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Sona with Aphelios

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How to Synergize Sona and Aphelios

based on 2,243 Sona with Aphelios pairs
Win Rate
48.9 %
K/D/A
2.87
Pick Rate
2.5 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We download the stats from from millions of League of Legends rounds straight from Riot Games each week. Sona has been on the same team as Aphelios in 2243 recent, ranked matches. By pooling so much relevant data from the creators of League of Legends, we are sure that we can present to you high-quality, accurate builds to help Sona synergize with Aphelios. It is relatively rare for Sona to play with Aphelios on the same side. This pairing has only occurred in approximately 2.5% of matches with Sona.

Sona Aphelios Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Sona does a poor job of fighting on the same side as Aphelios. On average, she wins an acceptable 48.9% of rounds the champs try and work together in. If you want to do better as Sona when playing alongside Aphelios by figuring out how to better synergize your gameplay with him, then look into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Sona vs Aphelios Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Faerie CharmTear of the Goddess

Core Sona Items

~22 Mins
Dream MakerStaff of Flowing WaterEchoes of Helia

Optional Items

DawncoreSeraph's EmbraceArdent CenserMoonstone Renewer

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceGathering Storm
ResolveConditioningRevitalize
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Sona's passive ability p
Sona's q ability q
Sona's w ability w
Sona's e ability e
Sona'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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E
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Guide to Synergizing Sona and Aphelios

Tips for Playing as Sona with Aphelios

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.

Advice to Understand How Aphelios Will Play

Each of Aphelios' weapons have different strengths, so try to find the right situation for your current weapons.

Sona Aphelios Synergy Stats

Sona Image
Win Rate
48.9 %
VS
Win Rate
51.1 %
Aphelios Image
1.9
< Kills >
2.1
5.4
< Deaths >
5.4
13.6
< Assists >
14.3
0.36
< Killing Sprees >
0.41
26
< Minions Killed >
28
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.58
< Inhibitors >
0.6
1,543
< Physical Damage >
1,643
7,666
< Magic Damage >
8,129
484
< True Damage >
537
9,694
< Damage Dealt >
10,310
18,161
< Damage Taken >
18,629
8,325
< Gold Earned >
8,529
2.36
< Towers >
2.39
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
12,136
< Total Healing >
12,714
10,445
< Experience >
10,634
54
< Vision Score >
53
24
< Wards Placed >
23
47
< Time Dealing CC >
48

How to Play with Aphelios as Sona in LoL

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

Overall, Sona sees a very large drop in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Aphelios. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Aphelios helps Sona perform worse in competitive League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.

When Sona plays on the same team as Aphelios, she observes a little decrease in her full damage output. This difference may demonstrate that Aphelios does not provide protection for her to dish out more damage or that his allyship also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Sona is played together with Aphelios on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing with Aphelios.

Moreover, when Sona plays with Aphelios on the same team, she usually takes a little less damage than when she fights alone. Taking not as much damage could indicate that Aphelios does a decent job of covering Sona in team fights.

Synergies between Sona and Aphelios

Damage Types Compared

Sona
Aphelios
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Sona
Aphelios

Is Sona better when played alongside Aphelios?

There is no perfect synergy for Sona that will no matter what be her top ally. Yet, Aphelios is a below average companion for Sona. By locking into the same side as Sona, he drops their win rate by -1.5% to 48.9%. This signals that there is a bad strategic relationship between Sona and Aphelios that allows them to perform worse together than alone.

Aphelios has a much greater difficulty compared to Sona. That means you must be cautious when enlisting Aphelios teammates to play with, as they will require a much greater level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.

Working alongside, you should witness an overall large increase in your team’s capability to support your allies. Together, these champions will help their other teammates secure a victory.

In contrast, by aligning Sona and Aphelios together, you may not be providing your other allies a lot of tankyness. Plan to bring other champs on your team that nullifies this relative gap in their kit.

Regardless of your Aphelios ally's skill level, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Sona Players

How We Calculated Our Sona Aphelios Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Sona and Aphelios, we analyzed 2,243 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 Sona with Aphelios 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 learn all of the intricacies of Sona to synergize with Aphelios during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL rounds, you should keep reading to learn additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The most crucial items to have in your Sona and Aphelios synergy build include Dream Maker, Staff of Flowing Water, and Echoes of Helia. When Sona incorporated at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better when paired up with Aphelios than with many other common builds. In fact, Sona boasted an average winrate of 48.9% when playing alongside Aphelios with these items in her kit.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating your oponents, you should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Conditioning, and Revitalize runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for this champion pairing, this order of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 48.9% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to pair Aphelios with Sona are presented for every ranked division. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to an individual rank, you may use the selection menu located earlier on the page.