Sion vs Shen Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
Sion, The Undead Juggernaut, meets Shen, the Eye of Twilight, in the Top lane. Over 1,217 ranked games on patch 16.13.1, Sion closes out 43.9% of them. A deficit of 6.1 points is what earns Shen its counter flag in this matchup.
Shadow Dash (E) is the ability Sion has to respect, just as Shen plays around Decimating Smash. Unstoppable Onslaught and Stand United are the two buttons that end the exchange outright. Mana against Energy — the sustain maths are not symmetrical here.
With both sitting in melee range (175 against 125), neither side gets a free poke pattern.
With Sion and Shen both dealing mixed damage, stacking a single stat answers most of it. The stat sheet reads 655 HP and 36 armour for Sion against 610 and 34 for Shen. Scaling matters as well: Sion ends on 2134 HP, Shen on 2293. Sion also hits harder before items — 68 AD to 64. Sion covers ground faster from level one (345 against 340).
Figures refresh from Emerald+ ranked play, so this Sion page follows the live meta.
FAQ
No — current data marks this as a counter matchup: Shen has the statistical edge. Sion wins 43.9% of the recorded games.
43.9% from Sion's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
1,217 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Sion build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Sion build page.