Volibear vs Sion — Top Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Volibear against Sion · 52.42% win rate over 1,158 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Volibear is favoured — Volibear owns 6 of the 7 game windows to Sion's 1. Volibear wins 52.42% of games vs Sion in top lane (1,158 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1VolibearLevel 1 favours you because your Passive attack speed and W bleed out-brawl Sion before he has his charged Q.
Level 2VolibearLevel 2 stays yours as E and Q let you start interrupting his windups.
Level 3VolibearLevel 3 favours you because Q stun and E slow reliably cancel his charged Decimating Smash.
Levels 4-5VolibearLevels 4-5 remain yours since his W shield can't survive your ramped autos and W bleed.
Level 6VolibearLevel 6 favours you as R Stormbringer converts your stun into a guaranteed dive through his shield.
First itemVolibearFirst item still favours you because your bruiser DPS out-paces his shield uptime and armor.
Two+ itemsSionTwo-plus items favour Sion because his global R engage, flank Q, revive passive, and HP stacking outscale your lane-bound kit.

Early game (levels 1–5)

You dominate from level 1: your Passive attack speed and W bleed win the melee brawl, and Sion has no fast trade tool before Q is leveled. Levels 2-3 stay firmly yours because E slow and Q stun let you interrupt his charged Decimating Smash before it lands, removing his one big damage window.

Read the rest of this matchup

The full Volibear 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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