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Rakan vs Sona

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How to Beat Sona as Rakan

based on 2,628 Rakan vs Sona matchups
Win Rate
50.4 %
K/D/A
3.13
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of rated League of Legends rounds that we get from Riot Games each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Sona as Rakan came out of an analysis of 2628 ranked games where both champs engaged one another. This particular champ pairing is relatively rare. Rakan has to counter Sona in only 2.4% of his games.

Rakan vs Sona Matchup Summary

Rakan does a average job of beating Sona. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.4% of the time the champions clash against each other in. In Rakan vs Sona rounds, Rakan’s team is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Sona.

Best Rakan vs Sona Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalWinged Moonplate

Core Rakan Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerKnight's VowSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Zeke's ConvergenceShurelya's BattlesongThornmailFrozen Heart

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveGuardianFont of LifeBone PlatingUnflinching
DominationZombie WardUltimate Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Rakan's passive ability p
Rakan's q ability q
Rakan's w ability w
Rakan's e ability e
Rakan's ultimate ability r
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W
2
E
3
Q
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
E
9
W
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E
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E
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Q
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Guide to Countering Sona as Rakan

Tips for Playing as Rakan against Sona

Rakan's dash speeds increase with his Move Speed. Use the extra speed to surprise your enemies!

Danger is as fun as you let it be.

Rakan requires allies near him to make the most out of his tools.

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.

Rakan vs Sona Counter Stats

Rakan Image
Win Rate
50.4 %
VS
Win Rate
49.6 %
Sona Image
1.4
< Kills >
2
4.8
< Deaths >
5.2
13.6
< Assists >
13.8
0.22
< Killing Sprees >
0.39
31
< Minions Killed >
28
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.6
1,142
< Physical Damage >
1,686
4,727
< Magic Damage >
7,972
698
< True Damage >
512
6,568
< Damage Dealt >
10,171
18,920
< Damage Taken >
17,499
8,053
< Gold Earned >
8,327
1.84
< Towers >
2.41
0
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
5,815
< Total Healing >
11,615
9,981
< Experience >
10,259
63
< Vision Score >
54
30
< Wards Placed >
24
160
< Time Dealing CC >
49

How to Counter Sona with Rakan in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature several vital Rakan against Sona counter stats that can help us grasp the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Rakan’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Sona’s ratio of NaN, showing that Rakan may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Sona..

Rakan normally has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Sona. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Rakan and Sona

Damage Types Compared

Rakan
Sona
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rakan
Sona

Who is Better, Rakan or Sona?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Rakan usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Sona, with a 50.4% win rate. As a result, Rakan makes an ok counter for Sona.

While Rakan does have a higher winrate compared to Sona, when they face off with one another, Rakan also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Rakan into Sona.

Additionally, Rakan has a lot 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 lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Rakan vs Sona matchups, Rakan is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Rakan is a decent counter for Sona. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Rakan against Sona.

Other Champion Matchups Against Rakan

Rakan Loses Against

LilliaLillia43.9% winrateSingedSinged44.6% winrateSwainSwain45.1% winrateTaricTaric45.9% winrate

Rakan Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee59% winrateYuumiYuumi58.4% winrateSejuaniSejuani56.4% winrateKennenKennen55.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

BrandBrand+ 54.7% 3868 GamesSwainSwain+ 54.7% 1847 GamesVel'KozVel'Koz+ 55.2% 817 GamesLilliaLillia+ 55.6% 6914 Games

Additional Information for Rakan Players

How We Calculated Our Rakan vs Sona Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sona as Rakan, we analyzed 2,628 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 Rakan 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 truly master Rakan in order 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 listen to the build and tips presented here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rakan typically accumulates a similar amount of CS as Sona. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Rakan versus Sona build include Trailblazer, Knight's Vow, and Solstice Sleigh. When Rakan used at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better versus Sona than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Rakan had an average win rate of 50.4% battling Sona with this counter build.

To have the best probability of annihilating Sona as Rakan, you should take the Guardian, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Zombie Ward, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Resolve and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Rakan vs Sona clashes, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.4% win rate overall.

If you need to see Rakan vs Sona tips and counter stats for a a particular division rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu displayed above. By default, the statistics and guides displayed are calculated using all matches completed with these champions.