Swainvs Sion
Swain vs Sion is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Sion wins with a 53.6% win rate (+7.1%) over Swain based on 28 games. Sion wins the early laning phase while Swain scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Swain build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Swain vs Sion matchup.
Swain Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Swain 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 Swain vs Sion Matchup?
Swain vs Sion Matchup Summary
The Swain vs Sion matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 28 recent matches analyzed, Sion wins with a 53.6% win rate compared to Swain's 46.4%, giving Sion a 7.1 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Sion controls the early laning stage, but Swain outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Sion needs to press advantages before Swain reaches their power spikes, while Swain should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Sion leads by 1,328 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Sion has a strong advantage in this matchup. Swain players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Sion 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.
Swain vs Sion Laning Phase Breakdown
Sion is favored during the laning phase against Swain, 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 Swain Build Against Sion
Plated Steelcaps is the optimal boots choice against Sion, providing the mobility and stats Swain needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Swain against Sion are Liandry's Torment, Zhonya's Hourglass and Rylai's Crystal Scepter. This combination gives Swain an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build achieves a solid 50.0% win rate across 4 games, proving it to be a reliable item path when facing Sion. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Swain vs Sion matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Swain36.4%
Sion63.6%Swain52.9%Sion47.1%Sion dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 63.6% win rate — a 27.3 percentage point lead over Swain. This lopsided early game means Sion can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Swain is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 52.9% win rate — 5.9 points above Sion. Extended games heavily favor Swain, 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 Swain reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Swain 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 Swain Runes Against Sion
Sorcery
Domination
The Sorcery and Domination rune setup gives Swain the best tools to compete against Sion in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Swain matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. The table below shows Swain'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 Swain 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45.15% | 237 | 2.0 | 657 | 9,786 | 45.2% | 45.1% | |
| 49.12% | 228 | 2.3 | 676 | 10,006 | 46.4% | 51.7% | |
| 60.84% | 166 | 1.8 | 770 | 9,842 | 70.4% | 51.8% | |
| 54.66% | 161 | 1.7 | 745 | 9,169 | 57.9% | 51.8% | |
| 63.13% | 160 | 1.9 | 824 | 10,248 | 62.5% | 63.8% | |
| 48.34% | 151 | 2.1 | 674 | 9,575 | 50.8% | 46.7% | |
| 45.77% | 142 | 3.0 | 750 | 10,946 | 43.4% | 47.2% | |
| 44.63% | 121 | 2.3 | 750 | 10,358 | 47.2% | 42.6% | |
| 52.38% | 105 | 1.8 | 674 | 9,159 | 45.6% | 60.4% | |
