User blog comment:Sir Grox/Replacement for Sion?/@comment-5570995-20121012143743

Melee champs that can "run in, get a kill or 2, and just keep fighting" are pretty hard to come by. If you're looking for something that can carry as hard as late-game AD Sion, then your options are (off the top of my head): Tryndamere, Master Yi, and Fiora. But their ability to carry, just like Sion's, is heavily dependent on their item build. And, unfortunately, ALL carries are countered by kiting (if they're melee), CC, ignite, and exhaust. That's just how to balance someone that can literally decimate your entire team otherwise.

If you're looking for someone that can get into a fight and stay there (possibly get kills assuming you just out-last or out-play your opponent) then bruisers/fighters would be a good choice. Solo-top champs like Rengar, Irelia, Olaf, Riven, and Jax. These champs can't literally melt through people like carries can (unless you build them glass cannon - I.E. all damage and no survivability - so either your opponent dies very fast or you die very fast). But they can get into a fight, deal damage, and can stick to their target since they have gap-closer skills (but if that skill is on CD, then you can still get kited - same as if Sion's stun was on CD).

It's also worth keeping in mind that a champion's ability to "kill" people is affected by a lot of things: including player skill, farm, and early kills. If you pick ANY of these champs (including AD Sion) and you're able to farm up, win your lane, and roam/gank; then assuming you don't make a mistake and throw away your lead, it should be pretty easy for you to snowball over your opponents.

But if he's really just concerned about kiting and being shut down by summoner's spells or CC. Sorry, no one's immune to that.