Sion

Playstyle Profile

Sion is an initiator — excels at engaging grouped enemies with impactful openings

Teamfight Role

Vanguard Initiator

Power Spike

Late game

Split Threat

None

Backline Access

Low

Sion's Strengths

• Starts fights on your terms — Sion's engage forces enemies to react, giving your team the initiative
• Creates map pressure through split-push — Sion forces enemies to answer the side lane or lose towers
• Outscales most opponents — Sion grows stronger every minute and takes over in extended games

How to Play Sion

Champion-specific pre-match tips

Lane Phase

Block the first incoming minion wave with your champion's body before it reaches the middle of the lane to force an immediate slow push toward your side.

Lane Phase

Cast E through a minion to apply armor shred and a slow, using this brief window to channel a guaranteed knock-up with your Q.

Lane Phase

Activate W right before walking up to contest a minion, holding the detonation until the enemy steps into your melee range to trade.

Mid Game

Press Q during your ult charge to cancel the dash early if an enemy steps out of your turning radius.

Mid Game

Hide in an out-of-vision brush near a crashed wave and channel a fully charged Q just as the enemy walks up to clear the minions.

Mid Game

Push side lanes past the river only when your ult is off cooldown, allowing you to instantly rotate into a flank angle for Dragon or Baron fights.

Late Game

Pre-cast W three seconds before engaging with your ult so you can instantly detonate the shield for burst damage upon impact.

Late Game

Start your ult charge from a blind jungle flank rather than straight down a lane to minimize enemy reaction time during objective standoffs.

Late Game

Target an immobile carry immediately upon entering your passive state to force them to burn flash or die to your max-health auto attacks.

For matchup-tailored tips, use Baron Buff's AI Coach during champion select.

How to Counter Sion

Counter strategies and draft context

build percent-health damage, kite effectively, or bypass them entirely to reach carries

• Weak to disengage and spread comps — Sion's engage loses value when enemies aren't grouped
• Split-push collapses against coordinated responses — a strong duelist or 5-man collapse shuts Sion down
• Weak early game — Sion needs time to scale and can be punished before hitting full power
• Split-push threats that avoid 5v5 team fights entirely

Sion's Weaknesses

• Heavy disengage compositions — Sion's engages get peeled off before the team can follow up
• Strong duelist sent to match — Sion's split push stalls when the enemy sends a superior 1v1 champion
• Aggressive early compositions — Sion falls behind before scaling when the enemy forces the pace early

Best Synergies with Sion

Team synergies and draft context

• Follow-up damage dealers who capitalize on Sion's engage — burst mages and ADCs with range
• Strong teamfight compositions that win 4v4 while Sion splits — map pressure forces impossible rotations
• Waveclear and disengage allies that stall the game for Sion's scaling — every minute makes them stronger
• Assassins that flank while you hold enemy attention at the front

Draft Context

• Pairs another engage champion with no follow-up damage to capitalize on Sion's initiation
• Locks in a full teamfight comp that can't hold 4v5 while Sion pressures side lanes
• Drafts an aggressive early comp that can't protect Sion through the scaling phase

Learning Curve

Based on hundreds of thousands of high-elo matches — how Sion's win rate changes with mastery level

Sion has exceptional depth — there is always something new to learn, but getting results takes patience. Expect lower win rates early while building the experience to unlock this champion's potential.

Skill Cap

Very High

Cost of Learning

High