Sion Popular Build
The patch 26.1 Sion most played build uses Swiftmarch, Jak'Sho, The Protean, Thornmail, Unending Despair, Overlord's Bloodmail, Hollow Radiance, Farsight Alteration. This Sion build has a 2.14% pick rate and a 58.14% win rate in LoL patch 26.1. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Sion build choices below.
Glory in Death
After being killed, Sion will temporarily reanimate with rapidly decaying Health. His attacks become very rapid, heal him, and deal bonus damage based on his target's maximum Health.
Decimating Smash
Sion charges a powerful swing in an area in front of himself that will deal damage to enemies when released. If he charges for enough time, enemies hit by the swing will also be knocked up and stunned.
Cost:- 45
Cooldown:- 10/
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Range:- 10000
Soul Furnace
Sion shields himself and can reactivate after 3 seconds to deal Magic Damage to enemies nearby. When Sion kills enemies, he passively gains maximum Health.
Cost:- 65/
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Cooldown:- 15/
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- 11
Range:- 500
Roar of the Slayer
Sion fires a short range shockwave that damages and slows and reduces the Armor of the first enemy hit. If the shockwave hits a minion or monster, it will be knocked back, damaging, slowing, and reducing the Armor of all enemies that it passes through.
Cost:- 35/
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- 55
Cooldown:- 12/
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Range:- 800
Unstoppable Onslaught
Sion charges in a direction, ramping up speed over time. He can steer his charge slightly with the mouse cursor location. When he collides with an enemy he deals damage and knocks them up based on the distance he has charged.
Cost:- 100
Cooldown:- 140/
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Range:- 7500
- Tank,
- Fighter
Select a Sion Build
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Thornmail
Unending Despair
- Thornmail
Sunfire Aegis- Unending Despair
Hollow Radiance- Thornmail
- Unending Despair
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.
These are Sion's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Thornmail (54.6% WR, +2.6% WR diff, 31.2% pick rate) provides 75 Armor, 150 Health. Sunfire Aegis (56.6% WR, +4.6% WR diff, 31.1% pick rate) provides 50 Armor, 350 Health. Unending Despair (55.1% WR, +3.1% WR diff, 38.2% pick rate) provides 50 Armor, 400 Health. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.
2,450Sion build strength based on the items chosen in the build when compared to all builds across every champion. Strongest in: Physical Resistance, Health, Magic Resistance. Lower in: Magic Damage.
Top situational items for Sion include Titanic Hydra, Jak'Sho, The Protean. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
The best boots for Sion are Boots of Swiftness. Adjust based on enemy team comp.
The recommended trinket for Sion is Farsight Alteration for vision control and map awareness.
Combined statistics from all items in this Sion build.
Movement Speed:55
Armor:220
Health:1850
Attack Damage:40
Magic Resistance:45
When facing Sion's top counters like Mordekaiser, Singed, Darius, 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 Titanic Hydra or Jak'Sho, The Protean 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 57.1% win rate across 294 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 15,450, 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.
Sion Build - Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best Sion build?
The best Sion build in this patch includes Thornmail, Sunfire Aegis, and Unending Despair. This build has a 57.14% win rate and is picked 2.92% of the time.
What are Sion's core items?
Sion's core items are Thornmail, Sunfire Aegis, and Unending Despair. These items provide the best stats and synergies for Sion's kit and playstyle in League of Legends.
What are the best boots for Sion?
Boots of Swiftness are the best boots for Sion. These boots provide optimal mobility and stats for Sion's playstyle. They are included in 2.9% of Sion builds.
What is the best trinket for Sion?
Farsight Alteration is the best trinket for Sion. This trinket provides optimal vision control and map awareness. Using Farsight Alteration helps Sion maintain vision around objectives and track enemy movements.
Are there alternative Sion builds?
Yes, alternative Sion builds include options like Jak'Sho, The Protean, Thornmail, and Unending Despair. Different builds can be more effective depending on team composition and matchups.
Where does MetaBot source build data for Sion?
MetaBot sources its build data for Sion directly from the Riot Games API, provided to developers for ingesting game data from League of Legends. MetaBot analyzes hundreds of thousands of matches daily to help it determine build statistics.
How does MetaBot determine what the best Sion builds are?
MetaBot filters out any matches that don't use complete builds for Sion. From there, we aggregate the Sion builds data and use that to determine which builds are finding the most success in the current League of Legends meta. High performing builds with low confidence intervals resulting from thin data are dropped from our final results.