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How to Beat Shaco as Sona

based on 3,347 Sona vs Shaco matchups
Win Rate
52 %
K/D/A
2.98
Pick Rate
3.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends rounds that we evaluate every week. This guide on how to beat Shaco as Sona came out of an evaluation of 3347 ranked matches where both champs faced one another. This particular champ pairing is fairly rare. Sona fights Shaco in only 3.7% of her rounds.

Sona vs Shaco Matchup Summary

Sona has done a good job of beating Shaco. On average, she wins a terrific 52.0% of the time the champions oppose one another in. In Sona versus Shaco games, Sona’s team is 0.2% less probable to obtain first blood. This implies that she probably won't get first blood versus Shaco.

Best Sona vs Shaco Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Faerie CharmTear of the Goddess

Core Sona Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceStaff of Flowing WaterMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

DawncoreRedemptionBloodsongArdent Censer

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal 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
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
Q
9
W
10
Q
11
R
12
Q
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Q
14
E
15
E
16
R

Guide to Countering Shaco as Sona

Tips for Playing as Sona against Shaco

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 Shaco

If Shaco is doing well early-game, it is worth the investment to place Stealth Wards near his Jungle camps.

If Shaco uses Deceive to enter a fight he won't be able to quickly use it again to get away. Work with your team to quickly focus him down.

Sona vs Shaco Counter Stats

Sona Image
Win Rate
52 %
VS
Win Rate
48 %
Shaco Image
2.2
< Kills >
6.5
5.6
< Deaths >
5.7
14.5
< Assists >
7.8
0.43
< Killing Sprees >
1.53
28
< Minions Killed >
34
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
1.07
0.62
< Inhibitors >
0.38
1,654
< Physical Damage >
7,368
8,322
< Magic Damage >
8,942
532
< True Damage >
1,433
10,509
< Damage Dealt >
17,744
19,530
< Damage Taken >
24,926
8,757
< Gold Earned >
11,014
2.42
< Towers >
1.18
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.22
13,508
< Total Healing >
8,887
10,917
< Experience >
12,588
55
< Vision Score >
31
24
< Wards Placed >
10
52
< Time Dealing CC >
599

How to Counter Shaco with Sona in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature some critical Sona versus Shaco matchup statistics that can help us interpret the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Sona’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Shaco’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Sona may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Shaco. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Sona often has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than her opponent does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Shaco. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Sona and Shaco

Damage Types Compared

Sona
Shaco
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sona
Shaco

Who is Better, Sona or Shaco?

Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Sona usually wins when taking on Shaco, with a 52.0% win rate. Thus, Sona makes a good counter for Shaco.

While Sona does have a higher win rate compared to Shaco, when facing one another, Sona also has a much lower difficulty level that makes her a less difficult champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Sona into Shaco.

Moreover, Sona also has a lot of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Shaco. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Sona vs Shaco 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 teamfights.

Sona is a decent counter to Shaco. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Sona against Shaco.

Other Champion Matchups Against Sona

Sona Loses Against

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Sona Wins Against

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Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Sona Players

How We Calculated Our Sona vs Shaco Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shaco as Sona, we analyzed 3,347 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 Shaco 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 in order to counter Shaco during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sona usually picks up a similar amount of CS as Shaco. Champs who typically don't take much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Sona versus Shaco build include Seraph's Embrace, Staff of Flowing Water, and Moonstone Renewer. When Sona used at least these three items in her build, she performed much better vs. Shaco than with many other common item sets. In fact, Sona boasted an average win rate of 52.0% when countering Shaco with this build.

To have the best probability of vanquishing Shaco as Sona, you should use 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 picked for Sona vs Shaco face-offs, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 52.0% winrate overall.

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