Kled vs Sion — Top Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Kled against Sion · 48.46% win rate (972 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15

Verdict: A close lane that leans Sion on paper (Kled wins 48.46%), but Kled's plan below claims 5 of the 7 windows: convert them and the stats catch up to you.

At a glance

Dodge his charged Q — Q-pull and out-aggro his immobility.

Track: Sion's Q — Decimating Smash (10–6s cooldown). Charged = knockup. Sidestep it.

Do

  • Dodge his charged Q
  • Q-pull at max range
  • Out-aggro his immobility

Don't

  • Eat a full Q stun
  • Fight into his W shield
  • Let him free-farm

Runes & build vs Sion

Start
Doran's Blade + Health Potion
First back
Executioner's Calling (≈800g) — cuts his healing
First item
Eclipse (burst + all-in sustain)
Then
Sterak's Gage
Boots
Plated Steelcaps
Runes
Conqueror (Precision): Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand · Resolve: Bone Plating, Unflinching · Shards: Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force, Health

Favour timeline — the windows in Kled's game plan

Read from Kled's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Sion.

This is Kled's own plan; across 972 pooled games the lane is leaning Sion.

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1Even / skillEven start — Sion's charged Q is his only threat and you keep Skaarl's health full, so trade for last-hits and set up your level-2 spike.
Level 2KledW comes online for the on-hit shotgun shots — your first real all-in lands before his W shield or charged Q can punish it.
Level 3KledFull re-E (E-W-E) with Bear Trap Q bursts him through his W shield while he has no mobility to escape your yank.
Levels 4-5KledBear Trap's yank plus remount sustain out-trades an immobile Sion — force the trade while Soul Furnace sits on 15s.
Level 6KledR adds a charge engage and gank-extension Sion can't match, letting you force kills or roam off the lead.
First itemKledEclipse and Sheen procs peak here while his health stacking has barely begun — all-in on the 15s Soul Furnace.
Two+ itemsSionHe out-scales: Glory in Death heals him as he swings and Soul Furnace hits for percent health, so stacking armour is no answer at all.

How to beat Sion as Kled: the early game

Sion has no kill pressure on you early — Decimating Smash only knocks up on a full charge, so respect the wind-up but don't fear the chip. Level 1 is roughly even: you keep Skaarl's health topped and last-hit, he charges Q for farm. The moment you hit 2 you flip it — Violent Tendencies plus the re-E (E through, four attacks, E back) shreds him before Soul Furnace or a charged Q can answer. Bait the charge with a wide step, then commit; eat that knockup mid-E and the all-in dies.

Hardest and easiest matchups for Kled in top lane

Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Kled's side, sampled July 2026.

Hardest

Easiest

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The full Kled 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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Common questions

Who wins Kled vs Sion in top lane?

Sion, slightly — Kled wins 48.46% of 972 games; winnable with the right plan.

Is Kled vs Sion a skill matchup?

Mostly — Sion has a small statistical edge (51.54% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.

Does Kled counter Sion?

No — if anything Sion has the slight edge (Kled wins 48.46%), though it stays close.

What runes does Kled take vs Sion?

Kled takes Conqueror on the Precision tree with Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Last Stand, and Resolve secondary (Bone Plating and Unflinching) vs Sion.

What should Kled build vs Sion?

Start Doran's Blade + Health Potion and back for Executioner's Calling (≈800g) — cuts his healing. Build Eclipse (burst + all-in sustain) first, then Sterak's Gage, with Plated Steelcaps.

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