| 44.33% | 97 | 2.3 | 670 | 9,848 | 43.8% | 44.9% | |
| 50.00% | 96 | 5.9 | 857 | 12,381 | 47.5% | 51.8% | |
| 44.09% | 93 | 1.8 | 640 | 8,647 | 40.8% | 47.7% | |
| 58.70% | 92 | 5.1 | 875 | 12,107 | 60.4% | 56.8% | |
| 55.95% | 84 | 2.5 | 805 | 10,795 | 58.1% | 54.7% | |
| 53.66% | 82 | 6.0 | 1,048 | 13,238 | 63.0% | 49.1% | |
| 55.56% | 81 | 1.9 | 884 | 9,301 | 53.9% | 57.1% | |
| 59.74% | 77 | 6.0 | 929 | 12,205 | 74.3% | 47.6% | |
| 51.35% | 74 | 5.9 | 912 | 11,782 | 58.8% | 45.0% | |
| 54.05% | 74 | 1.8 | 781 | 9,663 | 59.0% | 48.6% | |
| 54.79% | 73 | 3.0 | 692 | 10,424 | 61.3% | 50.0% | |
| 54.79% | 73 | 5.5 | 896 | 12,700 | 62.1% | 50.0% | |
| 54.17% | 72 | 3.1 | 784 | 10,619 | 58.6% | 51.2% | |
| 33.33% | 72 | 1.7 | 630 | 9,578 | 44.4% | 26.7% | |
| 46.15% | 65 | 1.7 | 729 | 9,202 | 66.7% | 28.6% | |
| 46.88% | 64 | 1.8 | 716 | 10,191 | 30.4% | 56.1% | |
| 59.68% | 62 | 5.4 | 881 | 11,666 | 67.9% | 52.9% | |
| 56.45% | 62 | 1.8 | 851 | 10,103 | 77.4% | 35.5% | |
| 52.46% | 61 | 1.8 | 742 | 11,198 | 40.0% | 61.1% | |
| 47.54% | 61 | 1.6 | 687 | 9,137 | 37.5% | 58.6% | |
| 60.00% | 60 | 5.0 | 792 | 11,352 | 56.5% | 62.2% | |
| 51.67% | 60 | 1.7 | 664 | 10,177 | 55.6% | 50.0% | |
| 47.37% | 57 | 1.9 | 643 | 10,211 | 52.6% | 44.7% | |
| 51.79% | 56 | 5.8 | 912 | 11,210 | 60.0% | 45.2% | |
| 47.27% | 55 | 6.2 | 1,009 | 11,852 | 45.8% | 48.4% | |
| 46.30% | 54 | 4.7 | 954 | 10,129 | 43.3% | 50.0% | |
| 46.30% | 54 | 2.5 | 837 | 11,216 | 50.0% | 44.4% | |
| 53.85% | 52 | 1.9 | 616 | 10,562 | 52.4% | 54.8% | |
| 44.23% | 52 | 1.8 | 856 | 9,637 | 54.2% | 35.7% | |
| 55.77% | 52 | 1.8 | 732 | 9,467 | 42.1% | 63.6% | |
| 32.00% | 50 | 5.9 | 842 | 10,853 | 16.7% | 40.6% | |
| 42.86% | 49 | 5.9 | 883 | 12,597 | 38.9% | 45.2% | |
| 54.17% | 48 | 5.9 | 807 | 10,932 | 59.1% | 50.0% | |
| 45.83% | 48 | 2.0 | 816 | 9,579 | 54.5% | 38.5% | |
| 51.06% | 47 | 2.0 | 719 | 9,490 | 72.7% | 32.0% | |
| 50.00% | 46 | 6.2 | 881 | 12,760 | 52.6% | 48.1% | |
| 58.14% | 43 | 5.3 | 866 | 11,035 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 53.49% | 43 | 5.7 | 794 | 10,307 | 54.5% | 52.4% | |
| 47.62% | 42 | 5.0 | 828 | 10,902 | 38.9% | 54.2% | |
| 60.00% | 40 | 5.7 | 993 | 11,838 | 44.4% | 72.7% | |
| 54.29% | 35 | 6.5 | 836 | 11,192 | 44.4% | 64.7% | |
| 45.71% | 35 | 1.8 | 646 | 9,594 | 69.2% | 31.8% | |
| 39.39% | 33 | 4.6 | 919 | 11,034 | 60.0% | 30.4% | |
| 46.88% | 32 | 5.9 | 997 | 12,173 | 52.4% | 36.4% | |
| 29.03% | 31 | 1.7 | 800 | 8,923 | 26.7% | 31.3% | |
| 33.33% | 30 | 5.8 | 762 | 11,517 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 56.67% | 30 | 5.7 | 969 | 12,296 | 42.9% | 60.9% | |
| 56.67% | 30 | 5.5 | 978 | 11,137 | 50.0% | 61.1% | |
| 56.67% | 30 | 2.1 | 763 | 9,568 | 50.0% | 61.1% | |
| 51.72% | 29 | 5.7 | 971 | 12,429 | 70.0% | 42.1% | |
| 53.57% | 28 | 6.3 | 760 | 10,435 | 35.7% | 71.4% | |
| 53.57% | 28 | 4.7 | 910 | 11,817 | 62.5% | 41.7% | |
| 46.43% | 28 | 5.3 | 1,046 | 11,933 | 36.4% | 52.9% | |
| 34.62% | 26 | 5.7 | 891 | 12,452 | 33.3% | 35.7% | |
| 72.00% | 25 | 6.0 | 946 | 11,973 | 69.2% | 75.0% | |
| 60.00% | 25 | 5.5 | 759 | 9,163 | 53.9% | 66.7% | |
| 56.00% | 25 | 6.1 | 950 | 13,153 | 44.4% | 62.5% | |
| 33.33% | 24 | 6.0 | 968 | 11,947 | 37.5% | 31.3% | |
| 58.33% | 24 | 2.1 | 733 | 11,523 | 55.6% | 60.0% | |
| 33.33% | 24 | 6.5 | 806 | 9,749 | 30.8% | 36.4% | |
| 45.83% | 24 | 5.6 | 870 | 9,034 | 42.9% | 50.0% | |
