%222.668411,55750.0%42.9%
50.00%223.379511,93360.0%41.7%
50.00%224.475111,53240.0%58.3%
61.90%211.977911,92250.0%69.2%
38.10%217.164711,60340.0%36.4%
47.62%212.473412,22766.7%33.3%
40.00%205.278312,34540.0%40.0%
31.58%196.270012,82828.6%33.3%
47.37%196.660410,75958.3%28.6%
47.37%196.369711,05136.4%62.5%
57.89%195.273912,71685.7%41.7%
57.89%194.664711,42242.9%66.7%
47.06%173.273012,34342.9%50.0%
47.06%177.168813,28440.0%50.0%
64.71%172.560710,59371.4%60.0%
68.75%164.257810,84971.4%66.7%
50.00%162.786213,48433.3%53.9%
62.50%165.986912,78966.7%60.0%
62.50%166.198512,35866.7%60.0%
53.33%157.265911,24350.0%57.1%
46.67%153.467711,21050.0%45.5%
60.00%153.285112,74260.0%60.0%
73.33%156.174512,184100.0%55.6%
33.33%156.867110,84033.3%33.3%
53.33%152.764410,73975.0%28.6%
46.67%152.55749,92071.4%25.0%
60.00%152.280514,54675.0%42.9%
50.00%145.81,11511,549100.0%12.5%
71.43%147.970712,041100.0%33.3%
35.71%146.287413,07550.0%25.0%
71.43%147.568112,07188.9%40.0%
53.85%136.192015,453100.0%25.0%
38.46%132.574012,02866.7%14.3%
46.15%137.166811,41862.5%20.0%
75.00%124.284614,24940.0%100.0%
58.33%125.674412,12580.0%42.9%
66.67%124.371012,57780.0%57.1%
66.67%127.276611,36060.0%71.4%
25.00%126.656011,9230.0%37.5%
54.55%113.363413,01650.0%57.1%
70.00%101.96589,96175.0%66.7%
70.00%105.565911,92650.0%75.0%
70.00%106.873213,20760.0%80.0%
50.00%107.269110,61542.9%66.7%
30.00%107.01,00613,3310.0%50.0%
50.00%102.469811,23150.0%50.0%
44.44%92.490014,83466.7%33.3%
44.44%92.769311,20150.0%42.9%
66.67%93.67008,90175.0%60.0%
55.56%95.577213,38733.3%66.7%
77.78%91.379713,56766.7%83.3%
55.56%97.086314,89360.0%50.0%
75.00%87.196612,42375.0%75.0%
50.00%82.567110,916100.0%20.0%
62.50%86.074913,97566.7%60.0%
71.43%77.864311,69450.0%100.0%
85.71%72.75309,846100.0%66.7%
57.14%77.089013,5790.0%80.0%
42.86%72.258312,3640.0%60.0%
28.57%72.781513,7020.0%33.3%
42.86%73.478812,965100.0%33.3%
50.00%66.998913,21266.7%33.3%
83.33%61.275312,863100.0%75.0%
83.33%66.36468,47575.0%100.0%
50.00%66.71,03711,25450.0%50.0%
50.00%68.01,08214,41366.7%33.3%
60.00%53.284112,065100.0%33.3%
20.00%54.172510,66233.3%0.0%
60.00%53.81,01112,891100.0%50.0%
100.00%52.362514,0090.0%100.0%
60.00%53.88159,67550.0%66.7%
60.00%53.069813,849100.0%33.3%
40.00%55.788313,28550.0%33.3%
20.00%53.666811,00933.3%0.0%
40.00%53.05928,49566.7%0.0%
20.00%51.487911,46050.0%0.0%
20.00%51.95538,28933.3%0.0%

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Sion vs Vel'Koz - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Sion do against Vel'Koz in League of Legends?

Sion wins the Sion vs Vel'Koz matchup with a 68.8% win rate compared to Vel'Koz's 31.3%, a 37.5 percentage point difference. This data is based on 16 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.

How does Sion do against Vel'Koz in the early game?

In the early game, Sion has the advantage against Vel'Koz with a 71.4% win rate versus 28.6%. 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 Vel'Koz in the late game?

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

Who wins the Sion vs Vel'Koz matchup?

Sion wins the matchup against Vel'Koz with a 68.8% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 37.5 percentage point advantage means Sion is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 16 games analyzed.

What is the best Sion build against Vel'Koz?

The best Sion build against Vel'Koz includes Axiom Arc, Heartsteel, Thornmail with Plated Steelcaps. 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 Vel'Koz?

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

Does Sion counter Vel'Koz?

Yes, Sion has a favorable matchup against Vel'Koz with a 68.8% win rate. Sion strongly counters Vel'Koz in lane based on current patch 26.11 data.

How do I play Sion against Vel'Koz?

When playing Sion against Vel'Koz, 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.