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Sion vs Garen

Updated Jun 3, 2026

Overview

Prioritize stable farming and wave control to build health stacks and scale into a durable front line against Garen.
Avoid giving Garen easy short trades by managing wave state and respecting his silence and execute windows.
This is a control vs mid-scaling juggernaut matchup where Sion aims to outlast and engage in teamfights rather than snowball early.

Trading pattern

Use (E) slow to set up charged (Q) knockups from fog or brush, punishing Garen when his (Q) silence is down.
Avoid trading when (W) shield is down or after a missed (Q) charge to reduce damage taken.
Control wave to deny Garen short trades and punish his cooldowns by stepping forward after he commits (Q).

Danger windows

Garen is dangerous when (Q) silence is available to disrupt your trades and (E) spin damage is active.
Avoid extended trades when your (W) shield is down or after a missed (Q) charge to prevent burst damage.
Be cautious post-level 6 as Garen's execute (R) can finish low-health targets quickly; maintain health and spacing.

Early game

Use brush or fog to hide charged (Q) angles and avoid obvious charges that Garen can punish.
Focus on safe waveclear and stacking (W) shield health rather than extended trades before level 6.
Respect Garen's short trade window when his (Q) silence and (E) spin damage are up; avoid prolonged fights early.

Power spikes

At level 6, use (R) with clear pathing and team follow-up to force fights or return pressure to lane.
Stack (W) shield and tank items to become a hard-to-remove frontline, threatening charged (Q) zones.
Respect Garen's level 6 execute (R) and first defensive item spikes by avoiding extended fights when low health.

Win conditions

Use wave control and health stacking to survive early pressure and scale into a durable front line.
Punish Garen's predictable engage patterns by landing charged (Q) from fog or brush and following up with (R).
Reach late game teamfights where your tankiness and engage tools can initiate and disrupt effectively, denying Garen easy executes.