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Sona vs Shyvana

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

based on 1,318 Sona vs Shyvana matchups
Win Rate
51.9 %
K/D/A
3.26
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated League rounds that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Shyvana as Sona resulted from an examination of 1318 ranked rounds where both champs opposed each other. This matchup is relatively rare. Sona has to counter Shyvana in only 1.4% of her rounds.

Sona vs Shyvana Matchup Summary

Sona does a decent job of beating Shyvana. On average, she wins a acceptable 51.9% of the time the champs fight each other in. In Sona versus Shyvana rounds, Sona’s team is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood, implying that she probably will be able to get first blood against Shyvana.

Best Sona vs Shyvana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Sona Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceDream MakerMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

DawncoreArdent CenserStaff of Flowing WaterEchoes of Helia

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
6
R
7
W
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Guide to Countering Shyvana as Sona

Tips for Playing as Sona against Shyvana

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 Shyvana

All of Shyvana's basic abilities hit multiple enemies in dragon form. It's important for opposing champions to not cluster while fighting her.

Shyvana's Fury Bar indicate her ultimate can be activated. Harassing her when she's low on Fury can be very effective.

A significant portion of Shyvana's power is generated through aggression, making her weak against opponents who are able to keep their distance.

Sona vs Shyvana Counter Stats

Sona Image
Win Rate
51.9 %
VS
Win Rate
48.1 %
Shyvana Image
2.1
< Kills >
5.5
5
< Deaths >
5.6
14.2
< Assists >
6
0.42
< Killing Sprees >
1.28
28
< Minions Killed >
65
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
1.63
0.62
< Inhibitors >
0.51
1,605
< Physical Damage >
4,518
7,951
< Magic Damage >
13,562
563
< True Damage >
913
10,120
< Damage Dealt >
18,994
18,241
< Damage Taken >
32,222
8,503
< Gold Earned >
11,884
2.33
< Towers >
1.7
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.28
12,662
< Total Healing >
12,091
10,733
< Experience >
13,901
52
< Vision Score >
21
23
< Wards Placed >
6
48
< Time Dealing CC >
188

How to Counter Shyvana with Sona in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize several strategic Sona versus Shyvana matchup statistics that may help us understand the differences between this set of champs. Sona’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Shyvana’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Sona may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Shyvana. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Sona normally has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her opponent does. Typically, she receives less damage than Shyvana. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sona and Shyvana

Damage Types Compared

Sona
Shyvana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sona
Shyvana

Who is Better, Sona or Shyvana?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Sona usually wins when facing off against Shyvana, with a 51.9% win rate. Therefore, Sona makes a good counter to Shyvana.

While Sona does have a higher winrate than Shyvana, when facing one another, Sona also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more challenging champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Sona into Shyvana.

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

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

Sona is a decent counter for Shyvana. Focus your actions on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Sona against Shyvana.

Additional Information for Sona Players

How We Calculated Our Sona vs Shyvana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shyvana as Sona, we analyzed 1,318 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 Shyvana 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 truly master Sona to counter Shyvana during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sona on average picks up less CS relative to Shyvana. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Sona versus Shyvana build include Seraph's Embrace, Dream Maker, and Moonstone Renewer. When Sona used at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better vs. Shyvana than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Sona had an average win rate of 51.9% when playing against Shyvana with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest probability of beating Shyvana as Sona, you should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Conditioning, and Revitalize runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for Sona vs Shyvana counterpicks, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 51.9% win rate overall.

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