Pre-Rework Sion Stunlock Guide
Complete old Sion guide for League Classic. AP stunlock combos, Death Caress shield, Enrage, and teamfight positioning.
Old Sion Kit Overview
Pre-rework Sion on Pre-Rework Kits features Death Caress—a point-and-click ability that creates an AP-scaling shield while damaging and healing. Enrage grants lifesteal and attack speed. His passive on death creates a berserk state where Sion gains attack speed and chases enemies, often stunlocking entire teams with continuous auto attacks.
AP Sion mid ranks S-tier on Mid Lane at Classic launch. Tank Sion top with Warmog's Armor is equally oppressive but this guide focuses on the iconic AP stunlock playstyle that defined early League memes and competitive cheese strats.
Runes, Masteries, and Spells
Runes: magic penetration marks, health seals, ability power glyphs, ability power quintessence. Masteries: 21 offense with Archmage maxed, 9 defense with Veteran's Scars for shield scaling. Summoner spells: Flash and Ignite for mid lane kill pressure.
Death Caress AP ratios scale with Rabadon's Deathcap and Mejai's Soulstealer stacks. Configure full pages on Set Up Rune Pages and use Rune Recommender Sion template.
AP Build Path
Start Doran's Ring. Rush Sorcerer's Shoes and Mejai's Soulstealer for early stack accumulation. Core items: Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Deathfire Grasp for burst amplification on Death Caress.
Shield size with full AP build exceeds 1000 HP mid-game, making Sion unkillable in lane trades while damaging enemies who stay in range. See Legendary Builds for AP item timing.
Lane Phase and Combos
Level 1–3: farm with Death Caress last hits, trade when enemy commits to CS near your wave. Level 6+: all-in with Death Caress shield active, Ignite, and auto attacks with Enrage active. Shield detonation damages and heals simultaneously.
Roaming with shield active and Flash up creates mid lane pick potential. Coordinate with jungler for 2v2 kills on immobile mages. Watch the video above for visual combo timing on the old map layout.
Teamfight Stunlock Execution
Enter teamfight with Death Caress shield pre-activated. Focus carries with shield damage and auto attacks. When killed, passive berserk chases lowest-health target with attack speed stunlock. Team follows up on CC-locked targets.
Zhonya's Hourglass before predicted burst extends survival for second shield cast. Mejai's stacks drop on death—play aggressively when stacks are high, play safe when stacks are low. Enemies counter with Morgana Black Shield and Exhaust per Beat a Fed Carry.