Sion - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
49.9%
Pick Rate
3.4%

Sionvs Volibear

CTankFighter
Patch26.7
Matches949,984
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedApr 20, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Sion vs Volibear is a moderate matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Sion wins with a 51.6% win rate (+3.2%) over Volibear based on 31 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 Volibear 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.

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Volibear - 51.6% win rateVolibear(51.6%)
Sion - 51.6% win rate in this matchup
Sion
51.6% WR
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Volibear vs Sion matchup - 48.4% win rate
Volibear
48.4% WR

Who Wins the Sion vs Volibear Matchup?

Sion wins the Sion vs Volibear matchup
Winner
Sion
Matches: 31
51.6%
Win Rate
48.4%
6.9
CS / min
6.8
761
DMG / min
1,111
11,538
Gold / game
12,006
300
Heal / min
361
2,434
DMG Mitigated / min
1,680
1.6
CC / min
1.4
52.9%
Early Game WR
47.1%
50.0%
Late Game WR
50.0%

Sion vs Volibear Matchup Summary

The Sion vs Volibear matchup is a moderate matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 31 recent matches analyzed, Sion wins with a 51.6% win rate compared to Volibear's 48.4%, giving Sion a 3.2 percentage point advantage. Sion dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Volibear players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in damage output, where Volibear leads by 350 DMG/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 Volibear'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 Volibear Laning Phase Breakdown

Sion wins the laning phase against Volibear in League of Legends

Sion is favored during the laning phase against Volibear, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Sion holds advantages in farming, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
6.9Sion
6.8Volibear
Sion and Volibear farm at nearly identical rates in this matchup, with only a 0.1 CS/min difference. Neither champion holds a meaningful farming advantage, so lane dominance will come from trading and jungle interaction rather than CS leads.
Damage
761Sion
1,111Volibear
Volibear heavily out-damages Sion by 350 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 Volibear's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
11,538Sion
12,006Volibear
Volibear earns 468 more gold per game than Sion, equivalent to roughly one additional component item. This economic edge comes from a combination of better farming, kill participation, and objective control, giving Volibear slightly faster item completions.
Utility
1.6Sion
1.4Volibear
Both Sion and Volibear provide similar amounts of crowd control (0.3s/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
2,734Sion
2,041Volibear
Sion vastly out-sustains Volibear, healing and mitigating 693 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Sion can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Volibear is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Volibear, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Sion Build Against Volibear

Plated Steelcaps is the optimal boots choice against Volibear, providing the mobility and stats Sion needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Sion against Volibear are Hollow Radiance, Thornmail and Unending Despair. 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 Volibear matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Sion
52.9%
+5.9% advantage
Sion early game win rateSion52.9%
Volibear early game win rateVolibear47.1%
Late Game
Sion
50.0%
+0.0% advantage
Sion late game win rateSion50.0%
Volibear late game win rateVolibear50.0%

Sion dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 52.9% win rate — a 5.9 percentage point lead over Volibear. This lopsided early game means Sion can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Late game (25+ minutes) is equally balanced, with Sion at 50.0% win rate — only 0.0 points ahead of Volibear. Team fight execution and macro play determine the winner at this stage, not champion matchup advantage.

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

Best Sion Runes Against Volibear

Resolve rune tree - Sion primary runes vs VolibearResolve
Grasp of the Undying - best Sion rune vs VolibearDemolish - best Sion rune vs VolibearConditioning - best Sion rune vs VolibearOvergrowth - best Sion rune vs Volibear
Inspiration rune tree - Sion secondary runes vs VolibearInspiration
Approach Velocity - best Sion rune vs VolibearCash Back - best Sion rune vs Volibear
62.5% WR

Running Resolve primary with Inspiration secondary allows Sion to press their advantage against Volibear, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.


