Champion profile

Sion in draft

Played at Mid in 16% of its games. A role under 30 games still opens, with counts only.

Presence (pick + ban)

18 %

picked or banned · 39th of 173 championshalf of the champions are under 9.4%

Picked 11% · 2,008 of 18,487 gamesBanned 7% · 1,257 of 17,475 drafts with bans

Win rate at Mid

18,487 games from amateur tournaments, last 60 days, KR

Population: amateur tournaments created with tournament codes — neither solo queue nor the pro scene.

Everything below reads on 330 games at Mid. · 493 drafts without entered bans excluded from the ban denominator (17,475 games with bans) · Index built on Oct 27, 2026, 1:37 AM

In short

Four answers. Each card opens its chapter.

01 · In draftResponse ban: removed in phase 2, after the first picks.Banned, it makes room for

Cho'Gath

Maokai

02 · In a compWhat sets it apart from other mid lanersFrontlineTeamfightLets allies carryCCFew duelsLittle damageNo pokeNo split-push

03 · With / againstNo clear matchup either way.Good againstno clear pairBad againstno clear pairBad duo withno clear pair

04 · BuildOne path: Hollow Radiance.

Grasp of the Undying

Ban it or pick it?

Its place in the scene's drafts, and what happens when it is not there.

Where it is played

Share of Mid picks taken by Sion, and its ban share, in each source

SoloQ

Master+ · ranked games of tracked players

0.3%1,837 picks out of 558,541banned in 0.4% of games · 357 of 86,901patches 16.21 → 16.19filtered by region

Tournaments

tournament code games

0.8%172 picks out of 21,472banned in 7.1% of games · 720 of 10,152patches 16.21 → 16.19filtered by region

Pro

all leagues · lolesports

0.0%1 picks out of 2,194lolesports does not provide banspatches 16.20 → 16.17region filter not applicable

Frequency only: share of the role's picks in each source, over ITS last 3 patches with games — the page's period does not apply · under 30 games in the role, not measured · the three sources are never added up · ban share over games whose bans are read only (soloQ: games collected since 10/17)

Presence by patch

Between 17% and 31% since 16.12 · 18.9% on 16.21 · 17.0% on 16.20

show the detail of the 10 patches

Patch	Presence	Games	Majority keystone
16.21	18.9%	2,671	Grasp of the Undying56% · 20
16.20	17.0%	7,858	Grasp of the Undying61% · 52
16.19	17.9%	6,733	Grasp of the Undying55% · 46
16.18	17.6%	5,762	Grasp of the Undying64% · 63
16.17	17.3%	5,728	Grasp of the Undying56% · 53
16.16	19.1%	5,992	Grasp of the Undying52% · 67
16.15	20.8%	5,530	Grasp of the Undying56% · 73
16.14	23.3%	5,702	Grasp of the Undying52% · 69
16.13	25.7%	7,391	Grasp of the Undying67% · 133
16.12	30.8%	5,118	Grasp of the Undying71% · 58

Presence = picks + bans over the patch's games, all regions · the axis follows the calendar: a patch without games leaves a void · hollow point under 30 games, nothing compared

When it gets banned

Response ban: removed in phase 2, after the first picks.

1,257 bans of 17,475 drafts with bans · the phase in strong ink grounds the reading line

Fearless

Fearless: taken at any point of the series.

G12.0%
G21.6%
G3+2.1%

Once burnt, the series moves to

Galio6

Hwei5

Viktor5

series, of 85 where it is played in G1 then replaced at the same role

Share of each series game where it is picked · replacements: series where it is played in G1 then replaced at the same role (85), published from 30 series

If it is banned, they pick

What is played more often at Top when Sion is banned than when it is free, on both sides.

Read at Top, its main role: a ban has no role, it takes this one away first.

Cho'Gath
1.8% → 3.5%
Maokai
1.7% → 3.2%
Tahm Kench
1.1% → 1.8%

1,257 games where it is banned · 14,357 where it is free and not picked · share of the role's picks: ○ free → ● banned · what the ban brings out, never why

When it is picked, the scene protects itself from

No feared counter: comps with Sion ban nothing in phase 2 more than usual.

× = phase 2 bans in its comps relative to other comps, kept from ×1.25 · 44,638 tournament games from 2026-04-15 to 2026-10-12, the draft review window

What does it bring to a comp?

What its kit brings to its team, phase by phase, then in fights.

