How to win lane as Vladimir against Sion · 50.23% win rate (2,811 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
Q %HP-poke his immobile body — dodge his Q.
Track: Sion's Q — Decimating Smash (10–6s cooldown). Charged = knockup. Dodge it.
Read from Vladimir's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Sion.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Level 1 is even — Sion's ranged poke and your sustain cancel out. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | At level 2 neither champion gains a kill threat, so it stays a skill matchup. |
| Level 3 | Sion | Through level 3 his shield poke and your Transfusion healing keep trades even. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Levels 4-5 remain even as you farm and he pokes without committing. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | Level 6 stays even — Sion has no kill pressure into your sustain. |
| First item | Sion | At 6 Hemoplague and a pooled-Q trade let you start winning, favouring you. |
| Two+ items | Vladimir | Late, your scaling poke, burst and Sanguine Pool dodges on his CC keep it in your favour. |
The early game is a clean skill matchup — Sion pokes and shields from range, you sustain through it with Transfusion, and neither champion can force a kill. Just dodge the wind-up on his charged Q and farm even.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Vladimir's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Vladimir 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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Nobody on paper — a 50.23% win rate over 2,811 games makes this a coin flip decided by play, not champion select.
Yes — Vladimir vs Sion is a genuine skill matchup: 50.23% win rate, and the favour swings window to window rather than being set at champion select.
No hard counter either way — the Vladimir vs Sion win rate is 50.23%, an even lane decided by execution.
Vladimir takes Phase Rush on the Sorcery tree with Manaflow Band, Transcendence and Scorch, and Inspiration secondary (Biscuit Delivery and Cosmic Insight) vs Sion.
Start Doran's Ring + 2 Health Potions and back for Oblivion Orb (≈800g) — cuts his healing. Build Riftmaker (drain scaling) first, then Zhonya's Hourglass, with Sorcerer's Shoes.
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