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Darius vs Sion

Updated Jun 3, 2026

Overview

Use high early lane pressure to deny Sion safe farming and scaling opportunities.
Force extended trades near the wave center where (E) pull threatens and passive stacks can build.
Prioritize snowballing through lane kills and side-lane pressure to prevent Sion's late-game tank scaling.

Trading pattern

Start trades by threatening (E) to force Sion into melee range and extend fights to stack passive.
Punish missed (Q) or (W) shield downtime by committing to longer trades.
Avoid short trades that end before five passive stacks or when (E) is on cooldown to maximize damage and sustain.

Danger windows

Be cautious when (E) is down as you lose pull threat and can be kited.
Respect Sion's charged (Q) knockup from fog or brush angles; avoid standing in obvious charge paths.
Avoid extended trades near (R) engage path or when his (W) shield is active and ready.

Early game

Aggressively position to threaten (E) pulls early and punish Sion's low early agency.
Use outer (Q) to heal and trade damage while avoiding Sion's charged (Q) angles.
Avoid pushing without vision to prevent getting caught by (Q) or (R) engages.

Power spikes

Level 6 unlocks (R) execute and reset potential; stack passive before committing to secure kills.
First bruiser item increases durability and damage, enabling longer fights and better trade windows.
Respect Sion's level 6 (R) engage and charged (Q) from fog; avoid predictable positioning to reduce threat.

Win conditions

Deny Sion wave control and scaling by forcing extended trades with (E) and outer (Q) sustain.
Use level 6 (R) execute resets after stacking passive to snowball lane kills.
Apply side-lane pressure to leverage superior early game agency and prevent Sion from reaching tank thresholds.