Urgot vs Sion — Top Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Urgot against Sion · 46.48% win rate (1,534 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15

Verdict: Sion is slightly favoured — Urgot wins 46.48% of 1,534 games, and Sion pressures 4 of the 7 stage windows in the plan below. Play it patient and win your windows.

At a glance

Shred his HP — dodge his charged Q and poke his immobility.

Track: Sion's Q — Decimating Smash (10–6s cooldown). Charged = knockup. Sidestep it.

Do

  • Poke his HP with shotguns
  • Dodge his charged Q
  • W-shred him

Don't

  • Eat a full Q stun
  • Fight into his W shield
  • Let him free-farm

Runes & build vs Sion

Start
Doran's Blade + Health Potion
First back
Executioner's Calling (≈800g) — cuts his healing
First item
Black Cleaver (shred + the leg tempo)
Then
Sterak's Gage
Boots
Plated Steelcaps
Runes
Press the Attack (Precision): Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand · Resolve: Bone Plating, Unflinching · Shards: Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force, Health

Favour timeline — the windows in Urgot's game plan

Read from Urgot's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Sion.

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1Even / skillLevel 1 is even — a charged Decimating Smash can flip the opener.
Level 2Even / skillAt level 2 your autos and Q start out-DPSing his shield.
Level 3SionLevel 3 Q+W shred pops his Soul Furnace before it sustains him.
Levels 4-5Even / skillAt 4-5 you dodge his slow Q and keep him zoned off CS.
Level 6SionLevel 6 is his; his R charge cannot be flipped.
First itemSionFirst item anti-heal keeps his shield irrelevant and holds your edge.
Two+ itemsSionWith 2+ items Sion's off-screen engage and revive win teamfights.

How to beat Sion as Urgot: the early game

Level 1 is a skill lane — if Sion lands his fully charged Q Decimating Smash knockup he can win the opening trade, so bait it out and step aside before committing.

Hardest and easiest matchups for Urgot in top lane

Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Urgot's side, sampled July 2026.

Hardest

Easiest

Read the rest of this matchup

The full Urgot vs Sion 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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Common questions

Who wins Urgot vs Sion in top lane?

Sion, slightly — Urgot wins 46.48% of 1,534 games; winnable with the right plan.

Is Urgot vs Sion a skill matchup?

Mostly — Sion has a small statistical edge (53.52% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.

Does Urgot counter Sion?

No — if anything Sion has the slight edge (Urgot wins 46.48%), though it stays close.

What runes does Urgot take vs Sion?

Urgot takes Press the Attack on the Precision tree with Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Last Stand, and Resolve secondary (Bone Plating and Unflinching) vs Sion.

What should Urgot build vs Sion?

Start Doran's Blade + Health Potion and back for Executioner's Calling (≈800g) — cuts his healing. Build Black Cleaver (shred + the leg tempo) first, then Sterak's Gage, with Plated Steelcaps.

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