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Sona vs Sylas

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How to Beat Sylas as Sona

based on 3,079 Sona vs Sylas matchups
Win Rate
51.2 %
K/D/A
3.04
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked LoL matches every week. In our database, Sona did battle with Sylas 3079 times. Having so many matchups for Sona versus Sylas provides us a lot of confidence in our capacity to produce actionable stats and a supported build to defeat Sylas. This particular counter pairing is fairly rare. Sona encounters Sylas in only 3.4% of her matches.

Sona vs Sylas Matchup Summary

Sona has done a decent job of countering Sylas. Typically, she wins a acceptable 51.2% of matches the champs face off with one another in. In Sona versus Sylas rounds, Sona’s side is 0.2% less expected to earn first blood, implying that she probably won't get first blood against Sylas.

Best Sona vs Sylas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeGlowing Mote

Core Sona Items

~22 Mins
Ardent CenserStaff of Flowing WaterMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

DawncoreSeraph's EmbraceRedemptionEchoes 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
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R
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W
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Q
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Guide to Countering Sylas as Sona

Tips for Playing as Sona against Sylas

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 Sylas

Try to fight Sylas when he isn't able to take your ultimate.

Sylas's healthbar can be deceptive, watch out for his Kingslayer!

Sona vs Sylas Counter Stats

Sona Image
Win Rate
51.2 %
VS
Win Rate
48.8 %
Sylas Image
2.2
< Kills >
7.7
5.5
< Deaths >
6.9
14.5
< Assists >
6.3
0.41
< Killing Sprees >
1.77
28
< Minions Killed >
123
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.62
< Inhibitors >
0.37
1,658
< Physical Damage >
562
8,119
< Magic Damage >
20,562
513
< True Damage >
716
10,291
< Damage Dealt >
21,841
17,982
< Damage Taken >
29,317
8,472
< Gold Earned >
11,170
2.4
< Towers >
1.55
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
12,097
< Total Healing >
7,567
10,457
< Experience >
13,215
53
< Vision Score >
20
24
< Wards Placed >
9
46
< Time Dealing CC >
277

How to Counter Sylas with Sona in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify some critical Sona vs. Sylas counter statistics that may help us appreciate the differences and similarities between the two. Sona’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Sylas’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Sona may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Sylas. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Sona normally has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her enemy does. Typically, she receives less damage than Sylas. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Sona and Sylas

Damage Types Compared

Sona
Sylas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sona
Sylas

Who is Better, Sona or Sylas?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Sona usually wins when trying to fight Sylas, with a 51.2% win rate. Therefore, Sona makes a good counter to Sylas.

While Sona does have a higher win rate compared to Sylas, when on opposite teams, Sona also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less challenging character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Sona into Sylas.

Additionally, Sona has a great deal of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Sylas. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing 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 Sylas matchups, Sona is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Sona is a decent counter for Sylas. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Sona against Sylas.

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 Sylas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sylas as Sona, we analyzed 3,079 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 Sylas 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 in order to counter Sylas during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sona often gets a lot less CS compared to Sylas. Champs who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The top items to use in your Sona versus Sylas build consist of Ardent Censer, Staff of Flowing Water, and Moonstone Renewer. When Sona incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better when facing Sylas than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Sona had an average win rate of 51.2% when playing against Sylas with this build.

To have the greatest probability of crushing Sylas 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 used for Sona vs Sylas face-offs, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 51.2% winrate overall.

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