How to win lane as Darius against Sion · 54.49% win rate over 3,439 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Darius | Sion's level-1 Q is slow and dodgeable, so your Hemorrhage poke wins the opener. |
| Level 2 | Darius | At two he still lacks any reset or burst to break your bleed trades. |
| Level 3 | Darius | Level 3 E Apprehend punishes every whiffed Q channel and lands your full combo. |
| Levels 4-5 | Darius | Through 4-5 stacked Hemorrhage and W slow keep him losing every exchange. |
| Level 6 | Darius | At 6 R executes him through his passive rez window before his tankiness matters. |
| First item | Darius | First item Stridebreaker locks him down so his slow abilities can't disengage. |
| Two+ items | Sion | By two-plus items Sion's armor, HP, and passive rez outscale your single-target bleed, flipping the matchup. |
Sion pokes with Q and W shield but has no way to punish you if you respect the charge; last-hit under tower and poke with Q Decimate.
The full Darius vs Sion report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.
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