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How to Win Rammus vs Sona Counter MatchupRammus is in the a tier of champions

Rammus vs Sona

How to Beat Sona as Rammus in LoLRammus is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Sona as Rammus

based on 1,555 Rammus vs Sona matchups
Win Rate
48.7 %
K/D/A
2.81
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League games each and every week. In our data, Rammus faced Sona in 1555 matches. With so many matchups for Rammus versus Sona gives us a lot of faith in our capability to prepare useful statistics and a solid build to crush Sona. This particular counter pairing is somewhat rare. Rammus has to counter Sona in only 2.2% of his games.

Rammus vs Sona Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Rammus has done a poor job of countering Sona. Typically, he wins a acceptable 48.7% of the time the champs clash against each other in. In Rammus against Sona games, Rammus’s team is 0.1% more probable to get first blood. This indicates that he probably will get first blood versus Sona.

Best Rammus vs Sona Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBramble Vest

Core Rammus Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailRanduin's Omen

Optional Items

Dead Man's PlateJak'Sho, The ProteanForce of NatureHollow Radiance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveAftershockFont of LifeConditioningUnflinching
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Alacrity
Attack SpeedArmorArmor
Rammus's passive ability p
Rammus's q ability q
Rammus's w ability w
Rammus's e ability e
Rammus's ultimate ability r
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W
2
Q
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Sona as Rammus

Tips for Playing as Rammus against Sona

Powerball can be used as an effective escape mechanism.

Tremors and Defensive Ball Curl can be used late in the game to obliterate towers. If you're bogged down in a team fight, it is often valuable to break off and attack the buildings.

Using taunt on a champion by your tower can cause the tower to attack your enemy.

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.

Rammus vs Sona Counter Stats

Rammus Image
Win Rate
48.7 %
VS
Win Rate
51.3 %
Sona Image
3.8
< Kills >
2.3
5.2
< Deaths >
5.5
10.8
< Assists >
14.4
0.86
< Killing Sprees >
0.43
31
< Minions Killed >
28
1.21
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.59
2,351
< Physical Damage >
1,630
11,002
< Magic Damage >
8,782
696
< True Damage >
664
14,050
< Damage Dealt >
11,076
30,708
< Damage Taken >
19,003
10,373
< Gold Earned >
8,638
1.13
< Towers >
2.4
0.29
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
12,533
< Total Healing >
12,718
12,658
< Experience >
10,616
20
< Vision Score >
53
7
< Wards Placed >
23
601
< Time Dealing CC >
55

How to Counter Sona with Rammus in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore some influential Rammus against Sona counter statistics that may help you realize the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Rammus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Sona’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Rammus may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Sona..

Rammus often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Sona. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rammus and Sona

Damage Types Compared

Rammus
Sona
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rammus
Sona

Who is Better, Rammus or Sona?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Rammus usually loses when taking on Sona, with a 48.7% win rate. Thus, Rammus makes a poor counter for Sona.

While Rammus does have a lower winrate than Sona, when facing one another, Rammus also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Rammus into Sona.

Moreover, Rammus has a very large amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Sona. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, 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 Rammus vs Sona matchups, Sona is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Rammus is a somewhat poor counter to Sona. Focus your actions on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Rammus against Sona.

Other Champion Matchups Against Rammus

Rammus Loses Against

LilliaLillia40.7% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser43.3% winrateSwainSwain44.2% winrateBrandBrand45.6% winrate

Rammus Wins Against

QuinnQuinn59.5% winrateKindredKindred57.6% winrateGnarGnar57.2% winrateYuumiYuumi57% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

RengarRengar+ 55.2% 422 GamesAurelion SolAurelion Sol+ 55.3% 1217 GamesLilliaLillia+ 56.2% 596 GamesShyvanaShyvana+ 57.1% 238 Games

Additional Information for Rammus Players

How We Calculated Our Rammus vs Sona Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sona as Rammus, we analyzed 1,555 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 Rammus 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

Rammus Build Sona Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Rammus in order to counter Sona during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rammus typically picks up a similar amount of CS as Sona. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Rammus versus Sona build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Randuin's Omen. When Rammus used at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better vs. Sona than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Rammus boasted an average win rate of 48.7% when countering Sona with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of beating Sona as Rammus, Rammus players should take the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Unflinching, Triumph, and Legend: Alacrity runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Rammus vs Sona LoL games, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.7% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Sona as Rammus are presented for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to a particular skill level, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.