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How to Synergize Nilah and Sona

based on 1,958 Nilah with Sona pairs
Win Rate
54.3 %
K/D/A
2.24
Pick Rate
3.3 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers download the stats from from millions of LoL matches straight from Riot Games each and every week. Nilah has been on the same team as Sona in 1958 recent, ranked matches. By gathering so much complete data directly from the publishers of League, we have complete confidence that we can showcase robust, accurate builds to help Nilah synergize with Sona. It is relatively rare for Nilah to play alongside Sona on the same side. This has only occurred in approximately 3.3% of rounds with Nilah.

Nilah Sona Synergy Summary

Nilah has done a great job of fighting on the same side as Sona. Normally, they wins a whopping 54.3% of games the champions try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to maximize your potential as Nilah when playing alongside Sona by learning how to better synergize your tactics with her, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Nilah vs Sona Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeSerrated Dirk

Core Nilah Items

~22 Mins
BloodthirsterNavori QuickbladesThe Collector

Optional Items

Immortal ShieldbowLord Dominik's RegardsInfinity EdgeStormrazor

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: BloodlineLast Stand
DominationSudden ImpactTreasure Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Nilah's passive ability p
Nilah's q ability q
Nilah's w ability w
Nilah's e ability e
Nilah's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
3
W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Nilah and Sona

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.

Nilah Sona Synergy Stats

Nilah Image
Win Rate
54.3 %
VS
Win Rate
45.7 %
Sona Image
7.5
< Kills >
7.8
6.2
< Deaths >
6.7
6.4
< Assists >
6.1
1.72
< Killing Sprees >
1.77
175
< Minions Killed >
169
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
0.18
0.61
< Inhibitors >
0.55
18,087
< Physical Damage >
18,142
229
< Magic Damage >
174
375
< True Damage >
412
18,693
< Damage Dealt >
18,728
23,888
< Damage Taken >
24,186
12,567
< Gold Earned >
12,632
2.84
< Towers >
2.59
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
8,255
< Total Healing >
8,612
13,126
< Experience >
13,231
17
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
8
90
< Time Dealing CC >
87

How to Play with Sona as Nilah in LoL

The Nilah 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, Nilah sees a large worsening in their KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Sona. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Sona helps Nilah perform poorer in competitive League games. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Nilah is an ally to Sona, they gets a barely noticable drop in their full damage dealt. This change could signal that Sona does not help protection for them to dish out more damage or that her presence also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Nilah is played with Sona on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when they plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that they is worse when playing with Sona.

Additionally, when Nilah plays with Sona on the same team, they on average takes a little less damage than when they plays alone. Taking not as much damage could indicate that Sona does a decent job of covering Nilah during team fights.

Synergies between Nilah and Sona

Damage Types Compared

Nilah
Sona
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Nilah
Sona

Is Nilah better when played alongside Sona?

There is no top synergy for Nilah that will always be their ideal teammate. Yet, overall, Sona is a pretty good companion for Nilah. By being on the same side as Nilah, she increases their win rate by 2.2% to 54.3%. This proves that there is a good synergy between Nilah and Sona that allows them to perform at the top of their game together than without each other.

Sona has a much lower diffuclty than Nilah. That means you don't need to be cautious when arranging Sona comrades to fight alongside, as they will need a much lower level of skill to be able to play well with you.

Playing cooperatively, Nilah players should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to provide utility and CC for your side. Together, these two will help their other teammates secure a victory.

Conversely, by grouping Nilah and Sona together, you probably will not be granting your side much engage potential. Plan to bring other champs on your team that nullifies this gap in their potential.

Regardless of the skill of your Sona ally, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Nilah Players

How We Calculated Our Nilah Sona Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Nilah and Sona, we analyzed 1,958 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 Nilah 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

If you would like to truly master Nilah in order to pair well with Sona during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League matches, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you mind the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The ideal items to build first in your Nilah and Sona synergy build include Bloodthirster, Navori Quickblades, and The Collector. When Nilah combined at least these three items in their build, they performed significantly better as an ally of Sona than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Nilah boasted an average win rate of 54.3% when playing alongside Sona with this build.

To have the best chance of beating your oponents, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for this champion pairing, this composite of runes resulted in the top win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 54.3% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to synergize Sona with Nilah are given for all skill levels combined. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to a specific rank, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.