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Nasus vs Sona

How to Beat Sona as Nasus in LoLNasus is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Sona as Nasus

based on 2,638 Nasus vs Sona matchups
Win Rate
50.8 %
K/D/A
1.92
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked League games that we get from Riot Games each week. Our guide on how to beat Sona as Nasus came out of an evaluation of 2638 ranked games where both champs battled one another. This champ matchup is fairly rare. Nasus has to counter Sona in only 2.3% of his games.

Nasus vs Sona Matchup Summary

Nasus does a average job of countering Sona. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.8% of the time the champions fight each other in. In Nasus vs Sona games, Nasus’s side is 0.1% less probable to obtain first blood, indicating that he most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Sona.

Best Nasus vs Sona Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsSheen

Core Nasus Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageTrinity ForceFrozen Heart

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanSundered SkyHullbreakerThornmail

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
ResolveSecond WindUnflinching
Ability HasteHealth ScalingHealth Scaling
Nasus's passive ability p
Nasus's q ability q
Nasus's w ability w
Nasus's e ability e
Nasus's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Sona as Nasus

Tips for Playing as Nasus against Sona

Paying attention to last hitting with Siphoning Strike will have a large impact at the end of a game.

If you're solo, Spirit Fire is a great way to farm a lane. It can be bad if you're in a lane with 2 and you push too far. Find the right balance between Siphoning Strike last hits and AoE farming.

If you have low defenses, people will focus you down even during your ultimate. Try buying some survivability items even in your DPS builds.

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.

Nasus vs Sona Counter Stats

Nasus Image
Win Rate
50.8 %
VS
Win Rate
49.2 %
Sona Image
4.7
< Kills >
2.2
5
< Deaths >
5.2
4.9
< Assists >
13.9
1.08
< Killing Sprees >
0.43
164
< Minions Killed >
28
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.61
13,260
< Physical Damage >
1,676
4,914
< Magic Damage >
8,343
364
< True Damage >
566
18,539
< Damage Dealt >
10,586
35,655
< Damage Taken >
18,127
11,250
< Gold Earned >
8,465
2.55
< Towers >
2.37
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
13,308
< Total Healing >
12,249
14,659
< Experience >
10,558
14
< Vision Score >
51
7
< Wards Placed >
22
512
< Time Dealing CC >
48

How to Counter Sona with Nasus in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize several important Nasus versus Sona matchup statistics that may help us distinguish the differences between the pair. Nasus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Sona’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Nasus may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Sona..

Nasus often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his opponent does. Typically, he takes more damage than Sona. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nasus and Sona

Damage Types Compared

Nasus
Sona
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nasus
Sona

Who is Better, Nasus or Sona?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Nasus usually fairs equally well when playing against Sona, with a 50.8% win rate. Therefore, Nasus makes an ok counter to Sona.

While Nasus does have a higher winrate compared to Sona, when facing one another, Nasus also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Nasus into Sona.

Furthermore, Nasus also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Sona. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Nasus vs Sona matchups, Nasus is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Nasus is a decent counter to Sona. Focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Nasus against Sona.

Other Champion Matchups Against Nasus

Nasus Loses Against

LilliaLillia45.1% winrateIllaoiIllaoi45.3% winrateTaricTaric45.5% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune46.7% winrate

Nasus Wins Against

KennenKennen57.8% winrateRenektonRenekton57.6% winrateYuumiYuumi57.2% winrateQiyanaQiyana56% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Miss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 53.9% 15727 GamesZyraZyra+ 54.1% 4982 GamesLilliaLillia+ 55.1% 6545 GamesKledKled+ 55.4% 278 Games

Additional Information for Nasus Players

How We Calculated Our Nasus vs Sona Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sona as Nasus, we analyzed 2,638 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 Nasus 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

Nasus Build Sona Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Nasus to counter Sona during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nasus most often picks up much more CS relative to Sona. Champs who on average don't get much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Nasus versus Sona build consist of Sterak's Gage, Trinity Force, and Frozen Heart. When Nasus bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better versus Sona than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Nasus boasted an average winrate of 50.8% battling Sona with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Sona as Nasus, you should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Nasus vs Sona counterpicks, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 50.8% win rate overall.

If you want to get Nasus versus Sona tips and counter stats for a a specific rank, please select one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the stats and build suggestions displayed are calculated using every round run with these champions.