Usually this isn't necessary, but sometimes my team does not pick AP champs even when I hover Sion. I kind of need something to play in that case, but I'm so used to playing tank that I kind of.. can't really play anything else anymore. I was wondering if there is a champ that feels comfortable to fellow Sion mains? Cheers.
Tanky AP pick for a Sion mid OTP?
This guy can cook
Galio maybe? his build right now is riftmaker
Galio or Chgath imo
An AP Sion build right now is Swiftness Boots, Blackfire Torch, Riftmaker, Liandry's, Shadowflame. Generally in that order. (I'd sneak a Dark Seal + Mejai if you can stack it well.)
E max. Rune is Comet, Manaflow, Celerity, Gathering Storm, Biscuit, Approach Velocity.
Sejuani is fun and has cc and you build her tank.
You can build her tank. However I played like 90% of my Seju Games as AP Mid because for me it works pretty good against most matchups I usually struggle with (Yone, Kata, Zed, Talon)
There’s a magic damage sion build. Not AP, tank, but you’ll do a LOT of magic type damage and likely force people to buy mr if you win lane
Sunfire/Hollow, Sorcs/Steelcaps, Thornmail, Unending Despair, Abyssal mask
For 6th slot item, either buy heartsteel after bami’s early game or buy Lyandrys as your last item depending on if you want tankiness or to carry. Lyandrys actually works well because it gives you hp, proc’s off unending despair, gives extra damage over time (ur a tank so it will basically always ramp up), the burn works with abyssal’s magic pen AND doesn’t scale with ap
For runes you just go the standard grasp pages
You could try zac too, is in a good spot and is super fun to play, im stuck in plat 4 now with sion and im moving from sion to zac to see if i can continue climbing….
Malphite or Galio mid i'd say
Dodge
Gragas can follow a cheap and dirty version of Sions playstyle. Cho’gath or Singed could be decent pick ups as well. Ornn does a decent amount of magic damage with w and r and overall works well into almost any comp. Especially if you can play him enough to be and play confidently. However if you wanted heavier magic focus I’d try one the first three.
Galio Chogath Conq Diana
Chogath also stacks health
mordekaiser
sunfire and hollow radiance does ap damage, have fun
Sejuani may work
Malphite
Morde.
I used to run semi AP Sion with Liandry's rush. That was a long time ago when minion E hit with 30% more damage. I hit plat 1 exclusively with it, and I wasn't exactly good with Sion either. The goal was to rush Liandry's into Abyssal Scepter, then Sunfire and/or Thornmail.
That said, you don't exactly need AP so much as you need magic damage. To that end, you get one of the Bami's items, you get Liandry's, you get Abyssal Mask, and then you get as much CDR as possible so you can have your shield as often as you can.
Then you play as a tank.
Chogath mid is good, you can play tank or ap and both builds have a good amount of magic dmg, and can play comet/grasp/HoB based on matchup
AP Sion, problem solved