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Brand vs Sona

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How to Beat Sona as Brand

based on 5,607 Brand vs Sona matchups
Win Rate
51.2 %
K/D/A
2.17
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of rated LoL rounds that we evaluate every week. Our guide on how to beat Sona as Brand resulted from an examination of 5607 ranked games where both champions battled one another. This particular counter pairing is somewhat rare. Brand encounters Sona in only 2.4% of his games.

Brand vs Sona Matchup Summary

Brand has done a decent job of beating Sona. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.2% of games the champs clash against each other in. In Brand vs Sona rounds, Brand’s side is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Sona.

Best Brand vs Sona Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandHaunting Guise

Core Brand Items

~22 Mins
Rylai's Crystal ScepterCryptbloomLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

ShadowflameStormsurgeZhonya's HourglassZaz'Zak's Realmspike

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationDark HarvestCheap ShotEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Brand's passive ability p
Brand's q ability q
Brand's w ability w
Brand's e ability e
Brand's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
W
5
W
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R
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W
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Q
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Sona as Brand

Tips for Playing as Brand against Sona

You can use Brand's abilities in a variety of combinations to maximize his damage in different situations.

You can deter enemies from standing near their minions by setting them ablaze, due to Conflagration.

Pyroclasm bounces randomly between enemies, so try to cast it on a small group of enemies if you want to hit the same target multiple times.

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.

Brand vs Sona Counter Stats

Brand Image
Win Rate
51.2 %
VS
Win Rate
48.8 %
Sona Image
5.4
< Kills >
2.2
6.5
< Deaths >
5.6
8.7
< Assists >
14.7
1.23
< Killing Sprees >
0.44
63
< Minions Killed >
28
0.69
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.58
818
< Physical Damage >
1,608
21,780
< Magic Damage >
8,322
1,247
< True Damage >
568
23,846
< Damage Dealt >
10,499
24,728
< Damage Taken >
19,723
10,831
< Gold Earned >
8,688
1.59
< Towers >
2.26
0.17
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
6,145
< Total Healing >
13,336
12,663
< Experience >
10,954
36
< Vision Score >
54
14
< Wards Placed >
24
238
< Time Dealing CC >
48

How to Counter Sona with Brand in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature some critical Brand vs. Sona matchup statistics that may help you appreciate the differences and similarities between the two. Brand’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Sona’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Brand may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Sona. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.

Brand normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his counter does. On average, he takes more damage than Sona. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Brand and Sona

Damage Types Compared

Brand
Sona
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Brand
Sona

Who is Better, Brand or Sona?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Brand usually wins when taking on Sona, with a 51.2% win rate. Thus, Brand makes a good counter to Sona.

While Brand does have a higher win rate than Sona, when on opposite teams, Brand also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Brand into Sona.

Furthermore, Brand has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Sona. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Brand vs Sona matchups, Brand is the better champion with a higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Brand is a decent counter for Sona. Focus your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Brand against Sona.

Other Champion Matchups Against Brand

Brand Loses Against

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Brand Wins Against

ZeriZeri58.5% winrateNidaleeNidalee57.2% winrateXayahXayah55.8% winrateYuumiYuumi55.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

NilahNilah+ 55.4% 3348 GamesBardBard+ 55.5% 3915 GamesTrundleTrundle+ 56.1% 14071 GamesMaokaiMaokai+ 56.5% 6844 Games

Additional Information for Brand Players

How We Calculated Our Brand vs Sona Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sona as Brand, we analyzed 5,607 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 Brand 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

Brand Build Sona Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Brand to counter Sona during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Brand typically gets more CS relative to Sona. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Brand versus Sona build consist of Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Cryptbloom, and Liandry's Torment. When Brand combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better vs Sona than with most other typical builds. In fact, Brand boasted an average win rate of 51.2% when countering Sona with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Sona as Brand, you should equip the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for Brand vs Sona battles, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.2% win rate overall.

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