MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Sion vs Gwen
How often does Sion beat Gwen in Top?
Sion into Gwen in Top: 47% observed win rate across 1,911 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 63 gold.
Sion at 15:00
- Gold: -63
- CS: -1
- XP: -6
Typical gap to Gwen, from 1,906 games that reached 15:00.
Does Sion counter Gwen?
The count says no. Gwen holds 53% of 1,911 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 Gwen, and play for those first.
Beating Gwen: the Sion game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Sion at 53% across 838 games. Flip the lead and Sion falls to 42% across 1,072.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 53% | 838 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 42% | 1,072 |
| First blood | 51% | 611 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 56% | 539 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 53% | 796 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 51% | 412 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 57% | 204 |
Someone usually dies here around 4:55 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:24. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Sion's Top build, with receipts
Into Gwen specifically, Sion finishes Hollow Radiance first most often: 47.4% over 665 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Hollow Radiance, Unending Despair, Jak'Sho, The Protean: 35.6% across 59 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.