Sion builds and tactics.

Mk, so I'm trying to master Sion as my third top main. I've been experimenting with a hand full of items and I'm thinking of ways to help get into the all important late game for him as it seems that is where he is strongest.

A lot of people have been talking about his Q, to be honest, outside of wave clear or scare tactics to force the enemy to focus you, I see little reason to level Q first. W is good for the shield and max health damage, but considering how health scales, I figure save this for second or last. E, has the best looking damage of them all, especially when considering the bonus damage when hitting someone with a minion. Great for a seige and probably what I'll be leveling first from here on. His ult is tricky, I've seen times when I ran right over an enemy and missed them, hit box issues? Idk. But when it hits, it's great for an initiation tool.

As for items, I've found three items that I think are absolutely core on him. Iceborn Gauntlet, tap Q for minimum damage, then auto attack for the sheen proc, it's a good combo that deals nice damage. Frozen Mallet, before building this, I found people kiting me all the time, with this though I could stay on top of them until one of us died. Ravenous Hydra, I might try substituting Essence Reaver for this due to the mana return and CDR, but otherwise this is the go to item imo as it gives him a big boost in AD and makes his wave clear even easier.

So what are some thoughts? What do you level first, what items do you rush?