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Splitpush Sion (Aggressive)
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Full Tank Sion
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Bruiser Sion
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Splitpush Sion (Defensive)
Runes: Splitpush Runes
+10% Attack Speed
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+6 Armor
Spells:
Flash
Teleport
Recommended Items
Items
Ability Order Ability Sequence
Glory in Death (PASSIVE)
Sion Passive Ability
Threats & Synergies
Gwen
Currently the best ban in higher levels of play, Gwen is an absolute disgusting champion. Her magic damage and damage based on max health completely shreds through Sion. Her E is really annoying as it can stop your Q, her ultimate makes it very hard to escape unless you have your ultimate up, and she scales extremely hard on top of having built-in sustain. Her little dashes also make her trickier to deal with.
Champion Build Guide
+ Can soak up massive damage + Can provide pressure even after death + Great waveclear with his Q + High roaming and engage with R + High amounts of hard CC + Has infinite scaling + Rarely banned Sion has the ability to provide a dual threat once he scales. Enemies have to choose between taking time to kill you before they get to your other teammates, or they focus on your teammates first and risk getting caught in Sion's stuns. Even after he is killed, Sion is able to apply major pressure with ![]() |
- Has very little mobility outside his R - Some matchups are a nightmare - Weak to damage based on max health - Q is easily disruptable by CC - Weak early game - High cooldowns on his W, E and R - Has mana problems in extended fights Although Sion has many strengths, he also has his fair share of weaknesses, mainly mobility. Sion can be easily kited when ![]() |






Overview
Sion is a really fun champion to play. He is very versatile and can deal loads of damage while also being a massive tank. He is fairly easy to pick up and his lore is pretty badass. The community for this champion is one of the best champion communities there is. Once you pick up playing Sion it will probably be very hard to put him down. This guide is aimed to help you have the best experience playing Sion so that you can enjoy the full experience of the champion. I hope it helps!
Disclaimer
Before you read this guide, I want to be transparent with the people reading and start by stating that I am a Bronze rank player. I cannot pretend to know everything about this champion inside and out or how to bring anyone from lower elo into higher elo. This guide is based entirely on my experience playing Sion and the experiences of other League players that are in higher elo as well. I'm making this guide because I really enjoy playing Sion and I wish to share the experience with other players. If you're looking for a guide made by someone of more credibility, the other Sion guides by Stinkee and Boptimus are also very well written. Thank you!
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Choose this build if you have a good matchup and a good team composition.
Full Tank Sion: 16,300 Gold
When your team has enough damage but lacks in tankiness, going this route is a good idea. However, make sure that the enemy doesn't have tank shredding power or it will make you useless.
Bruiser Sion: 16,700 Gold
If you want to focus on teamfights and dueling, this build maximizes damage while keeping you tanky, and even includes some sustain from

Defensive Splitpush Sion: 16,300 Gold
Build this if you're up against a bad matchup or your team needs splitpushing power ASAP. The difference between this build and the regular splitpushing build is that the regular build can give you good enough damage to where you don't need to prioritize




Note: Gold costs do not include Elixirs.
Splitpush Sion seems to currently be the best way to play Sion with the introduction of

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Best Ability Combos:
Short Trade Combo: E, W, Q, AA, W2
Extended Trade Combo: R, W, Q, AA, E, AA, W2
Dirty Tips:
1. Using your E to slow the enemy before charging your Q almost guarantees a hit.
2. Don't forget to auto-attack between abilities.
3. Constantly proc Grasp of the Undying in lane.
4. Use your ultimate to get back to lane and surprise the enemy laner. If you can stun them while they are under tower, you can easily follow up with an extended combo to deal tons of damage safely.
5. Use your ultimate to engage in teamfights and peel for your team.
6. Try to gain early plates using Demolish during the early game.
7. If you are far into the enemy lane, place a ward to easily TP back to if you die or need to leave after splitpushing.
8. Use minions to proc lifesteal in your passive to keep you alive longer.
9. Your passive can deal tons of damage to towers.
10. Communicate with your teammates on how to set up a good ultimate/engage.
11. You can use your ult as an escape.
12. Destroyed towers still stop your ult.
13. A mythic with an immolate passive can easily draw tower aggro, be careful when diving.
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