MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Sion vs Katarina
How often does Sion beat Katarina in Top?
Sion into Katarina in Top: 52% observed win rate across 42 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 1,062 gold.
Sion at 15:00
- Gold: +1,062
- CS: +29
- XP: +882
Typical gap to Katarina, from 41 games that reached 15:00.
Does Sion counter Katarina?
No counter here: Sion sits at 52% over 42 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.
Beating Katarina: the Sion game plan
Someone usually dies here around 3:55 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:14. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Sion's Top build, with receipts
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.