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How to Beat Qiyana as Sona

based on 1,241 Sona vs Qiyana matchups
Win Rate
51.6 %
K/D/A
2.9
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of recently rated League matches that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Qiyana as Sona came out of an analysis of 1241 ranked rounds where both champions fought each other. This particular counter pairing is fairly rare. Sona is forced to battle against Qiyana in only 1.4% of her games.

Sona vs Qiyana Matchup Summary

Sona does a decent job of countering Qiyana. On average, she wins a acceptable 51.6% of games the champs face each other in. In Sona versus Qiyana rounds, Sona’s team is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood. This indicates that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Qiyana.

Best Sona vs Qiyana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsTear of the Goddess

Core Sona Items

~22 Mins
Dream MakerStaff of Flowing WaterMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

Seraph's EmbraceArdent CenserDawncoreZaz'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 Qiyana as Sona

Tips for Playing as Sona against Qiyana

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.

Sona vs Qiyana Counter Stats

Sona Image
Win Rate
51.6 %
VS
Win Rate
48.4 %
Qiyana Image
2.2
< Kills >
8.3
5.8
< Deaths >
6.5
14.6
< Assists >
5.9
0.41
< Killing Sprees >
1.88
28
< Minions Killed >
147
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.21
0.62
< Inhibitors >
0.37
1,652
< Physical Damage >
20,530
8,175
< Magic Damage >
1,903
511
< True Damage >
906
10,338
< Damage Dealt >
23,340
18,927
< Damage Taken >
23,703
8,632
< Gold Earned >
12,194
2.45
< Towers >
1.62
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
12,640
< Total Healing >
3,452
10,696
< Experience >
13,850
55
< Vision Score >
18
24
< Wards Placed >
7
48
< Time Dealing CC >
105

How to Counter Qiyana with Sona in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize some valuable Sona vs. Qiyana matchup statistics that may help you realize the distinctions between the two. For instance, Sona’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Qiyana’s ratio of NaN, showing that Sona may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Qiyana. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.

Sona typically has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than her counter does. Typically, she takes less damage than Qiyana. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also hint 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 Qiyana

Damage Types Compared

Sona
Qiyana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sona
Qiyana

Who is Better, Sona or Qiyana?

Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Sona usually wins when taking on Qiyana, with a 51.6% win rate. Therefore, Sona makes a good counter for Qiyana.

While Sona does have a higher win rate compared to Qiyana, when facing one another, Sona also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes her a less challenging champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Sona into Qiyana.

Additionally, Sona also has a great deal of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Qiyana. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Sona vs Qiyana matchups, Sona is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Sona is a decent counter for Qiyana. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Sona against Qiyana.

Additional Information for Sona Players

How We Calculated Our Sona vs Qiyana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Qiyana as Sona, we analyzed 1,241 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 Qiyana 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Sona to counter Qiyana during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sona most often picks up a lot less CS as Qiyana. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Sona versus Qiyana build include Dream Maker, Staff of Flowing Water, and Moonstone Renewer. When Sona bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better vs. Qiyana than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Sona had an average winrate of 51.6% when playing against Qiyana with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest probability of beating Qiyana 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 players picked for Sona vs Qiyana counter picks, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.6% winrate overall.

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