MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Sion vs Heimerdinger
How often does Sion beat Heimerdinger in Top?
Sion into Heimerdinger in Top: 56% observed win rate across 492 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 119 gold.
Sion at 15:00
- Gold: -119
- CS: -6
- XP: -235
Typical gap to Heimerdinger, from 489 games that reached 15:00.
Does Sion counter Heimerdinger?
The count says yes: across 492 ranked Top games into Heimerdinger, Sion takes 56%. 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 Heimerdinger: the Sion game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Sion at 68% across 157 games. Flip the lead and Sion falls to 50% across 334.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 68% | 157 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 50% | 334 |
| First blood | 66% | 155 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 69% | 98 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 64% | 151 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 67% | 126 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 76% | 76 |
Someone usually dies here around 5:30 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:21. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Sion's Top build, with receipts
Into Heimerdinger specifically, Sion finishes Hollow Radiance first most often: 57.1% over 196 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.