How to win lane as Sion against Neeko · 49.16% win rate over 1,489 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Sion | Her Q poke is short-range and she must walk up to land Tangle-Barbs — your zombie passive means she cannot freely bully you off the wave, and a partial Q charge punishes any overstep. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | Tangle-Barbs (E) comes online and immediately threatens to root you into burst; your W-shield also unlocks — pop it the instant her root hits to absorb the Q follow-up pops. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Full kits on both sides; angle Q charges along the wave so she cannot sidestep, she wants to root you and burst — neither wins cleanly unless the other misses their CC. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Farm window with no decisive power spike for either side; respect Tangle-Barbs completely and punish only when it is down or wasted. |
| Level 6 | Neeko | Pop Blossom is a channeled AOE stun she can hide in a W clone disguise — if it lands into a rooted Sion it is a near-certain kill and Unstoppable Onslaught is your only clean escape. |
| First item | Neeko | Luden's or Shadowflame gives her burst that outpaces Heartsteel timing — her one combo chunks you even through W-shield until you reach 2 items. |
| Two+ items | Sion | Full Heartsteel and Warmog's stacking walls her entire burst; one landed full-charge Q into E-shred and W-detonate kills her, and your zombie passive means she cannot trade your death for free. |
Neeko's Q (Blooming Burst) has short range and she must walk onto the wave to land Tangle-Barbs (E) — she is not a true long-range bully. Take Doran's Shield and absorb Q ticks while looking for a partial Q charge when she steps forward. Hold charges behind minion bodies on the side she approaches from; do not chase her into open ground where she roots you mid-channel. At level 1 your zombie passive means she cannot freely burst you off the lane — even your death costs her.
The full Sion vs Neeko 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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