Tank

Sion

The Undead Juggernaut

A war hero from a bygone era, Sion was revered in Noxus for choking the life out of a Demacian king with his bare hands—but, denied oblivion, he was resurrected to serve his empire even in death. His indiscriminate slaughter claimed all who stood in his way, regardless of allegiance, proving he no longer retained his former humanity.Read the full story on Riot's Universe site

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P
Glory in Death
Q
Decimating Smash
W
Soul Furnace
E
Roar of the Slayer
R
Unstoppable Onslaught

Sion

Overview

On patch 16.21, Sion is rated B tier in the top lane, winning 52.4% of 2,370 ranked games with a 2.4% pick rate. The most successful build this patch runs Grasp of the Undying with Ghost and Teleport and builds Heartsteel, Unending Despair, Thornmail, and Plated Steelcaps.

Sion struggles most against Zaahen (34.6%), Mordekaiser (42.7%), and Urgot (43.3%) and does best against Pantheon (77.4%), Malzahar (69.6%), and Kennen (69.6%).

Ranked solo/duo · patch 16.21 · 2,370 games · updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we calculate

52.4%

Win rate

2.4%

Pick rate

2.4K

Games

16.21

Patch

Playing as Sion

You only have very slight turning ability during Unstoppable Onslaught, so make sure to use it in straight paths.
Roar of the Slayer is a great setup ability to land a very powerful Decimating Smash.
The Soul Furnace buff displays how much shield strength is remaining, use this information to time its explosion perfectly.

Playing against Sion

Even if Sion still hits a Decimating Smash, making him release the charge earlier reduces its impact.
Use the time after Sion has died to reposition and prepare for his return.

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Matchups

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Strong against

Pantheon77.4%31
Malzahar69.6%23
Kennen69.6%23
Yorick60.5%38
Jax60.0%60

Weak against

Zaahen34.6%26
Mordekaiser42.7%96
Urgot43.3%30
Irelia44.1%34
Cho'Gath44.4%45

Abilities

P
Glory in Death
After being killed, Sion will temporarily reanimate with rapidly decaying Health. His attacks become very rapid, heal him, and deal bonus damage based on his target's maximum Health.
Q
Decimating Smash
Sion charges a powerful swing in an area in front of himself that will deal damage to enemies when released. If he charges for enough time, enemies hit by the swing will also be knocked up and stunned.
Cooldown: 10/9/8/7/6Cost: 45Range: 10000
W
Soul Furnace
Sion shields himself and can reactivate after 3 seconds to deal Magic Damage to enemies nearby. When Sion kills enemies, he passively gains maximum Health.
Cooldown: 15/14/13/12/11Cost: 75/80/85/90/95Range: 500
E
Roar of the Slayer
Sion fires a short range shockwave that damages and slows and reduces the Armor of the first enemy hit. If the shockwave hits a minion or monster, it will be knocked back, damaging, slowing, and reducing the Armor of all enemies that it passes through.
Cooldown: 12/11/10/9/8Cost: 35/40/45/50/55Range: 800
R
Unstoppable Onslaught
Sion charges in a direction, ramping up speed over time. He can steer his charge slightly with the mouse cursor location. When he collides with an enemy he deals damage and knocks them up based on the distance he has charged.
Cooldown: 140/100/60Cost: 100Range: 7500