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MATCHUPSion · Top · Patch 26.17 · Ranked Solo · Updated Aug 26, 2026

Sion vs Jax in Top lane is a hard lane on patch 26.17. The one thing to respect: never eat his Q while he holds 2 ult passives — that's roughly 400 free burst poke. Below is the exact page the OTP runs — runes, skill max order, summoner spells, item build and the four tips that decide the lane, plus a quick quiz before you lock in.

SionYOU · TOPSIONThe Undead Juggernaut
JaxENEMY · TOPJAXGrandmaster at Arms
VS
Heavily unfavoredPre-6 HardPost-6 HardTake Teleport
How to play it
DO
Dodge his stacked Q
Don't ever let him Q you with 2 ult passives up — he gets around 400 damage of burst poke for free.
Perma-roll AP Jax
If he builds AP, just perma-roll him — you have far more HP to work with.
Freeze a short lane
Freeze on the short lane and stay mindful — you can almost always find the kill.
DON'T
Never take extended fights against an AD or bruiser Jax — short-trade only.
Runes
RESOLVERESOLVE
Grasp of the Undying
Aftershock
Guardian
Demolish
Font of Life
Shield Bash
Conditioning
Second Wind
Bone Plating
Overgrowth
Revitalize
Unflinching
INSPIRATIONINSPIRATIONuniversal page
Hextech Flashtraption
Magical Footwear
Cash Back
Triple Tonic
Time Warp Tonic
Biscuit Delivery
Cosmic Insight
Approach Velocity
Jack Of All Trades
SHARDS
Adaptive
Attack Speed
Ability Haste
Adaptive
Move Speed
Health Scaling
Health +65
Tenacity
Health Scaling
No rune change for this matchup — run the universal page, our every-game default.
Spells
FlashFLASH
TeleportTELEPORT
Items
Start
Core
16.14 Emerald+ - 53% WR - 822 games
Skill order
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