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

Sona vs Illaoi

How to Beat Illaoi as Sona in LoLSona is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Illaoi as Sona

based on 1,676 Sona vs Illaoi matchups
Win Rate
49.2 %
K/D/A
3.15
Pick Rate
1.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked LoL matches each week. Within our database, Sona faced off against Illaoi in 1676 matches. Using so many matchups for Sona versus Illaoi provides us a lot of confidence in our capacity to provide informative stats and a supported build to destroy Illaoi. This champ pairing is somewhat rare. Sona fights Illaoi in only 1.8% of her rounds.

Sona vs Illaoi Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Sona has done a poor job of beating Illaoi. Typically, she wins a acceptable 49.2% of matches the champs face off with each other in. In Sona against Illaoi games, Sona’s side is 0.0% more expected to get first blood. This implies that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Illaoi.

Best Sona vs Illaoi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsGlowing Mote

Core Sona Items

~22 Mins
Ardent CenserStaff of Flowing WaterMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

Seraph's EmbraceRedemptionZaz'Zak's RealmspikeEchoes of Helia

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
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
W
5
W
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R
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W
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Guide to Countering Illaoi as Sona

Tips for Playing as Sona against Illaoi

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 Illaoi

Killing Tentacles whenever possible will make it much easier to win a fight against Illaoi.

When your spirit gets pulled out, fight back if you can. Dealing damage to Illaoi reduces the spirit's duration.

Avoid grouping up for Leap of Faith to reduce the number of Tentacles available to Illaoi.

Sona vs Illaoi Counter Stats

Sona Image
Win Rate
49.2 %
VS
Win Rate
50.8 %
Illaoi Image
2.2
< Kills >
5
5.2
< Deaths >
6.5
14.2
< Assists >
4
0.44
< Killing Sprees >
1.16
28
< Minions Killed >
186
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.6
1,670
< Physical Damage >
24,205
8,600
< Magic Damage >
785
600
< True Damage >
354
10,871
< Damage Dealt >
25,344
18,678
< Damage Taken >
34,387
8,533
< Gold Earned >
11,707
2.22
< Towers >
2.83
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
12,767
< Total Healing >
8,572
10,818
< Experience >
14,868
50
< Vision Score >
15
22
< Wards Placed >
8
50
< Time Dealing CC >
395

How to Counter Illaoi with Sona in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore some strategic Sona vs. Illaoi counter stats that may help you understand the differences between this set of champions. For instance, Sona’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Illaoi’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Sona may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Illaoi. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.

Sona typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her counter does. On average, she takes less damage than Illaoi. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sona and Illaoi

Damage Types Compared

Sona
Illaoi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sona
Illaoi

Who is Better, Sona or Illaoi?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Sona usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Illaoi, with a 49.2% win rate. Thus, Sona makes an ok counter for Illaoi.

While Sona does have a lower win rate compared to Illaoi, when facing one another, Sona also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more challenging champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Sona into Illaoi.

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

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

Sona is a somewhat poor counter to Illaoi. Focus your gameplay on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Sona against Illaoi.

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 Illaoi Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Illaoi as Sona, we analyzed 1,676 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 Illaoi 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 to counter Illaoi during both the lane 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 stats presented above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sona typically gets a lot less CS as Illaoi. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Sona versus Illaoi build consist of 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 vs Illaoi than with many other common builds. In fact, Sona had an average win rate of 49.2% when playing against Illaoi with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of vanquishing Illaoi as Sona, Sona players should take the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Conditioning, and Revitalize runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Sona vs Illaoi counterpicks, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 49.2% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Illaoi as Sona are shown for all skill levels, merged. If you want to filter the statistics and builds to a particular division, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.