| 60.87% | 23 | 6.6 | 884 | 12,858 | 76.9% | 40.0% | |
| 56.52% | 23 | 5.6 | 886 | 9,684 | 57.1% | 55.6% | |
| 34.78% | 23 | 4.1 | 1,057 | 10,124 | 40.0% | 30.8% | |
| 54.55% | 22 | 4.6 | 943 | 11,045 | 60.0% | 42.9% | |
| 54.55% | 22 | 5.6 | 792 | 11,489 | 83.3% | 43.8% | |
| 77.27% | 22 | 2.0 | 777 | 10,115 | 75.0% | 78.6% | |
| 59.09% | 22 | 4.2 | 807 | 11,666 | 50.0% | 64.3% | |
| 47.62% | 21 | 6.0 | 896 | 13,025 | 55.6% | 41.7% | |
| 52.38% | 21 | 3.6 | 687 | 9,781 | 33.3% | 60.0% | |
| 47.62% | 21 | 6.1 | 1,200 | 11,161 | 58.3% | 33.3% | |
| 52.38% | 21 | 4.2 | 824 | 9,501 | 41.7% | 66.7% | |
| 66.67% | 21 | 5.6 | 972 | 11,396 | 72.7% | 60.0% | |
| 65.00% | 20 | 5.5 | 918 | 10,373 | 70.0% | 60.0% | |
| 57.89% | 19 | 6.1 | 803 | 13,000 | 57.1% | 58.3% | |
| 31.58% | 19 | 4.9 | 904 | 10,867 | 50.0% | 23.1% | |
| 52.94% | 17 | 6.5 | 1,102 | 14,560 | 75.0% | 46.1% | |
| 35.29% | 17 | 5.6 | 656 | 10,742 | 55.6% | 12.5% | |
| 68.75% | 16 | 6.6 | 968 | 11,303 | 75.0% | 62.5% | |
| 66.67% | 15 | 6.6 | 825 | 12,639 | 71.4% | 62.5% | |
| 60.00% | 15 | 5.3 | 907 | 11,206 | 57.1% | 62.5% | |
| 26.67% | 15 | 1.8 | 665 | 9,056 | 50.0% | 11.1% | |
| 73.33% | 15 | 5.0 | 1,007 | 10,962 | 100.0% | 63.6% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 4.9 | 842 | 10,936 | 50.0% | 55.6% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 6.1 | 835 | 10,996 | 44.4% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 15 | 6.4 | 942 | 11,361 | 85.7% | 50.0% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 6.1 | 669 | 9,152 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 5.9 | 1,056 | 12,331 | 40.0% | 66.7% | |
| 35.71% | 14 | 5.8 | 899 | 10,571 | 40.0% | 33.3% | |
| 28.57% | 14 | 5.4 | 732 | 10,219 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 5.6 | 925 | 12,286 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 38.46% | 13 | 5.3 | 756 | 9,810 | 20.0% | 50.0% | |
| 84.62% | 13 | 5.7 | 1,111 | 10,308 | 100.0% | 71.4% | |
| 23.08% | 13 | 6.0 | 977 | 12,689 | 40.0% | 12.5% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 6.7 | 855 | 7,143 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 5.8 | 796 | 11,258 | 66.7% | 28.6% | |
| 69.23% | 13 | 5.8 | 803 | 11,675 | 71.4% | 66.7% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 5.7 | 1,036 | 11,304 | 100.0% | 37.5% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 5.6 | 919 | 8,999 | 57.1% | 60.0% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 6.1 | 1,004 | 12,665 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 5.7 | 1,008 | 12,544 | 50.0% | 57.1% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 4.5 | 882 | 10,298 | 83.3% | 20.0% | |
| 27.27% | 11 | 5.0 | 865 | 10,399 | 50.0% | 14.3% | |
| 30.00% | 10 | 4.9 | 930 | 12,519 | 0.0% | 37.5% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 6.0 | 879 | 10,082 | 20.0% | 80.0% | |
| 30.00% | 10 | 3.8 | 654 | 9,889 | 20.0% | 40.0% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 5.6 | 990 | 12,037 | 60.0% | 60.0% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 6.2 | 787 | 10,266 | 60.0% | 60.0% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 2.5 | 912 | 10,807 | 83.3% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 6.4 | 1,125 | 12,227 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 5.1 | 895 | 9,897 | 57.1% | 100.0% | |
