MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Sion vs Volibear
What is Sion's win rate vs Volibear?
In Top, Sion wins 52% against Volibear across 1,102 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 47 gold.
Sion at 15:00
- Gold: -47
- CS: 0
- XP: +43
Typical gap to Volibear, from 1,098 games that reached 15:00.
Does Sion counter Volibear?
Too close to call. Sion sits at 52% over 1,102 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 Volibear as Sion
When Sion is ahead in gold at 10:00, this matchup runs 60% over 458 games; behind, it drops to 46% over 644.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 60% | 458 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 46% | 644 |
| First blood | 57% | 324 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 61% | 296 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 58% | 477 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 56% | 159 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 67% | 79 |
The median first death in this lane comes at 3:48; the level 6 spike lands around 5:21. Respect the all-in window until your spike is online.
What does Sion build in Top?
Into Volibear specifically, Sion finishes Hollow Radiance first most often: 53.8% over 325 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Hollow Radiance, Unending Despair, Thornmail: 56.1% across 41 games.
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.