Talk:Sion/@comment-15031918-20150117191522/@comment-24241876-20150119163018

Well, I suppose. I was only listing Frozen Mallet as a practical item with an on-hit effect that synergizes with his passive. IBG is pretty good at keeping your mana up, and the spellblade will proc on Death Surge as well.

However, I find this is a matter of preference, as I usually play Sion on top lane, and I don't really find myself running out of mana because I primarily just use E to poke my opponent down, only costing 35 mana, and occasionally W for longer sustained trades.

If I wanted CDR, I would usually go for Locket and probably FH and probably the masteries which will put me at a minimum 35%. Not saying IBG is a bad item, as the slowing AoE and the Armor/CDR is much appreciated.

And the Hydra/IBG combo is pretty great for splitpushing. Although, as Sion is usually gonna be one of the team's main tanks. I'd rather have him grouped with the rest of our team instead of splitpushing, considering his rather strong teamfight presence. He does one hell of a job when initiating or peeling for the carries.