Sona vs Aatrox
How to Beat Aatrox as Sona
based on 4,527 Sona vs Aatrox matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Sona vs Aatrox Matchup Summary
Best Sona vs Aatrox Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Aatrox as Sona
Tips for Playing as Sona against Aatrox
Make sure to tag your allies while Sona's auras are active, but avoid getting caught out by enemies.
Save Crescendo for the game-altering moment.
Well-timed uses of Aria of Perseverance will grant you maximum survivability.
Advice to Win Against Aatrox
Aatrox's Infernal Chains are easier to exit when running towards the sides or at Aatrox.
Aatrox's attacks are very telegraphed, so use the time to dodge the hit zones.
Keep your distance when Aatrox uses his Ultimate to prevent him from reviving.
Sona vs Aatrox Counter Stats
How to Counter Aatrox with Sona in LoL
The stats shown on this page show some critical Sona vs. Aatrox counter stats that can help you interpret the distinctions between this set of champions. As an example, Sona’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Aatrox’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Sona may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Aatrox. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.
Sona normally has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her enemy does. Typically, she takes less damage than Aatrox. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Sona and Aatrox
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Who is Better, Sona or Aatrox?
Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Sona usually loses when facing off against Aatrox, with a 47.9% win rate. As a result, Sona makes a bad counter for Aatrox.
While Sona does have a lower win rate than Aatrox, when on opposite teams, Sona also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more difficult champ to develop with. You should be very concerned when picking Sona into Aatrox.
Moreover, Sona has a great deal of utility and CC, a similar amount to Aatrox. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Sona vs Aatrox matchups, Aatrox is the better champion with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Sona is a terribly counter to Aatrox. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Sona against Aatrox.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Sona in order to counter Aatrox 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 pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Sona most often picks up a lot less CS relative to Aatrox. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.
The ideal items to use in your Sona versus Aatrox build include Seraph's Embrace, Dream Maker, and Staff of Flowing Water. When Sona used at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better when facing Aatrox than with many other typical builds. In fact, Sona had an average win rate of 47.9% when countering Aatrox with this counter build.
To have the best probability of coming out on top against Aatrox as Sona, Sona players should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Revitalize, and Conditioning runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Sona vs Aatrox counters, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 47.9% win rate overall.
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