How to win lane as Sion against Poppy · 52.38% win rate over 1,323 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Neither kit has CC online at level 1 — it is a pure auto-trade that Poppy neither wins nor loses cleanly before her E is available. |
| Level 2 | Poppy | Poppy's Heroic Charge (E) wall-stun activates at level 2 and her Q knockup off the stun gives her a full free combo; wall-hug is the one thing that loses this lane outright. |
| Level 3 | Poppy | With E and Q both up she has her core stun-into-knockup pattern fully assembled and you have no reliable answer to the wall angle without your W-shield already raised. |
| Levels 4-5 | Sion | She has all her tools but no ultimate, and your charged Q (a ground slam her W passive does not block) threatens a stun every time she walks up to CS — the lane stabilises in your favour. |
| Level 6 | Poppy | Keeper's Verdict (R) comes online and interrupts Unstoppable Onslaught mid-charge; she retakes the threat window because your primary engage tool is now countered until you bait the R out. |
| First item | Sion | Heartsteel HP begins compounding and your W-shield value scales with max HP — short trades now cost Poppy more than they cost you and she has no percent-HP tool to punish the bulk. |
| Two+ items | Sion | At full item she has no execute or true damage to cut through your HP mountain, and your zombie passive threatens objectives even when you are dying — the scaling race is decisively yours. |
At level 1 this is genuinely even — neither of you has meaningful CC online yet and both are melee with short-trade kits. The moment she hits level 2 the dynamic shifts: her Heroic Charge (E) wall-stun is live and she will angle every trade to pin you against the lane wall for a free Q knockup. Stay in the middle of the lane, never hug the side brush walls, and raise your W-shield before she closes to absorb the Q hit. If she hits the wall stun you eat a full knockup with no response — that is the one combo she wins the whole lane on.
The full Sion vs Poppy 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.
Become a Founding Member — $1.99/month →🔒 Secure checkout · 💰 7-day money-back guarantee · ✋ Cancel anytime
Early Access price — $3.99/month for new members after launch.
Playing the other side? Poppy vs Sion guide →
All Sion top lane matchups →