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How to Win Annie vs Sona Counter MatchupAnnie is in the a tier of champions

Annie vs Sona

How to Beat Sona as Annie in LoLAnnie is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Sona as Annie

based on 1,422 Annie vs Sona matchups
Win Rate
50.1 %
K/D/A
2.42
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of ranked LoL matches that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Sona as Annie came out of an examination of 1422 ranked games where both champions faced one another. This particular champion matchup is fairly rare. Annie has to counter Sona in only 2.3% of her matches.

Annie vs Sona Matchup Summary

Annie does a ok job of countering Sona. On average, she wins a acceptable 50.1% of games the champions fight each other in. In Annie versus Sona matches, Annie’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood, indicating that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Sona.

Best Annie vs Sona Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Annie Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapMalignanceStormsurge

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentZhonya's HourglassShadowflameZaz'Zak's Realmspike

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Annie to level upq
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Second ability for Annie to level upw
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Last skill for Annie to max oute

Runes

DominationElectrocuteCheap ShotEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandAbsolute Focus
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Annie's passive ability p
Annie's q ability q
Annie's w ability w
Annie's e ability e
Annie's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Sona as Annie

Tips for Playing as Annie against Sona

Molten Shield is a good spell to cast to work up to Annie's stun, so sometimes it's beneficial to grab at least 1 rank in it early.

Striking killing blows on minions with Disintegrate enables Annie to farm extremely well early in the game.

Storing a stun for use with her ultimate can turn the tide of a team fight.

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.

Annie vs Sona Counter Stats

Annie Image
Win Rate
50.1 %
VS
Win Rate
49.9 %
Sona Image
6.1
< Kills >
2
5.7
< Deaths >
5.5
7.7
< Assists >
13.8
1.37
< Killing Sprees >
0.37
135
< Minions Killed >
28
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.55
848
< Physical Damage >
1,529
19,542
< Magic Damage >
7,716
1,164
< True Damage >
511
21,555
< Damage Dealt >
9,756
17,047
< Damage Taken >
18,402
10,618
< Gold Earned >
8,409
1.76
< Towers >
2.23
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
1,604
< Total Healing >
12,052
13,180
< Experience >
10,447
21
< Vision Score >
53
10
< Wards Placed >
23
224
< Time Dealing CC >
47

How to Counter Sona with Annie in LoL

The stats shown here underscore some strategic Annie versus Sona matchup statistics that can help us understand the differences and similarities between the pair. Annie’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Sona’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Annie may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Sona. This observation is largely fueled by the difference in kills.

Annie often has a much larger longest kill spree than her matchup does. On average, she receives a similar amount of damage to Sona. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the champion with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Annie and Sona

Damage Types Compared

Annie
Sona
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Annie
Sona

Who is Better, Annie or Sona?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Annie usually fairs equally well when facing off against Sona, with a 50.1% win rate. Thus, Annie makes an ok counter for Sona.

While Annie does have a higher winrate compared to Sona, when facing one another, Annie also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more difficult character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Annie into Sona.

Moreover, Annie also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Sona. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Annie vs Sona matchups, Annie is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Annie is a decent counter to Sona. Focus your play on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Annie against Sona.

Other Champion Matchups Against Annie

Annie Loses Against

Miss FortuneMiss Fortune44.4% winrateTrundleTrundle45.4% winrateFizzFizz45.4% winrateOlafOlaf45.6% winrate

Annie Wins Against

PoppyPoppy55.9% winrateYuumiYuumi55.5% winrateZoeZoe55% winrateKindredKindred54.6% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

BlitzcrankBlitzcrank+ 53.4% 2119 GamesSingedSinged+ 53.6% 1372 GamesZyraZyra+ 53.6% 2015 GamesLilliaLillia+ 54.1% 3193 Games

Additional Information for Annie Players

How We Calculated Our Annie vs Sona Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sona as Annie, we analyzed 1,422 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 Annie 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Annie in order to counter Sona during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Annie most often gets much more CS as Sona. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Annie versus Sona build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Malignance, and Stormsurge. When Annie used at least these three items in her build, she performed much better countering Sona than with many other typical builds. In fact, Annie boasted an average win rate of 50.1% when playing against Sona with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of beating Sona as Annie, Annie players should take the Electrocute, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Absolute Focus, and Manaflow Band runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Annie vs Sona counterpicks, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.1% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Sona as Annie are shown for all ranked divisions. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to a particular division, you can use the selection menu earlier on the page.