LeBlanc vs Sona
How to Beat Sona as LeBlanc
based on 1,416 LeBlanc vs Sona matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
LeBlanc vs Sona Matchup Summary
Best LeBlanc vs Sona Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Sona as LeBlanc
Tips for Playing as LeBlanc against Sona
Using Distortion can help your positioning to land Ethereal Chains.
You can chain Sigil of Malice and Ethereal Chains to prevent characters with blink from escaping for up to 4 seconds.
Distortion allows you to be aggressive with your other spells while being able to return to safety.
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.
LeBlanc vs Sona Counter Stats
How to Counter Sona with LeBlanc in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight several critical LeBlanc versus Sona counter stats that can help us distinguish the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, LeBlanc’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Sona’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that LeBlanc may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Sona. This observation is largely fueled by the difference in kills.
LeBlanc usually has a much larger longest killing spree than her counter does. On average, she takes more damage than Sona. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between LeBlanc and Sona
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Who is Better, LeBlanc or Sona?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, LeBlanc usually loses when trying to fight Sona, with a 42.7% win rate. As a result, LeBlanc makes a bad counter to Sona.
While LeBlanc does have a much lower win rate compared to Sona, when facing one another, LeBlanc also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more complex champ to learn and master. You should be very concerned when picking LeBlanc into Sonaas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, LeBlanc has almost no 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 one best champion in League of Legends, in LeBlanc vs Sona matchups, Sona is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
LeBlanc is a garbage counter to Sona. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as LeBlanc against Sona.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master LeBlanc 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 lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
LeBlanc on average gets much more CS as Sona. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions 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 surpass the values reported on this page to do well.
The most important items to prioritize in your LeBlanc versus Sona build include Zhonya's Hourglass, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When LeBlanc bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better countering Sona than with most other common item sets. In fact, LeBlanc boasted an average win rate of 42.7% battling Sona with these items in her kit.
To have the best chance of vanquishing Sona as LeBlanc, LeBlanc players should take the Fleet Footwork, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for LeBlanc vs Sona clashes, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 42.7% winrate overall.
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