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How to Win Corki vs Sona Counter MatchupCorki is in the b tier of champions

Corki vs Sona

How to Beat Sona as Corki in LoLCorki is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Sona as Corki

based on 949 Corki vs Sona matchups
Win Rate
45.2 %
K/D/A
2.28
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL rounds each week. Within our dataset, Corki fought Sona 949 times. Including so many games with Corki versus Sona gives us a lot of confidence in our capacity to produce actionable data and a recommended build to obliterate your enemy. This champ matchup is somewhat rare. Corki is forced to battle against Sona in only 2.4% of his games.

Corki vs Sona Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Corki does a awful job of countering Sona. Normally, he wins a lowly 45.2% of the time the champions oppose each other in. In Corki versus Sona games, Corki’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood, implying that he most likely will get first blood against Sona.

Best Corki vs Sona Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordGlowing Mote

Core Corki Items

~22 Mins
MuramanaSpear of ShojinEclipse

Optional Items

Maw of MalmortiusInfinity EdgeTrinity ForceMalignance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Corki to level upq
>
Second ability for Corki to level upe
>
Last skill for Corki to max outw

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
ResolveBone PlatingOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Corki's passive ability p
Corki's q ability q
Corki's w ability w
Corki's e ability e
Corki's ultimate ability r
1
E
2
Q
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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Q
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E
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E
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W
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Guide to Countering Sona as Corki

Tips for Playing as Corki against Sona

Valkyrie can be used defensively as well, so try using it for a quick escape.

Phosphorus Bomb can be used to reveal enemy units that might be hiding in a nearby patch of brush.

Corki can continue to attack while using Gatling Gun. Maximizing Gatling Gun is key to mastering Corki.

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.

Corki vs Sona Counter Stats

Corki Image
Win Rate
45.2 %
VS
Win Rate
54.8 %
Sona Image
5.9
< Kills >
2.1
5.4
< Deaths >
5.1
6.4
< Assists >
14.5
1.39
< Killing Sprees >
0.39
184
< Minions Killed >
28
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.61
3,553
< Physical Damage >
1,680
20,231
< Magic Damage >
8,000
821
< True Damage >
487
24,605
< Damage Dealt >
10,168
20,494
< Damage Taken >
18,785
12,082
< Gold Earned >
8,521
1.93
< Towers >
2.46
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
3,223
< Total Healing >
13,938
13,992
< Experience >
10,644
18
< Vision Score >
55
9
< Wards Placed >
24
197
< Time Dealing CC >
47

How to Counter Sona with Corki in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore some influential Corki against Sona matchup stats that may help us appreciate the distinctions between these two champs. For instance, Corki’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Sona’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Corki may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Sona. This observation is in large part fueled by the difference in kills.

Corki normally has a much larger longest killing spree than his matchup does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Sona. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Corki and Sona

Damage Types Compared

Corki
Sona
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Corki
Sona

Who is Better, Corki or Sona?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Corki usually loses when trying to fight Sona, with a 45.2% win rate. Thus, Corki makes a poor counter for Sona.

While Corki does have a much lower win rate compared to Sona, when facing one another, Corki also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champion to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Corki into Sona.

Furthermore, Corki has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Sona. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Corki vs Sona matchups, Sona is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Corki is a terribly counter for Sona. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Corki against Sona.

Other Champion Matchups Against Corki

Corki Loses Against

SkarnerSkarner42.2% winrateDr. MundoDr. Mundo42.3% winrateLilliaLillia43.1% winrateFiddlesticksFiddlesticks43.6% winrate

Corki Wins Against

OlafOlaf54.8% winrateShyvanaShyvana54.6% winrateJarvan IVJarvan IV54.2% winrateYuumiYuumi53.6% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

KledKled+ 52.4% 464 GamesSejuaniSejuani+ 53.1% 377 GamesMaokaiMaokai+ 53.2% 1887 GamesTalonTalon+ 55.3% 358 Games

Additional Information for Corki Players

How We Calculated Our Corki vs Sona Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sona as Corki, we analyzed 949 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 Corki 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

Corki Build Sona Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Corki to counter Sona during both the early game 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 stats presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Corki typically picks up much more CS compared to Sona. Champs who on average don't get much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Corki versus Sona build include Muramana, Spear of Shojin, and Eclipse. When Corki combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs Sona than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Corki had an average winrate of 45.2% battling Sona with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of annihilating Sona as Corki, you should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Corki vs Sona fights, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 45.2% winrate overall.

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