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

Sona vs Karthus

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

based on 1,119 Sona vs Karthus matchups
Win Rate
56.4 %
K/D/A
3.35
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL matches that we review each week. Our guide on how to beat Karthus as Sona came out of an analysis of 1119 ranked rounds where both champions faced one another. This champ pairing is somewhat rare. Sona encounters Karthus in only 1.2% of her games.

Sona vs Karthus Matchup Summary

Sona has done a great job of countering Karthus. Normally, she wins a whopping 56.4% of games the champions battle each other in. In Sona against Karthus rounds, Sona’s team is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood, implying that she probably will get first blood against Karthus.

Best Sona vs Karthus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsTear of the Goddess

Core Sona Items

~22 Mins
Ardent CenserStaff of Flowing WaterMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

Seraph's EmbraceDawncoreDream MakerEchoes of Helia

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
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
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Q
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W
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Q
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Guide to Countering Karthus as Sona

Tips for Playing as Sona against Karthus

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 Karthus

Karthus can cast spells for a short duration after he is killed. Move away from his corpse to be safe.

Make sure you always have enough health to survive Requiem, even if you have to go back to the base more frequently to heal.

Sona vs Karthus Counter Stats

Sona Image
Win Rate
56.4 %
VS
Win Rate
43.6 %
Karthus Image
2.4
< Kills >
6.3
5.4
< Deaths >
7
15.7
< Assists >
8.7
0.5
< Killing Sprees >
1.45
30
< Minions Killed >
85
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.96
0.68
< Inhibitors >
0.27
1,649
< Physical Damage >
227
8,445
< Magic Damage >
27,222
546
< True Damage >
1,745
10,641
< Damage Dealt >
29,195
20,822
< Damage Taken >
28,387
8,975
< Gold Earned >
12,207
2.56
< Towers >
1.03
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.24
15,012
< Total Healing >
9,190
11,351
< Experience >
14,175
55
< Vision Score >
18
24
< Wards Placed >
7
49
< Time Dealing CC >
223

How to Counter Karthus with Sona in LoL

The stats provided here feature some influential Sona against Karthus counter stats that can help you interpret the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Sona’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Karthus’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Sona may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Karthus. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.

Sona normally has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her foe does. On average, she takes less damage than Karthus. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sona and Karthus

Damage Types Compared

Sona
Karthus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sona
Karthus

Who is Better, Sona or Karthus?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Sona usually wins when taking on Karthus, with a 56.4% win rate. Thus, Sona makes a fantastic counter for Karthus.

While Sona does have a much higher win rate than Karthus, when facing one another, Sona also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less time consuming character to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Sona into Karthus.

Moreover, Sona also has a great deal of utility and CC, a similar amount to Karthus. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Sona vs Karthus matchups, Sona is the better champ with a noticably 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 great counter for Karthus. Focus your play on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Sona against Karthus.

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 Karthus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Karthus as Sona, we analyzed 1,119 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 Karthus 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 Karthus Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Sona in order to counter Karthus during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sona on average racks up less CS as Karthus. Champs who typically don't get much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The best items to use in your Sona versus Karthus build consist of Ardent Censer, Staff of Flowing Water, and Moonstone Renewer. When Sona combined at least these three items in her build, she performed much better vs. Karthus than with most other common item sets. In fact, Sona boasted an average win rate of 56.4% when countering Karthus with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Karthus as Sona, you should take the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Conditioning, and Revitalize runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Sona vs Karthus matchups, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 56.4% winrate overall.

If you would like to view Sona versus Karthus tips and counter builds for a an individual rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu shown above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and strategies shown are calculated using every game with data with these champs.