| 20.00% | 10 | 5.9 | 707 | 10,047 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 5.8 | 876 | 10,491 | 50.0% | 80.0% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 5.9 | 873 | 10,865 | 50.0% | 20.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 6.4 | 1,089 | 13,619 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 1.7 | 731 | 11,944 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 22.22% | 9 | 1.8 | 661 | 8,244 | 25.0% | 20.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 5.6 | 928 | 11,608 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 5.9 | 1,252 | 9,586 | 20.0% | 75.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 6.4 | 822 | 11,683 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 5.6 | 798 | 9,870 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 5.9 | 853 | 11,833 | 33.3% | 100.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 5.7 | 778 | 9,831 | 33.3% | 100.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 6.9 | 1,134 | 11,590 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 1.9 | 641 | 10,907 | 100.0% | 75.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 5.5 | 911 | 12,990 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 3.5 | 853 | 10,946 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.8 | 770 | 9,475 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 5.2 | 814 | 9,823 | 75.0% | 100.0% | |
| 100.00% | 5 | 5.9 | 776 | 13,000 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 5.1 | 856 | 10,501 | 33.3% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 1.8 | 833 | 12,008 | 0.0% | 75.0% | |
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Swain vs Sion - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Swain do against Sion in League of Legends?
Sion wins the Swain vs Sion matchup with a 53.6% win rate compared to Swain's 46.4%, a 7.1 percentage point difference. This data is based on 28 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.
How does Swain do against Sion in the early game?
In the early game, Sion has the advantage against Swain with a 63.6% win rate versus 36.4%. Sion players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Swain do against Sion in the late game?
In the late game, Swain takes over the Swain vs Sion matchup with a 52.9% win rate compared to 47.1%. Swain scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Swain vs Sion matchup?
Sion wins the matchup against Swain with a 53.6% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 7.1 percentage point advantage means Sion is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 28 games analyzed.
What is the best Swain build against Sion?
The best Swain build against Sion includes Liandry's Torment, Zhonya's Hourglass, Rylai's Crystal Scepter with Plated Steelcaps. 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 Swain runes against Sion?
The best Swain runes against Sion use the Sorcery primary tree with Domination secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Swain vs Sion matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Swain counter Sion?
No, Swain struggles against Sion with only a 46.4% win rate. Sion has the advantage in this matchup. Swain players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Sion's lead.
How do I play Swain against Sion?
When playing Swain against Sion, play cautiously and avoid Sion's power spikes. Focus on safe farming — you outscale Sion in the late game. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.