How to win lane as Mel against Sion · 42.52% win rate (1,818 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
Free stacking lane — every Q volley builds your execute while he farms politely.
Track: Sion's Q — Decimating Smash (10–6s cooldown). Charged knockup — break the channel or sidestep the slam.
Read from Mel's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Sion.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | You both have weak Level 1s — one ability and an auto each — and his W shield blanks your single Q, so neither of you commits. |
| Level 2 | Mel | Q plus Solar Snare's root is your one guaranteed punish: catch him stepping up for a cannon before his armor and HP make trades pointless. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Soul Furnace shields him and re-casts after 3s for its damage, but you can reflect Roar of the Slayer — so the trade evens out. |
| Levels 4-5 | Sion | A charged Decimating Smash into Roar of the Slayer out-damages your poke, and you have no dash out of the follow-up. |
| Level 6 | Sion | Golden Eclipse should execute, but his huge HP bar keeps you under the threshold and his zombie passive revives him through your detonation. |
| First item | Sion | First item he is a tank soaking your Q and empowered autos; your Overwhelm can't out-pace his health-plus-MR stacking. |
| Two+ items | Sion | He out-scales hard: a full-tank Sion with R engage shrugs off your poke and flanks your backline while you can only siege from range. |
Level 1 is a wash — you have one ability and your ranged auto, he just walks up and last-hits behind Soul Furnace. Your one real window is Level 2: get Q and E first, and the moment he steps up for a cannon, land Solar Snare's root and unload Q bolts while he's stuck. After that it gets ugly. Soul Furnace soaks your Q poke, Roar of the Slayer reaches 800 against your 950, and a charged Decimating Smash is a death sentence — zero dashes means one landed knockup is a full combo. Stay at max range, never facecheck for the cannon, and respect a charged Q from fog.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Mel's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Mel 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 — Mel wins only 42.52% of 1,818 games, so Mel plays this as the disadvantaged side.
Not really — Sion holds a real statistical advantage (57.48% win rate), so Mel is the one working uphill.
No — Sion counters Mel (Mel wins only 42.52% of games). Play it as the disadvantaged side and lean on the windows in the plan.
Mel 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 Lost Chapter (≈1300g) — the mana war is won here. Build Blackfire Torch first, then Shadowflame, with Sorcerer's Shoes / Plated Steelcaps.
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