I'm surprised no one has mentioned Boots of Mobility on sion, as this seems to be pretty much standard on top ELO EU sions. They usually go mid too, and use the increased ms for ganking and to help in the smaller fights early on in the game. Same item build too, just with the boots of mobility picked up pretty early (ie on first trip back to base along with sheen).

Mogwai

United States13274 Posts

January 28 2011 15:36 GMT

#69

On January 28 2011 22:41 Goshawk. wrote:
I'm surprised no one has mentioned Boots of Mobility on sion, as this seems to be pretty much standard on top ELO EU sions. They usually go mid too, and use the increased ms for ganking and to help in the smaller fights early on in the game. Same item build too, just with the boots of mobility picked up pretty early (ie on first trip back to base along with sheen).

reading comprehension ftw

On January 15 2011 08:00 Brees wrote:
pro AP sion tip (used to main him on my weaker acct before people found out how good it was) :

if your vs a team that has strong kiting abilities, buy mobility boots. with your shield on you keep the movement speed until it bursts very useful

Goshawk.

United Kingdom5338 Posts

January 28 2011 15:52 GMT

#70

Oh, meh. I did look for posts talking about it several time, just missed it. My post still is a bit more detailed anyway.

Mogwai

United States13274 Posts

January 28 2011 16:34 GMT

#71

high Elo Sions on NA don't get Sheen until after deathcap and they tend to go top. *shrugs* different playstyles I guess.

Kaneh

Canada737 Posts

January 29 2011 07:23 GMT

#72

iounno maybe it's because most of those characters could beat sion and start trying to zone him at lvl 1-2. If you get to the bushes first and play that game with him, he's going to have to waste shields trying to get position, and you can easily retake it if you know his shield is down, cause he can't trade blows at all with his shield down.

If you can force him to blow his shield, and not kill creeps, then you can pressure him off the creeps.

it's the reason why the op says you need to get to lvl 3-5 before starting to apply pressure, and also why you need to blow up creep waves so your creeps can back you up while your shield is down.

sion's glaring weaknesses are the fact that he's a melee char with no heal and no mobility. his survivability and damage are all baked into a single very visible spell, and you can abuse that. Slap him around while shield is on CD.

Navi

5286 Posts

January 29 2011 07:42 GMT

#73

do you mind running some 1v1s? I want to see how you would shut down a sion. if it really works it'd be good to know

locodoco

Korea (South)1615 Posts

February 01 2011 11:36 GMT

#74

Saintnoobcious(Saintvicious) Sion build

9/0/21

flat ap quints
magic pen reds
mana regen/lvl yellows and blues

doran ring->boot->sheen->deathcap
this is ur core dont buy anything else
after this u can consider
lichbane: most common follow up,turns ur beastly ap into ad damage real fucking pro item
voidstaff: gonna need this when the carry gets banshee or u do shit dmg
hourglass: turn gold,wait for ur cd's to comeback up,laff in ppl's faces
*upgrading ur boot-u get either sorcs early when u have good gold lead or u get mercs after deathcap

Q at level 1 if ur teamfighting W if not
take E at level 4 and never turn it off
R>W>Q>E

dont fucking let ur shield come off due to dmg thats real fucking noob
always go top not mid
use the brush to suprise buttsex ppl
pushing is okay but u better have wards

dont pick sion when they have vlad
u wont win the solo lane and u'll be useless vs him in teamfights

ignite flash if ur feeling a stomp game
flash ghost when the other team is good

Iplaythings

Denmark9110 Posts

February 09 2011 11:43 GMT

#75

I decided to go AD sion for the hell of it once and it was actually really fun.
I decided to go manacrystal + 2 potion and going sheen, - swiftness boots - trinity then id go starks, ghostblade, banshees or quicksilver.
It was hillarious cus I could chase anybody down and kill them with deepz!
id go
EQWWWREEEERWWQQRQQ
id max W to solve his early game, and the stun usually has enough lane presence for me to stay there.
I think I had AD quints, Armor pene reds, flat armor yellow and flat MR blue.

I know AP is better but its soo fun for noobbashing :>

Mogwai

United States13274 Posts

February 09 2011 14:58 GMT

#76

AD Sion would be so good if it didn't completely suck ass.

JonsaBoy

Denmark457 Posts

February 09 2011 17:04 GMT

#77

On February 09 2011 23:58 Mogwai wrote:
AD Sion would be so good if it didn't completely suck ass.

Ah, but isn't that the case with most things?

Scorcher2k

United States802 Posts

February 09 2011 17:33 GMT

#78

On February 09 2011 23:58 Mogwai wrote:
AD Sion would be so good if it didn't completely suck ass.

AD Sion only needs to draw from the power of the lumberjack to be awesome. Lumberjack es best!

spinesheath

Germany8679 Posts

February 09 2011 18:07 GMT

#79

Doesn't he only need Caller and a couple of Zeals?

gtrsrs

United States9109 Posts

February 24 2011 00:52 GMT

#80

smash what's your experience going against shen solo top?
from my side of things (as shen) i've yet to have a problem with sion because vorpal + one ki strike will almost always pop shield (assuming equal levels) and so you burn mana just trying to prevent damage without actually dealing it. and when shield is down i can vorpal harass for an even bigger advantage. you can't trade hits because of the cooldown reduction Ki strike and you can't farm either. have you had this matchup at all?