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How to Win Soraka vs Sona Counter MatchupSoraka is in the a tier of champions

Soraka vs Sona

How to Beat Sona as Soraka in LoLSoraka is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Sona as Soraka

based on 2,487 Soraka vs Sona matchups
Win Rate
49.1 %
K/D/A
2.98
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked LoL games every week. Within our database, Soraka faced Sona 2487 times. Having so many games with Soraka vs Sona gives us a lot of faith in our ability to provide enlightening stats and a solid build to counter your foe. This particular pairing is relatively rare. Soraka encounters Sona in only 2.8% of her matches.

Soraka vs Sona Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Soraka does a poor job of beating Sona. On average, she wins a acceptable 49.1% of the time the champions oppose one another in. In Soraka vs Sona rounds, Soraka’s team is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood, implying that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Sona.

Best Soraka vs Sona Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeGlowing Mote

Core Soraka Items

~22 Mins
RedemptionArdent CenserMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

DawncoreStaff of Flowing WaterSolstice SleighDream Maker

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Soraka to level upw
>
Second ability for Soraka to level upq
>
Last skill for Soraka to max oute

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
ResolveBone PlatingRevitalize
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Soraka's passive ability p
Soraka's q ability q
Soraka's w ability w
Soraka's e ability e
Soraka'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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W
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Guide to Countering Sona as Soraka

Tips for Playing as Soraka against Sona

Equinox can be used as a powerful zoning tool to keep enemies at bay.

You can use Wish on your allies from across the map to save them from otherwise fatal events.

Soraka is a powerful ally in battle, using her strong healing to keep the party moving forward.

Advice to Win Against Sona

Spread out when you see Sona so she can't make your entire team dance.

Kill Sona first, as she will heal up her team if left alone for too long.

Soraka vs Sona Counter Stats

Soraka Image
Win Rate
49.1 %
VS
Win Rate
50.9 %
Sona Image
0.8
< Kills >
1.8
4.8
< Deaths >
4.7
13.5
< Assists >
13.3
0.1
< Killing Sprees >
0.35
25
< Minions Killed >
27
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.61
574
< Physical Damage >
1,733
4,862
< Magic Damage >
8,442
313
< True Damage >
561
5,751
< Damage Dealt >
10,736
15,101
< Damage Taken >
17,577
7,799
< Gold Earned >
8,271
2.05
< Towers >
2.47
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
23,079
< Total Healing >
12,472
10,035
< Experience >
10,340
53
< Vision Score >
54
23
< Wards Placed >
23
208
< Time Dealing CC >
47

How to Counter Sona with Soraka in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature several vital Soraka versus Sona counter statistics that may help us appreciate the differences between the pair. For instance, Soraka’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Sona’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Soraka may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Sona..

Soraka often has a similar longest kill spree as her matchup does. Commonly, she takes a similar amount of damage to Sona. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Soraka and Sona

Damage Types Compared

Soraka
Sona
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Soraka
Sona

Who is Better, Soraka or Sona?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Soraka usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Sona, with a 49.1% win rate. Therefore, Soraka makes an ok counter to Sona.

While Soraka does have a lower winrate than Sona, when on opposite teams, Soraka also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less complex character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Soraka into Sona.

Moreover, Soraka has a great amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Sona. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Soraka is a somewhat poor counter to Sona. Focus your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Soraka against Sona.

Other Champion Matchups Against Soraka

Soraka Loses Against

TrundleTrundle45% winrateSingedSinged45.5% winrateMaokaiMaokai45.6% winrateBlitzcrankBlitzcrank45.9% winrate

Soraka Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee55.6% winrateSejuaniSejuani55.4% winrateYuumiYuumi54.9% winrateEzrealEzreal54.8% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Soraka Players

How We Calculated Our Soraka vs Sona Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sona as Soraka, we analyzed 2,487 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 Sona as Soraka 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

Soraka Build Sona Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Soraka to counter Sona during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Soraka usually accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Sona. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills often 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, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Soraka versus Sona build include Redemption, Ardent Censer, and Moonstone Renewer. When Soraka used at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better vs Sona than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Soraka had an average win rate of 49.1% when playing against Sona with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of defeating Sona as Soraka, Soraka players should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Bone Plating, and Revitalize runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Soraka vs Sona counter picks, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.1% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Sona as Soraka are shown for every ranked division. To scope the statistics and builds to a specific division, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.