Vayne vs Sion — Top Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Vayne against Sion · 52.27% win rate over 1,653 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Vayne is favoured — Vayne owns 7 of the 7 game windows. Vayne wins 52.27% of games vs Sion in top lane (1,653 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1VayneYou dodge Sion's slow Q and out-poke him at level 1.
Level 2VayneAt 2 you keep punishing his whiffed knockups.
Level 3VayneThird-stack true damage at 3 melts his tank HP.
Levels 4-5VayneYou sidestep Q and E through 4-5 with Tumble.
Level 6VayneFinal Hour and Condemn shut down his ult at 6.
First itemVayneFirst-item true damage outpaces his shield and growth.
Two+ itemsVayneLate-game your W ignores his HP and he can't stick.

Early game (levels 1–5)

Sion can only threaten you with a fully-charged Q, which is easy to sidestep; poke his walk-ups with Q-auto and take the CS lead at levels 1-2.

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The full Vayne 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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