Sona with Rakan
How to Synergize Sona and Rakan
based on 69 Sona with Rakan pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Sona Rakan Synergy Summary
Best Sona vs Rakan Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Sona and Rakan
Tips for Playing as Sona with Rakan
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 Rakan Will Play
Rakan's dash speeds increase with his Move Speed. Use the extra speed to surprise your enemies!
Danger is as fun as you let it be.
Rakan requires allies near him to make the most out of his tools.
Sona Rakan Synergy Stats
How to Play with Rakan as Sona in LoL
The Sona Rakan synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Rakan, 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 large worsening in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Rakan. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Rakan helps Sona perform worse in ranked League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.
When Sona is an ally to Rakan, she observes a very large increase in her complete damage output. This difference may demonstrate that Rakan supports by providing cover for her to dish out more damage or that his presence on the team also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Sona is played with Rakan on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing with Rakan.
Moreover, when Sona plays with Rakan on the same side, she on average receives a little more damage than when she fights alone. Receiving more damage may indicate that Rakan does a poor job of covering Sona during team fights.
Synergies between Sona and Rakan
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Is Sona better when played alongside Rakan?
There is no top champion pairing for Sona that will 100% of the time be her #1 ally. Yet, overall, Rakan is a fantastic ally for Sona. By being on the same team as Sona, he raises their win rate by 6.1% to 56.5%. This demonstrates that there is a strong synergy between Sona and Rakan that allows them to perform better together than alone.
Rakan has a greater difficulty than Sona. That means Sona players need to be cautious when enlisting Rakan comrades to play with, as they will require a greater level of skill to be able to fight well with you.
Fighting on the same side, you should witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to provide utility and CC for your side. Together, these two should be able to manipulate the pace of team fights.
In contrast, by grouping Sona and Rakan together, you will not be giving your other teammates a great deal of cover. Plan to have other champions on your team that fills this disparity in this pairing's capabilities.
Regardless of your Rakan ally's skill level, you need to focus on maximizing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you will do well anyway.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Sona in order to pair well with Rakan during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends rounds, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and stats displayed above, you should grow your win rate by a lot.
The best finished items to have in your Sona and Rakan synergy build include Seraph's Embrace, Staff of Flowing Water, and Moonstone Renewer. When Sona included at least these three finished items in her build, she did a lot better when paired up with Rakan than with many other typical builds. In fact, Sona boasted an average win rate of 56.5% helping carry Rakan with these items in her kit.
To have the greatest chance of beating your oponents, Sona players should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Presence of Mind, and Coup de Grace runes from the Sorcery and Precision rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Sona and Rakan pairings, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 56.5% win rate overall.
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