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Sona vs Syndra

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How to Beat Syndra as Sona

based on 2,050 Sona vs Syndra matchups
Win Rate
50.7 %
K/D/A
3.02
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends matches that we review each week. Our guide on how to beat Syndra as Sona resulted from an examination of 2050 ranked games where both champions clashed against each other. This pairing is somewhat rare. Sona is forced to battle against Syndra in only 2.2% of her rounds.

Sona vs Syndra Matchup Summary

Sona does a average job of countering Syndra. On average, she wins a acceptable 50.7% of matches the champs fight one another in. In Sona versus Syndra rounds, Sona’s team is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood, implying that she probably will get first blood versus Syndra.

Best Sona vs Syndra Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsGlowing Mote

Core Sona Items

~22 Mins
Ardent CenserStaff of Flowing WaterMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

DawncoreSeraph's EmbraceRedemptionDream Maker

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
8
Q
9
W
10
Q
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R
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Q
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Syndra as Sona

Tips for Playing as Sona against Syndra

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 Syndra

Get boots early when playing against Syndra, they'll help you avoid many of her spells.

Attack Syndra after she's used Scatter the Weak, it has a long cooldown so she'll be vulnerable.

At max rank Syndra's spells gain bonus effects and change in appearance.

Sona vs Syndra Counter Stats

Sona Image
Win Rate
50.7 %
VS
Win Rate
49.3 %
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2.1
< Kills >
6.5
5.4
< Deaths >
5.4
14.2
< Assists >
6.4
0.41
< Killing Sprees >
1.51
28
< Minions Killed >
182
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.62
< Inhibitors >
0.45
1,628
< Physical Damage >
879
8,038
< Magic Damage >
20,377
496
< True Damage >
1,755
10,162
< Damage Dealt >
23,012
18,699
< Damage Taken >
17,283
8,590
< Gold Earned >
12,121
2.45
< Towers >
1.89
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
13,154
< Total Healing >
1,661
10,690
< Experience >
14,358
55
< Vision Score >
20
24
< Wards Placed >
10
47
< Time Dealing CC >
383

How to Counter Syndra with Sona in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize several critical Sona against Syndra counter statistics that may help us realize the distinctions between the two. As an example, Sona’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Syndra’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Sona may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Syndra. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Sona typically has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than her opponent does. Typically, she takes a similar amount of damage to Syndra. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sona and Syndra

Damage Types Compared

Sona
Syndra
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sona
Syndra

Who is Better, Sona or Syndra?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Sona usually fairs equally well when playing against Syndra, with a 50.7% win rate. As a result, Sona makes an ok counter for Syndra.

While Sona does have a higher win rate than Syndra, when facing one another, Sona also has a much lower learning curve that makes her a less time consuming character to learn. You should be careful when picking Sona into Syndra.

Furthermore, Sona has a lot of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Syndra. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Sona vs Syndra matchups, Sona 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 late stage team fights.

Sona is a decent counter for Syndra. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Sona against Syndra.

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 Syndra Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Syndra as Sona, we analyzed 2,050 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 Syndra 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 learn all of the intricacies of Sona to counter Syndra during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sona often picks up a lot less CS relative to Syndra. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Sona versus Syndra build consist of Ardent Censer, Staff of Flowing Water, and Moonstone Renewer. When Sona used at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better vs. Syndra than with many other common builds. In fact, Sona boasted an average winrate of 50.7% when countering Syndra with these items in her kit.

To have the best chance of defeating Syndra 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 we have analyed for Sona vs Syndra matchups, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.7% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Syndra as Sona are presented for all ranked divisions. If you want to scope the statistics and builds to a specific player tier, you should use the selection menu located at the top of this page.