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How to Win Volibear vs Sona Counter MatchupVolibear is in the b tier of champions

Volibear vs Sona

How to Beat Sona as Volibear in LoLVolibear is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Sona as Volibear

based on 1,894 Volibear vs Sona matchups
Win Rate
49.6 %
K/D/A
1.68
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter statistics from the millions of ranked League matches that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Sona as Volibear resulted from an examination of 1894 ranked rounds where both champs opposed each other. This particular counter pairing is relatively rare. Volibear fights Sona in only 2.3% of his games.

Volibear vs Sona Matchup Summary

Volibear has done a average job of countering Sona. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.6% of matches the champs oppose each other in. In Volibear versus Sona rounds, Volibear’s side is 0.1% more probable to obtain first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Sona.

Best Volibear vs Sona Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsFiendish Codex

Core Volibear Items

~22 Mins
Nashor's ToothHullbreakerRiftmaker

Optional Items

Sterak's GageFrozen HeartIceborn GauntletTitanic Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingShield BashSecond WindRevitalize
PrecisionPresence of MindLegend: Tenacity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Volibear's passive ability p
Volibear's q ability q
Volibear's w ability w
Volibear's e ability e
Volibear's ultimate ability r
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E
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Q
3
W
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W
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W
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Guide to Countering Sona as Volibear

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.

Volibear vs Sona Counter Stats

Volibear Image
Win Rate
49.6 %
VS
Win Rate
50.4 %
Sona Image
5.2
< Kills >
2.1
6.3
< Deaths >
5.1
5.4
< Assists >
14.2
1.22
< Killing Sprees >
0.42
128
< Minions Killed >
28
0.54
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.58
10,570
< Physical Damage >
1,636
7,963
< Magic Damage >
8,188
629
< True Damage >
578
19,163
< Damage Dealt >
10,402
31,912
< Damage Taken >
18,061
11,355
< Gold Earned >
8,467
2.48
< Towers >
2.41
0.12
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
8,421
< Total Healing >
12,375
13,935
< Experience >
10,612
18
< Vision Score >
52
8
< Wards Placed >
23
539
< Time Dealing CC >
47

How to Counter Sona with Volibear in LoL

The stats provided here show some vital Volibear vs. Sona counter statistics that can help you figure out the differences between this pair of champions. As an example, Volibear’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Sona’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Volibear may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Sona. This observation is largely caused by the difference in kills.

Volibear normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his foe does. On average, he takes more damage than Sona. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the champion with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Volibear and Sona

Damage Types Compared

Volibear
Sona
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Volibear
Sona

Who is Better, Volibear or Sona?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Volibear usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Sona, with a 49.6% win rate. Therefore, Volibear makes an ok counter to Sona.

While Volibear does have a lower win rate than Sona, when on opposite teams, Volibear also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Volibear into Sona.

Moreover, Volibear also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Sona. 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 overall in League of Legends, in Volibear vs Sona matchups, Sona is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Volibear is a somewhat poor counter to Sona. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Volibear against Sona.

Other Champion Matchups Against Volibear

Volibear Loses Against

LilliaLillia42% winrateTeemoTeemo43.9% winrateTaricTaric44% winrateGangplankGangplank44.6% winrate

Volibear Wins Against

YuumiYuumi56.1% winrateEliseElise53.6% winrateHweiHwei53.1% winrateSejuaniSejuani52.6% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Volibear Players

How We Calculated Our Volibear vs Sona Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sona as Volibear, we analyzed 1,894 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 Volibear 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 Volibear in order to counter Sona during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Volibear most often picks up much more CS as Sona. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Volibear versus Sona build include Nashor's Tooth, Hullbreaker, and Riftmaker. When Volibear bought at least these three items in his build, he did much better against Sona than with most other common builds. In fact, Volibear boasted an average winrate of 49.6% when playing against Sona with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of annihilating Sona as Volibear, Volibear players should take the Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Second Wind, Revitalize, Legend: Tenacity, and Presence of Mind runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Volibear vs Sona clashes, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.6% win rate overall.

If you would like to get Volibear x Sona tips and builds for a a distinct division rank, please select one from the selection menu above. By default, the statistics and guides displayed are calculated using all games completed with these champions.