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How to Win Ashe vs Sona Counter MatchupAshe is in the b tier of champions

Ashe vs Sona

How to Beat Sona as Ashe in LoLAshe is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Sona as Ashe

based on 6,383 Ashe vs Sona matchups
Win Rate
47.8 %
K/D/A
2.35
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked LoL games that we analyze every week. Our guide on how to beat Sona as Ashe came out of an analysis of 6383 ranked rounds where both champions fought one another. This matchup is somewhat rare. Ashe encounters Sona in only 2.4% of her matches.

Ashe vs Sona Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ashe does a poor job of beating Sona. Typically, she wins a lowly 47.8% of matches the champions battle each other in. In Ashe vs Sona games, Ashe’s team is 0.1% more likely to earn first blood. This implies that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Sona.

Best Ashe vs Sona Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerRecurve Bow

Core Ashe Items

~22 Mins
Wit's EndBlade of The Ruined KingTerminus

Optional Items

Phantom DancerGuinsoo's RagebladeRunaan's HurricaneInfinity Edge

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryApproach Velocity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Ashe's passive ability p
Ashe's q ability q
Ashe's w ability w
Ashe's e ability e
Ashe's ultimate ability r
1
W
2
Q
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
Q
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W
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Q
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R
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Q
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Sona as Ashe

Tips for Playing as Ashe against Sona

Hawkshot reveals units in brush. If a team fight is occuring in the jungle it can give you a significant advantage.

Volley arrows are blocked by the first enemy they hit, so keep your distance to avoid having them all absorbed by enemy frontliners.

Try to fire Enchanted Crystal Arrow in the same direction enemies are moving, so it is more likely to hit.

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.

Ashe vs Sona Counter Stats

Ashe Image
Win Rate
47.8 %
VS
Win Rate
52.2 %
Sona Image
5.3
< Kills >
2.2
6
< Deaths >
5.6
8.8
< Assists >
14.5
1.23
< Killing Sprees >
0.42
138
< Minions Killed >
28
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.61
15,095
< Physical Damage >
1,584
2,460
< Magic Damage >
8,072
547
< True Damage >
565
18,102
< Damage Dealt >
10,221
18,843
< Damage Taken >
19,089
10,883
< Gold Earned >
8,603
2.11
< Towers >
2.41
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
3,751
< Total Healing >
12,947
11,833
< Experience >
10,749
30
< Vision Score >
52
12
< Wards Placed >
23
623
< Time Dealing CC >
48

How to Counter Sona with Ashe in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore some vital Ashe against Sona matchup statistics that can help us understand the differences and similarities between the pair. Ashe’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Sona’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Ashe may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Sona. This observation is in large part caused by the difference in kills.

Ashe usually has a much larger longest killing spree than her matchup does. Typically, she receives a similar amount of damage to Sona. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ashe and Sona

Damage Types Compared

Ashe
Sona
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ashe
Sona

Who is Better, Ashe or Sona?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Ashe usually loses when facing off against Sona, with a 47.8% win rate. Thus, Ashe makes a poor counter for Sona.

While Ashe does have a lower win rate than Sona, when facing one another, Ashe also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Ashe into Sona.

Furthermore, Ashe also has some 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 lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Ashe vs Sona matchups, Sona is the better champ with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Ashe is a trash counter for Sona. Focus your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Ashe against Sona.

Additional Information for Ashe Players

How We Calculated Our Ashe vs Sona Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sona as Ashe, we analyzed 6,383 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 Ashe 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Ashe to counter Sona during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ashe usually gets much more CS relative to Sona. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Ashe versus Sona build include Wit's End, Blade of The Ruined King, and Terminus. When Ashe incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better against Sona than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Ashe had an average winrate of 47.8% when playing against Sona with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Sona as Ashe, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Biscuit Delivery, and Approach Velocity runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Ashe vs Sona counters, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 47.8% winrate overall.

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