How to win lane as Sion against Mel · 57.48% win rate over 1,818 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Neither kit has a decisive level-1 edge — Mel’s Q poke is already online but your charged-Q hits hard if she stands still; farm safely and feel out her range. |
| Level 2 | Mel | Her ranged Q poke and W zone land freely at levels 2-3 while your charge time is fully exposed and your W-shield is still small; absorb and do not overcommit. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Your full kit is online but her poke and R-reflect make charging in open lane punishing; bide time and deny her free damage with W-shield. |
| Levels 4-5 | Sion | E armor-shred into a partially charged Q starts winning short trades, and her lack of a dash means one successful stun is a guaranteed combo. |
| Level 6 | Sion | Unstoppable Onslaught erases the range gap on a champion with no mobility — land it off a wall or from fog of war and your post-knockup burst is clean. |
| First item | Sion | Heartsteel’s HP stack makes your W-shield absorb most of her burst pattern and your zombie passive forces extra spells even when you die, swinging fights in your favor. |
| Two+ items | Sion | Full HP-stack and giant W-shield make you nearly unkillable in side-lane; corner her with terrain and she has no escape from charged-Q or your zombie passive threat. |
At level 1 neither of you has a clear advantage, but Mel’s ranged Q poke starts to chip as soon as minions arrive — keep your W-shield available to eat one poke and immediately counter-charge your Q. At levels 2 and 3 she can freely deny your charged-Q setup by staying at max Q range and using her W to zone you off the wave; her poke rhythm beats your charge time during this window. Focus on last-hitting with the tip of your Q, build W-shield value by absorbing one poke and detonating it on the nearest minion, and do not hard-commit to a charged-Q unless she over-extends past a wall where the knockup is guaranteed.
The full Sion vs Mel 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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