MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Sion vs Katarina
What is Sion's win rate vs Katarina?
In Mid, Sion wins 45% against Katarina across 460 observed 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 ahead by 281 gold.
Sion at 15:00
- Gold: +281
- CS: +21
- XP: +219
Typical gap to Katarina, from 457 games that reached 15:00.
Does Sion counter Katarina?
No, it runs the other way. Katarina takes 55% of 460 ranked Mid games. Sion can still win it. The rows below show the spots that flip it, so plan your first recall and your trades around them, and play the lane for one of those spots rather than for kills.
How to beat Katarina as Sion
When Sion is ahead in gold at 10:00, this matchup runs 53% over 256 games; behind, it drops to 35% over 204.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 53% | 256 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 35% | 204 |
| First blood | 54% | 115 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 61% | 89 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 46% | 381 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 52% | 71 |
The median first death in this lane comes at 3:38; the level 6 spike lands around 5:11. Respect the all-in window until your spike is online.
What does Sion build in Mid?
Into Katarina specifically, Sion finishes Hollow Radiance first most often: 49.1% over 116 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Sion core is Hollow Radiance, Unending Despair, Thornmail: 54.2% across 648 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 Hollow Radiance (4,501 games).
Skill plan: Sion players max Q first and take W at level 1.