How to win lane as Ryze against Sion · 44.86% win rate (2,189 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
He doesn't care about your poke and the Q-knockup punishes your short range. Free farm both ways — just never eat a full charge in a choke.
Track: Sion's Q — Decimating Smash (10–6s cooldown). Charged knockup — break the channel or sidestep the slam.
Read from Ryze's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Sion.
| 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.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Ryze's side, sampled July 2026.
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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Sion — Ryze wins only 44.86% of 2,189 games, so Ryze plays this as the disadvantaged side.
Not really — Sion holds a real statistical advantage (55.14% win rate), so Ryze is the one working uphill.
No — Sion counters Ryze (Ryze wins only 44.86% of games). Play it as the disadvantaged side and lean on the windows in the plan.
Ryze takes Phase Rush on the Sorcery tree with Manaflow Band, Transcendence and Scorch, and Resolve secondary (Second Wind and Bone Plating) vs Sion.
Start Doran's Ring + 2 Health Potions and back for Tear of the Goddess + Dark Seal (≈800g). Build Rod of Ages first, then Seraph's Embrace, with Plated Steelcaps / Sorcerer's Shoes.
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