How to win lane as Warwick against Sion · 55.11% win rate (626 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
Out-sustain him — dodge his Q, R-lock his immobility.
Track: Sion's Q — Decimating Smash (10–6s cooldown). Charged = knockup. Sidestep it.
Read from Warwick's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Sion.
This is Warwick's own plan; across 626 pooled games the lane is Warwick-favoured.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Warwick | Level 1 favours you: Warwick's Q ticks out-trade Sion's slow early poke. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | Level 2 is skill: a fully-charged Q Decimating Smash stun can swing the trade his way. |
| Level 3 | Warwick | Level 3 favours you: W Blood Hunt speed lets you sidestep the Q charge and punish its cooldown. |
| Levels 4-5 | Warwick | Levels 4-5 favour you: Q sustain and speed win every trade where he misses his charge. |
| Level 6 | Warwick | Level 6 favours you: R Infinite Duress pins Sion through his knockups for a burst window. |
| First item | Even / skill | First item is skill: Sion's armor/HP stacking and passive revive start neutralizing your kills. |
| Two+ items | Sion | 2+ items favour Sion: mass tankiness plus his engage ult outscale your single-target DPS. |
Level 1 you win: your Q ticks beat his slow melee poke and he telegraphs everything. Level 2 is Skill — a landed charged Q stun can swing a trade hard, so respect the windup.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Warwick's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Warwick 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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Warwick — a 55.11% win rate vs Sion in top lane over 626 games is a real advantage.
Not really — Warwick holds a real statistical advantage (55.11% win rate), so Sion is the one working uphill.
Statistically yes — Warwick counters Sion in top lane, winning 55.11% of 626 Emerald+ games.
Warwick takes Conqueror on the Precision tree with Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Last Stand, and Resolve secondary (Bone Plating and Unflinching) vs Sion.
Start Doran's Blade + Health Potion and back for Executioner's Calling (≈800g) — cuts his healing. Build Blade of the Ruined King (%HP + sustain engine) first, then Sterak's Gage, with Plated Steelcaps.
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