MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Sion vs Naafiri
What is Sion's win rate vs Naafiri?
In Mid, Sion wins 50% against Naafiri across 208 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 behind by 70 gold.
Sion at 15:00
- Gold: -70
- CS: 0
- XP: +170
Typical gap to Naafiri, from 208 games that reached 15:00.
Does Sion counter Naafiri?
Too close to call. Sion sits at 50% over 208 games, so neither pick counters the other here. The lane goes to whoever wins the spots below, like the gold lead at 10:00 or staying alive until 15:00, so play for those and let the pick argument go.
How to beat Naafiri as Sion
When Sion is ahead in gold at 10:00, this matchup runs 65% over 65 games; behind, it drops to 43% over 143.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 65% | 65 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 43% | 143 |
| First blood | 59% | 51 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 62% | 87 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 63% | 54 |
The median first death in this lane comes at 4:33; the level 6 spike lands around 5:13. Respect the all-in window until your spike is online.
What does Sion build in Mid?
Into Naafiri specifically, Sion finishes Sunfire Aegis first most often: 50.0% over 56 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.