Tier list / Mid / Sion

Sion matchups

Tier 4#39 Mid1Full build
You playSion

Tier 451.4% win · #39 mid

Zed favoured48.1%Sion wins 48.1% of games into Zed, well below the 51.4% Sion wins overall.
AgainstZed

Tier 249.0% win · #10 mid

48.1%51.7%

507 gamesSample A 46.4%Sample B 48.1%Sample C 50.3%Gold at 15 −302Sample A, Sample B, Sample C · Emerald+ · 6 Nov

Overall win rate by rank, not this matchup:Sion: Gold 53.1% · Plat 50.2% · Emerald 51.0% · Diamond 52.7%Zed: Gold 49.5% · Plat 48.9% · Emerald 49.5% · Diamond 49.2%

Lane plan

No lane tip for this matchup yet; the facts on the right still hold.

  • Heartsteel

    You complete Heartsteel at ~11 min; Zed completes Voltaic Cyclosword at ~11 min. You spike together.

  • Level 3: Zed's Living Shadow (W) is 20s, your Soul Furnace (W) is 15s, so you're back first. Level 6: Zed's ultimate 120s, yours 140s.

  • Ignite

    Zed takes Flash + Ignite in 90.1% of games. You take Flash + Teleport (79.5%).

Build into Zed

Sample B · Emerald+ · 200 games · 6 Nov

Items

Most built at each step, in buy order; small icons are the other picks

  1. Start0:00

    Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

    Doran's Shield + Health Potion

    52.5% of games · 48.6% win
    • Doran's HelmHealth Potion52.3%

  2. First back

    Ruby CrystalBootsCloth Armor

    Ruby Crystal, Boots, Cloth Armor

    Bought in most games

  3. 1st item11 min

    Heartsteel

    Heartsteel

    33.5% of games · 40.3% win
    • Sunfire Aegis58.9%

  4. 2nd item19 min

    Unending Despair

    Unending Despair

    40.5% of games · 50.6% win
    • Titanic Hydra48.4%

  5. Boots11 min

    Plated Steelcaps

    Plated Steelcaps

    80.0% of games · 50.0% win

Runes

Most played page, 178 games

ResolveResolve

  1. Grasp of the UndyingGrasp of the Undyingpicked in 89.0%
  2. DemolishDemolishpicked in 77.0%
  3. ConditioningConditioningpicked in 69.5%
  4. OvergrowthOvergrowthpicked in 85.0%

InspirationInspiration

  1. Cash BackCash Backpicked in 61.0%
  2. Approach VelocityApproach Velocitypicked in 56.5%

Shards

Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth ScalingAttack Speed · Adaptive Force · Health Scaling

KeystoneWin rate

Skill order

Most played order, 85 games
Q24579
W18101213
E31415
R611

Max

  1. QWE85.9% pick · 170 games47.1%

Zed: Q start, max QEW10,520 games

Summoner spells

FlashTeleportFlash + Teleport79.5% pick

FlashIgniteZed: Flash + Ignite, 90.1%33,126 games

Play against Zed

Cooldowns at levels 1, 3, 6 and 11 on each side's most played skill order, before ability haste

Zed's abilities

Your opponent · uses energy
  1. P Contempt for the WeakPassive
  2. Q Razor Shuriken6s cooldown · 75 / 70 / 65 / 60 / 55 energy · 900 range6s6s6s6s
  3. W Living Shadow20 / 19 / 18 / 17 / 16s cooldown · 40 / 35 / 30 / 25 / 20 energy · 650 range—20s20s20s
  4. E Shadow Slash5 / 4.5 / 4 / 3.5 / 3s cooldown · 40 energy · 290 range—5s5s3.5s
  5. R Death Mark120 / 110 / 100s cooldown · No cost · 625 range——120s120s

Living Shadow (W) is the long one early: 20s at level 3, so trade once it's down. — means not learned yet at that level.

Sion's abilities

You · uses mana
  1. P Glory in DeathPassive
  2. Q Decimating Smash10 / 9 / 8 / 7 / 6s cooldown · 45 mana · 10000 range—10s8s6s
  3. W Soul Furnace15 / 14 / 13 / 12 / 11s cooldown · 75 / 80 / 85 / 90 / 95 mana · 500 range15s15s15s13s
  4. E Roar of the Slayer12 / 11 / 10 / 9 / 8s cooldown · 35 / 40 / 45 / 50 / 55 mana · 800 range—12s12s12s
  5. R Unstoppable Onslaught140 / 100 / 60s cooldown · 100 mana · 7500 range——140s100s

Soul Furnace (W) is the long one early: 15s at level 3, so trade once it's down. — means not learned yet at that level.

All 1 mid matchups

Sion's win rate into each one · green beats Sion's average, rose falls short
48.0%50.0%52.0%

Numbers from Sample A (collected 6 Nov), Sample B (Emerald+, collected 6 Nov) and Sample C (Emerald+, collected 6 Nov), ranked Solo/Duo, patch 16.22. Combined win rates weight each sample by its games. Next Queue doesn't collect these games itself.