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Leona vs Sona

How to Beat Sona as Leona in LoLLeona is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Sona as Leona

based on 3,152 Leona vs Sona matchups
Win Rate
51.4 %
K/D/A
2.78
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of recently rated LoL games that we get from Riot Games every week. Our guide on how to beat Sona as Leona came out of an evaluation of 3152 ranked matches where both champs faced each other. This champ pairing is somewhat rare. Leona is forced to battle against Sona in only 2.3% of her matches.

Leona vs Sona Matchup Summary

Leona does a decent job of countering Sona. Normally, she wins a acceptable 51.4% of the time the champions clash against one another in. In Leona vs Sona games, Leona’s team is 0.1% more likely to get first blood, implying that she probably will get first blood against Sona.

Best Leona vs Sona Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorKindlegem

Core Leona Items

~22 Mins
Knight's VowLocket of the Iron SolariCelestial Opposition

Optional Items

BloodsongZeke's ConvergenceFrozen HeartTrailblazer

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Leona to level upw
>
Second ability for Leona to level upe
>
Last skill for Leona to max outq

Runes

ResolveAftershockFont of LifeSecond WindOvergrowth
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Tenacity
Ability HasteArmorHealth Scaling
Leona's passive ability p
Leona's q ability q
Leona's w ability w
Leona's e ability e
Leona's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
E
9
W
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E
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R
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E
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E
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Sona as Leona

Tips for Playing as Leona against Sona

Shield of Daybreak and Zenith Blade form a powerful offensive combo.

Lead the charge and mark your foes with Sunlight before your allies deal damage.

You can absorb a huge amount of damage using Eclipse, but you must stay near enemies to gain the bonus duration.

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.

Leona vs Sona Counter Stats

Leona Image
Win Rate
51.4 %
VS
Win Rate
48.6 %
Sona Image
2
< Kills >
2.2
5.5
< Deaths >
5.8
13.3
< Assists >
14.5
0.36
< Killing Sprees >
0.45
32
< Minions Killed >
28
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.59
2,676
< Physical Damage >
1,667
6,232
< Magic Damage >
8,537
887
< True Damage >
620
9,796
< Damage Dealt >
10,824
22,090
< Damage Taken >
18,185
8,449
< Gold Earned >
8,571
1.59
< Towers >
2.36
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
2,726
< Total Healing >
11,545
10,299
< Experience >
10,546
54
< Vision Score >
53
23
< Wards Placed >
23
218
< Time Dealing CC >
50

How to Counter Sona with Leona in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight several strategic Leona against Sona counter stats that may help us distinguish the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Leona’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Sona’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Leona may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Sona..

Leona often has a similar longest kill spree as her foe does. Typically, she receives more damage than Sona. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Leona and Sona

Damage Types Compared

Leona
Sona
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Leona
Sona

Who is Better, Leona or Sona?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Leona usually wins when facing off against Sona, with a 51.4% win rate. Thus, Leona makes a good counter for Sona.

While Leona does have a higher win rate than Sona, when they face off with one another, Leona also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more time consuming champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Leona into Sona.

Furthermore, Leona has a lot of utility and CC, a similar amount to Sona. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Leona vs Sona matchups, Leona is the better champion with a higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Leona is a decent counter to Sona. Focus your play on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Leona against Sona.

Other Champion Matchups Against Leona

Leona Loses Against

LilliaLillia44.7% winrateZacZac46.9% winrateCassiopeiaCassiopeia46.9% winrateSingedSinged47.4% winrate

Leona Wins Against

YuumiYuumi60.6% winrateNidaleeNidalee60.2% winrateKai'SaKai'Sa57.4% winrateGragasGragas56.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Aurelion SolAurelion Sol+ 55.6% 2270 GamesSennaSenna+ 56.2% 1595 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 56.7% 22899 GamesLilliaLillia+ 58.3% 8896 Games

Additional Information for Leona Players

How We Calculated Our Leona vs Sona Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sona as Leona, we analyzed 3,152 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 Leona 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Leona to counter Sona during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Leona most often gets a similar amount of CS as Sona. Champions who on average don't take much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Leona versus Sona build include Knight's Vow, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Celestial Opposition. When Leona bought at least these three items in her build, she performed much better countering Sona than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Leona had an average win rate of 51.4% battling Sona with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of vanquishing Sona as Leona, Leona players should use the Aftershock, Font of Life, Second Wind, Overgrowth, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for Leona vs Sona counter picks, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 51.4% win rate overall.

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