MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Sion vs Kayle
How often does Sion beat Kayle in Top?
Sion into Kayle in Top: 49% observed win rate across 1,077 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 798 gold.
Sion at 15:00
- Gold: +798
- CS: +12
- XP: +516
Typical gap to Kayle, from 1,072 games that reached 15:00.
Does Sion counter Kayle?
No counter here: Sion sits at 49% over 1,077 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 Kayle: the Sion game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Sion at 54% across 730 games. Flip the lead and Sion falls to 39% across 347.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 54% | 730 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 39% | 347 |
| First blood | 56% | 436 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 57% | 402 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 51% | 775 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 56% | 236 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 58% | 149 |
Someone usually dies here around 4:32 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:17. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Sion's Top build, with receipts
Into Kayle specifically, Sion finishes Hollow Radiance first most often: 47.9% over 234 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.