Ryze vs Sion Counter Pick

Ryze, the Rune Mage, meets Sion, The Undead Juggernaut, in the Mid lane. Over 147 ranked games on patch 16.13.1, Ryze closes out 53.7% of them. Being 3.7 points clear of the 50% line makes Sion a favourable draw for Ryze.

With Ryze and Sion both dealing magic damage, stacking a single stat answers most of it. Before items it is 620 HP, 22 armour, 32 MR for Ryze; 655, 36, 32 for Sion. Early physical trades read in Sion’s favour thanks to 14 more armour. By level 18 that becomes 2728 health and 93 armour for Ryze against 2134 and 107 for Sion. On autos alone the numbers read 55 AD for Ryze and 68 for Sion. Sion covers ground faster from level one (340 against 345).

Range decides much of the early game: Ryze attacks from 550 units, Sion from 175. For Sion, engage timing is the whole answer; without it every auto favours Ryze.

Roar of the Slayer (E) is the ability Ryze has to respect, just as Sion plays around Overload. Then it becomes Realm Warp against Unstoppable Onslaught, and the one still holding it sets the terms.

Ryze players logged 147 of these games to produce the 53.7% figure.