How to beat Sion

Common role: Top

An unstoppable tank who charges across the map to knock up your whole team.

What makes Sion dangerous

Sion charges up a knock-up stun (Q), a shield-slam (W), and his ultimate is an unstoppable charge across the map that knocks up and stuns everyone he crashes into. On death his passive lets him keep fighting as a raging zombie. He's a hard-engage frontline that starts fights from screens away.

How to play against Sion

• 1Dodge his charged Q — the longer he charges, the longer the stun. Sidestep it and interrupt him if you can.
• 2His ultimate is a wide unstoppable charge — sidestep to the flank so he can't line it up on your team, and it can be steered but not stopped.
• 3On death he becomes a temporary zombie — don't waste focus on the passive form; back off and let it expire.
• 4Low personal damage as a tank — % health and magic damage beat his armor, and kiting avoids his short-range slam.

Weaknesses to exploit

• ✓Charged Q and ult are dodgeable/steerable-only.
• ✓Low damage outside his combo — a peel/engage tank.
• ✓% health and magic damage beat his armor.
• ✓Zombie passive is temporary — don't feed it focus.

Abilities & how to counter them

What each of Sion's abilities does — and how to play around it.

• P
  Gloria en la muerte

  Después de morir, Sion se reanima temporalmente, pero su vida se reduce rápidamente. Sus ataques son muy rápidos y lo curan, además de infligir daño adicional según la vida máxima del objetivo.

• Q
  Impacto aniquilador

  Sion carga un poderoso ataque que, una vez liberado, daña a los enemigos situados frente a él. Si lo carga durante el tiempo suficiente, los enemigos alcanzados también salen lanzados por los aires y quedan aturdidos.

  Strong: a charged knock-up stun — the longer the charge, the longer the stun. Weak: dodge it and interrupt the charge if you can.

• W
  Horno del alma

  Sion se protege con un escudo y al cabo de 3 s puede reactivarse para infligir daño mágico a los enemigos cercanos. Cuando Sion asesina a algún enemigo, aumenta de manera pasiva su vida máxima.

• E
  Rugido del asesino

  Sion lanza una onda de choque de corto alcance que daña y ralentiza al primer enemigo alcanzado, además de reducir su armadura. Si se trata de un súbdito o un monstruo, saldrá despedido hacia atrás. Los enemigos a los que alcance resultarán dañados, sufrirán una ralentización y verán reducida su armadura.

• R
  Embestida imparable

  Sion se lanza a la carga a velocidad creciente. Puede cambiar ligeramente de dirección usando el cursor del ratón. Los enemigos a los que embiste resultan derribados y dañados en función de la distancia de la carga.

  Strong: an unstoppable map-wide charge that knocks up and stuns whoever he hits. Weak: sidestep to the flank — it can be steered but not stopped, so don't line up in front of it.

Itemization

Sion is a hard-engage tank. Play % health and magic damage, dodge his charged Q and steer clear of his ult's line, and don't waste damage on his death passive. Kite and focus his carries.

This guide covers Sion's core kit and playstyle — advice that holds up across patches.