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Sion vs Darius

Updated Jun 3, 2026

Overview

Sion aims for a controlled lane to farm safely and scale into a durable front line against Darius's early pressure.
Manage wave control to avoid giving Darius easy pull angles and prevent him from stacking passive freely.
This is a scale vs snowball matchup where Sion must survive early aggression and leverage health scaling and engage tools later.

Trading pattern

Use (E) slow to set up charged (Q) from hidden angles, punishing Darius when (E) or (Q) is on cooldown.
Avoid visible (Q) charges to prevent easy dodges and counter trades.
Trade short and back off when (W) shield is down or after missing (Q) to minimize damage from Darius's passive stacks.

Danger windows

Darius is dangerous when (E) pull is available and can lock you for passive stacks; respect spacing to avoid forced all-ins.
Avoid extended trades when Darius has full passive stacks and (R) ready to execute.
Be cautious when (W) shield is down as you become more vulnerable to Darius's sustained damage.

Early game

Avoid extended early trades before (W) shield and health scaling reduce Darius's all-in threat.
Use brush and fog angles to threaten charged (Q) and avoid walking into (E) pull range.
Focus on waveclear to maintain a stable lane state and prevent Darius from forcing long trades.

Power spikes

At level 6, use (R) with clear pathing and team follow-up to force fights or pressure the lane.
After first tank item and with high health scaling, absorb space and threaten charged (Q) zones to outlast Darius.
Respect Darius's level 6 (R) execute window; avoid extended trades near execute range and disengage before five stacks.

Win conditions

Survive early lane pressure by controlling waves and avoiding (E) pull range to deny Darius passive stacks.
Scale into a tanky front line using (W) stacks and waveclear, then initiate fights with charged (Q) and (R) engages.
Use fog and brush to land impactful (Q) knockups and coordinate (R) engages with team follow-up to disrupt Darius's all-ins.