Item build path
Boots of Speed + 3 
Health Potions455 g
Doran's Ring + Health Potion435 gMobility to dodge skillshots while shielding trades.
Catalyst the Protector + Boots
Sorcerer's Shoes1,100 g
Rod of Ages2,900 g
Rabadon's Deathcap3,600 g
Deathfire Grasp3,100 g
Zhonya's Hourglass3,300 g
Void Staff2,295 g
Skill order & spells
Rune page (Season 3)
Best duos & synergies
Masteries 21 / 9 / 0
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0/1Counters & matchups
Who this pick beats and who beats it — pick your lane with the matchup in mind.
Key combo
Power spike & playstyle
Old Sion spikes at 2 with his point-and-click stun and at Enrage stacks; a lane bully that can build AD carry or AP burst off the stun-shield combo.
Sion’s other builds
Berserker's Greaves
Trinity Force
The Bloodthirster
Atma's Impaler
Warmog's Armor
Frozen Heart
Doran's Blade + Health PotionRunes Flat Attack Damage marks · Flat Armor seals · Magic Resist per level glyphs · Flat Attack Damage quintsEnrage's crit steroid plus Atma's off a Warmog's health pool turns the AP burst mage into a self-healing duelist.
Show the damage math
| Ability | How it is calculated | Raw | After resists |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q Cryptic Gaze rank 5 | 300 base + 0.9 × 57 AP | 351 | 245 −30% after MR |
| W Death's Caress rank 5? | one figure from the 3.13.1 tooltip | 351 | 245 −30% after MR |
| AA Auto-attack | 193.3 per hit × 1.11 attacks/sec | 155 / 308 | 215 dps |
Combo 618 + 3.0 s autos 644 = 1,263, 33% of target HP.
Only the QW rotation is counted.
How to play Sion in League Classic
Old AP Sion is one of the most notorious cheese picks of the Season 3 era, and Classic brings him back intact. Max W and stun-shield-explode: E a target from fog, walk up with the shield loaded, and detonate for a shocking chunk of a health bar. Rod of Ages into Deathcap makes the shield one-shot squishies outright, and Deathfire Grasp turns 100-to-0 into a button sequence. Your weakness is sustained fights — burst and leave. If they stack MR, shove waves with W detonations and out-rotate them.
Sion in League Classic
What is the best Sion build in League Classic?
The standard build is AP Sion: Sorcerer's Shoes, Rod of Ages, Rabadon's Deathcap, Deathfire Grasp, Zhonya's Hourglass, Void Staff. Skill order W > Q > E > R, summoner spells Flash + Ignite. Sion also has 1 measured off-meta build: AD Crit Sion.
What runes and masteries does Sion use in League Classic?
Marks: Magic Penetration. Seals: Flat Armor. Glyphs: Flat Ability Power. Quintessences: Flat Ability Power. Masteries: 21/9/0 — AP burst focus.
Is Sion good in League Classic?
Sion is rated B-tier top lane in the launch consensus (score 56/100 across 2 published rankings). Strong into Ryze, Katarina, Twisted Fate, Annie, Veigar; struggles against Kassadin, Gragas, Olaf, Pantheon, Kayle.
What does Sion start with and build first in League Classic?
Open with Boots of Speed + 3 Health Potions or Doran's Ring + Health Potion. Mobility to dodge skillshots while shielding trades. First back: Catalyst the Protector + Boots. Then build in order: Sorcerer's Shoes → Rod of Ages → Rabadon's Deathcap → Deathfire Grasp → Zhonya's Hourglass → Void Staff.