Talk:Sion/@comment-24625250-20140519123152/@comment-3148314-20140520112357

I also found him fun to be played top. However, I like to play him as a bruiser/tank that is able, due to his E, to reach ~5000 HP and ~400 AD.

However, this lategame strength comes at a price: his mana-costs are so damned high, that it is hard to even play a simple farm-lane without falling behind. And that's also what currently makes him weak. My biggest nightmare was Nasus who only had to fear me as long as I had mana. Unfortunately, his passive allowed him to ignore me even when I did severe damage to him, as I would run out of mana sooner or later which allowed him to Q-lifesteal himself back to full health.

Imo, if Riot wants to give him an early buff until his rework, they should just lower the early mana costs of his Q. 100 mana from the getgo on AD Sion's main initiator puts him at a big disadvantage compared to other toplaners.