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Ivern vs Sona

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How to Beat Sona as Ivern

based on 1,042 Ivern vs Sona matchups
Win Rate
49.8 %
K/D/A
3.34
Pick Rate
2.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL rounds every week. Within our dataset, Ivern engaged Sona in 1042 rounds. Using so many matchups for Ivern vs Sona gives us faith in our capability to provide enlightening stats and a pro build to crush your enemy. This particular counter matchup is fairly rare. Ivern fights Sona in only 2.6% of his games.

Ivern vs Sona Matchup Summary

Ivern has done a average job of beating Sona. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.8% of the time the champions battle one another in. In Ivern against Sona rounds, Ivern’s team is 0.1% more likely to obtain first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood against Sona.

Best Ivern vs Sona Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Dark SealIonian Boots of Lucidity

Core Ivern Items

~22 Mins
RedemptionStaff of Flowing WaterMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

Dream MakerShurelya's BattlesongDawncoreArdent Censer

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryNimbus CloakTranscendenceWaterwalking
InspirationFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Ivern's passive ability p
Ivern's q ability q
Ivern's w ability w
Ivern's e ability e
Ivern's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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W
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E
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E
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R
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Guide to Countering Sona as Ivern

Tips for Playing as Ivern against Sona

Use Brushmaker to set up future ambush spots!

Try to help allies follow up a good Rootcaller hit with Triggerseed!

Daisy can block skillshots and slow down enemies. Use her to peel for your teammates!

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.

Ivern vs Sona Counter Stats

Ivern Image
Win Rate
49.8 %
VS
Win Rate
50.2 %
Sona Image
2.3
< Kills >
1.9
4.4
< Deaths >
5.1
12.4
< Assists >
13.3
0.49
< Killing Sprees >
0.37
19
< Minions Killed >
29
1.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.63
2,671
< Physical Damage >
1,518
5,835
< Magic Damage >
7,382
976
< True Damage >
446
9,483
< Damage Dealt >
9,348
16,190
< Damage Taken >
17,874
9,566
< Gold Earned >
8,339
1.79
< Towers >
2.38
0.29
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
5,941
< Total Healing >
12,948
12,081
< Experience >
10,117
25
< Vision Score >
54
7
< Wards Placed >
24
259
< Time Dealing CC >
48

How to Counter Sona with Ivern in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore several strategic Ivern against Sona matchup stats that can help us understand the differences and similarities between the two. Ivern’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Sona’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Ivern may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Sona..

Ivern normally has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Sona. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Ivern and Sona

Damage Types Compared

Ivern
Sona
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ivern
Sona

Who is Better, Ivern or Sona?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Ivern usually fairs equally well when facing off against Sona, with a 49.8% win rate. Therefore, Ivern makes an ok counter for Sona.

While Ivern does have a lower win rate than Sona, when facing one another, Ivern also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Ivern into Sonaas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Ivern 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 ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Ivern vs Sona matchups, Sona is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Ivern is a somewhat poor counter for Sona. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Ivern against Sona.

Additional Information for Ivern Players

How We Calculated Our Ivern vs Sona Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sona as Ivern, we analyzed 1,042 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 Ivern 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Ivern to counter Sona during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ivern most often gets less CS as Sona. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Ivern versus Sona build include Redemption, Staff of Flowing Water, and Moonstone Renewer. When Ivern combined at least these three items in his build, he performed much better against Sona than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Ivern had an average win rate of 49.8% when playing against Sona with this build.

To have the greatest chance of defeating Sona as Ivern, you should take the Summon Aery, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Waterwalking, Cosmic Insight, and Future's Market runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for Ivern vs Sona battles, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 49.8% win rate overall.

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