How to win lane as Neeko against Sion · 50% win rate over 26 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Sion | Sion out-stat-checks your no-combo level 1 — his charged Q knockup and E shield-break poke punish you before you have Tangle-Barbs. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | You get a second Q point for poke but still can't all-in without E, and his E shield-break trades back evenly — neither owns it. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Q + E lets you root an immobile Sion and stack Blooming Burst re-blooms, but he answers with charged Q and shield poke — a genuine coin-flip trade. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | You farm with Q waveclear and poke but won't commit without ult, and he just shields and charges Q — the lane sits even. |
| Level 6 | Neeko | Pop Blossom turns a landed E into a burst-stun on an immobile target, and disguise/W-invis lets you set the channel unseen — your clearest kill window. |
| First item | Neeko | Your Liandry's/Blackfire burst still outpaces a one-item Sion's tankiness — force the all-in here before he stacks resists. |
| Two+ items | Sion | He scales past your single rotation: full-tank Sion soaks your R, breaks shields with E, and his zombie passive keeps him fighting — play him as a teamfight target, not a duel. |
Sion's charged Q and his E shield-break are the whole early game — at level 1 you have no combo and only single-target Q value, so don't trade into his E poke or stand where a full Q knockup catches you. Farm with the edge of Blooming Burst and respect that he wins the raw stat-check. Once you hit 3 you get a real window: a landed Tangle-Barbs roots an immobile Sion, and you can stack Q re-blooms on him before he charges anything back. Never throw E into minions — wait for a clean line.
The full Neeko 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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