How to win lane as Sion against Vladimir · 49.77% win rate (2,811 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
Build MR — charged Q his early, bait his pool.
Track: Vladimir's W — Sanguine Pool (28–16s cooldown). Dodges your combo. Bait it.
Read from Sion's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Vladimir.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Both champions are weak early: Vladimir has no meaningful escape pre-W and Sion's charged Q is telegraphed. Farm, land W-shield on his poke trades, and use first blood priority to deny his Q-last-hit sustain. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | W-shield absorbs his E poke, and Riot's own text says charged Tides of Blood is blocked by enemy units — keep minions between you and trade from behind the wave, never in the open. |
| Level 3 | Sion | Full kit online: fake the charged-Q approach to force pool — Sanguine Pool is 28s at rank 1 — then stun him into E armor-shred for a real kill window. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | He heals with Q and you stack HP kills; neither can force a clean trade. Control the wave to deny him free Q sustain on minions, and look for Herald with your HP lead. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | Unstoppable Onslaught closes the gap before he can reposition; if he pools the engage, charge Q immediately and stun him the moment untargetability ends. |
| First item | Sion | Heartsteel plus HP passive kills stack into a bulk lead his Rylai's can't match yet — keep forcing short trades where W-shield absorbs his E and then back out before his Q drain matters. |
| Two+ items | Vladimir | Full-AP Vladimir's R burst and Q drain outscale your W-shield value and HP pool; play as an initiation wall for your team rather than trying to solo-kill him. |
Build MR second item and plan for it early — Vladimir's E poke is AP and your W-shield does not stop it, so eating three E's in a row costs you a chunk of HP you will not get back in trades. The key level 1-3 pattern is telegraphing a charged Q to bait his pool, then walking up again once the 28-second cooldown ticks down and landing the real charge for the stun into E armor-shred. His Q drain during your W-shield window barely breaks even, so short trades where you land W-shield then immediately back off are slightly in your favour. Never let him stack three E pokes unopposed, and buy Grievous Wounds early — sustain is how he wins.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Sion's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Sion vs Vladimir 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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Nobody on paper — a 49.77% win rate over 2,811 games makes this a coin flip decided by play, not champion select.
Yes — Sion vs Vladimir is a genuine skill matchup: 49.77% win rate, and the favour swings window to window rather than being set at champion select.
No hard counter either way — the Sion vs Vladimir win rate is 49.77%, an even lane decided by execution.
Sion takes Grasp of the Undying on the Resolve tree with Demolish, Second Wind and Overgrowth, and Precision secondary (Triumph and Legend: Haste) vs Vladimir.
Start Doran's Shield + Health Potion and back for Executioner's Calling (≈800g) — cuts his healing. Build Heartsteel (W + passive love HP) first, then Warmog's Armor / Thornmail, with Mercury's Treads.
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