Sion Top Build

Sion Champion Guide

Role: Tank

Lane: Toplane

The best build for Sion Top includes Heartsteel, Plated Steelcaps, Unending Despair, Titanic Hydra, and Overlord's Bloodmail. The most effective rune setup consists of Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Conditioning, and Overgrowth in the primary tree, along with Approach Velocity and Cash Back in the secondary tree.

Sion Champion Abilities

Glory in Death

After being killed Sion will reanimate himself allowing him to move and attack, but his health rapidly decays while he is reanimated. He also gains 100% life steal, attacks extremely fast, and his attacks deal an additional 10% max health as physical damage. Does 60% reduced damage to structures in frenzy form.

All of his abilities are replaced with Death Surge, which grants him a burst of movement speed. P

Decimating Smash

Begin Charging: Sion charges a heavy blow for up to 2 seconds.

Release: Sion slams his axe down, briefly slowing and dealing between 40 / 60 / 80 / 100 / 120 (+0.4 / 0.5 / 0.6 / 0.7 / 0.8 per attack damage) and 90 / 155 / 220 / 285 / 350 (+1.2 / 1.5 / 1.8 / 2.1 / 2.4 per attack damage) physical damage based on charge time. If Sion charged for at least 1 second, enemies are knocked up and stunnen for between 1.25 to 2.25 seconds based on charge time. Q

Soul Furnace

Passive: Sion permanently gains 4 bonus health whenever he kills a unit, increased to 15 against large units and champion kills and assists.

Active: Sion surrounds himself with a shield that absorbs 60 / 75 / 90 / 105 / 120 (+40% of ability power) (+8 / 10 / 12 / 14 / 16% of Sion's maximum health) damage for up to 6 seconds. After 3 seconds, Soul Furnace can be recast to detonate the shield if it hasn't been destroyed, dealing 40 / 65 / 90 / 115 / 140 (+40% of ability power) (+14% of target's maximum health) magic damage to all nearby enemies. Bonus damage from the target's maximum health is capped at 400 against minions and monsters. The shield will detonate automatically if it persists for the full 6 seconds.

Soul Furnace can be activated and detonated while using any of his abilities. W

Roar of the Slayer

Sion bellows in the target direction, dealing 65 / 100 / 135 / 170 / 205 (+55% of ability power) magic damage to the first enemy he hits, as well as slowing it by 40 / 45 / 50 / 55 / 60% and reducing its armor by 20% for 4 seconds.

If the target is a minion or non-epic monster, they are knocked back 775 units, dealing the same damage and applying the same effects to all enemies they pass through. Projectile enemies stop upon colliding with terrain or reaching the end of their trajectory. E

Unstoppable Onslaught

Sion charges Unstoppably in a direction for 8 seconds, turning towards the mouse cursor. Sion stops on colliding with an enemy champion or wall or on Recasting this Ability.

At the end of the charge, Sion deals between (150/300/450 + 40% bonus AD) and (400/800/1200 + 80% bonus AD) physical damage based on distance travelled. Enemies close to Sion are Stunned for between 0.75 and 1.75 seconds based on distance travelled. Enemies in a larger area are Slowed by 40/45/50% for 3 seconds. R

Sion Summoner Spells

Flash

Flash is a location-targeted summoner spell that causes your champion to blink to the location in range of your cursor.

Teleport

Teleport is a unit-targeted summoner spell that blinks your champion to the target allied unit after a few seconds of channeling.

Teleport transforms into Unleashed Teleport after 10:00.

Sion Runes

Sion Items

Sion Ability Order

Sion Matchups Overview

Strong against

Kennen

Malphite

Heimerdinger

Maokai

Yorick

Urgot

Weak against

Irelia

Darius

Aatrox

Riven

Kled

Renekton

Sion Tips and Tricks

When you’re in zombie mode, keep auto-attacking whatever you can to deal extra damage to towers, the enemy, or even to pick up gold from minions. Set up death bushes around Baron or Dragon to catch enemies wandering through the river. If you cannot use your R to impact your own lane, consider recalling and using it to assist either the mid or bot lane.

Best Sion Builds, Runes and Items

For Sion Top, take Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells. Use Grasp of the Undying as your keystone, followed by Demolish, Conditioning, and Overgrowth in the primary rune tree. In the secondary tree, take Approach Velocity and Cash Back. For rune shards, Attack Speed in offense, Adaptive Force in flex, and Health Scaling in defense are recommended, though it depends on the matchup. Build Heartsteel as your first item, followed by Boots of Swiftness and Unending Despair. Complete your build with Titanic Hydra, Overlord's Bloodmail, and Thornmail. Max your skills in the order of Q - W - E.

Alternative Build

For another approach, use Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells. Keep Grasp of the Undying as your keystone, with Demolish, Conditioning, and Overgrowth in the primary rune tree. In the secondary tree, go for Approach Velocity and Cash Back. Use Attack Speed, Adaptive Force, and Health Scaling for rune shards. Start your items with Sunfire Aegis, followed by Plated Steelcaps and Unending Despair. Finish your build with Thornmail, Jak'Sho, The Protean, and Randuin's Omen. Max your skills in the order of Q - W - E.

Off-Meta Build

For an off-meta Sion build, take Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells. Use Phase Rush as your keystone, with Manaflow Band, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm in the primary rune tree, and Conditioning with Demolish in the secondary tree. Take Attack Speed, Adaptive Force, and Health Scaling for rune shards. Build Youmuu's Ghostblade first, followed by Boots of Swiftness and Axiom Arc. Round out your items with Opportunity, Lord Dominik's Regards, and Serpent's Fang. Max your skills in the order of Q - E - W.

Situational Sion Runes and Items

Adjust your build based on your matchup, the enemy team composition, and the game state. Consider taking Armor or Magic Resist in your rune shards depending on your lane opponent. Plan your items and runes carefully to maximize your impact throughout the game.