How to win lane as Kennen against Sion · 44.15% win rate (1,017 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
Poke his immobile body — dodge his Q.
Track: Sion's Q — Decimating Smash (10–6s cooldown). Charged = knockup. Dodge it.
Read from Kennen's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Sion.
This is Kennen's own plan; across 1,017 pooled games the lane is Sion-favoured.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Both of you are weak at level 1 — your single Q poke and his slow charged Q cancel out, so neither commits and it reads even. |
| Level 2 | Kennen | Your second Q point plus Electrical Surge on-hit out-chips an immobile Sion who can only shield, and you can punish a charge wind-up with a two-spell mark stun. |
| Level 3 | Kennen | You own the wave and the poke against a stationary target who can't escape your Q or kite your marks before he has MR. |
| Levels 4-5 | Sion | Decimating Smash's charged knockup and Roar of the Slayer's armour shred become real threats, so concede the hard-commit window and just chip. |
| Level 6 | Kennen | Slicing Maelstrom into Q-W-E stun-locks an immobile Sion and bursts him with magic before his HP and MR scale — your biggest spike, even into a tank. |
| First item | Kennen | Hextech Alternator / Liandry's cashes your R combo into kill pressure while Sion's resists are still low enough for your magic to chunk him. |
| Two+ items | Sion | Sion's HP and MR, a charged Decimating Smash that knocks you clear of your own storm, and Glory in Death mean a built tank out-survives everything you throw — teamfight instead. |
Level 1 is a wash — your single Q against his slow charged Q means neither of you commits — but from 2 the poke lane is yours. Second Q point plus Electrical Surge on-hit chips a target this immobile for free, and he has to stand still to charge Decimating Smash, so punish every wind-up from 950 range. Own the wave through 3. Then downshift at 4-5: the charged knockup and Roar of the Slayer's armour shred turn real and he can genuinely trade back, so stop hunting hard commits and keep the chip ticking from max range.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Kennen's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Kennen 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 — Kennen wins only 44.15% of 1,017 games, so Kennen plays this as the disadvantaged side.
Not really — Sion holds a real statistical advantage (55.85% win rate), so Kennen is the one working uphill.
No — Sion counters Kennen (Kennen wins only 44.15% of games). Play it as the disadvantaged side and lean on the windows in the plan.
Kennen takes Arcane Comet on the Sorcery tree with Manaflow Band, Transcendence and Scorch, and Inspiration secondary (Biscuit Delivery and Cosmic Insight) vs Sion.
Start Doran's Ring + 2 Health Potions and back for Oblivion Orb (≈800g) — cuts his healing. Build Liandry's Torment (burn poke) first, then Shadowflame, with Sorcerer's Shoes.
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