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Sona vs Varus

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

based on 3,767 Sona vs Varus matchups
Win Rate
51.5 %
K/D/A
3.07
Pick Rate
4.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of rated League games that we analyze every week. Our guide on how to beat Varus as Sona came out of an evaluation of 3767 ranked matches where both champs faced each other. This particular champion pairing is somewhat uncommon. Sona encounters Varus in only 4.1% of her rounds.

Sona vs Varus Matchup Summary

Sona does a decent job of beating Varus. Normally, she wins a acceptable 51.5% of the time the champs oppose each other in. In Sona vs Varus matches, Sona’s team is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood. This indicates that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Varus.

Best Sona vs Varus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Glowing MoteBandleglass Mirror

Core Sona Items

~22 Mins
Dream MakerStaff of Flowing WaterEchoes of Helia

Optional Items

RedemptionSeraph's EmbraceArdent CenserDawncore

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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Q
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Guide to Countering Varus as Sona

Tips for Playing as Sona against Varus

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 Varus

When he gets a kill or assist, Varus temporarily gains Attack Speed and is much more dangerous.

You'll get bound in place if a tendril from Varus' ultimate, Chain of Corruption, reaches you. You can cause the tendril to die however by running far enough away from it.

If you are affected by Blight, Varus' abilities will deal extra damage to you.

Sona vs Varus Counter Stats

Sona Image
Win Rate
51.5 %
VS
Win Rate
48.5 %
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2.2
< Kills >
6.8
5.4
< Deaths >
5.8
14.4
< Assists >
6.7
0.41
< Killing Sprees >
1.59
29
< Minions Killed >
175
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.21
0.61
< Inhibitors >
0.5
1,615
< Physical Damage >
14,435
7,943
< Magic Damage >
6,261
533
< True Damage >
320
10,092
< Damage Dealt >
21,017
18,495
< Damage Taken >
18,837
8,587
< Gold Earned >
12,040
2.44
< Towers >
2.38
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
12,799
< Total Healing >
4,498
10,718
< Experience >
12,490
54
< Vision Score >
17
24
< Wards Placed >
8
47
< Time Dealing CC >
263

How to Counter Varus with Sona in LoL

The stats shown here highlight some influential Sona against Varus counter statistics that can help us figure out the differences between the pair. Sona’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Varus’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Sona may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Varus. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.

Sona usually has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her matchup does. On average, she receives a similar amount of damage to Varus. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sona and Varus

Damage Types Compared

Sona
Varus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sona
Varus

Who is Better, Sona or Varus?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Sona usually wins when facing off against Varus, with a 51.5% win rate. Therefore, Sona makes a good counter for Varus.

While Sona does have a higher winrate compared to Varus, when on opposite teams, Sona also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more challenging character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Sona into Varus.

Additionally, Sona also has a great amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Varus. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Sona is a decent counter to Varus. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Sona against Varus.

Additional Information for Sona Players

How We Calculated Our Sona vs Varus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Varus as Sona, we analyzed 3,767 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 Varus 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Sona in order to counter Varus during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sona most often accumulates a lot less CS as Varus. Champs who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't require 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, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Sona versus Varus build consist of Dream Maker, Staff of Flowing Water, and Echoes of Helia. When Sona included at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better versus Varus than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Sona boasted an average win rate of 51.5% when playing against Varus with these items in her kit.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing Varus as Sona, Sona players should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Conditioning, and Revitalize runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Sona vs Varus matchups, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.5% winrate overall.

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