Talk:Sion/@comment-4946259-20120524122848/@comment-24.20.235.134-20120609153235

The pros of Sion: He has a reliable stun with a short cooldown, he has a decent shield with a fairly short cooldown that does damage if your opponents don't know what they're doing, he has a decent AD steroid, he has the potential to farm large amounts of health, he has an ult that gives him an AS steroid and lifesteal, and also allows him to heal nearby teammates. His AD steroid and health pool allow him to avoid building a warmogs like other bruisers, and allow him to concentrate of attack speed and crit chance/damage while still having survivabilty and power.

Cons: He has no gap closer, no escape mechanics, two of his abilities are AP and two are AD, but building hybrid isn't viable, which sort of feels like two wasted abilities depedning on how your build, his laning phase is weak, and he loses health by attacking.

The pros of Darius: He has a pull that isn't disrupted by standing behind a minion, like some other champions, he has a bleed that lowers the targets move speed and raises his own, he has a decent AoE, he has a spammable crippling ability, he has passive armor penetration and he has a true damage refreshable execution ultimate with a 2.0 AD ratio allowing him to build tanky and still deal damage.

Cons: He has no escape, apprehend is the only way he can catch a target and it has a long CD, his laning phase is hilariously weak, and the only thing his ult is good for is "securing" kills from his carry. Also, Darius tends to be low on damage until he has a chance to use his ultimate

So it seems Darius and Sion both suffer from the same weaknesses of poor initiation, and a requirement to commit to a fight. Where as Darius gets a small movement speed buff and a slow, Sion gets a shield and a stun. They also both have powerful ultimates, however Sions ultimate brings more uitility to the table where as Darius just steals his carries kills and actually hinders his own team. They have similar strengths and weaknesses, however between the two, Sion is seems like a better choice.

I've laned against Darius as a Sion, and winning lane was as easy as tossing a stun, walking up to detonate shield, hitting him, and walking back as it ended. Then when he finally engaged he was low enough that I easily overpowered him. Not to mention I take tough skin and indomitable, so his minions were doing little damage to me, while mine were making noticable dents in his health. It wound up being an easy lane. In fact, the only champ I've lost to Darius with was Mundo, and that's because I'm a terrible Mundo.