How to win lane as Mordekaiser against Sion · 55.04% win rate (3,044 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
W-shield the Q-charge, E-pull the knockup, and realm-isolate him — your stored damage out-trades his tank.
Track: Sion's Q — Decimating Smash (10–6s cooldown). Charged = knockup. Sidestep it.
Read from Mordekaiser's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Sion.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | You only have Q and he only wants to charge a knockup — neither has an all-in, so farm and dodge the charged smash. |
| Level 2 | Mordekaiser | Q + W comes online: your single-target Obliterate plus banked W shield out-trades his lone E shield-break poke. |
| Level 3 | Mordekaiser | E-pull into single-target Q stacks Darkness Rise, and your aura grinds him faster than his Soul Furnace shield can soak. |
| Levels 4-5 | Mordekaiser | In extended trades your aura DPS plus W heal out-sustain his E poke — a tank can't out-damage your melee aura. |
| Level 6 | Mordekaiser | Realm of Death isolates him into a 7-second 1v1 and steals his stats — the worst place for a teamfight-only tank. |
| First item | Mordekaiser | Liandry's burn and your E magic pen cut through his stacked HP and Soul Furnace shield, making the all-in lethal. |
| Two+ items | Even / skill | He never out-scales you 1v1, but a healthy Sion's charged Q and tank stats become real teamfight engage — close it out first. |
"\"Level 1 is a wash — you only have Q and Sion just wants to charge a Q knockup and chip you with E, so farm with the cone tip and never stand in a charging smash. From level 2 you take the lane: bait his E poke, then E-pull him into a single-target Q and start stacking Darkness Rise. His W gives a shield plus bonus max HP, but it doesn't recast into a heal like your W does — you win every short trade where you both walk away. Just don't get caught flat-footed by a max-charge Q.\""
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Mordekaiser's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Mordekaiser 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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Mordekaiser — a 55.04% win rate vs Sion in top lane over 3,044 games is a real advantage.
Not really — Mordekaiser holds a real statistical advantage (55.04% win rate), so Sion is the one working uphill.
Statistically yes — Mordekaiser counters Sion in top lane, winning 55.04% of 3,044 Emerald+ games.
Mordekaiser takes Conqueror on the Precision tree with Triumph, Legend: Haste and Last Stand, and Resolve secondary (Bone Plating and Overgrowth) vs Sion.
Start Doran's Shield + Health Potion and back for Haunting Guise / Giant's Belt (≈900-1300g). Build Liandry's Torment (burn carries his extended trades) first, then Riftmaker (omnivamp turns the Realm 1v1 unloseable), with Plated Steelcaps (Swiftness into kite comps).
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