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Sona vs Bard

How to Beat Bard as Sona in LoLSona is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Bard as Sona

based on 2,793 Sona vs Bard matchups
Win Rate
47.5 %
K/D/A
2.96
Pick Rate
3.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches that we analyze every week. Our guide on how to beat Bard as Sona came out of an evaluation of 2793 ranked rounds where both champs faced one another. This particular counter pairing is relatively rare. Sona fights Bard in only 3.1% of her rounds.

Sona vs Bard Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Sona has done a dismal job of countering Bard. Typically, she wins a lowly 47.5% of matches the champs oppose each other in. In Sona versus Bard rounds, Sona’s side is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood. This implies that she probably will get first blood versus Bard.

Best Sona vs Bard Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeGlowing Mote

Core Sona Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceStaff of Flowing WaterMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

DawncoreArdent CenserShurelya's BattlesongCelestial Opposition

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot 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
8
Q
9
W
10
Q
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R
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Q
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Q
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E
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Bard as Sona

Tips for Playing as Sona against Bard

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 Bard

You can crush Bard's healing shrines just by walking over them. Don't let his allies take them without a fight.

Bard's ultimate, Tempered Fate, affects allies, enemies, monsters, and turrets alike. Sometimes it can be to your advantage to jump into it!

Bard's opponents can also travel through his Magical Journey doorways. You can follow him, if you think it's safe.

Sona vs Bard Counter Stats

Sona Image
Win Rate
47.5 %
VS
Win Rate
52.5 %
Bard Image
2
< Kills >
2.5
5.3
< Deaths >
4.4
13.7
< Assists >
13.3
0.39
< Killing Sprees >
0.53
28
< Minions Killed >
29
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.57
< Inhibitors >
0.52
1,764
< Physical Damage >
2,873
8,607
< Magic Damage >
7,850
544
< True Damage >
977
10,915
< Damage Dealt >
11,701
18,338
< Damage Taken >
20,061
8,438
< Gold Earned >
8,717
2.44
< Towers >
1.83
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
12,652
< Total Healing >
6,337
10,439
< Experience >
10,994
55
< Vision Score >
61
24
< Wards Placed >
27
50
< Time Dealing CC >
468

How to Counter Bard with Sona in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show several significant Sona against Bard matchup stats that may help you interpret the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. Sona’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Bard’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Sona may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Bard..

Sona normally has a similar longest kill spree as her enemy does. Typically, she receives a similar amount of damage to Bard. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Sona and Bard

Damage Types Compared

Sona
Bard
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sona
Bard

Who is Better, Sona or Bard?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Sona usually loses when facing off against Bard, with a 47.5% win rate. As a result, Sona makes a bad counter for Bard.

While Sona does have a lower win rate than Bard, when on opposite teams, Sona also has a much lower difficulty level that makes her a less challenging character to develop with. You should be very concerned when picking Sona into Bard.

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

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Sona vs Bard matchups, Bard is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Sona is a terribly counter to Bard. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Sona against Bard.

Other Champion Matchups Against Sona

Sona Loses Against

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Sona Wins Against

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

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Sona Players

How We Calculated Our Sona vs Bard Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Bard as Sona, we analyzed 2,793 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 Bard 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.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Sona in order to counter Bard during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sona often racks up a similar amount of CS as Bard. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Sona versus Bard build consist of Seraph's Embrace, Staff of Flowing Water, and Moonstone Renewer. When Sona included at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better against Bard than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Sona boasted an average win rate of 47.5% when playing against Bard with this build.

To have the greatest probability of crushing Bard as Sona, you should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Revitalize, and Conditioning runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Sona vs Bard face-offs, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 47.5% win rate overall.

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