Talk:Sion/@comment-4490167-20111219020614

I used to like Sion a lot. Now, I don't really think he has any place in the meta-game. Here's why:

If you play him as an AP caster, his burst really isn't that good, especially after his nerf. He can get focused down easily, thereby destroying his shield and half of his nerf. His stun isn't AoE, so if his shield is bursted, you're screwed. Other AP casters such as Veigar, Annie, Karthus, even Mordekaiser have more than 2 sources of burst. And all of these casters do more damage than he does, albeit being slightly more squishy.

If you build him as an AD carry, he gets bursted down. He's just like master Yi. Stun him, you sever his attacking and his lifesteal, so you can focus him down even if he has a lot of HP. Sure, he has a stun and a shield, but these start to get worse as the game progresses. You're forced to buy a QSS in order to have any utility whatsoever. And if you get focused, even that won't help you since you have no innate sources of escape. Compare this to other melee AD carries: Tryndamere has his spin, GP has his remove scurvy and movespeed bonus, heck, even Master Yi has a better escape than Sion, with his ultimate. Sion can be an imposing presence lategame, but his early-mid game suck so badly. And even if you get to lategame, it's not hard for the opposing team to just CC and burst you down, as I stated earlier. Additionally, igniting Sion or using Executioner's Calling on Sion will, as it does to Mundo, completely obliterate his ultimate. Executioner's + a single stun will deal with him.

Buildng him Hybrid is probably the worst build, even worse than pure AP or pure AD. Building low amounts of AP on Sion just won't work, he NEEDS a lot of AP in order for his Q and W to deal even a moderate amount of damage. And if you build small amounts of AP, you compromise building carry or offtank items, which will just make him squishy in the end. It's essentially the worst of both worlds.

Aside from Dr. Mundo, I think Sion is the worst offtank in the game. And I also believe him to be the worst AP caster in the game, if you're going to play him that way. And as a hybrid, he's probably the worst hybrid in the game as well. Jax, Kog'maw, Kayle, and Teemo all outshine him in all aspects of the game, as hybrids. In retrospect, he really didn't need a nerf at all.