How to win lane as Sion against Master Yi · 51.36% win rate over 294 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Sion | Your charged Q stun and passive shield crush his level-1 trades. |
| Level 2 | Sion | At 2 your Q burst and E shove keep denying his farm. |
| Level 3 | Sion | Level 3 you still out-trade his item-less kit with Q and the shield. |
| Levels 4-5 | Sion | Through 4-5 your charge poke and durability beat his early DPS. |
| Level 6 | Master Yi | At 6 his Highlander spike out-DPSes you before your armor stacks — his window. |
| First item | Master Yi | At first item he still out-damages you in a clean duel before you reach full tank. |
| Two+ items | Sion | At 2+ items your stacked armor and R engage out-tank his shred — the late game is yours. |
The first four stages are a stomp: the charged Q stun and passive shield crush his level-1 trades, Q burst and E shove deny his farm at 2, and your charge poke plus durability keep beating his item-less DPS through 5. Starve him now — this lane is your one chance to slow his scaling.
The full Sion vs Master Yi 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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