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Sona vs Akshan

How to Beat Akshan as Sona in LoLSona is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Akshan as Sona

based on 1,704 Sona vs Akshan matchups
Win Rate
53.1 %
K/D/A
3.17
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked League rounds every week. Within our dataset, Sona engaged Akshan 1704 times. Using so many matchups for Sona vs Akshan provides us a lot of faith in our capacity to provide enlightening stats and a recommended build to smash Akshan. This champion matchup is relatively rare. Sona encounters Akshan in only 1.9% of her games.

Sona vs Akshan Matchup Summary

Sona has done a good job of beating Akshan. On average, she wins a fantastic 53.1% of matches the champions face off with each other in. In Sona against Akshan rounds, Sona’s side is 0.1% less expected to earn first blood, implying that she probably won't be able to get first blood against Akshan.

Best Sona vs Akshan Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsTear of the Goddess

Core Sona Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceStaff of Flowing WaterMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

DawncoreArdent CenserDream MakerCelestial Opposition

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceGathering Storm
ResolveConditioningRevitalize
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Sona's passive ability p
Sona's q ability q
Sona's w ability w
Sona's e ability e
Sona's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
W
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W
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R
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W
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Guide to Countering Akshan as Sona

Tips for Playing as Sona against Akshan

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.

Sona vs Akshan Counter Stats

Sona Image
Win Rate
53.1 %
VS
Win Rate
46.9 %
Akshan Image
2.2
< Kills >
7.8
5.4
< Deaths >
6.1
14.9
< Assists >
5.4
0.44
< Killing Sprees >
1.76
28
< Minions Killed >
166
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.14
0.63
< Inhibitors >
0.43
1,664
< Physical Damage >
18,583
8,202
< Magic Damage >
3,089
524
< True Damage >
1,080
10,391
< Damage Dealt >
22,753
18,695
< Damage Taken >
20,947
8,607
< Gold Earned >
12,252
2.49
< Towers >
2.11
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
13,267
< Total Healing >
4,103
10,760
< Experience >
13,796
54
< Vision Score >
17
24
< Wards Placed >
8
50
< Time Dealing CC >
52

How to Counter Akshan with Sona in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here highlight several significant Sona against Akshan counter statistics that can help you figure out the distinctions between this pair of champions. As an example, Sona’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Akshan’s ratio of NaN, showing that Sona may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Akshan. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Sona normally has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her opponent does. Commonly, she takes a similar amount of damage to Akshan. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Sona and Akshan

Damage Types Compared

Sona
Akshan
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sona
Akshan

Who is Better, Sona or Akshan?

Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Sona usually wins when facing off against Akshan, with a 53.1% win rate. Therefore, Sona makes a great counter for Akshan.

While Sona does have a higher win rate compared to Akshan, when on opposite teams, Sona also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes her a more challenging champ to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Sona into Akshan.

Moreover, Sona also has a lot of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Akshan. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Sona vs Akshan matchups, Sona is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Sona is a great counter to Akshan. Focus your strategy on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Sona against Akshan.

Other Champion Matchups Against Sona

Sona Loses Against

Miss FortuneMiss Fortune45.4% winrateTrundleTrundle46.6% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser46.9% winrateMaokaiMaokai46.9% winrate

Sona Wins Against

LeBlancLeBlanc57.3% winrateK'SanteK'Sante56.7% winrateKarthusKarthus56.4% winrateJayceJayce56.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Miss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 54.3% 12638 GamesNilahNilah+ 54.3% 1958 GamesSingedSinged+ 54.8% 2050 GamesLilliaLillia+ 55% 5108 Games

Additional Information for Sona Players

How We Calculated Our Sona vs Akshan Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Akshan as Sona, we analyzed 1,704 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 Akshan as Sona 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

Sona Build Akshan Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Sona to counter Akshan during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sona typically accumulates a lot less CS compared to Akshan. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Sona versus Akshan build include Seraph's Embrace, Staff of Flowing Water, and Moonstone Renewer. When Sona used at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better when fighting Akshan than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Sona had an average winrate of 53.1% when playing against Akshan with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of defeating Akshan as Sona, Sona players should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Conditioning, and Revitalize runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Sona vs Akshan counters, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 53.1% winrate overall.

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