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How to Synergize Akshan with Sona on the Same TeamAkshan is in the b tier of champions

Akshan with Sona

How to Win With Akshan and Sona Paired TogetherAkshan is in the a tier of champions
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How to Synergize Akshan and Sona

based on 1,709 Akshan with Sona pairs
Win Rate
50.2 %
K/D/A
2.18
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers pull the results of from millions of League of Legends games directly from Riot Games each week. Akshan has been on the same team as Sona in 1709 recently played, ranked games. By accumulating so much great data directly from the creators of League, we are confident that we can produce robust, insightful builds to help Akshan play with Sona. It is relatively rare for Akshan to play with Sona as teammates. This has only taken place in approx. 2.4% of games with Akshan.

Akshan Sona Synergy Summary

Akshan has done a ok job of fighting on the same side as Sona. Typically, they wins an acceptable 50.2% of games the champions try and work together in. If you want to win more matches as Akshan when fighting on the same team as Sona by figuring out how to better synergize your strategy with her, then look into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Akshan vs Sona Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowNoonquiver

Core Akshan Items

~22 Mins
Guinsoo's RagebladeBlade of The Ruined KingTerminus

Optional Items

Lord Dominik's RegardsRapid FirecannonInfinity EdgeThe Collector

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionPress the AttackPresence of MindLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
ResolveShield BashBone Plating
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Akshan's passive ability p
Akshan's q ability q
Akshan's w ability w
Akshan's e ability e
Akshan's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Synergizing Akshan and Sona

Tips for Playing as Akshan with Sona

Raising an eyebrow in the face of danger, Akshan fights evil with dashing charisma, righteous vengeance, and a conspicuous lack of shirts. He is highly skilled in the art of stealth combat, able to evade the eyes of his enemies and reappear when they least expect him. With a keen sense of justice and a legendary death-reversing weapon, he rights the wrongs of Runeterra's many scoundrels while living by his own moral code: “Don't be an ass.”

Advice to Understand How Sona Will Play

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.

Akshan Sona Synergy Stats

Akshan Image
Win Rate
50.2 %
VS
Win Rate
49.8 %
Sona Image
8.2
< Kills >
8.2
6.1
< Deaths >
6.5
5.1
< Assists >
5.6
1.87
< Killing Sprees >
1.88
169
< Minions Killed >
167
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.44
18,922
< Physical Damage >
18,901
3,285
< Magic Damage >
3,201
1,118
< True Damage >
1,158
23,326
< Damage Dealt >
23,260
21,212
< Damage Taken >
21,909
12,385
< Gold Earned >
12,572
2.18
< Towers >
2.11
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
3,814
< Total Healing >
4,213
13,916
< Experience >
14,216
16
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
54
< Time Dealing CC >
53

How to Play with Sona as Akshan in LoL

The Akshan Sona synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of their gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Sona, compared to their overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how their gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Akshan sees a very large drop in their KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Sona. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Sona helps Akshan perform poorer in ranked League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.

When Akshan is an ally to Sona, they gets a little increase in their complete damage output. This change may indicate that Sona provides protection for them to deal more damage or that her allyship also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Akshan is played together with Sona on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when they plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that they is worse when playing alongside Sona.

Moreover, when Akshan plays with Sona on the same side, they usually receives a little less damage than when they plays alone. Getting dealt not as much damage could mean that Sona does a decent job of covering Akshan during teamfights.

Synergies between Akshan and Sona

Damage Types Compared

Akshan
Sona
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Akshan
Sona

Is Akshan better when played alongside Sona?

There is no ideal companion for Akshan that will 100% of the time be their #1 ally. However, overall, Sona is a good teammate for Akshan. By locking into the same team as Akshan, she increases their win rate by 1.2% to 50.2%. This proves that there is a good synergy between Akshan and Sona that results in them performing stronger together than without each other.

Sona has a much greater difficulty compared to Akshan. That means you need to be careful when finding Sona allies to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a much higher level of skill to cooperate well with you.

Working cooperatively, Akshan players should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to support your allies. When paired, these champions will help their other teammates secure a victory.

Although, by pairing Akshan and Sona together, you may not be providing your side enough engage potential. We recommend you include other champs on your team that helps cover this relative disparity in their capabilities.

Regardless of your Sona ally's skill level, you need to focus on maximizing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Akshan Players

How We Calculated Our Akshan Sona Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Akshan and Sona, we analyzed 1,709 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Akshan with Sona comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To truly master Akshan in order to pair well with Sona during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL rounds, you should continue reading to pick up additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you use the build and stats shown here, you should increase your win rate by a lot.

The top items to build first in your Akshan and Sona synergy build include Guinsoo's Rageblade, Blade of The Ruined King, and Terminus. When Akshan incorporated at least these three pieces in their build, they performed much better when fighting alongside Sona than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Akshan had an average winrate of 50.2% when playing alongside Sona with this build.

To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against your oponents, Akshan players should equip the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Bone Plating, and Shield Bash runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for Akshan and Sona pairings, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 50.2% winrate overall.

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