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Aphelios vs Sona

How to Beat Sona as Aphelios in LoLAphelios is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Sona as Aphelios

based on 2,187 Aphelios vs Sona matchups
Win Rate
48.1 %
K/D/A
2.05
Pick Rate
2.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends games that we get from Riot Games each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Sona as Aphelios came out of an evaluation of 2187 ranked games where both champions opposed each other. This champ pairing is relatively rare. Aphelios fights Sona in only 2.5% of his rounds.

Aphelios vs Sona Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Aphelios has done a poor job of countering Sona. Typically, he wins a lowly 48.1% of the time the champions oppose one another in. In Aphelios versus Sona rounds, Aphelios’s side is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood against Sona.

Best Aphelios vs Sona Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsNoonquiver

Core Aphelios Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeLord Dominik's RegardsBloodthirster

Optional Items

The CollectorRunaan's HurricaneStormrazorKraken Slayer

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Aphelios to level upq
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Second ability for Aphelios to level upe
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Last skill for Aphelios to max outq

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkOverhealLegend: BloodlineCut Down
SorceryAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Aphelios's passive ability p
Aphelios's q ability q
Aphelios's w ability w
Aphelios's e ability e
Aphelios's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Sona as Aphelios

Tips for Playing as Aphelios against Sona

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

Advice to Win Against Sona

Spread out when you see Sona so she can't make your entire team dance.

Kill Sona first, as she will heal up her team if left alone for too long.

Aphelios vs Sona Counter Stats

Aphelios Image
Win Rate
48.1 %
VS
Win Rate
51.9 %
Sona Image
6.4
< Kills >
2.2
5.9
< Deaths >
5.1
5.7
< Assists >
14.8
1.47
< Killing Sprees >
0.42
176
< Minions Killed >
28
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.62
20,446
< Physical Damage >
1,661
1,336
< Magic Damage >
7,957
425
< True Damage >
501
22,208
< Damage Dealt >
10,120
18,414
< Damage Taken >
18,535
11,762
< Gold Earned >
8,569
2.43
< Towers >
2.51
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
5,293
< Total Healing >
13,095
12,288
< Experience >
10,660
16
< Vision Score >
54
8
< Wards Placed >
24
141
< Time Dealing CC >
49

How to Counter Sona with Aphelios in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify some important Aphelios vs. Sona matchup stats that may help us figure out the distinctions between the pair. Aphelios’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Sona’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Aphelios may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Sona. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.

Aphelios often has a much larger longest kill spree than his foe does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Sona. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Aphelios and Sona

Damage Types Compared

Aphelios
Sona
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Aphelios
Sona

Who is Better, Aphelios or Sona?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Aphelios usually loses when facing off against Sona, with a 48.1% win rate. Therefore, Aphelios makes a poor counter to Sona.

While Aphelios does have a lower winrate than Sona, when on opposite teams, Aphelios also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Aphelios into Sonaas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Aphelios also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Sona. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Aphelios vs Sona matchups, Sona is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Aphelios is a somewhat poor counter to Sona. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Aphelios against Sona.

Other Champion Matchups Against Aphelios

Aphelios Loses Against

BraumBraum44.1% winrateIvernIvern44.5% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune45.1% winrateAniviaAnivia45.6% winrate

Aphelios Wins Against

YuumiYuumi54.8% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc54.5% winrateZeriZeri54.2% winrateHweiHwei53.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Aphelios Players

How We Calculated Our Aphelios vs Sona Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sona as Aphelios, we analyzed 2,187 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Sona as Aphelios comes from real 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 the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Aphelios in order to counter Sona during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Aphelios usually picks up much more CS relative to Sona. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Aphelios versus Sona build consist of Infinity Edge, Lord Dominik's Regards, and Bloodthirster. When Aphelios combined at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better versus Sona than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Aphelios boasted an average win rate of 48.1% when countering Sona with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating Sona as Aphelios, you should use the Fleet Footwork, Overheal, Legend: Bloodline, Cut Down, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Aphelios vs Sona face-offs, this mix of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.1% win rate overall.

If you would like to view Aphelios x Sona tips and counter builds for a an individual rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu provided above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and strategies shown are computed using every game played with both champions.