MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Sion vs Malphite
How often does Sion beat Malphite in Top?
Sion into Malphite in Top: 56% observed win rate across 2,649 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 978 gold.
Sion at 15:00
- Gold: +978
- CS: +25
- XP: +511
Typical gap to Malphite, from 2,641 games that reached 15:00.
Does Sion counter Malphite?
The count says yes: across 2,649 ranked Top games into Malphite, 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 Malphite: the Sion game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Sion at 58% across 2,063 games. Flip the lead and Sion falls to 47% across 583.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 58% | 2,063 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 47% | 583 |
| First blood | 61% | 1,081 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 62% | 905 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 56% | 2,330 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 59% | 746 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 63% | 412 |
Someone usually dies here around 6:02 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
Into Malphite specifically, Sion finishes Hollow Radiance first most often: 56.0% over 697 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Hollow Radiance, Unending Despair, Jak'Sho, The Protean: 59.4% across 101 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.