Sion Top build for patch 16.11, generated from current-patch ranked Emerald+ games. Below: comp-aware build path, runes, top 10 bans for the matchup, and how Sion wins.
Sion is an engage tank in the top, and on patch 16.11 they grade out as a strong pick — a 52.0% win rate, 5.7% pick rate, 67,055 ranked games sampled. On the power curve, Sion holds a fairly even power curve, staying relevant at every stage rather than relying on a single timing.
How Sion wins: winning the wave and turning push priority into map control, and landing engage and starting fights on Sion's terms. The kit grades 8/10 waveclear, 7/10 engage, 7/10 teamfighting. Play around where Sion is thin, disengage and mobility (3/10, 2/10), and the enemy loses their angle.
The most-played core build is Hollow Radiance, Unending Despair, Jak'Sho, The Protean, which holds a 57.0% win rate across 1,371 games this patch. Pick the enemy team to adapt each item slot to the specific matchup.
The matchup to respect is Swain, where Sion sits at just 41.1%, the lane swings the other way into Ashe (59.9%), and on the team side, Sion gains the most from a Cassiopeia (+13.6% pair win rate).
Most-played core build and runes for Sion Top this patch, from Emerald+ ranked games. Pick the enemy team at the top of the page for a comp-specific build.
The picks Sion Top struggles into most this patch, sorted by your in-matchup win rate. These are your priority bans.
Champions whose presence raises Sion's win rate most as Top, by pair WR delta over Sion's solo performance.
Sion is also played in these other roles this patch.
Drafting a whole team? The Team Builder coaches all 10 picks at once. Want Sion's current standing? Open the Tier List.