How to win lane as Master Yi against Sion · 48.64% win rate over 294 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Sion | Sion's charged Q stun and passive shield crush your level 1 trades. |
| Level 2 | Sion | At level 2 his Q burst and E shove keep denying your farm. |
| Level 3 | Sion | Level 3 Sion still out-trades your item-less kit with Q and shield. |
| Levels 4-5 | Sion | Levels 4-5 his charge poke and durability beat your early DPS. |
| Level 6 | Master Yi | At 6 your Highlander spike lets you out-DPS him before armor stacks. |
| First item | Master Yi | First item you still out-damage him in a clean duel before full tank. |
| Two+ items | Sion | At 2+ items his stacked armor and R engage out-tank your shred. |
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.
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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