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Sion
Patch 16.2.1
TopDifficulty
Medium
Strength
Early
Mid
Late
Win Condition
Reach the late game with high stacks. Split-push to draw 2-3 enemies, then use to group with your team and force a 5v4 fight before the enemies can rotate back.
Playstyle
Infinite scaling frontline tank and split-pusher. You use your massive health pool to soak pressure and your heavy crowd control to dictate the pace of teamfights.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
- +Infinite health scaling through rewards high farm scores
- +Extreme area denial and crowd control with and
- + allows you to fix waves or punish enemies even after you die
- +Incredible map presence and engage range with
Weaknesses
- - is easily interrupted by hard CC or mobile champions walking out
- -Highly vulnerable to %HP damage dealers like Fiora or Vayne
- -Large hitbox makes you an easy target for enemy skillshots and poke
- -Reliant on landing to set up the rest of your kit
Abilities
When you die, you reanimate. Your attacks in deal %HP damage and heal you. Use this to clear the wave so the enemy cannot take plates, or to force a return kill on an ignited or low-health opponent.
Your primary damage tool. The longer you charge, the more damage and CC you apply. You don't always need a full charge; often a short knock-up is enough to guarantee your team follows up. Charging while in a bush makes the indicator invisible to enemies.
Passively gives you permanent Max HP whenever you kill a unit. The active grants a shield. Use early in trades so it has time to become reactivatable. If the shield is broken by enemy damage, you lose the ability to deal the explosion damage.
Fires a shockwave that slows and shreds 20% Armor. If you hit a minion, it flies back. Always try to lead with through a minion to slow your target, making it nearly impossible for them to dodge a following .
You become unstoppable and charge forward. Use to engage from screens away or to escape a gank. The stun duration increases based on travel distance. You can use this to return to lane quickly after a reset to maintain a tempo advantage.
Teamfight Role
Primary Engage and Disruption Tank
Look for long-range flanks with to catch the backline. Once in, use to zone enemies away from your carries. You are a wall; force them to hit you while your team deals damage.
If the enemy has high-mobility assassins (like Zed or Talon), save and for point-blank peel to keep your carries alive.
Combos
Standard Trade
-> -> (charge) -> (recast)
Slow them with first so they can't walk out of the zone. Activate during the charge so it's ready to explode as they land.
Bush Cheese
(full charge from bush) -> Auto -> -> (recast)
Standing in a bush hides the indicator. Land the full knock-up, then immediately to shred armor for your follow-up autos.
The All-In
-> (charge) -> -> (recast)
Hit them with . While they are airborne, start charging . Release it just as they land to chain-CC them.
Long Range Snipe
(through minion) ->
Use a minion to extend the range of the slow. Once they are slowed at long range, they cannot sidestep the incoming charge.
Power Spikes
| Spike | Why |
|---|---|
| Level 3 | You have access to your full basic rotation. starts stacking HP and allows you to finally land reliably. |
| Level 6 | provides massive kill pressure and makes you almost impossible to dive or gank effectively. |
| Level 11 | Rank 2 provides a significant boost to base damage and reduces the cooldown for more frequent map plays. |
| Level 16 | Your passive health should be massive by now, and is on a short enough cooldown to be used every fight. |
Tips & Tricks
- •You can steer slightly; click near your champion for finer control rather than clicking far away.
- •The armor shred on is huge; always land it before your attacks for maximum damage while dead.
- •If you're about to die under tower, use on the wave. This ensures your can clear the remaining minions to deny the enemy plates.
- •You are 'Unstoppable' during . Use it to ignore CC like Morde ult or Veigar cage if you time the start correctly.
- • health gain works on jungle monsters and large minions; prioritize these to maximize your scaling.
- •Hide in bushes! An invisible is the most dangerous basic ability in the game.
Common Mistakes
- ✕Charging to maximum every time→Smart enemies will just walk out. Releasing it early for a 0.5s stun is better than dealing zero damage.
- ✕Using as a reactive shield only→The shield gets broken instantly and you lose all your burst damage potential. Activate it early.
- ✕Missing and still trying to engage→Without the slow from , you will be kited and lose the trade heavily.
- ✕Over-focusing on 'Proxying' and dying uselessly→While is strong, giving away free gold without getting deep vision or tower damage puts your team behind.
- ✕Using at point-blank range in lane→The stun duration is minimal at short range, often allowing the enemy to just dash away and punish you.
AI-generated guide • Patch 16.2.1 • Cached