Nilah vs Sona
How to Beat Sona as Nilah
based on 1,353 Nilah vs Sona matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Nilah vs Sona Matchup Summary
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Guide to Countering Sona as Nilah
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.
Nilah vs Sona Counter Stats
How to Counter Sona with Nilah in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here clarify some vital Nilah vs. Sona counter statistics that can help us understand the distinctions between the pair. Nilah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Sona’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Nilah may be more central to their team's team fighting potential than Sona. This observation is largely fueled by the difference in kills.
Nilah often has a much larger longest kill spree than their foe does. Typically, they receives more damage than Sona. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Nilah and Sona
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Who is Better, Nilah or Sona?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Nilah usually wins when trying to fight Sona, with a 51.2% win rate. Therefore, Nilah makes a good counter for Sona.
While Nilah does have a higher winrate compared to Sona, when on opposite teams, Nilah also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes them a more complex character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Nilah into Sonaas their relative depth means you may not be able to reach their full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Nilah also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Sona. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Nilah vs Sona matchups, Nilah is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.
Nilah is a decent counter to Sona. Focus your play on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Nilah against Sona.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Nilah in order to counter Sona during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Nilah on average accumulates much more CS relative to Sona. Champs who typically don't earn much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.
The most important items to use in your Nilah versus Sona build consist of Lord Dominik's Regards, Immortal Shieldbow, and Navori Quickblades. When Nilah included at least these three items in their build, they performed much better vs. Sona than with many other common item sets. In fact, Nilah had an average win rate of 51.2% when playing against Sona with this build.
To have the greatest chance of crushing Sona as Nilah, Nilah players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Nilah vs Sona clashes, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.2% winrate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Sona as Nilah are presented for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to scope the statistics and builds to an individual player tier, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.