How to win lane as Ryze against Sion · 45.16% win rate over 434 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Sion | Sion's E (Roar of the Slayer) pokes you from outside W root range at level 1 — your only safe tool is Q at max range to cs while eating chip damage. |
| Level 2 | Sion | His Q knockup charge is ready at level 2 and interrupts your W-root into empowered Q commit — bait the Q before you trade. |
| Level 3 | Ryze | Your E-Q-W Flux loop is fully online and Sion has no dash to gap-close through your W root, giving you a brief burst window before his W shield regenerates. |
| Levels 4-5 | Sion | Pre-item mana costs and Sion's growing base stats let him shove you off the wave — farm passively and hold cooldowns for counter-trade opportunities only. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | Realm Warp opens macro options (roam, flank, warp jungler) but adds no 1v1 combat steroid; the lane is a stalemate and your value is elsewhere on the map. |
| First item | Ryze | Seraph's resolves and your W-root into empowered Q chain is near-spammable — burst through his W shield before it regenerates and force a trade on your terms. |
| Two+ items | Sion | Two items of tank stacking makes Sion unkillable for you; your Flux chain cannot keep pace with his scaling, and his zombie state punishes solo-kill attempts — play around Realm Warp. |
At level 1 Sion's E (Roar of the Slayer) pokes you from outside your W root range every time you walk up for a last hit — take the cs with Q from maximum range and accept the poke rather than walking into his E to trade back. At level 2 he gains access to his Q charge-up knockup, which will interrupt your W-root into empowered Q trade if he has it ready, so bait the Q by stepping up briefly before committing your combo. Level 3 is your one real power window: once E-Q-W Flux cycling is online, Sion cannot gap-close through your root and cannot out-damage your sustained loop in a short trade — force a quick E-Q-W burst when his W shield is on cooldown, then back out before he can land a charged Q knockup.
The full Ryze 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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