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Sona vs Graves

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How to Beat Graves as Sona

based on 4,231 Sona vs Graves matchups
Win Rate
52 %
K/D/A
3.18
Pick Rate
4.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked League games that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Graves as Sona resulted from an examination of 4231 ranked matches where both champs fought each other. This champion pairing is fairly uncommon. Sona is forced to battle against Graves in only 4.6% of her matches.

Sona vs Graves Matchup Summary

Sona has done a good job of beating Graves. Normally, she wins a whopping 52.0% of the time the champions fight one another in. In Sona versus Graves matches, Sona’s team is 0.1% less expected to obtain first blood. This implies that she probably won't get first blood versus Graves.

Best Sona vs Graves Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Glowing MoteBandleglass Mirror

Core Sona Items

~22 Mins
BloodsongStaff of Flowing WaterMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

DawncoreSeraph's EmbraceArdent CenserRedemption

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
Ability HasteAdaptive 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
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
Q
9
W
10
Q
11
R
12
Q
13
Q
14
E
15
E
16
R

Guide to Countering Graves as Sona

Tips for Playing as Sona against Graves

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 Graves

Leaving the Smoke Screen's area of effect removes the harmful effect immediately.

Graves deals mostly physical damage so Armor is an effective counter.

Sona vs Graves Counter Stats

Sona Image
Win Rate
52 %
VS
Win Rate
48 %
Graves Image
2.1
< Kills >
6.7
5.1
< Deaths >
5.5
14.1
< Assists >
6.7
0.4
< Killing Sprees >
1.54
29
< Minions Killed >
51
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
1.58
0.61
< Inhibitors >
0.47
1,601
< Physical Damage >
16,914
7,884
< Magic Damage >
763
470
< True Damage >
1,423
9,956
< Damage Dealt >
19,101
18,391
< Damage Taken >
28,590
8,460
< Gold Earned >
12,315
2.46
< Towers >
1.67
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.35
13,373
< Total Healing >
13,518
10,530
< Experience >
13,902
55
< Vision Score >
23
24
< Wards Placed >
6
47
< Time Dealing CC >
494

How to Counter Graves with Sona in LoL

The stats shown here feature several valuable Sona against Graves counter stats that can help you grasp the differences between the pair. For instance, Sona’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Graves’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Sona may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Graves. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.

Sona typically has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her foe does. On average, she receives less damage than Graves. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Sona and Graves

Damage Types Compared

Sona
Graves
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sona
Graves

Who is Better, Sona or Graves?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Sona usually wins when trying to fight Graves, with a 52.0% win rate. Therefore, Sona makes a good counter for Graves.

While Sona does have a higher win rate compared to Graves, when facing one another, Sona also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more time consuming champ to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Sona into Graves.

Additionally, Sona has a great amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Graves. 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 one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Sona vs Graves matchups, Sona is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Sona is a decent counter to Graves. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Sona against Graves.

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

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Sona Players

How We Calculated Our Sona vs Graves Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Graves as Sona, we analyzed 4,231 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 Graves 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 in order to counter Graves during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sona often racks up less CS compared to Graves. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The best items to have in your Sona versus Graves build consist of Bloodsong, Staff of Flowing Water, and Moonstone Renewer. When Sona incorporated at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better vs. Graves than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Sona had an average win rate of 52.0% when playing against Graves with these items in her kit.

To have the best chance of coming out on top against Graves as Sona, you 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 players chose for Sona vs Graves LoL games, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 52.0% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Graves as Sona are given for all skill levels combined. To filter the stats and builds to an individual skill level, you can use the selection menu earlier on the page.