MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Sion vs Aurora
How often does Sion beat Aurora in Top?
Sion into Aurora in Top: 59% observed win rate across 240 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 behind by 126 gold.
Sion at 15:00
- Gold: -126
- CS: +2
- XP: -209
Typical gap to Aurora, from 237 games that reached 15:00.
Does Sion counter Aurora?
The count says yes: across 240 ranked Top games into Aurora, Sion takes 59%. 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 Aurora: the Sion game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Sion at 70% across 97 games. Flip the lead and Sion falls to 52% across 143.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 70% | 97 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 52% | 143 |
| First blood | 67% | 63 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 65% | 46 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 64% | 119 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 62% | 65 |
Someone usually dies here around 6:07 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:36. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Sion's Top build, with receipts
Into Aurora specifically, Sion finishes Hollow Radiance first most often: 62.3% over 77 games of this matchup.
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.