MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Sion vs Ryze
How often does Sion beat Ryze in Top?
Sion into Ryze in Top: 57% observed win rate across 253 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 443 gold.
Sion at 15:00
- Gold: +443
- CS: +3
- XP: +230
Typical gap to Ryze, from 251 games that reached 15:00.
Does Sion counter Ryze?
The count says yes: across 253 ranked Top games into Ryze, Sion takes 57%. 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 Ryze: the Sion game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Sion at 67% across 121 games. Flip the lead and Sion falls to 48% across 132.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 67% | 121 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 48% | 132 |
| First blood | 60% | 85 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 59% | 75 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 66% | 123 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 62% | 63 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 57% | 42 |
Someone usually dies here around 4:52 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:26. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Sion's Top build, with receipts
Into Ryze specifically, Sion finishes Hollow Radiance first most often: 59.6% over 89 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.