MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Sion vs Sylas
What is Sion's win rate vs Sylas?
In Top, Sion wins 49% against Sylas across 257 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 360 gold.
Sion at 15:00
- Gold: +360
- CS: +16
- XP: +355
Typical gap to Sylas, from 256 games that reached 15:00.
Does Sion counter Sylas?
Too close to call. Sion sits at 49% over 257 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 Sylas as Sion
When Sion is ahead in gold at 10:00, this matchup runs 52% over 122 games; behind, it drops to 47% over 135.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 52% | 122 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 47% | 135 |
| First blood | 52% | 66 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 48% | 59 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 54% | 164 |
The median first death in this lane comes at 3:11; the level 6 spike lands around 5:24. Respect the all-in window until your spike is online.
What does Sion build in Top?
Into Sylas specifically, Sion finishes Hollow Radiance first most often: 59.0% over 83 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.