MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Sion vs Smolder
What is Sion's win rate vs Smolder?
In Top, Sion wins 55% against Smolder across 271 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 ahead by 804 gold.
Sion at 15:00
- Gold: +804
- CS: +9
- XP: +896
Typical gap to Smolder, from 271 games that reached 15:00.
Does Sion counter Smolder?
Too close to call. Sion sits at 55% over 271 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 Smolder as Sion
When Sion is ahead in gold at 10:00, this matchup runs 61% over 175 games; behind, it drops to 43% over 95.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 61% | 175 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 43% | 95 |
| First blood | 64% | 131 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 62% | 117 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 63% | 168 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 56% | 97 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 61% | 59 |
The median first death in this lane comes at 6:37; the level 6 spike lands around 5:23. Respect the all-in window until your spike is online.
What does Sion build in Top?
Into Smolder specifically, Sion finishes Sunfire Aegis first most often: 52.5% over 40 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.