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Sona vs Azir

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How to Beat Azir as Sona

based on 1,595 Sona vs Azir matchups
Win Rate
51.2 %
K/D/A
3.27
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends games that we evaluate every week. This guide on how to beat Azir as Sona came out of an examination of 1595 ranked games where both champs engaged each other. This pairing is fairly rare. Sona fights Azir in only 1.7% of her rounds.

Sona vs Azir Matchup Summary

Sona has done a decent job of countering Azir. Normally, she wins a acceptable 51.2% of games the champs oppose one another in. In Sona against Azir games, Sona’s side is 0.1% more likely to obtain first blood. This implies that she probably will get first blood versus Azir.

Best Sona vs Azir 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 EmbraceDream MakerMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

Ardent CenserStaff of Flowing WaterEchoes of HeliaShurelya's Battlesong

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 ForceArmor
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
5
W
6
R
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W
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Q
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W
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Guide to Countering Azir as Sona

Tips for Playing as Sona against Azir

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 Azir

Try to think of Sand Soldiers as fire. Don't stand in the fire.

Azir relies on his soldiers to deal damage and can only move them so often. Try to capitalize on windows of time when his soldiers are stationary.

Azir has immense damage over a prolonged amount of time but lacks the upfront burst of other mages. Try to burst him out before he can turn a confrontation around.

Sona vs Azir Counter Stats

Sona Image
Win Rate
51.2 %
VS
Win Rate
48.8 %
Azir Image
2.2
< Kills >
5.7
5.1
< Deaths >
5.4
14.5
< Assists >
5.8
0.46
< Killing Sprees >
1.31
29
< Minions Killed >
190
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.63
< Inhibitors >
0.54
1,651
< Physical Damage >
621
8,057
< Magic Damage >
21,742
485
< True Damage >
448
10,193
< Damage Dealt >
22,811
18,066
< Damage Taken >
20,207
8,532
< Gold Earned >
11,749
3.25
< Towers >
2.36
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
13,072
< Total Healing >
2,873
10,579
< Experience >
14,548
54
< Vision Score >
17
24
< Wards Placed >
8
49
< Time Dealing CC >
166

How to Counter Azir with Sona in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here highlight several influential Sona against Azir matchup statistics that can help us appreciate the differences and similarities between this set of champions. Sona’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Azir’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Sona may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Azir. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Sona normally has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her opponent does. On average, she takes a similar amount of damage to Azir. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Sona and Azir

Damage Types Compared

Sona
Azir
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sona
Azir

Who is Better, Sona or Azir?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Sona usually wins when trying to fight Azir, with a 51.2% win rate. Thus, Sona makes a good counter for Azir.

While Sona does have a higher win rate compared to Azir, when facing one another, Sona also has a much lower learning curve that makes her a less time consuming champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Sona into Azir.

Furthermore, Sona has a very large amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Azir. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Sona vs Azir matchups, Sona is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Sona is a decent counter to Azir. Focus your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Sona against Azir.

Other Champion Matchups Against Sona

Sona Loses Against

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Sona Wins Against

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

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Additional Information for Sona Players

How We Calculated Our Sona vs Azir Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Azir as Sona, we analyzed 1,595 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 Azir 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Sona to counter Azir during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sona usually gets a lot less CS relative to Azir. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions 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 require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Sona versus Azir build include Seraph's Embrace, Dream Maker, and Moonstone Renewer. When Sona bought at least these three items in her build, she performed much better vs Azir than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Sona had an average winrate of 51.2% battling Azir with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Azir 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 sets we have analyed for Sona vs Azir fights, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.2% winrate overall.

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