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Sona vs Leona

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How to Beat Leona as Sona

based on 3,152 Sona vs Leona matchups
Win Rate
48.6 %
K/D/A
2.88
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL rounds that we review every week. Our guide on how to beat Leona as Sona came out of an analysis of 3152 ranked games where both champs fought each other. This counter pairing is fairly rare. Sona fights Leona in only 3.4% of her matches.

Sona vs Leona Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Sona does a poor job of beating Leona. On average, she wins a acceptable 48.6% of games the champions face off with one another in. In Sona versus Leona rounds, Sona’s side is 0.1% less probable to get first blood. This indicates that she probably won't be able to get first blood versus Leona.

Best Sona vs Leona Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Glowing MoteBandleglass Mirror

Core Sona Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceStaff of Flowing WaterMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

DawncoreArdent CenserBloodsongMikael's Blessing

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
9
W
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Q
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R
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Q
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Q
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Leona as Sona

Tips for Playing as Sona against Leona

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 Leona

When Leona activates Eclipse, you have three seconds to get away from her before she deals damage.

Only foes in the center of Solar Flare get stunned, so you can often avoid this if you're quick.

Sona vs Leona Counter Stats

Sona Image
Win Rate
48.6 %
VS
Win Rate
51.4 %
Leona Image
2.2
< Kills >
2
5.8
< Deaths >
5.5
14.5
< Assists >
13.3
0.45
< Killing Sprees >
0.36
28
< Minions Killed >
32
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.59
< Inhibitors >
0.45
1,667
< Physical Damage >
2,676
8,537
< Magic Damage >
6,232
620
< True Damage >
887
10,824
< Damage Dealt >
9,796
18,185
< Damage Taken >
22,090
8,571
< Gold Earned >
8,449
2.36
< Towers >
1.59
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
11,545
< Total Healing >
2,726
10,546
< Experience >
10,299
53
< Vision Score >
54
23
< Wards Placed >
23
50
< Time Dealing CC >
218

How to Counter Leona with Sona in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify some critical Sona against Leona matchup statistics that may help us grasp the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. Sona’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Leona’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Sona may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Leona..

Sona usually has a similar longest kill spree as her matchup does. Typically, she takes less damage than Leona. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sona and Leona

Damage Types Compared

Sona
Leona
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sona
Leona

Who is Better, Sona or Leona?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Sona usually loses when trying to fight Leona, with a 48.6% win rate. Therefore, Sona makes a bad counter to Leona.

While Sona does have a lower win rate than Leona, when on opposite teams, Sona also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more complex character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Sona into Leona.

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

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Sona vs Leona matchups, Leona is the better champion with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Sona is a somewhat poor counter for Leona. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Sona against Leona.

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 Leona Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Leona as Sona, we analyzed 3,152 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 Leona 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Sona to counter Leona during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sona typically gets a similar amount of CS relative to Leona. Champions who on average don't earn much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Sona versus Leona build include Seraph's Embrace, Staff of Flowing Water, and Moonstone Renewer. When Sona used at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better vs Leona than with most other common builds. In fact, Sona boasted an average win rate of 48.6% when playing against Leona with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Leona as Sona, you 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 combinations players used for Sona vs Leona LoL games, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 48.6% winrate overall.

If you want to see Sona x Leona tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a an individual rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. By default, the stats and strategies shown are computed using all rounds played with both champions.