MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Sion vs Maokai
How often does Sion beat Maokai in Top?
Sion into Maokai in Top: 43% observed win rate across 148 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 502 gold.
Sion at 15:00
- Gold: +502
- CS: +12
- XP: +116
Typical gap to Maokai, from 147 games that reached 15:00.
Does Sion counter Maokai?
No counter here: Sion sits at 43% over 148 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 Maokai: the Sion game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Sion at 44% across 101 games. Flip the lead and Sion falls to 40% across 47.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 44% | 101 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 40% | 47 |
| First blood | 43% | 56 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 41% | 51 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 43% | 106 |
Someone usually dies here around 5:21 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
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.