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How to Win Sona vs Jarvan IV Counter MatchupSona is in the a tier of champions

Sona vs Jarvan IV

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

based on 1,313 Sona vs Jarvan IV matchups
Win Rate
51.6 %
K/D/A
2.95
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup stats from the millions of rated League of Legends rounds that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Jarvan IV as Sona came out of an examination of 1313 ranked matches where both champions faced off against one another. This champion matchup is somewhat rare. Sona fights Jarvan IV in only 1.4% of her matches.

Sona vs Jarvan IV Matchup Summary

Sona has done a decent job of beating Jarvan IV. Typically, she wins a acceptable 51.6% of the time the champs oppose each other in. In Sona against Jarvan IV rounds, Sona’s team is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood, indicating that she probably won't get first blood versus Jarvan IV.

Best Sona vs Jarvan IV Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsGlowing Mote

Core Sona Items

~22 Mins
Ardent CenserStaff of Flowing WaterMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

DawncoreSeraph's EmbraceEchoes of HeliaCelestial 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 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
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R
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W
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Q
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Guide to Countering Jarvan IV as Sona

Tips for Playing as Sona against Jarvan IV

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 Jarvan IV

Cataclysm's terrain is a frightening force to fight against, but movement abilities can go through it.

Keep out of the path between Jarvan IV and his Demacian Standard to avoid being knocked up in the air.

Sona vs Jarvan IV Counter Stats

Sona Image
Win Rate
51.6 %
VS
Win Rate
48.4 %
Jarvan IV Image
2.1
< Kills >
5.2
5.6
< Deaths >
5.6
14.4
< Assists >
11.9
0.41
< Killing Sprees >
1.2
28
< Minions Killed >
37
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
1.37
0.61
< Inhibitors >
0.51
1,635
< Physical Damage >
12,573
7,829
< Magic Damage >
1,279
520
< True Damage >
775
9,984
< Damage Dealt >
14,628
18,450
< Damage Taken >
30,387
8,505
< Gold Earned >
11,152
2.39
< Towers >
1.92
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.29
12,353
< Total Healing >
12,253
10,513
< Experience >
12,810
55
< Vision Score >
25
24
< Wards Placed >
7
48
< Time Dealing CC >
473

How to Counter Jarvan IV with Sona in LoL

The stats provided here highlight several critical Sona versus Jarvan IV matchup stats that may help you grasp the differences between the two. As an example, Sona’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Jarvan IV’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Sona may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Jarvan IV..

Sona often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her matchup does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Jarvan IV. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sona and Jarvan IV

Damage Types Compared

Sona
Jarvan IV
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sona
Jarvan IV

Who is Better, Sona or Jarvan IV?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Sona usually wins when facing off against Jarvan IV, with a 51.6% win rate. As a result, Sona makes a good counter for Jarvan IV.

While Sona does have a higher win rate compared to Jarvan IV, when on opposite teams, Sona also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Sona into Jarvan IV.

Furthermore, Sona also has a lot of utility and CC, a similar amount to Jarvan IV. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Sona vs Jarvan IV matchups, Sona is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Sona is a decent counter to Jarvan IV. Focus your tactics on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Sona against Jarvan IV.

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 Jarvan IV Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Jarvan IV as Sona, we analyzed 1,313 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 Jarvan IV 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 Jarvan IV during both the laning 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 mind the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sona usually accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Jarvan IV. Champs who on average don't take much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to have in your Sona versus Jarvan IV build include Ardent Censer, Staff of Flowing Water, and Moonstone Renewer. When Sona included at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better vs. Jarvan IV than with most other typical builds. In fact, Sona boasted an average win rate of 51.6% when countering Jarvan IV with this build.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing Jarvan IV as Sona, Sona players should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Conditioning, and Revitalize runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Sona vs Jarvan IV fights, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.6% winrate overall.

If you would like to view Sona vs Jarvan IV tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a specific player tier, please choose one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the statistics and build suggestions given are computed using all games run with these champs.