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Nasus vs Sion

Updated Jun 3, 2026

Overview

Nasus must focus on safe farming and stacking (Q) to outscale Sion's medium lane pressure.
Avoid giving Sion free wave control or overextending into his charged (Q) zones to maintain a passive lane state.
This is a scale versus teamfight matchup where Nasus aims to become a side-lane juggernaut while respecting Sion's engage threat.

Trading pattern

Trade only when (W) is available to punish Sion's low mobility and slow him down.
Avoid fighting when (W) shield is up or when he is charging (Q) from fog or brush.
Use (R) to extend fights once you have enough (Q) stacks and durability, forcing Sion to disengage or take heavy repeated damage.

Danger windows

Be cautious when Sion has (R) ready with a clear engage path; avoid being caught out in side lanes.
Respect the threat window when Sion charges (Q) from fog or brush angles; maintain safe positioning.
Avoid extended trades when (W) is down, but Sion's engage or knockup cooldowns are available.

Early game

Prioritize last-hitting with (Q) near your tower to avoid Sion's charged (Q) knockup.
Use (W) to slow Sion when he overcommits but avoid early all-ins before meaningful (Q) stacks.
Keep the wave on your side to minimize risk from Sion's engage and to safely stack (Q).

Power spikes

At level 6, use (R) to survive Sion's engage and convert extended trades into stacking opportunities.
Once you have high (Q) stacks, pressure side lanes to force Sion to respond and capitalize on your dueling power.
Respect Sion's level 6 (R) engage and charged (Q) knockup, especially when he has shield (W) and health scaling.

Win conditions

Survive early levels by safe stacking of (Q) and using (W) to punish Sion's overextensions.
Reach high (Q) stack thresholds and use (R) to force side-lane duels where you excel.
Deny Sion a passive lane by controlling wave state near your tower and punishing his cooldowns to delay his scaling.