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How to Win Aatrox vs Sona Counter MatchupAatrox is in the a tier of champions

Aatrox vs Sona

How to Beat Sona as Aatrox in LoLAatrox is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Sona as Aatrox

based on 4,527 Aatrox vs Sona matchups
Win Rate
52.1 %
K/D/A
2
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends games each and every week. In our dataset, Aatrox battled Sona in 4527 matches. Having so many games with Aatrox versus Sona provides us a lot of faith in our capacity to prepare enlightening stats and a pro build to obliterate your rival. This particular champion matchup is fairly rare. Aatrox has to counter Sona in only 2.4% of his games.

Aatrox vs Sona Matchup Summary

Aatrox has done a good job of countering Sona. Normally, he wins a terrific 52.1% of matches the champs fight one another in. In Aatrox against Sona matches, Aatrox’s team is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Sona.

Best Aatrox vs Sona Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsTunneler

Core Aatrox Items

~22 Mins
Spear of ShojinSundered SkyEclipse

Optional Items

Serylda's GrudgeKaenic RookernMaw of MalmortiusSterak's Gage

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Aatrox to level upq
>
Second ability for Aatrox to level upe
>
Last skill for Aatrox to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
ResolveSecond WindRevitalize
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Aatrox's passive ability p
Aatrox's q ability q
Aatrox's w ability w
Aatrox's e ability e
Aatrox's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Sona as Aatrox

Tips for Playing as Aatrox against Sona

Cast World Ender when you are sure you can force a fight.

Use Umbral Dash while casting The Darkin Blade to increase your chances of hitting the enemy.

Crowd Control abilities like Infernal Chains or your allies' immobilizing effects will help you set up The Darkin Blade.

Advice to Win Against Sona

Spread out when you see Sona so she can't make your entire team dance.

Kill Sona first, as she will heal up her team if left alone for too long.

Aatrox vs Sona Counter Stats

Aatrox Image
Win Rate
52.1 %
VS
Win Rate
47.9 %
Sona Image
5.8
< Kills >
2
5.5
< Deaths >
5.4
5.2
< Assists >
13.8
1.32
< Killing Sprees >
0.39
166
< Minions Killed >
28
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.54
18,267
< Physical Damage >
1,660
3,696
< Magic Damage >
8,182
385
< True Damage >
520
22,349
< Damage Dealt >
10,363
35,310
< Damage Taken >
18,352
11,247
< Gold Earned >
8,348
2.15
< Towers >
2.28
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
14,183
< Total Healing >
12,555
14,432
< Experience >
10,360
16
< Vision Score >
53
8
< Wards Placed >
24
238
< Time Dealing CC >
46

How to Counter Sona with Aatrox in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature several vital Aatrox versus Sona counter stats that may help us distinguish the differences between the two. Aatrox’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Sona’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Aatrox may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Sona. This observation is largely fueled by the difference in kills.

Aatrox typically has a much larger longest kill spree than his enemy does. On average, he takes more damage than Sona. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Aatrox and Sona

Damage Types Compared

Aatrox
Sona
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Aatrox
Sona

Who is Better, Aatrox or Sona?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Aatrox usually wins when taking on Sona, with a 52.1% win rate. As a result, Aatrox makes a good counter to Sona.

While Aatrox does have a higher winrate compared to Sona, when they face off with one another, Aatrox also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champ to learn. You should be be fine when picking Aatrox into Sona.

Furthermore, Aatrox has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Sona. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Aatrox vs Sona matchups, Aatrox is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Aatrox is an above average counter to Sona. Focus your play on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Aatrox against Sona.

Other Champion Matchups Against Aatrox

Aatrox Loses Against

SingedSinged46.1% winrateLilliaLillia46.3% winrateTaricTaric46.7% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune47.2% winrate

Aatrox Wins Against

Kai'SaKai'Sa55.1% winrateNidaleeNidalee55% winrateKarthusKarthus55% winrateYuumiYuumi54.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

KayleKayle+ 54.5% 1049 GamesTaricTaric+ 55.6% 1818 GamesFioraFiora+ 55.8% 172 GamesKledKled+ 58.3% 290 Games

Additional Information for Aatrox Players

How We Calculated Our Aatrox vs Sona Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sona as Aatrox, we analyzed 4,527 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Sona as Aatrox comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

Aatrox Build Sona Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Aatrox to counter Sona during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Aatrox typically racks up much more CS compared to Sona. Champions who typically don't take much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Aatrox versus Sona build include Spear of Shojin, Sundered Sky, and Eclipse. When Aatrox combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better when facing Sona than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Aatrox boasted an average winrate of 52.1% when countering Sona with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of coming out on top against Sona as Aatrox, Aatrox players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Revitalize runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Aatrox vs Sona counterpicks, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 52.1% winrate overall.

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