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Sona vs Rakan

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How to Beat Rakan as Sona

based on 2,628 Sona vs Rakan matchups
Win Rate
49.6 %
K/D/A
3.04
Pick Rate
2.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked LoL games every week. In our dataset, Sona battled Rakan in 2628 matches. With so many matchups for Sona vs Rakan gives us confidence in our capacity to provide useful statistics and a pro build to obliterate your opposition. This matchup is relatively rare. Sona has to counter Rakan in only 2.9% of her matches.

Sona vs Rakan Matchup Summary

Sona has done a ok job of countering Rakan. Normally, she wins a acceptable 49.6% of games the champs battle each other in. In Sona vs Rakan rounds, Sona’s team is 0.0% more likely to get first blood. This indicates that she most likely will get first blood versus Rakan.

Best Sona vs Rakan Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Faerie CharmTear of the Goddess

Core Sona Items

~22 Mins
Dream MakerMoonstone RenewerDawncore

Optional Items

Shurelya's BattlesongArdent CenserRedemptionStaff of Flowing Water

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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Guide to Countering Rakan as Sona

Tips for Playing as Sona against Rakan

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 Rakan

Champions with crowd control that can be applied quickly excel against Rakan.

Catching Rakan with no allies around severely inhibits his mobility. Try to find him alone.

Rakan's movement abilities forecast their destination. Try to use this to your advantage.

Sona vs Rakan Counter Stats

Sona Image
Win Rate
49.6 %
VS
Win Rate
50.4 %
Rakan Image
2
< Kills >
1.4
5.2
< Deaths >
4.8
13.8
< Assists >
13.6
0.39
< Killing Sprees >
0.22
28
< Minions Killed >
31
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.6
< Inhibitors >
0.48
1,686
< Physical Damage >
1,142
7,972
< Magic Damage >
4,727
512
< True Damage >
698
10,171
< Damage Dealt >
6,568
17,499
< Damage Taken >
18,920
8,327
< Gold Earned >
8,053
2.41
< Towers >
1.84
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0
11,615
< Total Healing >
5,815
10,259
< Experience >
9,981
54
< Vision Score >
63
24
< Wards Placed >
30
49
< Time Dealing CC >
160

How to Counter Rakan with Sona in LoL

The stats shown here feature several significant Sona against Rakan matchup statistics that can help us appreciate the distinctions between this pair of champions. As an example, Sona’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Rakan’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Sona may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Rakan..

Sona normally has a similar longest killing spree as her foe does. Commonly, she takes a similar amount of damage to Rakan. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sona and Rakan

Damage Types Compared

Sona
Rakan
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sona
Rakan

Who is Better, Sona or Rakan?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Sona usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Rakan, with a 49.6% win rate. Therefore, Sona makes an ok counter for Rakan.

While Sona does have a lower winrate than Rakan, when on opposite teams, Sona also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less difficult character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Sona into Rakan.

Additionally, Sona also has a great amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Rakan. 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 for every situation in League of Legends, in Sona vs Rakan matchups, Rakan is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Sona is a somewhat poor counter for Rakan. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Sona against Rakan.

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 Rakan Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rakan as Sona, we analyzed 2,628 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 Rakan 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 Rakan during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sona most often picks up a similar amount of CS as Rakan. Champs who typically don't get much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to have in your Sona versus Rakan build include Dream Maker, Moonstone Renewer, and Dawncore. When Sona included at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better when facing Rakan than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Sona had an average win rate of 49.6% battling Rakan with this build.

To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Rakan 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 Rakan face-offs, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 49.6% win rate overall.

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