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GoliathGames' Master guide to Sion

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(326) |

I would recommend to fix the "My other guides" images both at the start and the end of the guide, as they're broken.

you said his on fiora :p lol nice guide

Hello,could you maybe add a part where you talk about when to build what?

What do you think about omnnistone with Sion? And aside of that, which keystone should I remove for when and if they apply that buff to the rune?

(45) |

Omnistone is fun, the thing about omnistone in terms of being viable is sometimes it's really good but sometimes it is also very useless, so it's just a very inconsistent rune.

what is better for you ad or ap sion what is better for climbing up

(45) |

You never want to go AP on sion, always AD/tank

is still good max e and arcane comet?

(45) |

it's still viable yeah, especially against poke lanes with no sustain such as like kennen or something like that it's great against.

ok ty :)

Can you add a build path for sion support?

(45) |

Maybe I could do this in the future, I'm not exactly sure what's optimal for support sion, but it would probably just be normal support tank items like knights vow, locket, etc..

(5) |

Sion the beast to stomp towers

(45) |

heck yeah

Only complaint is that I would have liked to see a few more matchups detailed.

(45) |

Yeah, I'm in the process of updating some matchups for this guide as well as adding some new ones in.

That would be awesome

Runes #3 Arcane Comet and resolve secondary for ranged opponents and vs darius

(45) |

Eh I don't really like comet so much on Sion anymore, you're better off going glacial vs ranged or even aftershock imo because E max is super weak now.

Also vs Fiora, just hug the wall as much as you can so she cant get her 4 vitals off

can i ask about yorick match up because he was my nightmare in ranked he was Darius v2 for me so i want some help

(45) |

Honestly I never see Yorick so I can't really give any solid advice sadly, generally against yorick though he can't do much unless he has his ghouls out so if you sidestep his e's and just kill his ghouls you should be fine, and it should be pretty easy to hit Q's on him in lane to trade. I'll let you know how it goes if or when I play against a yorick as sion though.

thanks man

(336) |

Not taking Q sooner and the item build orders look a bit questionable. Also the really basic/over simple explanations in gameplay chapter for example, can lead to readers making bad decisions because lack of understanding over the action.

It's still the best guide for Sion out there atm so I won't dislike based on only those and I have no idea what's good in terms of new rune/mastery system so there is that too.

(45) |

Thanks for feedback, I personally think W is really strong level 2 not only because you start stacking HP quicker but because it can also be used to trade with and it's also guaranteed as to where there's a chance you'll miss Q especially against good players it can be kind of hard, I think a shield to trade with is already good and if you can proc the damage part then that's just a bonus, the only downside of this is in my opinion is the mana cost difference between W and Q so you might be right about taking Q sooner.

As far as the writing goes, that is definitely something that I need to work on, I'm curious to which parts you think might be confusing for some players? Or do you just mean the whole general gameplay section?

Oh and for the items I do need to update that since that is out-dated now, I think a righteous glory first item into stoneplate is really good.

(336) |

Thing with W is you get no minion control or lane pressure with it. Like you can't walk up to minions to use W on enemy if you don't have lane control because you will end up taking too much damage from enemy minions.

It's pretty easy to hit Qs when enemy has no boots yet but even that's not arguably the main point of his Q even though it's so much damage. Sion's Q is really oppressive when it comes to contesting minion lead and level 2. At level 3 his Q is far less scary because you are either at his turret if your enemy somehow doesn't understand the importance of minions or you are getting pushed back too much for not having enough pressure on minions.

Gameplay part I mean mostly telling ppl to use ultimate to roam but there are few conditions that need to be met for it to not be inefficient/risky - like securing that minion wave should be pushing towards enemy tower for example.

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Fair enough, I think maybe Q-W-E then because I still like getting W level 2, also what are your thoughts on maxxing Q first? I've found E to be more consistent in most matchups, but I know some people max Q.