You want to balance sion around being a tank instead of a juggernaut/vanguard
-give him low base hp -give him low base armour -a (shitty) passive that encourages him to die
-give him low base hp -give him low base armour -a (shitty) passive that encourages him to die
The point of this is..?
His passive really isn't good, but the rest of his kit is, albeit a bit unreliable.
And do you really think a champion that can get a ton of free HP should have high base stats?
yes i really think a champion that is supposed to be a "tank" should have TANKY BASE STATS. And i guess you don't understand that the HP isn't "free" so i won't even bother explaining to you how. I'll let you think about it
Karthus and Kog both have passive activation upon death. Doesn't mean they are encouraged to die.
He probably needs a bit more starting HP atm, but don't forget its balance has to take into the account that he has infinitely stacking HP from minions.
And he's a juggernaut.