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Sona vs Lulu

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

based on 1,472 Sona vs Lulu matchups
Win Rate
54.3 %
K/D/A
3.2
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked LoL matches each and every week. In our database, Sona fought Lulu 1472 times. With so many matchups for Sona vs Lulu gives us faith in our ability to produce useful stats and a solid build to shatter Lulu. This particular pairing is somewhat rare. Sona fights Lulu in only 1.6% of her matches.

Sona vs Lulu Matchup Summary

Sona has done a great job of beating Lulu. Normally, she wins a fantastic 54.3% of matches the champs oppose each other in. In Sona vs Lulu matches, Sona’s side is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood, implying that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Lulu.

Best Sona vs Lulu Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsTear of the Goddess

Core Sona Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceDream MakerMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

Staff of Flowing WaterArdent CenserEchoes of HeliaZaz'Zak's Realmspike

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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Guide to Countering Lulu as Sona

Tips for Playing as Sona against Lulu

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 Lulu

Lulu excels when opponents heavily commit. Don't give her this chance! Use heavy harass tactics instead to force Lulu and her partner out of lane.

The shots from Lulu's faerie can be intercepted - hide behind your minions to avoid the additional Faerie attacks.

Sona vs Lulu Counter Stats

Sona Image
Win Rate
54.3 %
VS
Win Rate
45.7 %
Lulu Image
1.9
< Kills >
1.4
4.9
< Deaths >
4.7
13.8
< Assists >
13.2
0.38
< Killing Sprees >
0.21
27
< Minions Killed >
28
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.66
< Inhibitors >
0.5
1,569
< Physical Damage >
963
7,591
< Magic Damage >
5,477
483
< True Damage >
471
9,644
< Damage Dealt >
6,912
17,671
< Damage Taken >
15,313
8,417
< Gold Earned >
8,057
2.68
< Towers >
2.08
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
12,701
< Total Healing >
1,969
10,418
< Experience >
10,162
56
< Vision Score >
58
24
< Wards Placed >
25
47
< Time Dealing CC >
244

How to Counter Lulu with Sona in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight several significant Sona versus Lulu matchup stats that can help us interpret the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Sona’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Lulu’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Sona may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Lulu..

Sona typically has a similar longest killing spree as her matchup does. Typically, she takes a similar amount of damage to Lulu. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sona and Lulu

Damage Types Compared

Sona
Lulu
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sona
Lulu

Who is Better, Sona or Lulu?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Sona usually wins when trying to fight Lulu, with a 54.3% win rate. Therefore, Sona makes a great counter to Lulu.

While Sona does have a much higher win rate compared to Lulu, when they face off with one another, Sona also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less challenging character to learn. You don't need to be too worried when picking Sona into Lulu.

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

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Sona vs Lulu 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 team members during teamfights.

Sona is a great counter to Lulu. You will do well by focussing your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Sona against Lulu.

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 Lulu Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lulu as Sona, we analyzed 1,472 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 Lulu 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 Lulu Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Sona to counter Lulu during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sona often accumulates a similar amount of CS as Lulu. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Sona versus Lulu build include Seraph's Embrace, Dream Maker, and Moonstone Renewer. When Sona included at least these three items in her build, she performed much better vs. Lulu than with many other common item sets. In fact, Sona boasted an average win rate of 54.3% when countering Lulu with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Lulu as Sona, Sona players should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Conditioning, and Revitalize runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Sona vs Lulu fights, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 54.3% winrate overall.

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