Discover the ultimate Sion build guide inspired by Thebausffs, the number one Sion player in the world.
THEBAUSFFS SION RUNES
For a Sion AD lethality build, go for the Phase Rush page while for a tank Sion build, go for Grasp of the Undying page.
On the Shards’ third option, you can either go armor or magic resist depending on the matchup.
THEBAUSFFS SION BUILD
Sion AD Build
With AD Sion, TheBaus goes Flash and Teleport with the following skill order: R>Q>E>W.
Starting Item
No HP Pots
Core Items
Boots
Full AD Sion Build Example
Items for AD Sion
Prowler’s Claw: To get a kill, it may be a good idea to save the active for your passive.
Youmuu’s Ghostblade: Save the active as well, so you can gain movement speed and run people down fast.
Infinity Edge: Build it if you have at least a 40% crit chance.
Axiom Arc: If they don’t have much armor, you can build it as a third item.
Sion Tank Build
With Tank Sion, TheBaus goes Ghost and Teleport with the following skill order: R>Q>W>E.
Starting Item
No HP Pots
Core Items
Boots
Tank Sion Build Example
Items for Tank Sion
Heartsteel: Essential item every game, very important to start stacking early game.
Sunfire Aegis: Nearly Perfect item for Sion, a lot of wave clear and damage.
Titanic Hydra: Very Strong Burst, which people don’t usually expect.
Force of Nature: If their Top, Jungle and Mid are AP champs.
Hullbreaker: Great item for Sion, that fits perfectly into the playstyle of TheBaus of farming/split pushing.
SION GAMEPLAY
For the early game, you want to trade like a mage-burst-assassin, your trade patterns are going to be quick trades into 1 or 2 auto attacks then disengage. A great way to enable this is through freezing waves under your tower. When you have nothing to do after shoving a wave or something like that, you want to be looking for cheeses using a fully charged Q from Bushes or Fog of War.
TheBaus favorite way of laning is to not lane at all. He prefers proxying, ideally, you want to be level 5 with Bami’s Cinder for Tank Sion or Serrated Dirk for AD Sion. TheBaus also dies strategically (people might refer to it as INTING) in the lane so he can break the enemy’s freeze by killing the minions with his passive. He typically does this when facing champions he can never beat 1v1 like Irelia.
In the mid game, you want to be side laning to gain solo exp and all the farm that you need. Never stop farming, always make sure to catch every single wave on side lanes. And again, you want to always be looking for picks using Fog of War, to fully charge your Q’s.
Late game, same thing, keep looking for picks using Fog of War. With Tank Sion, you are going to be looking to group with your team and front line for them. For AD Sion, you want to prioritize split pushing. Trying to make the team fights 5v4 due to your fast rotation with ult.
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, meaning, 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 heavily inspired by the playstyle and build path of Thebaus, who is the number one best Sion player in the world. His innovative approach to Sion gameplay has made him stand out in the League community. With Thebausffs as my mentor, I am confident that this guide will help you take your Sion gameplay to the next level. If you want to learn more about Sion, I highly recommend following Thebausffs on his Twitch stream and YouTube channel.
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