I was watching a nightblue stream. He was basically saying sion NEEDS to be built tanky. He builds him pretty much str8 tank. He kept mentioning "bad/low ad ratios" is he referring to his abilities don't get alot of extra damage from having a lot of ad?
Building tank helps Sion in a lot of ways. First off, his Q ratio SEEMS great until you realize you're almost never going to land a full charge Q outside of a CC-heavy teamfight. So most of the time that damage is going to sit around being useless. His charge thrives off its base damage rather than its ratio, as well. But building tanky? That improves his shield (Recursive tankiness!) and makes it more likely you can blow up in someone's face! You're also a lot harder to kill in the CC-heavy teamfights where your Q really shines, making you harder to poke out and more likely to be there to stun some people. And let's not forget your passive - The tankier you are the longer you live and the more damage you can pump out before you die again.
I wouldn't recommend more than 1-2 damage items. Sion has plenty of damage already built in.
Wut. Why would you only be able to build him tank. His Q has a great AD ratio, as well as his ult. Get Zephyr, swifty boots, and Botrk for damage, and you'll still be a respectable tank with your other 3 tank items.
i dont know eho is this nightblue but he must be retarded, sion can 100-0 with a proper build when you land his ult, and his ad ratios are great
I'm not sure who Nightblue is, but the reason for building Sion tanky is more because he's so unexpectedly squishy than because of damage ratios. Personally, I build Sion with a blend of Lifesteal/damage items and Warmog-like items that pile on health. The ratio's aren't amazing, but they certainly aren't bad enough to warrant a pure tank build. Sion has a lot of stuns and slows, which allows him to inflict more damage, albeit over a longer period of time.
Q ratio is pretty bad. 180% on a full charge SEEMS like a lot but you could probably get 3 autos off in the same amount of time and you'll probably get interrupted or lose your targets if you charge for that long. The ratio on his R is hilariously small compared to the massive base damage, so it's not really worth itemizing for that either.
Sion has good base damages, a massive %hp ratio on his shield explosion, and a buttload of cc, but he really needs to be in the middle of a teamfight to properly use any of these things.
Build him tanky, maybe a triforce or frozen gauntlet because he has one of the best base ADs.
Doesn't sion not utilize alot of the stats on triforce? I mean like crit chance, mana, and attack speed he doesn't really utilize right?
