MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Sion vs Akali
How often does Sion beat Akali in Top?
Sion into Akali in Top: 54% observed win rate across 826 ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Sion ahead by 132 gold.
Sion at 15:00
- Gold: +132
- CS: +6
- XP: +56
Typical gap to Akali, from 818 games that reached 15:00.
Does Sion counter Akali?
The count says yes: across 826 ranked Top games into Akali, Sion takes 54%. That edge is worth playing for. Check the rows below to see how much a gold lead at 10:00 adds, and what a bad start costs Sion.
Beating Akali: the Sion game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Sion at 65% across 367 games. Flip the lead and Sion falls to 46% across 458.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 65% | 367 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 46% | 458 |
| First blood | 64% | 241 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 65% | 188 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 58% | 438 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 57% | 153 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 60% | 79 |
Someone usually dies here around 4:45 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:20. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Sion's Top build, with receipts
Into Akali specifically, Sion finishes Hollow Radiance first most often: 50.9% over 318 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Hollow Radiance, Unending Despair, Jak'Sho, The Protean: 62.8% across 43 games.
The most-finished Sion core is Sunfire Aegis, Unending Despair, Jak'Sho, The Protean: 54.4% across 1,249 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Doran's Shield + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Sunfire Aegis (12,495 games).
Skill plan: Sion players max Q first and take Q at level 1.