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Nami vs Sona

How to Beat Sona as Nami in LoLNami is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Sona as Nami

based on 2,951 Nami vs Sona matchups
Win Rate
47.8 %
K/D/A
3.33
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends games that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Sona as Nami resulted from an examination of 2951 ranked games where both champions opposed one another. This counter matchup is fairly rare. Nami fights Sona in only 2.7% of her matches.

Nami vs Sona Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Nami has done a poor job of countering Sona. On average, she wins a lowly 47.8% of matches the champions oppose each other in. In Nami vs Sona matches, Nami’s team is 0.1% more likely to get first blood. This indicates that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Sona.

Best Nami vs Sona Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Nami Items

~22 Mins
Ardent CenserImperial MandateStaff of Flowing Water

Optional Items

Moonstone RenewerZaz'Zak's RealmspikeEchoes of HeliaShurelya's Battlesong

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
ResolveBone PlatingRevitalize
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Nami's passive ability p
Nami's q ability q
Nami's w ability w
Nami's e ability e
Nami's ultimate ability r
1
W
2
E
3
Q
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
E
9
W
10
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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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Sona as Nami

Tips for Playing as Nami against Sona

Nami's ultimate can come in very handy for initiating on enemies who are far away.

Using Ebb and Flow during an engagement with enemy champions will help sway the battle in your favor.

Aqua Prison has a long cooldown, make sure to use it at the right moment.

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.

Nami vs Sona Counter Stats

Nami Image
Win Rate
47.8 %
VS
Win Rate
52.2 %
Sona Image
1.5
< Kills >
2
4.8
< Deaths >
5.3
14.5
< Assists >
13.8
0.27
< Killing Sprees >
0.37
23
< Minions Killed >
28
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.62
810
< Physical Damage >
1,658
8,034
< Magic Damage >
8,008
502
< True Damage >
485
9,346
< Damage Dealt >
10,151
15,454
< Damage Taken >
18,185
8,177
< Gold Earned >
8,438
2.21
< Towers >
2.5
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
9,707
< Total Healing >
12,569
10,238
< Experience >
10,451
58
< Vision Score >
55
25
< Wards Placed >
24
196
< Time Dealing CC >
46

How to Counter Sona with Nami in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show several important Nami vs. Sona matchup stats that can help us figure out the differences between the pair. Nami’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Sona’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Nami may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Sona..

Nami typically has a similar longest killing spree as her counter does. On average, she takes a similar amount of damage to Sona. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nami and Sona

Damage Types Compared

Nami
Sona
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nami
Sona

Who is Better, Nami or Sona?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Nami usually loses when playing against Sona, with a 47.8% win rate. Therefore, Nami makes a bad counter for Sona.

While Nami does have a lower win rate than Sona, when they face off with one another, Nami also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more time consuming champ to learn and master. You should be very concerned when picking Nami into Sona.

Additionally, Nami also has a very large amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Sona. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Nami 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 team members during teamfights.

Nami is a terribly counter to Sona. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Nami against Sona.

Other Champion Matchups Against Nami

Nami Loses Against

ZyraZyra45.5% winrateTeemoTeemo45.6% winrateFizzFizz45.7% winrateBlitzcrankBlitzcrank45.9% winrate

Nami Wins Against

SivirSivir55.9% winrateKalistaKalista54.3% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc53.6% winrateHweiHwei53.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

LilliaLillia+ 53.4% 6433 GamesKayleKayle+ 53.5% 2990 GamesSennaSenna+ 53.6% 971 GamesTaricTaric+ 57.3% 82 Games

Additional Information for Nami Players

How We Calculated Our Nami vs Sona Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sona as Nami, we analyzed 2,951 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 Nami 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

Nami Build Sona Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Nami to counter Sona during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nami typically picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Sona. Champs who typically don't take much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Nami versus Sona build include Ardent Censer, Imperial Mandate, and Staff of Flowing Water. When Nami combined at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better vs Sona than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Nami boasted an average win rate of 47.8% when playing against Sona with this build.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing Sona as Nami, you should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Bone Plating, and Revitalize runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for Nami vs Sona matchups, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 47.8% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Sona as Nami are given for all ranked divisions. If you would like to filter the statistics and builds to an individual player tier, you may use the selection menu earlier on the page.