Sion matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.7. 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 26.7
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
51.25%1607.381612,46244.2%57.8%
58.42%1016.988012,95467.5%52.5%
48.94%946.886012,74352.8%46.5%
46.74%926.892212,05656.5%37.0%
53.57%847.176213,36269.7%43.1%
46.58%737.074411,99844.4%48.6%
40.30%676.686712,31342.4%38.2%
52.24%677.187312,94250.0%53.9%
39.68%637.385413,76042.9%38.1%
46.55%586.376411,06146.4%46.7%
50.91%557.679113,31766.7%38.7%
49.09%557.199212,60765.2%37.5%
50.94%537.186612,22145.8%55.2%
51.92%527.11,17012,57753.9%50.0%
64.00%506.899812,32266.7%62.1%
46.94%496.270112,81350.0%44.8%
57.14%497.881113,91757.9%56.7%
54.17%486.781913,13577.3%34.6%
52.08%487.187712,99443.8%56.3%
34.04%477.293012,73750.0%22.2%
57.45%477.183012,34563.2%53.6%
52.17%467.286713,13752.6%51.9%
52.27%447.295012,25675.0%39.3%
42.86%427.375712,73847.6%38.1%
47.62%426.779210,31840.0%54.5%
43.90%417.082712,25638.9%47.8%
55.00%406.981512,84443.8%62.5%
51.28%396.994112,96166.7%41.7%
38.46%397.383812,43347.8%25.0%
46.15%397.577012,79641.2%50.0%
50.00%387.884812,40047.6%52.9%
52.63%386.182113,36368.8%40.9%
48.65%376.967112,37944.4%52.6%
47.22%367.185112,22847.4%47.1%
38.89%365.381611,74547.4%29.4%
54.55%337.491614,77571.4%42.1%
54.55%337.374712,73550.0%58.8%
51.61%316.976111,53852.9%50.0%
41.94%317.169111,60833.3%53.9%
40.00%306.869511,45950.0%31.3%
37.93%297.180711,87641.2%33.3%
48.15%277.372712,46054.5%43.8%
48.15%277.882714,51555.6%44.4%
65.38%266.797915,05580.0%61.9%
46.15%264.872611,17527.3%60.0%
34.62%266.81,05213,13541.7%28.6%
52.00%257.591313,17350.0%53.9%
58.33%247.393312,74870.0%50.0%
37.50%246.579712,39530.8%45.5%
52.17%234.885111,66953.9%50.0%
65.22%237.187813,26950.0%76.9%
43.48%236.687613,39450.0%40.0%
31.58%196.477914,00133.3%30.8%
61.11%186.492213,12377.8%44.4%
50.00%183.386913,76433.3%53.3%
50.00%187.275412,75455.6%44.4%
61.11%185.467511,21966.7%55.6%
38.89%183.575611,38250.0%33.3%
29.41%177.570712,47322.2%37.5%
47.06%176.469511,72470.0%14.3%
47.06%177.482212,65260.0%28.6%
58.82%177.180110,66766.7%50.0%
35.29%177.383013,39222.2%50.0%
47.06%174.577712,23037.5%55.6%
82.35%172.469511,406100.0%70.0%
35.29%175.990615,0600.0%42.9%
12.50%167.579213,4290.0%20.0%
62.50%167.080514,12840.0%72.7%
56.25%167.478113,43583.3%40.0%
80.00%157.377413,11975.0%85.7%
66.67%157.182913,24055.6%83.3%
60.00%157.289812,47677.8%33.3%
53.33%154.979511,94685.7%25.0%
50.00%146.377712,51150.0%50.0%
35.71%146.282113,93825.0%40.0%
64.29%147.376611,98666.7%62.5%
61.54%132.572512,18266.7%60.0%
53.85%137.364013,80220.0%75.0%
76.92%132.485011,38875.0%80.0%
61.54%137.374113,16775.0%55.6%
53.85%137.188413,04050.0%55.6%
38.46%137.363111,54325.0%44.4%
69.23%137.890413,67680.0%62.5%
66.67%126.962613,11783.3%50.0%
33.33%122.169013,60750.0%30.0%
58.33%125.971312,92950.0%62.5%
54.55%115.278211,99580.0%33.3%
63.64%112.696216,58450.0%71.4%
45.45%117.668512,45760.0%33.3%
36.36%114.483115,2510.0%44.4%
54.55%116.31,00113,45955.6%50.0%
60.00%105.084412,86775.0%50.0%
50.00%102.767710,280100.0%28.6%
30.00%103.979613,8390.0%42.9%
50.00%105.070411,32566.7%42.9%
50.00%106.293613,627100.0%37.5%
60.00%103.590014,25680.0%40.0%
55.56%93.467412,21233.3%66.7%
55.56%96.282512,127100.0%20.0%
55.56%94.494813,47033.3%66.7%
25.00%86.885112,7910.0%33.3%
50.00%87.182013,06375.0%25.0%
75.00%84.355912,714100.0%60.0%
50.00%83.75039,06566.7%40.0%
75.00%86.185314,36975.0%75.0%
37.50%82.258511,67125.0%50.0%
37.50%87.971715,24433.3%40.0%
62.50%82.280410,90683.3%0.0%
62.50%82.667412,51150.0%66.7%
62.50%81.769610,20260.0%66.7%
42.86%73.072311,28433.3%50.0%
42.86%75.182712,52025.0%66.7%
57.14%76.680913,230100.0%25.0%
14.29%76.464712,95550.0%0.0%
28.57%77.756411,8560.0%50.0%
57.14%75.888313,34975.0%33.3%
85.71%73.061014,302100.0%66.7%
71.43%76.567414,40850.0%80.0%
66.67%61.95809,04550.0%75.0%
66.67%63.396613,31266.7%66.7%
83.33%66.41,05414,514100.0%66.7%
33.33%66.163810,86933.3%33.3%
16.67%62.35209,56033.3%0.0%
50.00%61.683414,78150.0%50.0%
50.00%63.077912,822100.0%0.0%
50.00%62.68109,55840.0%100.0%
16.67%63.478612,37550.0%0.0%
100.00%57.179915,2930.0%100.0%
40.00%56.283313,78133.3%50.0%
60.00%55.882213,42966.7%50.0%
80.00%51.66079,50066.7%100.0%
60.00%57.265610,24550.0%100.0%

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Sion vs Volibear - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Sion do against Volibear in League of Legends?

Sion wins the Sion vs Volibear matchup with a 51.6% win rate compared to Volibear's 48.4%, a 3.2 percentage point difference. This data is based on 31 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.

How does Sion do against Volibear in the early game?

In the early game, Sion has the advantage against Volibear with a 52.9% win rate versus 47.1%. 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 Volibear in the late game?

In the late game, Sion takes over the Sion vs Volibear matchup with a 50.0% win rate compared to 50.0%. Sion scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Sion vs Volibear matchup?

Sion wins the matchup against Volibear with a 51.6% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 3.2 percentage point advantage means Sion is moderately favored in this lane matchup based on 31 games analyzed.

What is the best Sion build against Volibear?

The best Sion build against Volibear includes Hollow Radiance, Thornmail, Unending Despair with Plated Steelcaps. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Sion runes against Volibear?

The best Sion runes against Volibear use the Resolve primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 62.5% win rate in the Sion vs Volibear matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Sion counter Volibear?

Yes, Sion has a favorable matchup against Volibear with a 51.6% win rate. Sion has a solid advantage over Volibear in lane based on current patch 26.7 data.

How do I play Sion against Volibear?

When playing Sion against Volibear, 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.