Read on tournament games from 2026-04-15 to 2026-10-12 (44,638 games) · same reading as the draft review · compared with other mid laners

Phase by phase

Lane · 5–14 minMid game · 15–22Late · 23–30

Damage / mintick = the mid laners

Lane · 5–14 min

Mid game · 15–22

Late · 23–30

Gold vs. direct opponent

Lane · 5–14 min

Mid game · 15–22

Late · 23–30

Not measured after 20 min: gold then follows the game's result.

Map pressuretakedowns outside its lane

Lane · 5–14 min3 takedowns outside its lane before 15 min · mid laners: 3.2

After 15 min

Measured before 15 min only.

Damage to champions per minute, at equal gold · gold against the direct opponent on a fixed ± 1,000 scale · map pressure before 15 min

In fights

itmid laners
Damage absorbed per minute.
Share of its takedowns taken with several allies.
Share of its takedowns taken in a duel.
Damage from its four allies per kill when it takes part: a high rank means it lets its allies carry the damage, a low rank that it carries it itself.
Riot CC score per minute.
Share of its team's damage.

Bar centred on mid laners: to the right, more than them; to the left, less · fixed order, never sorted by value

What it is, what it is not

What marks itFrontlineTeamfightLets allies carryCC

What it is notFew duelsLittle damageNo pokeNo split-push

Labels set by the server: the fact's criterion when it has one, otherwise the role rank (from 75 or at 25 and below)

Its tempo

level 6 at 5:12 (5:12), 1st item at 12:54 (12:00), 2nd at 21:36 (20:24), 3rd at 28:06 (26:30).

330 games · median minute of each milestone, mid laners in brackets

With whom, against whom?

The win rate is a range: only a range entirely on one side of 50% says something.

Allies and opponents

Its opponents, most frequent first.

Facing	Games	Reading
NautilusSUP	41	Leans against itbetween 32% and 57%
CaitlynADC	37	Evenbetween 38% and 64%
WukongJGL	35	Leans its waybetween 41% and 67%
Lee SinJGL	34	Evenbetween 36% and 64%
Kai'SaADC	31	Leans its waybetween 43% and 71%
YunaraADC	30	Leans its waybetween 39% and 67%
K'SanteTOP	27	Too few for a rate (27 of 30)
LuluSUP	26	Too few for a rate (26 of 30)
OrnnTOP	24	Too few for a rate (24 of 30)
YoneMID	23	Too few for a rate (23 of 30)

show 96 other pairs

EzrealADC	23	Too few for a rate (23 of 30)
AhriMID	22	Too few for a rate (22 of 30)
JhinADC	22	Too few for a rate (22 of 30)
JinxADC	22	Too few for a rate (22 of 30)
LeonaSUP	22	Too few for a rate (22 of 30)
RellSUP	22	Too few for a rate (22 of 30)
ThreshSUP	22	Too few for a rate (22 of 30)
Jarvan IVJGL	21	Too few for a rate (21 of 30)
LucianADC	21	Too few for a rate (21 of 30)
SeraphineSUP	20	Too few for a rate (20 of 30)
SylasJGL	19	Too few for a rate (19 of 30)
ViJGL	19	Too few for a rate (19 of 30)
BlitzcrankSUP	19	Too few for a rate (19 of 30)
SivirADC	17	Too few for a rate (17 of 30)
MilioSUP	17	Too few for a rate (17 of 30)
Xin ZhaoJGL	16	Too few for a rate (16 of 30)
AmbessaTOP	15	Too few for a rate (15 of 30)
NocturneJGL	15	Too few for a rate (15 of 30)
ViktorMID	15	Too few for a rate (15 of 30)
BraumSUP	15	Too few for a rate (15 of 30)
LilliaJGL	14	Too few for a rate (14 of 30)
LissandraMID	14	Too few for a rate (14 of 30)
SyndraMID	14	Too few for a rate (14 of 30)
AsheADC	14	Too few for a rate (14 of 30)
VarusADC	14	Too few for a rate (14 of 30)
ZiggsADC	14	Too few for a rate (14 of 30)
NasusTOP	13	Too few for a rate (13 of 30)
LeBlancMID	13	Too few for a rate (13 of 30)
XayahADC	13	Too few for a rate (13 of 30)
AlistarSUP	13	Too few for a rate (13 of 30)
KarmaSUP	13	Too few for a rate (13 of 30)
AatroxTOP	12	Too few for a rate (12 of 30)
JayceJGL	12	Too few for a rate (12 of 30)
Dr. MundoTOP	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
GwenTOP	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
MalphiteTOP	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
ZaahenTOP	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
QiyanaJGL	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
RyzeMID	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
Twisted FateMID	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
RenektonTOP	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
YoneTOP	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
ViegoJGL	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
OriannaMID	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
YuumiSUP	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
IllaoiTOP	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
OlafTOP	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
ShenTOP	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
ApheliosADC	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
Miss FortuneADC	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
ZeriADC	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
BardSUP	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
RakanSUP	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
JaxTOP	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
SettTOP	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
GravesJGL	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
NidaleeJGL	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
LockeMID	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
NasusMID	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
ZedMID	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
CamilleTOP	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
GnarTOP	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
GragasTOP	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
YorickTOP	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
NaafiriJGL	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
AkaliMID	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
AuroraMID	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
MalzaharMID	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
SylasMID	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
VeigarMID	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
XerathMID	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
PykeSUP	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
AkaliTOP	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
MordekaiserTOP	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
RumbleTOP	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
Kha'ZixJGL	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
PantheonJGL	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
GalioMID	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
SmolderMID	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
LuxSUP	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
Cho'GathTOP	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
VayneTOP	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
EliseJGL	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
NaafiriJGL	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
SejuaniJGL	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
AniviaMID	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
AnnieMID	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
CassiopeiaMID	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
HweiMID	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
LuxMID	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
MordekaiserMID	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
TaliyahMID	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
DravenADC	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
TristanaADC	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
MorganaSUP	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
NeekoSUP	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)

