Thebausffs is one of the top 5 Sion players in the world. He plays Sion in a very fearless and unusual way, using special builds and tricks that most players don’t try. His Sion can get really strong as the game goes on, and he knows how to make the most of every fight, wave, and tower. In this Thebausffs Sion build guide, we’ll show you his Season 15 runes, items, and gameplay so you can play Sion like him.
Thebausffs Sion Runes
In Season 15, Thebausffs mainly uses Grasp of the Undying for top lane Sion. He only switches to Phase Rush when he plays jungle Sion. Both rune pages fit his aggressive playstyle that focuses on scaling and applying map pressure.
The exact rune page is Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Second Wind, and Overgrowth, with Cash Back and Approach Velocity as the secondary runes.
Keystone
Grasp of the Undying is Thebausffs’ main keystone for top lane Sion. It gives him healing, bonus damage, and permanent max health every time he trades. This fits perfectly with Sion’s W passive, Soul Furnace, which also gives him health over time. Together, they make Sion stronger the longer the game goes on, turning him into a tank that also hits hard.
Primary Path
Thebausffs runs Demolish, Second Wind, and Overgrowth in the Resolve tree. Demolish helps him destroy towers faster, which is a big part of his split-push playstyle. Second Wind gives him more sustain against poke-heavy champions, letting him survive hard lanes. Overgrowth gives him bonus health as minions die nearby, adding even more scaling to his already massive HP pool.
Secondary Path
For his secondary tree, Thebausffs uses Cash Back and Approach Velocity from the Inspiration tree. Cash Back gives him extra gold value on early items so he can reach his core build faster. Approach Velocity increases his movement speed toward slowed enemies. It works well with his E and his passive form when chasing enemies down.
Thebausffs Sion Build
With this tanky Thebausffs Sion Build, he goes Flash and Teleport, due to Ghost nerfs. He goes with the following skill order: R>Q>W>E. But tends to go W>Q>E from level 1-3 for trading early on.
He starts the game with Doran’s Shield and no potions to survive poke-heavy lanes. His first or second ideal recall is to buy Cull, Tunneler, and Boots of Swiftness to help him farm faster and move around the map.
Core Build: Titanic Hydra, Hollow Radiance, and Unending Despair.
For your 4th item, he goes Jak’sho, The Protean, or Overlord’s Bloodmail, depending on the matchup and enemy comp.
The 5th item is situational; he often completes a defensive or damage item depending on how the game is going.
Baus goes Boots of Swiftness in about 90% of his games, but he will go for Plated Steelcaps against heavy on-hit AD champions like Jayce or Gnar.
Baus Example Full Build
Items for Tanky Top Sion
Titanic Hydra: Gives Sion extra health and makes his attacks hit nearby enemies too. It works great with his W because the more health he has, the stronger his attacks become.
Hollow Radiance: Gives health, magic resist, and a waveclear effect that helps him fight minions and deal damage to enemies. It’s better than Sunfire Aegis because it clears waves faster.
Unending Despair: Gives health, armor, magic resist, and cooldown reduction. Every few seconds in a fight, it damages nearby enemies and heals Sion based on the damage dealt.
Jak’sho, The Protean: This item gives Sion extra health and resistances. It also makes him tankier against all types of damage and works best later in the game when he already has a lot of bonus health.
Overlord’s Bloodmail: This item gives Sion more attack damage based on his health and missing health. It makes him hit harder the more health he has from his W and is usually built later in the game.
TheBausffs Sion Gameplay
For the early game, you want to trade like a mage-burst-assassin. Your trade patterns are quick trades into one or two auto attacks, then disengage. A great way to enable this is by freezing waves under your tower. When you have nothing else to do after shoving a wave, look for cheeses using a fully charged Q from bushes or Fog of War.
Thebausffs’ favorite way of laning is to not lane at all. He prefers proxying. Ideally, you want to be level 5 with Titanic Hydra for Tank Sion or Serrated Dirk for AD Sion. Baus also dies purposefully to active his passive in lane to break the enemy freeze by killing minions with his passive. He usually does this against champions he can’t beat 1v1, like Irelia.
In the mid game, you want to be side laning to get solo experience and as much farm as possible. Never stop farming, and always make sure to catch every wave on side lanes. Keep looking for picks using Fog of War to fully charge your Q.
In the late game, do the same thing: look for picks using Fog of War. With Tank Sion, you want to group with your team and front line for them. For AD Sion, prioritize split pushing and try to make teamfights 5v4 by rotating quickly with your ultimate.
Sion Tips and Tricks
Sion’s passive: Probably one of the most fun things for AD Sion. The passive can be used to deal damage or clear waves when you die (or both). Learning how to AA move is really important to make the most out of it. Make sure only to use your boost ability when you are out of range of the enemy champion to maximize its effectiveness. However, watch out for enemy CC, as getting hit by one (for example, Irelia E or Thresh hook) can make you useless.
Sion’s Q: Charge it for as long as you can as there’s a big difference in damage even at .2 seconds. Whenever someone CCs you when you are charging your Q it goes on a 2-second CD, which you can use to your advantage and catch people off guard. To make the most out of his Q you have to play around the fog of war throughout the entire game.
Sion’s W: You want to make sure you get max value from it. This means you want to block as much damage as you can but also make sure to deal damage.
Sion’s E: You want to set up your abilities with the help of it. Before you Q, ult or die make sure to slow the enemies first.
Sion’s R: Make sure you press R again right before you are about to hit the enemies. You will have a larger hitbox/AOE damage.
TheBaus Special: Ulting in between the nexus towers so both towers get hit by the ult AOE. With the correct build, it will half or more the tower’s HP, even Tank Sion will do a decent chunk. Ideally, you want to be level 16 and have minions nearby.
Credit
This guide is based on Thebausffs Sion build for Season 15. He is one of the top 5 Sion players in the world and is known for his creative and fearless playstyle. Following his builds and tips can really help you get better with Sion. If you want to see him in action, check out his Twitch stream and YouTube channel — he often shares how he plays and explains his strategies.
Amazing guide man. Thank you very much