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Sona vs Viego

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How to Beat Viego as Sona

based on 3,511 Sona vs Viego matchups
Win Rate
49 %
K/D/A
3.02
Pick Rate
3.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked LoL rounds that we get from Riot Games every week. Our guide on how to beat Viego as Sona came out of an evaluation of 3511 ranked rounds where both champs faced one another. This champ matchup is somewhat rare. Sona has to counter Viego in only 3.8% of her rounds.

Sona vs Viego Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Sona has done a poor job of beating Viego. On average, she wins a acceptable 49.0% of games the champs face off with one another in. In Sona vs Viego matches, Sona’s team is 0.1% less expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that she probably won't be able to get first blood against Viego.

Best Sona vs Viego Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Glowing MoteBandleglass Mirror

Core Sona Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceStaff of Flowing WaterMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

DawncoreArdent CenserBloodsongShurelya's Battlesong

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal 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
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Q
9
W
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Q
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R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Viego as Sona

Tips for Playing as Sona against Viego

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.

Sona vs Viego Counter Stats

Sona Image
Win Rate
49 %
VS
Win Rate
51 %
Viego Image
2.1
< Kills >
7.1
5.3
< Deaths >
5.8
13.9
< Assists >
6.2
0.39
< Killing Sprees >
1.66
28
< Minions Killed >
34
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
1.73
0.59
< Inhibitors >
0.44
1,624
< Physical Damage >
14,632
7,891
< Magic Damage >
1,843
547
< True Damage >
807
10,062
< Damage Dealt >
17,282
17,986
< Damage Taken >
31,783
8,404
< Gold Earned >
11,837
2.37
< Towers >
1.5
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.38
12,155
< Total Healing >
16,212
10,491
< Experience >
13,325
53
< Vision Score >
22
23
< Wards Placed >
5
47
< Time Dealing CC >
223

How to Counter Viego with Sona in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here emphasize several critical Sona against Viego counter stats that can help you understand the differences between the two. Sona’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Viego’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Sona may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Viego. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.

Sona typically has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her foe does. Typically, she takes less damage than Viego. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sona and Viego

Damage Types Compared

Sona
Viego
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sona
Viego

Who is Better, Sona or Viego?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Sona usually fairs equally well when taking on Viego, with a 49.0% win rate. Thus, Sona makes an ok counter to Viego.

While Sona does have a lower winrate compared to Viego, when on opposite teams, Sona also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less challenging character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Sona into Viego.

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

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Sona vs Viego matchups, Viego is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Sona is a somewhat poor counter for Viego. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Sona against Viego.

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 Viego Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Viego as Sona, we analyzed 3,511 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 Viego 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

Sona Build Viego Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Sona to counter Viego during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sona typically accumulates a similar amount of CS as Viego. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Sona versus Viego build include Seraph's Embrace, Staff of Flowing Water, and Moonstone Renewer. When Sona combined at least these three items in her build, she did much better versus Viego than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Sona boasted an average winrate of 49.0% battling Viego with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Viego as Sona, you 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 combinations players chose for Sona vs Viego counter picks, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.0% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Viego as Sona are displayed for all ranked divisions combined. To narrow the stats and builds to a particular division, you may use the selection menu at the top of this page.