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How to Win Sona vs Darius Counter MatchupSona is in the a tier of champions

Sona vs Darius

How to Beat Darius as Sona in LoLSona is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Darius as Sona

based on 3,241 Sona vs Darius matchups
Win Rate
51 %
K/D/A
3
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League matches that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Darius as Sona resulted from an analysis of 3241 ranked games where both champions faced one another. This pairing is relatively rare. Sona is forced to battle against Darius in only 3.5% of her games.

Sona vs Darius Matchup Summary

Sona does a decent job of countering Darius. Typically, she wins a acceptable 51.0% of games the champions face each other in. In Sona versus Darius games, Sona’s team is 0.2% less expected to gain first blood. This indicates that she probably won't get first blood versus Darius.

Best Sona vs Darius Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsGlowing Mote

Core Sona Items

~22 Mins
Dream MakerEchoes of HeliaDawncore

Optional Items

RedemptionSeraph's EmbraceArdent CenserStaff of Flowing Water

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
Adaptive ForceAdaptive 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
12
Q
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Q
14
E
15
E
16
R

Guide to Countering Darius as Sona

Tips for Playing as Sona against Darius

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 Darius

When Darius's axe grab is on cooldown, he is vulnerable to harassment attacks.

Darius's ability to escape from fights is limited. If you have an advantage against him, press your lead.

Sona vs Darius Counter Stats

Sona Image
Win Rate
51 %
VS
Win Rate
49 %
Darius Image
2.1
< Kills >
6.7
5.4
< Deaths >
5.9
14.1
< Assists >
4.1
0.41
< Killing Sprees >
1.53
28
< Minions Killed >
164
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.62
< Inhibitors >
0.47
1,647
< Physical Damage >
16,062
8,223
< Magic Damage >
94
517
< True Damage >
3,703
10,387
< Damage Dealt >
19,860
18,286
< Damage Taken >
30,925
8,465
< Gold Earned >
11,711
2.4
< Towers >
2.33
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
12,230
< Total Healing >
7,642
10,491
< Experience >
14,224
53
< Vision Score >
17
24
< Wards Placed >
8
47
< Time Dealing CC >
160

How to Counter Darius with Sona in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify some valuable Sona against Darius matchup stats that can help you understand the differences between the two. As an example, Sona’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Darius’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Sona may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Darius. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.

Sona typically has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than her matchup does. Typically, she takes less damage than Darius. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sona and Darius

Damage Types Compared

Sona
Darius
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sona
Darius

Who is Better, Sona or Darius?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Sona usually wins when trying to fight Darius, with a 51.0% win rate. Therefore, Sona makes a good counter for Darius.

While Sona does have a higher winrate than Darius, when on opposite teams, Sona also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more time consuming champion to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Sona into Darius.

Additionally, Sona has a great deal of utility and CC, a similar amount to Darius. 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 overall in League of Legends, in Sona vs Darius matchups, Sona is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Sona is a decent counter to Darius. Focus your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Sona against Darius.

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 Darius Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Darius as Sona, we analyzed 3,241 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 Darius 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

Sona Build Darius Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Sona to counter Darius during both the laning 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 pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sona most often accumulates a lot less CS compared to Darius. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Sona versus Darius build include Dream Maker, Echoes of Helia, and Dawncore. When Sona used at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better against Darius than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Sona boasted an average win rate of 51.0% when countering Darius with this build.

To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Darius as Sona, you should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Conditioning, and Revitalize runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Sona vs Darius counters, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 51.0% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Darius as Sona are presented for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to scope the statistics and builds to a specific division, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.