Yorick - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
49.8%
Pick Rate
3.0%

Yorickvs Sion

CFighterTank
Patch26.7
Matches949,984
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedApr 19, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Yorick vs Sion is a very close matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Sion wins with a 50.9% win rate (+1.9%) over Yorick based on 53 games. Yorick wins the early laning phase while Sion scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Yorick build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Yorick vs Sion matchup.

Yorick Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Yorick 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 - 49.1% win rateSion(49.1%)
Yorick - 49.1% win rate in this matchup
Yorick
49.1% WR
VS
Sion vs Yorick matchup - 50.9% win rate
Sion
50.9% WR

Who Wins the Yorick vs Sion Matchup?

Sion wins the Yorick vs Sion matchup
Winner
Sion
Matches: 53
49.1%
Win Rate
50.9%
6.9
CS / min
7.1
1,056
DMG / min
866
11,617
Gold / game
12,221
442
Heal / min
407
1,034
DMG Mitigated / min
2,825
0.4
CC / min
1.8
54.2%
Early Game WR
45.8%
44.8%
Late Game WR
55.2%

Yorick vs Sion Matchup Summary

The Yorick vs Sion matchup is a very close matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 53 recent matches analyzed, Sion wins with a 50.9% win rate compared to Yorick's 49.1%, giving Sion a 1.9 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Yorick controls the early laning stage, but Sion outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Yorick 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 crowd control, where Sion leads by 1.3s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. While Sion is slightly favored, Yorick can absolutely win this lane through smart trading patterns and wave management. Focus on playing around your cooldowns, conceding CS only when necessary, and capitalizing on Sion's mistakes. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Yorick vs Sion Laning Phase Breakdown

Sion wins the laning phase against Yorick in League of Legends

Sion is favored during the laning phase against Yorick, 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
6.9Yorick
7.1Sion
Yorick and Sion farm at nearly identical rates in this matchup, with only a 0.3 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
1,056Yorick
866Sion
Yorick heavily out-damages Sion by 190 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 Yorick's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
11,617Yorick
12,221Sion
Sion earns 604 more gold per game than Yorick, 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
0.4Yorick
1.8Sion
Sion brings significantly more crowd control than Yorick, with 1.3 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. Yorick should invest in tenacity and position carefully to avoid being chain-CC'd.
Sustain
1,476Yorick
3,232Sion
Sion vastly out-sustains Yorick, healing and mitigating 1,756 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Sion can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Yorick is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Yorick, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Yorick Build Against Sion

Mercury's Treads is the optimal boots choice against Sion, providing the mobility and stats Yorick needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Yorick against Sion are Serylda's Grudge, Spear of Shojin and Trinity Force. This combination gives Yorick an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build has a 40.0% win rate across 5 games. While the overall matchup may be difficult, this item path gives Yorick the best chance to compete against Sion. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Yorick vs Sion matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Yorick
54.2%
+8.3% advantage
Yorick early game win rateYorick54.2%
Sion early game win rateSion45.8%
Late Game
Sion
55.2%
+10.3% advantage
Yorick late game win rateYorick44.8%
Sion late game win rateSion55.2%

Yorick dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 54.2% win rate — a 8.3 percentage point lead over Sion. This lopsided early game means Yorick 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 55.2% win rate — 10.3 points above Yorick. 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: Yorick 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 Yorick Runes Against Sion

Resolve rune tree - Yorick primary runes vs SionResolve
Grasp of the Undying - best Yorick rune vs SionDemolish - best Yorick rune vs SionBone Plating - best Yorick rune vs SionOvergrowth - best Yorick rune vs Sion
Precision rune tree - Yorick secondary runes vs SionPrecision
Legend: Bloodline - best Yorick rune vs SionPresence of Mind - best Yorick rune vs Sion
47.1% WR

The Resolve primary with Precision secondary combination helps Yorick maximize their potential in this closely contested matchup, providing the right mix of offensive and defensive tools to edge out Sion.


