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How to Synergize Sona with Kennen on the Same TeamSona is in the a tier of champions

Sona with Kennen

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How to Synergize Sona and Kennen

based on 901 Sona with Kennen pairs
Win Rate
51.4 %
K/D/A
3.17
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We download the results of from millions of League of Legends rounds straight from Riot Games each and every week. Sona has been on the same team as Kennen in 901 recent, competitive games. By amassing so much complete data directly from the creators of League, we are completely sure that we can give you high quality, usable builds to help Sona synergize with Kennen. It is very rare for Sona to play alongside Kennen on the same side. This has only occurred in about 1.0% of matches with Sona.

Sona Kennen Synergy Summary

Sona has done a decent job of fighting on the same side as Kennen. Normally, she wins an acceptable 51.4% of the time the champions play on the same team. If you want to win more matches as Sona when fighting on the same team as Kennen by figuring out how to better synergize your gameplay with him, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Sona vs Kennen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsFaerie Charm

Core Sona Items

~22 Mins
Dream MakerMoonstone RenewerDawncore

Optional Items

Seraph's EmbraceStaff of Flowing WaterArdent CenserEchoes of Helia

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
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
Q
9
W
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Q
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R
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Q
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E
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R

Guide to Synergizing Sona and Kennen

Tips for Playing as Sona with Kennen

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 Kennen Will Play

You can land an initial Mark of the Storm debuff on an opponent with Thundering Shuriken, and then add to it with Electrical Surge.

Lightning Rush can be used to initiate fights with its Energy return component, allowing him to use other abilities afterward.

You can stun your opponents by inflicting 3 Marks of the Storm upon them.

Sona Kennen Synergy Stats

Sona Image
Win Rate
51.4 %
VS
Win Rate
48.6 %
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2.2
< Kills >
2.1
5.4
< Deaths >
5.4
14.9
< Assists >
14.3
0.43
< Killing Sprees >
0.41
29
< Minions Killed >
28
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.59
< Inhibitors >
0.6
1,669
< Physical Damage >
1,643
7,990
< Magic Damage >
8,129
513
< True Damage >
537
10,173
< Damage Dealt >
10,310
18,821
< Damage Taken >
18,629
8,650
< Gold Earned >
8,529
2.49
< Towers >
2.39
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
13,289
< Total Healing >
12,714
10,764
< Experience >
10,634
55
< Vision Score >
53
24
< Wards Placed >
23
46
< Time Dealing CC >
48

How to Play with Kennen as Sona in LoL

The Sona Kennen synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Kennen, 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 Kennen. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Kennen helps Sona perform worse in competitive LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Sona plays on the same team as Kennen, she gets a little drop in her complete damage output. This change could demonstrate that Kennen does not support by providing cover for her to dish out more damage or that his allyship also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Sona is played together with Kennen on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing synergisticly with Kennen.

Additionally, when Sona plays with Kennen on the same side, she typically takes a little more damage than when she fights alone. Getting dealt more damage could indicate that Kennen does a poor job of protecting Sona during team fights.

Synergies between Sona and Kennen

Damage Types Compared

Sona
Kennen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Sona
Kennen

Is Sona better when played alongside Kennen?

There is no ideal companion for Sona that will 100% of the time be her ideal teammate. Yet, overall, Kennen is a pretty good companion for Sona. By being on the same side as Sona, he raises their win rate by 1.0% to 51.4%. This demonstrates that there is pretty good bond between Sona and Kennen that results in them performing at the top of their game together than alone.

Kennen has a lower difficulty than Sona. That means you don't need to be careful when finding Kennen allies to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a lower level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.

Playing on the same side, you will likely 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.

Conversely, by aligning Sona and Kennen together, you will not be giving your side much tankyness. Plan to include other champs on your team that nullifies this disparity in this pairing's abilities.

Regardless of your Kennen ally's ability, you need to focus on maximizing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Sona Players

How We Calculated Our Sona Kennen Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Sona and Kennen, we analyzed 901 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 Kennen 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 learn all of the intricacies of Sona to synergize with Kennen during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL games, you should keep reading to pick up additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you use the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The most important finished items to have in your Sona and Kennen synergy build consist of Dream Maker, Moonstone Renewer, and Dawncore. When Sona bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better when paired up with Kennen than with most other typical builds. In fact, Sona had an average winrate of 51.4% helping carry Kennen with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest chance of defeating your oponents, you should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Conditioning, and Revitalize runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for this champion pairing, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 51.4% win rate overall.

If you need to see Sona and Kennen cooperations tips and stats for a an individual division, feel free to select one from the selection menu provided above. By default, the statistics and tips and suggestions shown are calculated using every game completed with these champs.