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Vladimir vs Sona

How to Beat Sona as Vladimir in LoLVladimir is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Sona as Vladimir

based on 2,612 Vladimir vs Sona matchups
Win Rate
46.9 %
K/D/A
2.25
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of recently rated League games that we review each week. This guide on how to beat Sona as Vladimir came out of an analysis of 2612 ranked rounds where both champs fought one another. This champ pairing is fairly rare. Vladimir encounters Sona in only 2.3% of his matches.

Vladimir vs Sona Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Vladimir has done a terrible job of beating Sona. On average, he wins a lowly 46.9% of the time the champs battle one another in. In Vladimir against Sona games, Vladimir’s side is 0.0% more likely to get first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood against Sona.

Best Vladimir vs Sona Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Dark SealHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeDark Seal

Core Vladimir Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapCosmic DriveLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

StormsurgeShadowflameRiftmakerZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Vladimir to level upq
>
Second ability for Vladimir to level upe
>
Last skill for Vladimir to max outw

Runes

SorceryPhase RushNimbus CloakTranscendenceGathering Storm
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Vladimir's passive ability p
Vladimir's q ability q
Vladimir's w ability w
Vladimir's e ability e
Vladimir's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Sona as Vladimir

Tips for Playing as Vladimir against Sona

Transfusion instantly deals damage to the enemy before healing Vladimir, making it one of the best last hitting tools in the game.

Cast Hemoplague where it will afflict the most units.

Sanguine Pool pops incoming missiles, so it can be used to dodge disables.

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.

Vladimir vs Sona Counter Stats

Vladimir Image
Win Rate
46.9 %
VS
Win Rate
53.1 %
Sona Image
5.9
< Kills >
2.1
5.1
< Deaths >
5.1
5.6
< Assists >
14.3
1.34
< Killing Sprees >
0.4
181
< Minions Killed >
28
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.6
977
< Physical Damage >
1,731
22,152
< Magic Damage >
8,494
319
< True Damage >
533
23,450
< Damage Dealt >
10,758
32,086
< Damage Taken >
18,289
11,360
< Gold Earned >
8,445
1.89
< Towers >
2.52
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
27,040
< Total Healing >
13,066
14,351
< Experience >
10,482
15
< Vision Score >
54
8
< Wards Placed >
24
117
< Time Dealing CC >
47

How to Counter Sona with Vladimir in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show several critical Vladimir vs. Sona matchup stats that may help us explain the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Vladimir’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Sona’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Vladimir may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Sona. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.

Vladimir usually has a much larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. Typically, he takes more damage than Sona. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Vladimir and Sona

Damage Types Compared

Vladimir
Sona
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vladimir
Sona

Who is Better, Vladimir or Sona?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Vladimir usually loses when playing against Sona, with a 46.9% win rate. As a result, Vladimir makes a poor counter for Sona.

While Vladimir does have a lower win rate than Sona, when they face off with one another, Vladimir also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champ to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Vladimir into Sonaas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Vladimir has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Sona. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Vladimir vs Sona matchups, Sona is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Vladimir is a terribly counter to Sona. Focus your play on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Vladimir against Sona.

Additional Information for Vladimir Players

How We Calculated Our Vladimir vs Sona Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sona as Vladimir, we analyzed 2,612 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 Vladimir 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 truly master Vladimir to counter Sona during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vladimir typically racks up much more CS as Sona. Champions who typically don't take much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Vladimir versus Sona build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Cosmic Drive, and Liandry's Torment. When Vladimir used at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better when facing Sona than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Vladimir had an average winrate of 46.9% battling Sona with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against Sona as Vladimir, you should equip the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Vladimir vs Sona matchups, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 46.9% win rate overall.

If you need to see Vladimir versus Sona tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a specific skill level, please choose one from the selection menu shown above. By default, the statistics and guides given are computed using all rounds with data with these champions.