Background Image
How to Win Lulu vs Sona Counter MatchupLulu is in the b tier of champions

Lulu vs Sona

How to Beat Sona as Lulu in LoLLulu is in the a tier of champions
SupportMage
SupportMage

How to Beat Sona as Lulu

based on 1,472 Lulu vs Sona matchups
Win Rate
45.7 %
K/D/A
3.11
Pick Rate
2.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of recently rated League rounds that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Sona as Lulu came out of an examination of 1472 ranked games where both champions clashed against one another. This particular pairing is somewhat rare. Lulu encounters Sona in only 2.6% of her rounds.

Lulu vs Sona Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Lulu does a awful job of beating Sona. Normally, she wins a lowly 45.7% of games the champions face each other in. In Lulu versus Sona matches, Lulu’s team is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood, indicating that she probably will get first blood against Sona.

Best Lulu vs Sona Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Faerie CharmAmplifying Tome

Core Lulu Items

~22 Mins
Mikael's BlessingArdent CenserDream Maker

Optional Items

RedemptionShurelya's BattlesongMoonstone RenewerStaff of Flowing Water

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Lulu to level upe
>
Second ability for Lulu to level upw
>
Last skill for Lulu to max outq

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Lulu's passive ability p
Lulu's q ability q
Lulu's w ability w
Lulu's e ability e
Lulu's ultimate ability r
1
E
2
W
3
Q
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
W
9
E
10
W
11
R
12
W
13
W
14
Q
15
Q
16
R

Guide to Countering Sona as Lulu

Tips for Playing as Lulu against Sona

Glitterlance can be fired at odd angles depending on where your cursor is - Moving your cursor closer to Pix and Lulu will change your area of effect size considerably.

Consider casting Help, Pix! on ranged attackers for the Pix boost and Wild Growth on Tanks or Fighters for the added initiation power.

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.

Lulu vs Sona Counter Stats

Lulu Image
Win Rate
45.7 %
VS
Win Rate
54.3 %
Sona Image
1.4
< Kills >
1.9
4.7
< Deaths >
4.9
13.2
< Assists >
13.8
0.21
< Killing Sprees >
0.38
28
< Minions Killed >
27
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.66
963
< Physical Damage >
1,569
5,477
< Magic Damage >
7,591
471
< True Damage >
483
6,912
< Damage Dealt >
9,644
15,313
< Damage Taken >
17,671
8,057
< Gold Earned >
8,417
2.08
< Towers >
2.68
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
1,969
< Total Healing >
12,701
10,162
< Experience >
10,418
58
< Vision Score >
56
25
< Wards Placed >
24
244
< Time Dealing CC >
47

How to Counter Sona with Lulu in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight some valuable Lulu against Sona matchup statistics that can help you appreciate the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Lulu’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Sona’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Lulu may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Sona..

Lulu normally has a similar longest kill spree as her counter does. Commonly, she receives a similar amount of damage to Sona. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Lulu and Sona

Damage Types Compared

Lulu
Sona
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Lulu
Sona

Who is Better, Lulu or Sona?

Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Lulu usually loses when trying to fight Sona, with a 45.7% win rate. Thus, Lulu makes a bad counter to Sona.

While Lulu does have a much lower winrate than Sona, when on opposite teams, Lulu also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more difficult character to develop with. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Lulu into Sona.

Furthermore, Lulu also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Sona. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Lulu 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 team members during teamfights.

Lulu is a garbage counter to Sona. Focus your actions on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Lulu against Sona.

Additional Information for Lulu Players

How We Calculated Our Lulu vs Sona Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sona as Lulu, we analyzed 1,472 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 Lulu 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

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Lulu in order to counter Sona during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Lulu on average picks up a similar amount of CS as Sona. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Lulu versus Sona build include Mikael's Blessing, Ardent Censer, and Dream Maker. When Lulu combined at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better against Sona than with many other typical builds. In fact, Lulu had an average winrate of 45.7% battling Sona with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Sona as Lulu, you should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Lulu vs Sona matchups, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 45.7% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Sona as Lulu are presented for all ranked divisions combined. To filter the stats and builds to a specific division, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.