MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Sion vs Garen
How often does Sion beat Garen in Top?
Sion into Garen in Top: 47% observed win rate across 2,596 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 153 gold.
Sion at 15:00
- Gold: -153
- CS: -1
- XP: -162
Typical gap to Garen, from 2,583 games that reached 15:00.
Does Sion counter Garen?
The count says no. Garen holds 53% of 2,596 ranked Top games here. The lane is still winnable. Sion wins it back from the spots below, so learn which ones swing it before you lock in Sion against Garen, and play for those first.
Beating Garen: the Sion game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Sion at 54% across 1,123 games. Flip the lead and Sion falls to 41% across 1,470.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 54% | 1,123 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 41% | 1,470 |
| First blood | 54% | 849 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 55% | 641 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 52% | 1,268 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 53% | 592 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 59% | 329 |
Someone usually dies here around 5:17 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:16. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Sion's Top build, with receipts
Into Garen specifically, Sion finishes Sunfire Aegis first most often: 46.5% over 714 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Sunfire Aegis, Unending Despair, Jak'Sho, The Protean: 52.1% across 96 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.