Annie vs Sion Counter Pick

Glory in Death, Sion‘s passive, lets him fight on for several seconds after taking fatal damage, with attacks that heal him and deal bonus damage based on his missing health, a direct answer to the burst-and-stun pattern Annie relies on. Over 108 games on patch 16.13.1, Annie wins only 46.3% of this lane, rated Hard for her.

Sion’s own difficulty score of 5 against Annie’s 6 does not tell the full story, since his kit is forgiving to play even when it is not landing perfectly. Decimating Smash can be charged behind minions and still connect for a stun if timed well, and Unstoppable Onslaught gives him a way to close distance that does not care about Annie’s range advantage once it is moving. Sion’s 655 base health, higher than Annie’s 560, and mixed damage profile also mean a single successful Pyromania stun and Tibbers combo does not reliably end the trade the way it does against squishier mid laners, leaving Annie’s all-in without the payoff it needs. Soul Furnace also lets Sion shield himself and detonate that shield for magic damage a few seconds later, adding another layer of durability on top of Glory in Death that a single Tibbers combo has to break through twice rather than once.