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How to Beat Talon as Sona

based on 2,001 Sona vs Talon matchups
Win Rate
51.3 %
K/D/A
2.96
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League of Legends games every week. Within our data, Sona faced off against Talon in 2001 rounds. Including so many matchups for Sona vs Talon provides us a lot of faith in our ability to prepare actionable statistics and a solid build to obliterate your opposition. This champ pairing is relatively rare. Sona has to counter Talon in only 2.2% of her games.

Sona vs Talon Matchup Summary

Sona has done a decent job of countering Talon. On average, she wins a acceptable 51.3% of games the champs face each other in. In Sona vs Talon rounds, Sona’s team is 0.1% less probable to obtain first blood. This implies that she probably won't be able to get first blood versus Talon.

Best Sona vs Talon Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Faerie CharmBandleglass Mirror

Core Sona Items

~22 Mins
Staff of Flowing WaterMoonstone RenewerDawncore

Optional Items

Seraph's EmbraceRedemptionArdent CenserZaz'Zak's Realmspike

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 BandTranscendenceScorch
PrecisionPresence of MindCut Down
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
6
R
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W
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Q
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Guide to Countering Talon as Sona

Tips for Playing as Sona against Talon

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 Talon

Talon is heavily reliant on Shadow Assault to escape a fight. When it is down he's significantly more vulnerable.

Talon has unrivaled roaming ability. Make sure to keep track of his position or force him to stay in lane by pushing aggressively.

Talon's attacks are all physical damage. Build armor early to counter his burst damage.

Sona vs Talon Counter Stats

Sona Image
Win Rate
51.3 %
VS
Win Rate
48.7 %
Talon Image
2.1
< Kills >
8.6
5.7
< Deaths >
6.6
14.8
< Assists >
5.7
0.38
< Killing Sprees >
1.94
28
< Minions Killed >
136
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.45
0.59
< Inhibitors >
0.29
1,689
< Physical Damage >
21,452
8,254
< Magic Damage >
82
506
< True Damage >
1,128
10,450
< Damage Dealt >
22,662
19,215
< Damage Taken >
27,058
8,602
< Gold Earned >
12,574
2.31
< Towers >
1.39
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.1
13,079
< Total Healing >
6,366
10,806
< Experience >
14,395
55
< Vision Score >
18
25
< Wards Placed >
6
49
< Time Dealing CC >
188

How to Counter Talon with Sona in LoL

The stats provided here clarify some strategic Sona vs. Talon counter stats that can help you figure out the distinctions between the pair. Sona’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Talon’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Sona may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Talon. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.

Sona often has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than her opponent does. Typically, she receives less damage than Talon. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sona and Talon

Damage Types Compared

Sona
Talon
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sona
Talon

Who is Better, Sona or Talon?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Sona usually wins when playing against Talon, with a 51.3% win rate. Therefore, Sona makes a good counter for Talon.

While Sona does have a higher win rate compared to Talon, when they face off with one another, Sona also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less time consuming champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Sona into Talon.

Furthermore, Sona has a lot of utility and CC, a similar amount to Talon. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Sona vs Talon matchups, Sona is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Sona is a decent counter to Talon. Focus your actions on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Sona against Talon.

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

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Additional Information for Sona Players

How We Calculated Our Sona vs Talon Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Talon as Sona, we analyzed 2,001 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 Talon 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 truly master Sona in order to counter Talon during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sona on average racks up a lot less CS relative to Talon. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. 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 many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Sona versus Talon build include Staff of Flowing Water, Moonstone Renewer, and Dawncore. When Sona combined at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better vs Talon than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Sona boasted an average win rate of 51.3% when countering Talon with these items in her kit.

To have the best chance of vanquishing Talon as Sona, you should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Cut Down, and Presence of Mind runes from the Sorcery and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Sona vs Talon counter picks, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 51.3% win rate overall.

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