Master Yi vs Sion — Top Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Master Yi against Sion · 48.64% win rate over 294 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Sion is favoured — Sion owns 5 of the 7 game windows to Master Yi's 2. Play it patient and win your windows. Master Yi wins 48.64% of games vs Sion in top lane (294 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1SionSion's charged Q stun and passive shield crush your level 1 trades.
Level 2SionAt level 2 his Q burst and E shove keep denying your farm.
Level 3SionLevel 3 Sion still out-trades your item-less kit with Q and shield.
Levels 4-5SionLevels 4-5 his charge poke and durability beat your early DPS.
Level 6Master YiAt 6 your Highlander spike lets you out-DPS him before armor stacks.
First itemMaster YiFirst item you still out-damage him in a clean duel before full tank.
Two+ itemsSionAt 2+ items his stacked armor and R engage out-tank your shred.

Early game (levels 1–5)

Sion owns the first four levels: a fully charged Decimating Smash (Q) stuns and nearly deletes your early trades, and his passive shield plus Roar of the Slayer (E) push you off the wave. Farm respectfully and save Alpha Strike (Q) to dodge his charge, never to trade into it.

Read the rest of this matchup

The full Master Yi 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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