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How to Beat Ashe as Sona

based on 6,383 Sona vs Ashe matchups
Win Rate
52.2 %
K/D/A
2.98
Pick Rate
7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Ashe as Sona came out of an analysis of 6383 ranked rounds where both champions faced off against one another. This particular counter pairing is fairly uncommon. Sona fights Ashe in only 7.0% of her games.

Sona vs Ashe Matchup Summary

Sona does a good job of countering Ashe. Normally, she wins a terrific 52.2% of the time the champions face off with each other in. In Sona versus Ashe matches, Sona’s team is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood, indicating that she most likely won't get first blood versus Ashe.

Best Sona vs Ashe Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBandleglass Mirror

Core Sona Items

~22 Mins
Ardent CenserStaff of Flowing WaterMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

Seraph's EmbraceDawncoreMikael's BlessingBloodsong

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceGathering Storm
ResolveConditioningRevitalize
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceArmor
Sona's passive ability p
Sona's q ability q
Sona's w ability w
Sona's e ability e
Sona's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
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Q
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W
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Ashe as Sona

Tips for Playing as Sona against Ashe

Make sure to tag your allies while Sona's auras are active, but avoid getting caught out by enemies.

Save Crescendo for the game-altering moment.

Well-timed uses of Aria of Perseverance will grant you maximum survivability.

Advice to Win Against Ashe

Ashe has very few defensive options, and she's a good target to gank.

Be wary of moving around the map alone if Ashe has not recently cast her Enchanted Crystal Arrow.

Sona vs Ashe Counter Stats

Sona Image
Win Rate
52.2 %
VS
Win Rate
47.8 %
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2.2
< Kills >
5.3
5.6
< Deaths >
6
14.5
< Assists >
8.8
0.42
< Killing Sprees >
1.23
28
< Minions Killed >
138
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.61
< Inhibitors >
0.46
1,584
< Physical Damage >
15,095
8,072
< Magic Damage >
2,460
565
< True Damage >
547
10,221
< Damage Dealt >
18,102
19,089
< Damage Taken >
18,843
8,603
< Gold Earned >
10,883
2.41
< Towers >
2.11
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
12,947
< Total Healing >
3,751
10,749
< Experience >
11,833
52
< Vision Score >
30
23
< Wards Placed >
12
48
< Time Dealing CC >
623

How to Counter Ashe with Sona in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify some valuable Sona against Ashe matchup statistics that can help us grasp the distinctions between the two. As an example, Sona’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Ashe’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Sona may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Ashe. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Sona typically has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her enemy does. Commonly, she takes a similar amount of damage to Ashe. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sona and Ashe

Damage Types Compared

Sona
Ashe
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sona
Ashe

Who is Better, Sona or Ashe?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Sona usually wins when trying to fight Ashe, with a 52.2% win rate. As a result, Sona makes a good counter for Ashe.

While Sona does have a higher win rate compared to Ashe, when on opposite teams, Sona also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more time consuming champion to learn. You don't need to be too worried when picking Sona into Ashe.

Moreover, Sona also has a great deal of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Ashe. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Sona vs Ashe matchups, Sona is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Sona is an above average counter to Ashe. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Sona against Ashe.

Other Champion Matchups Against Sona

Sona Loses Against

Miss FortuneMiss Fortune45.4% winrateTrundleTrundle46.6% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser46.9% winrateMaokaiMaokai46.9% winrate

Sona Wins Against

LeBlancLeBlanc57.3% winrateK'SanteK'Sante56.7% winrateKarthusKarthus56.4% winrateJayceJayce56.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Miss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 54.3% 12638 GamesNilahNilah+ 54.3% 1958 GamesSingedSinged+ 54.8% 2050 GamesLilliaLillia+ 55% 5108 Games

Additional Information for Sona Players

How We Calculated Our Sona vs Ashe Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ashe as Sona, we analyzed 6,383 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 Ashe as Sona 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Sona to counter Ashe during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sona most often gets a lot less CS as Ashe. Champions who on average don't take much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. 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 need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The top items to have in your Sona versus Ashe build include Ardent Censer, Staff of Flowing Water, and Moonstone Renewer. When Sona combined at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better versus Ashe than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Sona boasted an average winrate of 52.2% battling Ashe with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of crushing Ashe as Sona, you should take the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Revitalize, and Conditioning runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Sona vs Ashe counterpicks, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 52.2% winrate overall.

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