Matchup

Annie
Annie
17%
83%

vs

51.5%

over 194 games

Sion
Sion
63%
37%
Very tankyHeavy CCStrong engageSplit push

Skill matchup

You are stronger late game — farm safe and avoid early trades.

Build vs Sion

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Ring
Health Potion
x2

Core build

Malignance
1Mage
Liandry's Torment
2Mage tank
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
3Mage tank

Standard

Sorcerer's Shoes
4Magic pen
Hextech Rocketbelt
5Mage tank

Summoner spells

41465%
41233%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Zhonya's Hourglass
5vs AD

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Banshee's Veil
5vs AP

Anti Tank

Shadowflame
5vs Tank
Stormsurge
vs Tank
Void Staff
vs Tank
Bloodletter's Curse
vs Tank
Cryptbloom
vs Tank

DPS

Hextech Rocketbelt
Mage tank
Luden's Echo
Mage
Rabadon's Deathcap
Mage
Blackfire Torch
Mage
Cosmic Drive
Mage tank

Other options

Oblivion Orb
Tear of the Goddess
Mejai's Soulstealer
100.0% WR4 games
DominationDomination
ElectrocuteElectrocute
Cheap ShotCheap Shot
Grisly MementosGrisly Mementos
Relentless HunterRelentless Hunter
SorcerySorcery
Axiom ArcanistAxiom Arcanist
Absolute FocusAbsolute Focus
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
AnnieAnnie
SionSion
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral

Sion's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Glory in Death (P)

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.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
310s15s12s
68s15s12s2m20
96s14s12s2m20
116s13s12s1m40
166s11s10s1m
186s11s8s1m

Playing against Sion

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

1

His Q charge can be interrupted by CC — stun him during the channel to cancel the knockup.

2

Sidestep his R (charge): he can't turn easily once he's started.

3

His zombie passive is slow: simply walk away from him, don't stay in range.

4

The W shield can be popped before it detonates: burst it quickly to prevent the damage from going off.

Source: op.gg + LTL Engine · Patch 16.9.1 · May 8, 2026