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Sona vs Janna

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

based on 2,779 Sona vs Janna matchups
Win Rate
50.3 %
K/D/A
3.1
Pick Rate
3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of ranked LoL rounds that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Janna as Sona came out of an evaluation of 2779 ranked rounds where both champs opposed each other. This matchup is relatively rare. Sona fights Janna in only 3.0% of her games.

Sona vs Janna Matchup Summary

Sona has done a ok job of countering Janna. On average, she wins a acceptable 50.3% of the time the champions oppose one another in. In Sona against Janna games, Sona’s team is 0.0% more probable to get first blood. This implies that she most likely will get first blood against Janna.

Best Sona vs Janna Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsGlowing Mote

Core Sona Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceDream MakerStaff of Flowing Water

Optional Items

DawncoreArdent CenserMoonstone RenewerZaz'Zak's Realmspike

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
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
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W
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Q
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W
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Guide to Countering Janna as Sona

Tips for Playing as Sona against Janna

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 Janna

Janna's at her strongest when buffing another ally. If you can harass her ally, it will weaken her ability to fight you.

Save an interrupt ability for when Janna uses her ultimate.

Listen for the charge up sound on Howling Gale in case Janna is trying to hit you with it from off screen or from brush.

Sona vs Janna Counter Stats

Sona Image
Win Rate
50.3 %
VS
Win Rate
49.7 %
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1.8
< Kills >
1.3
4.8
< Deaths >
4.3
13.1
< Assists >
13.5
0.33
< Killing Sprees >
0.21
28
< Minions Killed >
26
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.58
< Inhibitors >
0.55
1,608
< Physical Damage >
939
7,629
< Magic Damage >
5,917
453
< True Damage >
398
9,690
< Damage Dealt >
7,255
17,499
< Damage Taken >
16,064
8,220
< Gold Earned >
7,985
2.46
< Towers >
2.19
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
12,851
< Total Healing >
7,228
10,156
< Experience >
9,981
56
< Vision Score >
61
24
< Wards Placed >
27
47
< Time Dealing CC >
175

How to Counter Janna with Sona in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize several valuable Sona versus Janna counter stats that can help you realize the differences between these two champions. As an example, Sona’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Janna’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Sona may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Janna..

Sona typically has a similar longest killing spree as her matchup does. Typically, she receives a similar amount of damage to Janna. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sona and Janna

Damage Types Compared

Sona
Janna
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sona
Janna

Who is Better, Sona or Janna?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Sona usually fairs equally well when facing off against Janna, with a 50.3% win rate. As a result, Sona makes an ok counter to Janna.

While Sona does have a higher win rate compared to Janna, when on opposite teams, Sona also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less complex character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Sona into Janna.

Furthermore, Sona has a very large amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Janna. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Sona vs Janna matchups, Sona is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Sona is a decent counter for Janna. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Sona against Janna.

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

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Additional Information for Sona Players

How We Calculated Our Sona vs Janna Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Janna as Sona, we analyzed 2,779 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 Janna 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 Janna Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Sona to counter Janna during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sona on average accumulates a similar amount of CS as Janna. Champs who on average don't get much CS typically don't require 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, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The best items to have in your Sona versus Janna build consist of Seraph's Embrace, Dream Maker, and Staff of Flowing Water. When Sona used at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better against Janna than with many other typical builds. In fact, Sona had an average win rate of 50.3% when countering Janna with this build.

To have the best chance of coming out on top against Janna as Sona, Sona players should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Revitalize, and Conditioning runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Sona vs Janna counters, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 50.3% winrate overall.

If you would like to get Sona vs Janna tips and builds for a a distinct division, please select one from the selection menu above. At first, the statistics and strategies displayed are computed using all matches finished with both champs.