MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Sion vs Gangplank
How often does Sion beat Gangplank in Top?
Sion into Gangplank in Top: 54% observed win rate across 1,779 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 44 gold.
Sion at 15:00
- Gold: -44
- CS: +11
- XP: +262
Typical gap to Gangplank, from 1,776 games that reached 15:00.
Does Sion counter Gangplank?
The count says yes: across 1,779 ranked Top games into Gangplank, 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 Gangplank: the Sion game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Sion at 60% across 927 games. Flip the lead and Sion falls to 46% across 849.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 60% | 927 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 46% | 849 |
| First blood | 58% | 680 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 61% | 595 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 55% | 1,238 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 56% | 436 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 58% | 239 |
Someone usually dies here around 5:15 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:17. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Sion's Top build, with receipts
Into Gangplank specifically, Sion finishes Sunfire Aegis first most often: 54.3% over 532 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Sunfire Aegis, Unending Despair, Jak'Sho, The Protean: 55.0% across 80 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.