Varus with Sona
How to Synergize Varus and Sona
based on 3,404 Varus with Sona pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Varus Sona Synergy Summary
Best Varus vs Sona Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Varus and Sona
Tips for Playing as Varus with Sona
Try to take advantage of Piercing Arrow's very long range to snipe at enemy champions before a fight or as they're trying to flee.
An early point in Blighted Quiver helps harass enemy champions and get killing blows on minions.
During short range fights it's sometimes best to fire Piercing Arrow quickly, rather than charging it to full power.
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.
Varus Sona Synergy Stats
How to Play with Sona as Varus in LoL
The Varus Sona synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Sona, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.
Overall, Varus sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Sona. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Sona helps Varus perform not as well in ranked League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Varus plays on the same team as Sona, he sees a barely noticable drop in his complete damage output. This may demonstrate that Sona doesn't help protection for him to deal more damage or that her support also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Varus is played together with Sona on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Sona.
Additionally, when Varus plays with Sona on the same side, he often takes a little less damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt not as much damage could mean that Sona does a decent job of protecting Varus in team fights.
Synergies between Varus and Sona
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Is Varus better when played alongside Sona?
There is no universally accepted best companion for Varus that will always be his best synergy. However, overall, Sona is a good companion for Varus. By being on the same side as Varus, she increases their win rate by 1.5% to 49.9%. This shows that there is a potentially meaningful bond between Varus and Sona that allows them to perform better together than without each other.
Sona has a greater difficulty than Varus. That means Varus players must be careful when enlisting Sona teammates to fight alongside, as they will have to have a greater level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.
When playing alongside, you should witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to support your allies. Together, these champs should be able to manipulate the pace of team fights.
In contrast, by pairing Varus and Sona together, you may not be granting your other allies very much engage. Plan to bring other champs on your team that neutralizes this disparity in this pairing's potential.
Regardless of the skill of your Sona teammate, you should focus on increasing your income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well anyway.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to truly master Varus to synergize with Sona during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League, you should keep reading to pick up additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot.
The most important items to build first in your Varus and Sona synergy build consist of Youmuu's Ghostblade, Serylda's Grudge, and Opportunity. When Varus included at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better as an ally of Sona than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Varus boasted an average win rate of 49.9% helping carry Sona with this build.
To have the highest probability of defeating your oponents, you should equip the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for this team composition, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.9% win rate overall.
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