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How to Win Renekton vs Sona Counter MatchupRenekton is in the b tier of champions

Renekton vs Sona

How to Beat Sona as Renekton in LoLRenekton is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Sona as Renekton

based on 1,477 Renekton vs Sona matchups
Win Rate
46.7 %
K/D/A
1.86
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL matches each week. In our database, Renekton faced off against Sona 1477 times. Using so many matchups for Renekton versus Sona provides us faith in our capacity to produce actionable statistics and a solid build to crush Sona. This particular counter pairing is fairly rare. Renekton has to counter Sona in only 2.4% of his games.

Renekton vs Sona Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Renekton does a terrible job of beating Sona. Normally, he wins a lowly 46.7% of matches the champs clash against each other in. In Renekton against Sona games, Renekton’s side is 0.1% more likely to get first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood versus Sona.

Best Renekton vs Sona Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordPickaxe

Core Renekton Items

~22 Mins
Experimental HexplateSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

Ravenous HydraSterak's GageEclipseBlack Cleaver

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Renekton to level upq
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Second ability for Renekton to level upe
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Last skill for Renekton to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Renekton's passive ability p
Renekton's q ability q
Renekton's w ability w
Renekton's e ability e
Renekton's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Sona as Renekton

Tips for Playing as Renekton against Sona

Cull the Meek drains an enormous amount of life when used in the middle of the fray. You can use this to bait opponents into thinking you are weaker than you really are.

Slice and Dice excels at harassing maneuvers. Slice in, follow up with another skill and then Dice back out to safety.

Cooldown reduction is especially good for Renekton, allowing him to both quickly build up and use his Fury.

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.

Renekton vs Sona Counter Stats

Renekton Image
Win Rate
46.7 %
VS
Win Rate
53.3 %
Sona Image
5.6
< Kills >
2.1
5.7
< Deaths >
5.3
5
< Assists >
14.3
1.28
< Killing Sprees >
0.39
184
< Minions Killed >
29
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.6
16,436
< Physical Damage >
1,652
2,871
< Magic Damage >
8,222
731
< True Damage >
549
20,038
< Damage Dealt >
10,423
35,038
< Damage Taken >
18,162
11,736
< Gold Earned >
8,486
2.29
< Towers >
2.45
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
10,256
< Total Healing >
12,694
14,637
< Experience >
10,660
17
< Vision Score >
54
8
< Wards Placed >
24
72
< Time Dealing CC >
47

How to Counter Sona with Renekton in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify some critical Renekton vs. Sona matchup stats that can help us realize the differences and similarities between these two champions. As an example, Renekton’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Sona’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Renekton may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Sona. This observation is in large part caused by the difference in kills.

Renekton often has a much larger longest killing spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Sona. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the champ with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Renekton and Sona

Damage Types Compared

Renekton
Sona
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Renekton
Sona

Who is Better, Renekton or Sona?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Renekton usually loses when facing off against Sona, with a 46.7% win rate. Thus, Renekton makes a bad counter for Sona.

While Renekton does have a lower winrate compared to Sona, when facing one another, Renekton also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming champion to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Renekton into Sona.

Furthermore, Renekton has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Sona. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Renekton vs Sona matchups, Sona is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Renekton is a garbage counter for Sona. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Renekton against Sona.

Other Champion Matchups Against Renekton

Renekton Loses Against

NasusNasus42.4% winrateTeemoTeemo42.5% winrateVel'KozVel'Koz42.9% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune43.1% winrate

Renekton Wins Against

LeBlancLeBlanc53.1% winrateYuumiYuumi52.7% winrateKalistaKalista52.4% winrateApheliosAphelios52.4% winrate

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Additional Information for Renekton Players

How We Calculated Our Renekton vs Sona Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sona as Renekton, we analyzed 1,477 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 Renekton 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

Renekton Build Sona Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Renekton in order to counter Sona during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Renekton usually accumulates much more CS relative to Sona. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Renekton versus Sona build include Experimental Hexplate, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Renekton incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better versus Sona than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Renekton had an average win rate of 46.7% battling Sona with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of beating Sona as Renekton, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Renekton vs Sona fights, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 46.7% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Sona as Renekton are presented for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to scope the statistics and builds to an individual player tier, you should use the selection menu at the top of this page.