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Sona vs Riven

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How to Beat Riven as Sona

based on 2,947 Sona vs Riven matchups
Win Rate
50 %
K/D/A
3.02
Pick Rate
3.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends games each and every week. Within our database, Sona battled Riven in 2947 games. With so many matchups for Sona vs Riven gives us a lot of confidence in our ability to prepare actionable stats and a supported build to crush your rival. This champ pairing is fairly rare. Sona encounters Riven in only 3.2% of her games.

Sona vs Riven Matchup Summary

Sona has done a ok job of beating Riven. Typically, she wins a acceptable 50.0% of the time the champs oppose each other in. In Sona vs Riven matches, Sona’s team is 0.2% less expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that she probably won't be able to get first blood versus Riven.

Best Sona vs Riven Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeTear of the Goddess

Core Sona Items

~22 Mins
Dream MakerEchoes of HeliaDawncore

Optional Items

RedemptionStaff of Flowing WaterSeraph's EmbraceArdent Censer

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 ForceHealth Scaling
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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Q
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Guide to Countering Riven as Sona

Tips for Playing as Sona against Riven

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 Riven

All of Riven's damage is physical, prioritize high Armor if an opposing Riven gets out of control.

Riven has a great deal of mobility but she cannot move very far with any one skill. Rooting or silencing her during her combo will greatly reduce her effectiveness.

Riven excels at dueling multiple melee attackers at once, as she will be on an almost equal footing damage-wise. If pairing up against Riven, don't go in as double melee until she has expended her full combo.

Sona vs Riven Counter Stats

Sona Image
Win Rate
50 %
VS
Win Rate
50 %
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2.1
< Kills >
6.7
5.4
< Deaths >
5.8
14.2
< Assists >
4.4
0.4
< Killing Sprees >
1.53
28
< Minions Killed >
176
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.62
< Inhibitors >
0.45
1,629
< Physical Damage >
18,441
7,651
< Magic Damage >
56
495
< True Damage >
1,068
9,776
< Damage Dealt >
19,565
18,268
< Damage Taken >
24,175
8,456
< Gold Earned >
11,940
2.43
< Towers >
2.3
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
12,459
< Total Healing >
5,180
10,493
< Experience >
14,651
55
< Vision Score >
16
24
< Wards Placed >
8
47
< Time Dealing CC >
125

How to Counter Riven with Sona in LoL

The stats shown here clarify some influential Sona versus Riven counter stats that may help you grasp the distinctions between this pair of champions. For instance, Sona’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Riven’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Sona may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Riven. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.

Sona often has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than her foe does. On average, she takes less damage than Riven. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sona and Riven

Damage Types Compared

Sona
Riven
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sona
Riven

Who is Better, Sona or Riven?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Sona usually fairs equally well when facing off against Riven, with a 50.0% win rate. Thus, Sona makes an ok counter to Riven.

While Sona does have a higher winrate than Riven, when they face off with one another, Sona also has a much lower difficulty level that makes her a less challenging champ to learn. You should be careful when picking Sona into Riven.

Moreover, Sona also has a very large amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Riven. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Sona vs Riven matchups, Riven is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Sona is a decent counter for Riven. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Sona against Riven.

Additional Information for Sona Players

How We Calculated Our Sona vs Riven Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Riven as Sona, we analyzed 2,947 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 Riven 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Sona to counter Riven during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sona on average racks up a lot less CS relative to Riven. Champs who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Sona versus Riven build include Dream Maker, Echoes of Helia, and Dawncore. When Sona used at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better versus Riven than with most other common item sets. In fact, Sona boasted an average winrate of 50.0% when countering Riven with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of annihilating Riven as Sona, Sona players 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 sets players chose for Sona vs Riven matchups, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.0% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Riven as Sona are given for every ranked division. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to an individual skill level, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.