Lecture: Choosing Champions and Strategies in League of Legends

When to Pick Sion

• Enemy Team Composition
  • Ideal when the enemy team lacks mobility.
  • Effective against ranged, squishy champions with no mobility (e.g., enchanters, mage supports, mage mid laners, ADCs without mobility).
  • Requires at least three such squishy and immobile champions to be effective.
• Example Enemy Team: Misfortune, Vel'Koz, etc.
• Strategy: Hunt targets like Miss Fortune, Vel'Koz, etc.
  • Focus on laning until Level 11.
  • Use "Bow's Law" (intentionally die multiple times to gain tempo and take tower plates).

Laning Phase Strategy

• Level 1 TP Advantage
  • Initial objective to gain TP advantage.
  • Importance of maintaining 5 turret plates while taking 5 from enemy's tower.

Challenges

• Dealing with Cho'Gath
  • Cho'Gath poses a significant threat due to his high sustain and ability to trade effectively.
  • Difficulty in maintaining advantages against Cho'Gath.
• Proxy Farming
  • Needed to gain tempo and map control.
  • Difficult when outmatched by opponents.

Frustrations and Criticisms

• Gameplay Frustration
  • Annoyance with inability to win trades consistently, especially against Cho'Gath.
  • Feeling of strategic play being undermined by champion weaknesses.
• Champion Balance Critique
  • Criticism of Riot's balance team and their handling of champion buffs/nerfs.
  • Belief that some champions (like Gragas) remain overpowered for extended periods while others (like Sion) are neglected.
• Proxy Farming Issues
  • Ultimate being blocked intentionally by opponents who know Sion's strategy.
  • Lack of buffs and perceived neglect from the development team.
  • Consideration of switching to other champions.

Conclusion

• General Sentiment: Sion struggles against certain champions and strategies.
• Potential Changes: Consider other champions or strategies due to frustrations with Sion's performance.
• Final Note: Emphasis on strategic adaptation and remaining critical of current meta and champion balance.