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Sivir vs Sona

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How to Beat Sona as Sivir

based on 1,293 Sivir vs Sona matchups
Win Rate
44.1 %
K/D/A
2.15
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked League matches that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Sona as Sivir came out of an examination of 1293 ranked rounds where both champions faced each other. This particular counter matchup is fairly rare. Sivir encounters Sona in only 2.3% of her matches.

Sivir vs Sona Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Sivir does a awful job of countering Sona. Typically, she wins a lowly 44.1% of matches the champions fight one another in. In Sivir against Sona rounds, Sivir’s team is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood. This implies that she probably will get first blood against Sona.

Best Sivir vs Sona Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordRecurve Bow

Core Sivir Items

~22 Mins
Lord Dominik's RegardsBloodthirsterNavori Quickblades

Optional Items

Phantom DancerKraken SlayerInfinity EdgeStormrazor

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Sivir's passive ability p
Sivir's q ability q
Sivir's w ability w
Sivir's e ability e
Sivir's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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W
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Q
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W
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Sona as Sivir

Tips for Playing as Sivir against Sona

Sivir's Boomerang Blade returns to her after reaching the max range, so you can shift position to hit enemies who would otherwise have evaded it.

Try saving Spell Shield for enemy abilities that can disable you such as stuns and roots.

Ricochet resets Sivir's basic attack timer on activation, so activating this immediately after landing a normal basic attack will maximize damage output.

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.

Sivir vs Sona Counter Stats

Sivir Image
Win Rate
44.1 %
VS
Win Rate
55.9 %
Sona Image
4.5
< Kills >
2.1
5.5
< Deaths >
4.8
7.3
< Assists >
14.4
1.08
< Killing Sprees >
0.41
190
< Minions Killed >
28
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.65
17,741
< Physical Damage >
1,664
595
< Magic Damage >
8,117
301
< True Damage >
564
18,637
< Damage Dealt >
10,346
18,751
< Damage Taken >
18,510
11,444
< Gold Earned >
8,545
2.38
< Towers >
2.52
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
4,601
< Total Healing >
13,200
12,478
< Experience >
10,850
18
< Vision Score >
53
9
< Wards Placed >
23
27
< Time Dealing CC >
48

How to Counter Sona with Sivir in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature some strategic Sivir versus Sona matchup statistics that may help you explain the differences between the pair. As an example, Sivir’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Sona’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Sivir may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Sona..

Sivir usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her matchup does. Commonly, she receives a similar amount of damage to Sona. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sivir and Sona

Damage Types Compared

Sivir
Sona
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sivir
Sona

Who is Better, Sivir or Sona?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Sivir usually loses when taking on Sona, with a 44.1% win rate. As a result, Sivir makes a poor counter for Sona.

While Sivir does have a much lower win rate compared to Sona, when on opposite teams, Sivir also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more difficult champion to develop with. You should be very concerned when picking Sivir into Sona.

Additionally, Sivir also 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 trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Sivir is a trash counter to Sona. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Sivir against Sona.

Other Champion Matchups Against Sivir

Sivir Loses Against

SingedSinged42.8% winrateAniviaAnivia43.3% winrateLilliaLillia43.4% winrateZileanZilean43.5% winrate

Sivir Wins Against

SejuaniSejuani53.8% winrateLee SinLee Sin53.4% winrateKai'SaKai'Sa53.4% winrateRenektonRenekton53.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

FizzFizz+ 51.9% 2788 GamesMordekaiserMordekaiser+ 52% 3824 GamesLilliaLillia+ 52.3% 3282 GamesRek'SaiRek'Sai+ 52.4% 248 Games

Additional Information for Sivir Players

How We Calculated Our Sivir vs Sona Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sona as Sivir, we analyzed 1,293 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 Sivir 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

Sivir Build Sona Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Sivir in order to counter Sona during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sivir most often gets much more CS relative to Sona. Champs who on average don't earn much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The top items to have in your Sivir versus Sona build consist of Lord Dominik's Regards, Bloodthirster, and Navori Quickblades. When Sivir included at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better when fighting Sona than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Sivir had an average win rate of 44.1% when countering Sona with these items in her kit.

To have the highest chance of crushing Sona as Sivir, you should use the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Sivir vs Sona counter picks, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 44.1% win rate overall.

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