How to win lane as Illaoi against Sion · 47.54% win rate (1,851 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
He can’t dodge your E — dodge his charged Q and grind his immobility.
Track: Sion's Q — Decimating Smash (10–6s cooldown). Charged = knockup. Sidestep it.
Read from Illaoi's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Sion.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Sion | Sion's early Q and Soul Furnace shield out-trade your low tentacle count at level 1. |
| Level 2 | Sion | At level 2 his charged Q knockup and shield still out-pressure your kit. |
| Level 3 | Illaoi | Level 3 you get Q plus W to dodge-and-reset, drowning him in tentacles. |
| Levels 4-5 | Illaoi | Levels 4-5 your tentacle burst peaks and beats his shield trades. |
| Level 6 | Sion | At 6 Leap of Faith spawns an arm per champion hit — it beats his shield. |
| First item | Illaoi | His first-item tank spike zones your tentacles and sets up ganks on you. |
| Two+ items | Sion | Late, Sion's revive, engage, and tankiness win fights past your tentacle field. |
Sion edges the very early levels — his Q Decimating Smash and Soul Furnace shield let him trade and shove while your tentacle count is low, and a charged Q knockup starts a combo you can't answer at level 1-2.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Illaoi's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Illaoi 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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Sion, slightly — Illaoi wins 47.54% of 1,851 games; winnable with the right plan.
Mostly — Sion has a small statistical edge (52.46% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.
No — if anything Sion has the slight edge (Illaoi wins 47.54%), though it stays close.
Illaoi takes Grasp of the Undying on the Resolve tree with Demolish, Second Wind and Overgrowth, and Precision secondary (Triumph and Legend: Haste) vs Sion.
Start Doran's Shield + Health Potion and back for Executioner's Calling (≈800g) — cuts his healing. Build Iceborn Gauntlet (the slow makes tentacles land) first, then Sterak's Gage, with Plated Steelcaps.
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