Sorted by number of games · 106 pairs in this view.

Allies and opponents over 330 games, listed from 5 games per pair; under 30 games, only W/L counts are written.

How is it built?

Keystone, spells, first skill maxed and item paths, on the fallback level that has enough games.

The usual build

Read on patch 16.21, filtered regions.

Patch + region16.21 · 30 games
Patch16.21 · 36 games
2 patches122 games
Window330 games

Keystone + secondary tree

Grasp of the Undying+

Inspiration

53% · 16 games

Summoner spells

Flash + Teleport

97% · 29 games

First maxed skill

87% · 26 games

show 3 other choices of runes, spells or skill maxed

Other runes

orArcane Comet+Resolve40% · 12 games
orGrasp of the Undying+Precision7% · 2 games

Other spells

orFlash + Ignite3% · 1 game

30 games at the level read · a level is read from 30 games

Item paths

One item path, from the most played 1st item to the least.

Hollow Radiance57% · 12:36
Unending Despair81% · 22:12

Each % reads along the path: at the 1st item, over the games that completed a 1st item; then, over those that made the previous steps AND completed one more item. A path stops under 10 games · median minute the item is completed, from 3 games.

show how we count

Draft, with / against and build: the filters at the top of the page (window, regions, level). What follows the meta moves fast.
In a comp and “the scene protects itself from”: 180 days of tournaments (from 2026-04-15 to 2026-10-12), the draft review window. A champion's kit changes little, it needs volume.
All games come from Master+ amateur tournaments. No soloQ.
A win rate is written from 30 games, always with its range. Under that threshold, wins and losses are written.
What the data does not say: the pick order (missing from the Riot API), engage (no reliable measure).

Patch

Presence

Games

Majority keystone

16.21

18.9%

2,671

Grasp of the Undying56% · 20

16.20

17.0%

7,858

Grasp of the Undying61% · 52

16.19

17.9%

6,733

Grasp of the Undying55% · 46

16.18

17.6%

5,762

Grasp of the Undying64% · 63

16.17

17.3%

5,728

Grasp of the Undying56% · 53

16.16

19.1%

5,992

Grasp of the Undying52% · 67

16.15

20.8%

5,530

Grasp of the Undying56% · 73

16.14

23.3%

5,702

Grasp of the Undying52% · 69

16.13

25.7%

7,391

Grasp of the Undying67% · 133

16.12

30.8%

5,118

Grasp of the Undying71% · 58

Facing

Games

Win rate

Reading

NautilusSUP

Leans against itbetween 32% and 57%

CaitlynADC

Evenbetween 38% and 64%

WukongJGL

Leans its waybetween 41% and 67%

Lee SinJGL

Evenbetween 36% and 64%

Kai'SaADC

Leans its waybetween 43% and 71%

YunaraADC

Leans its waybetween 39% and 67%

K'SanteTOP

Too few for a rate (27 of 30)

LuluSUP

Too few for a rate (26 of 30)

OrnnTOP

Too few for a rate (24 of 30)

YoneMID

Too few for a rate (23 of 30)