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Sona vs Jinx

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How to Beat Jinx as Sona

based on 4,731 Sona vs Jinx matchups
Win Rate
50.3 %
K/D/A
3.06
Pick Rate
5.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends rounds that we get from Riot Games every week. Our guide on how to beat Jinx as Sona came out of an analysis of 4731 ranked rounds where both champions faced one another. This particular matchup is somewhat uncommon. Sona fights Jinx in only 5.2% of her rounds.

Sona vs Jinx Matchup Summary

Sona has done a average job of countering Jinx. Normally, she wins a acceptable 50.3% of the time the champs oppose one another in. In Sona versus Jinx matches, Sona’s side is 0.1% less likely to obtain first blood, implying that she most likely won't get first blood against Jinx.

Best Sona vs Jinx 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

DawncoreArdent CenserSeraph's EmbraceMorellonomicon

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Sona to level upq
>
Second ability for Sona to level upw
>
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
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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W
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Guide to Countering Jinx as Sona

Tips for Playing as Sona against Jinx

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 Jinx

Jinx's ultimate does less damage the closer you are to her.

Jinx's minigun takes time to ramp up. If you see her poking with rockets try to jump on her and burst her down.

Jinx's snare grenades have a long cooldown and are her primary means of protecting herself. If she misses with them she will have a hard time escaping if engaged upon.

Sona vs Jinx Counter Stats

Sona Image
Win Rate
50.3 %
VS
Win Rate
49.7 %
Jinx Image
2.1
< Kills >
6.3
5.3
< Deaths >
5.6
14.1
< Assists >
6.9
0.4
< Killing Sprees >
1.49
27
< Minions Killed >
173
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.26
0.61
< Inhibitors >
0.53
1,610
< Physical Damage >
18,512
7,904
< Magic Damage >
942
517
< True Damage >
365
10,031
< Damage Dealt >
19,820
18,252
< Damage Taken >
18,801
8,429
< Gold Earned >
11,669
2.41
< Towers >
2.54
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
12,254
< Total Healing >
4,763
10,448
< Experience >
12,061
52
< Vision Score >
17
23
< Wards Placed >
8
48
< Time Dealing CC >
94

How to Counter Jinx with Sona in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify several influential Sona vs. Jinx counter stats that may help us grasp the differences between the two. For instance, Sona’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Jinx’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Sona may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Jinx. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Sona usually has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than her matchup does. On average, she takes a similar amount of damage to Jinx. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sona and Jinx

Damage Types Compared

Sona
Jinx
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sona
Jinx

Who is Better, Sona or Jinx?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Sona usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Jinx, with a 50.3% win rate. Therefore, Sona makes an ok counter to Jinx.

While Sona does have a higher win rate compared to Jinx, when on opposite teams, Sona also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less complex champion to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Sona into Jinx.

Moreover, Sona also has a great amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Jinx. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Sona vs Jinx matchups, Sona is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Sona is a decent counter to Jinx. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Sona against Jinx.

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

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Additional Information for Sona Players

How We Calculated Our Sona vs Jinx Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Jinx as Sona, we analyzed 4,731 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 Jinx 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 Jinx during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sona most often accumulates a lot less CS relative to Jinx. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Sona versus Jinx build consist of Bloodsong, Staff of Flowing Water, and Moonstone Renewer. When Sona bought at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better vs. Jinx than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Sona boasted an average winrate of 50.3% battling Jinx with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Jinx as Sona, you should take the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Conditioning, and Revitalize runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Sona vs Jinx battles, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.3% winrate overall.

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