Talk:Sion/@comment-4490167-20111115011327

I can understand Riot nerfing AP Sion in order to make AD Sion the only viable build, but I watched the patch preview, and their reasons were idiotic. I expected a lot more from Phreak and Morello, but what they said is just BS: "Domination late-game is guaranteed, you can't stop him and he has incredible late-game burst." is what Morello said.

Um, no, you focus Sion down so his shield is gone. Guess what this does; IT REMOVES HALF OF HIS NUKE. Get rid of his shield, he loses half of his damage. And as for the stun? It's a single target, and it's not even the most powerful in the game. Of course he's going to be stronger late-game if he farms; EVERY champion is stronger late-game, genius. That's like saying "We're going to nerf Tryndamere because once he gets a lot of farms, he's guaranteed a late-game dominance." I can't argue with that, it's true, but it's HOW THE GAME WORKS; farming = more powerful champion. That's how it's always been, and always will be.

"Sion's always a sort of brick in the lane, getting great farm and great harass" is also what Morello said. Okay, well, Garen, Irelia, Gangplank, Soraka, Vayne, Xin Zhao, Wukong, every AP caster, and Yorick all say hi. They can all harass and farm, and all have appropriate counters. SION IS NO DIFFERENT. The common theme with all of these champions is this: Don't let them zone you and put the pressure on THEM instead. Have problems with Sion? Just send in Caitlyn or any ranged carry and he's almost useless. And again, if he pops his shield, focus him down in team fights, or GTFO in 1v1 situations. He's not hard to counter at all.