Wukong vs Sion — Top Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Wukong against Sion · 50.35% win rate (3,450 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15

Verdict: A genuine skill matchup — 50.35% win rate over 3,450 games, decided window to window rather than at champion select.

At a glance

His Q-knockup interrupts your all-in and the tankiness out-lasts your burst. Bait the Q before you commit.

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

Do

  • W-decoy his charged Q
  • E-Q shred him
  • Burst his immobile body

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 + HP tempo)
Then
Sterak's Gage
Boots
Plated Steelcaps
Runes
Conqueror (Precision): Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand · Resolve: Bone Plating, Unflinching · Shards: Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force, Health

Favour timeline — the windows in Wukong's game plan

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

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1Even / skillLevel 1 is even — Sion's uncharged Q is trivial to sidestep and you farm safely.
Level 2Even / skillLevel 2 stays even; without the E slow Sion can't reliably land his Q.
Level 3SionSion's level-3 charged Q plus E slow can catch and delete you in melee.
Levels 4-5Even / skillLevels 4-5 flatten as you dodge the charge with decoy and take short trades.
Level 6Even / skillAt 6 it stays even: his R is engage-only, but Soul Furnace shields your burst.
First itemWukongPost-first-item you can still burst him before his tank items fully come online.
Two+ itemsSionLate game Sion's HP stacking and charged-Q flank out-scale your lane duel.

How to beat Sion as Wukong: the early game

Levels 1-2 are even — Sion's uncharged Q is easy to dodge and your decoy keeps trades safe. Just farm and watch for the level-3 charge.

Hardest and easiest matchups for Wukong in top lane

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

Hardest

Easiest

Read the rest of this matchup

The full Wukong 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 Wukong vs Sion in top lane?

Nobody on paper — a 50.35% win rate over 3,450 games makes this a coin flip decided by play, not champion select.

Is Wukong vs Sion a skill matchup?

Yes — Wukong vs Sion is a genuine skill matchup: 50.35% win rate, and the favour swings window to window rather than being set at champion select.

Does Wukong counter Sion?

No hard counter either way — the Wukong vs Sion win rate is 50.35%, an even lane decided by execution.

What runes does Wukong take vs Sion?

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

What should Wukong build vs Sion?

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

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