Sion - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
51.4%
Pick Rate
3.2%

SionTop Build

STankFighter
Patch26.4
Matches1,089,240
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedMar 4, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology
AuthorDakota Chinnick

The patch 26.4 Sion top build uses Armored Advance, Thornmail, Sunfire Aegis, Unending Despair, Overlord's Bloodmail, Randuin's Omen, Oracle Lens. This Sion build has a 2.74% pick rate and a 60.55% win rate in LoL patch 26.4. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Sion build choices below.

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Select a Sion Build

Most Played
Most Popular Build
Core Build Items
  • Thornmail - Sion Most Popular Build core itemThornmail
  • Sunfire Aegis - Sion Most Popular Build core itemSunfire Aegis
  • Unending Despair - Sion Most Popular Build core itemUnending Despair
60.5%Win Rate
+9.1%WR Diff
2.7%Pick Rate
Alternative Build 1
Core Build Items
  • Hollow Radiance - Sion Alternative Build 1 core itemHollow Radiance
  • Titanic Hydra - Sion Alternative Build 1 core itemTitanic Hydra
  • Unending Despair - Sion Alternative Build 1 core itemUnending Despair
59.1%Win Rate
+7.7%WR Diff
2.5%Pick Rate
Alternative Build 2
Core Build Items
  • Titanic Hydra - Sion Alternative Build 2 core itemTitanic Hydra
  • Thornmail - Sion Alternative Build 2 core itemThornmail
  • Unending Despair - Sion Alternative Build 2 core itemUnending Despair
58.6%Win Rate
+7.1%WR Diff
2.0%Pick Rate
Alternative Build 3
Core Build Items
  • Jak'Sho, The Protean - Sion Alternative Build 3 core itemJak'Sho, The Protean
  • Hollow Radiance - Sion Alternative Build 3 core itemHollow Radiance
  • Unending Despair - Sion Alternative Build 3 core itemUnending Despair
58.3%Win Rate
+6.8%WR Diff
2.2%Pick Rate

Best Sion Build - Highest Win Rate Items

This Sion build focuses on a balanced mix of offense and defense. Build the core items first for your power spike, then adapt with situational items based on enemy team composition.

Full Build
60.55%Win Rate
+9.12%WR Diff
2.74%Pick Rate
398Build Matches
These are Sion's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Thornmail (52.7% WR, +1.3% WR diff, 31.8% pick rate) provides 75 Armor, 150 Health. Sunfire Aegis (51.3% WR, -0.2% WR diff, 29.9% pick rate) provides 50 Armor, 350 Health. Unending Despair (55.6% WR, +4.2% WR diff, 41.3% pick rate) provides 50 Armor, 400 Health. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.

Sion build strength based on the items chosen in the build when compared to all builds across every champion. Strongest in: Physical Resistance, Health. Lower in: Gold Efficiency, Magic Resistance, Magic Damage.

Top situational items for Sion include Overlord's Bloodmail, Randuin's Omen. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
The best boots for Sion are Armored Advance. Adjust based on enemy team comp.
The recommended trinket for Sion is Oracle Lens for vision control and map awareness.

Combined statistics from all items in this Sion build.

  • Total armor Armor:285
  • Total movement speed Movement Speed:45
  • Total health Health:1800
  • Total attack damage Attack Damage:30
When facing Sion's top counters like Ambessa, Sett, Zaahen, consider adjusting your situational items to increase survivability and match their damage output. If counter champions are building high damage, prioritize magic resistance items against AP threats in your situational item slots to reduce burst damage and improve trading potential. Focus on completing your core damage items before heavily investing in defensive situational items, as Sion needs sufficient damage to remain a threat in counter matchups. Adapt your final build slots with items like Overlord's Bloodmail or Randuin's Omen based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Sion performance.

This Sion durable frontliner build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. With a 60.5% win rate across 398 matches, this build has proven highly effective in the current meta. The build's key strengths include strong physical damage mitigation, substantial health pool for survivability. This tanky Sion build works best when your team lacks frontline presence. You can absorb damage and create opportunities for your carries to deal damage. The armor in this build makes it effective against AD-heavy enemy compositions with champions like assassins or marksmen. With a total gold cost of 15,150, this Sion build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Thornmail, Sunfire Aegis, Unending Despair power spike before taking major fights. For optimal results with this Sion build, focus on proper itemization timing, positioning in teamfights, and adapting your situational items based on the specific challenges each game presents.

See Also

Sion OverviewSion RunesSion CountersAll Items