Yorick matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.7. The table below shows Yorick'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 Yorick build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Yorick 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
53.69%2037.586112,52059.4%48.0%
50.00%1467.091312,52359.1%41.3%
44.23%1047.11,06012,62553.2%36.8%
53.85%1047.092812,63465.3%43.6%
54.00%1006.984912,25556.8%51.8%
68.35%797.376512,63773.7%63.4%
51.39%727.380312,26657.5%43.8%
45.59%687.11,31612,53260.0%34.2%
57.58%667.195812,55656.3%58.8%
50.00%647.092711,74261.3%39.4%
53.13%647.01,06712,63566.7%45.0%
39.68%637.293712,44654.2%30.8%
50.00%627.084013,28057.7%44.4%
47.54%617.189311,67245.7%50.0%
48.33%606.685912,66857.7%41.2%
45.00%607.490612,37548.3%41.9%
49.06%536.91,05611,61754.2%44.8%
53.85%527.284412,23457.1%50.0%
65.38%527.182712,42677.4%47.6%
48.98%496.684711,68454.2%44.0%
41.30%467.080211,32341.7%40.9%
53.33%456.479311,43060.9%45.5%
48.78%417.11,06013,11662.5%40.0%
60.00%406.897612,82764.7%56.5%
35.00%407.078513,27530.8%37.0%
56.41%397.090312,27459.1%52.9%
44.74%387.886113,17150.0%40.9%
43.24%377.586613,17755.0%29.4%
48.57%357.185511,48257.1%35.7%
48.57%357.391511,88852.4%42.9%
52.94%347.483612,14852.6%53.3%
51.52%337.591913,95550.0%52.6%
56.67%307.582812,89681.8%42.1%
51.72%297.387212,99171.4%33.3%
42.86%287.069712,26946.7%38.5%
34.62%265.775410,28837.5%30.0%
65.38%266.684013,47172.7%60.0%
44.00%257.381912,48044.4%43.8%
44.00%256.290712,07655.6%37.5%
60.00%257.476913,31762.5%58.8%
64.00%257.178912,98966.7%61.5%
41.67%246.779212,63144.4%40.0%
45.83%247.575912,08436.4%53.9%
37.50%246.695312,37741.7%33.3%
47.62%217.580213,14841.7%55.6%
52.38%217.292810,90038.5%75.0%
52.94%176.277413,45471.4%40.0%
76.47%177.077811,68480.0%71.4%
37.50%167.277811,51450.0%25.0%
50.00%147.584411,57050.0%50.0%
61.54%136.385512,81833.3%85.7%
76.92%137.990511,93260.0%87.5%
83.33%124.076711,532100.0%50.0%
33.33%126.575210,89733.3%33.3%
45.45%117.293212,54750.0%42.9%
18.18%117.063211,51333.3%0.0%
60.00%107.075011,74350.0%75.0%
60.00%108.176711,29566.7%50.0%
20.00%107.380013,00850.0%12.5%
60.00%103.273612,94250.0%66.7%
30.00%107.391612,83333.3%28.6%
40.00%104.886413,85533.3%42.9%
55.56%97.71,11811,47450.0%66.7%
55.56%95.472412,69150.0%57.1%
44.44%95.68169,64150.0%33.3%
55.56%98.091112,23250.0%66.7%
50.00%86.51,01311,92550.0%50.0%
50.00%87.794114,647100.0%33.3%
42.86%77.392714,02266.7%25.0%
42.86%76.67569,91925.0%66.7%
57.14%74.581313,16666.7%50.0%
71.43%76.258712,91533.3%100.0%
71.43%77.489311,55380.0%50.0%
50.00%63.763711,62733.3%66.7%
66.67%67.471012,67766.7%66.7%
33.33%63.664810,0810.0%66.7%
16.67%67.377611,62633.3%0.0%
33.33%64.178312,2310.0%100.0%
83.33%65.289510,193100.0%0.0%
66.67%67.981313,427100.0%33.3%
40.00%57.184513,61250.0%33.3%
20.00%57.283013,614100.0%0.0%
40.00%57.799115,7810.0%50.0%
80.00%56.365411,54366.7%100.0%
60.00%57.490613,63666.7%50.0%
60.00%52.377416,134100.0%50.0%
40.00%58.21,25813,339100.0%0.0%
60.00%56.079511,56566.7%50.0%
100.00%55.799616,289100.0%100.0%
40.00%57.284312,37350.0%33.3%

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Yorick vs Sion - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Yorick do against Sion in League of Legends?

Sion wins the Yorick vs Sion matchup with a 50.9% win rate compared to Yorick's 49.1%, a 1.9 percentage point difference. This data is based on 53 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.

How does Yorick do against Sion in the early game?

In the early game, Yorick has the advantage against Sion with a 54.2% win rate versus 45.8%. Yorick players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Yorick do against Sion in the late game?

In the late game, Sion takes over the Yorick vs Sion matchup with a 55.2% win rate compared to 44.8%. Sion scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Yorick vs Sion matchup?

Sion wins the matchup against Yorick with a 50.9% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 1.9 percentage point advantage means Sion is slightly favored in this lane matchup based on 53 games analyzed.

What is the best Yorick build against Sion?

The best Yorick build against Sion includes Serylda's Grudge, Spear of Shojin, Trinity Force with Mercury's Treads. This build achieves a 40.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Yorick runes against Sion?

The best Yorick runes against Sion use the Resolve primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 47.1% win rate in the Yorick vs Sion matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Yorick counter Sion?

No, Yorick struggles against Sion with only a 49.1% win rate. Sion has the advantage in this matchup. Yorick players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Sion's lead.

How do I play Yorick against Sion?

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