Matchup

Ornn
Ornn
63%
37%

vs

50.5%

over 1492 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 Shield
Health Potion

Core build

Sunfire Aegis
1vs AD
Jak'Sho, The Protean
2vs Hybride
Thornmail
3vs Hybride

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Unending Despair
5vs AD

Summoner spells

41289%
4146%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Unending Despair
5vs AD
Randuin's Omen
vs AD
Frozen Heart
vs AD
Knight's Vow
vs AD
Dead Man's Plate
vs AD
Iceborn Gauntlet
vs AD

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Kaenic Rookern
5vs AP
Hollow Radiance
vs AP
Force of Nature
vs AP
Spirit Visage
vs AP
Abyssal Mask
vs AP

Other options

Protoplasm Harness
Survival
Heartsteel
Survival
Fimbulwinter
Survival
Warmog's Armor
Survival
Zeke's Convergence
Tank
Bandlepipes
vs Hybride
Locket of the Iron Solari
HP
Winter's Approach
Survival
78.6% WR14 games
ResolveResolve
Grasp of the UndyingGrasp of the Undying
DemolishDemolish
Bone PlatingBone Plating
OvergrowthOvergrowth
InspirationInspiration
Magical FootwearMagical Footwear
Biscuit DeliveryBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedHealth ScalingHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
OrnnOrnn
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 9, 2026