The Sivir changes are going to make her absolutely rediculous

So I've been a Sivir main since her rework back in 2013. I climbed to plat with her and I can tell you that Sivir is going to incredibly strong this patch.

The reason she's going to be so strong is because most people have a lot of misconceptions about the champion.

1. Sivir is a utility adc. While her ult is a very strong utility tool, this does not mean she has no damage. Sivir has a hell of a lot of damage. In teamfights her damage output is higher than adcs like Vayne or Draven. This is before the w change, with her new w she basically gets a mini-Twitch ult on a 5s cooldown.

2. Sivir can't duel. Also false, the ability to block one spell from your opponent can devastate the enemy's burst. Also Sivir does have very strong burst of her own. At 6 items you can kill an opponent with one pass of your Q and two auto-attacks. Sivir having an auto-attack reset, this basically means they die instantly.

3. Sivir is a trash champion. Sivir isn't bad, it's just we're in a meta which doesn't quite suite her. She's very underwhelming early, she needs a 2 to 3 items before she can really get to work. However we're in a very early game focused meta so sometimes it feels like the game is already decided by then.

So how do you go about playing her?

Skills

Start : W>Q>E

Max : Q>W>E

Build

The great thing with Sivir is you can go 3 different routes depending on the situation.

Always build IE and qbezerkers first. Then get either Statik or Phantom Dancer. Statik Shiv is nearly always the better option so if you're not sure then just build Statik.

Next you can either build cooldown reduction, lifesteal or armour pen.

Look at the scoreboard, if you see 2 or more armour items then build LDR. If you need more damage then build ER. If you're getting poked or you're not sure then get Death's Dance. (I strongly recommend to use your brain here though, if you need a QSS then buy it now)

Complete your build with the items stated above. (LDR, ER, DD and QSS)

Playstyle

One thing that might surprise you with Sivir is just how aggressive you can play and get away with it.

In the laning phase you should push early with W and get level 2 first to establish lane pressure. One thing to be careful with Sivir early on is she goes oom very fast. A good way to solve this problem though is by playing extremely aggressively. You can try to force your opponent to use spells on you so that you can spell shield them and gain some mana. However don't be suicidal, know your limits and watch the map in case of ganks. Your priority is farming not getting kills.

Mid game : this is where you can create massive advantages for yourself. The great thing with Sivir is her waveclear. You should push the wave bot extremely fast then apply pressure elsewhere. Most adcs will either group or be stuck wave clearing. After that you'll notice the wave will usually slowpush towards you, giving you a nice big fat load of cash to come back to. It's not uncommon for me to be 50 cs up by 25 minutes and I've even been 100 cs up by 30 minutes a few times.

Late game : you are now extremely scary. Your biggest strength is your teamfighting so try to stay grouped up with your team. One disadvantage with Sivir is her siege is pretty poor so try to avoid that. Go for objectives and engage on the enemy using your ult. In teamfights you should of course stay at the back, hitting what you can and of course staying alive.