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How to Beat Jax as Sona

based on 6,150 Sona vs Jax matchups
Win Rate
49.2 %
K/D/A
3
Pick Rate
6.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends matches that we analyze every week. Our guide on how to beat Jax as Sona came out of an examination of 6150 ranked rounds where both champs fought each other. This counter pairing is somewhat uncommon. Sona is forced to battle against Jax in only 6.7% of her matches.

Sona vs Jax Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Sona has done a poor job of countering Jax. On average, she wins a acceptable 49.2% of the time the champions oppose each other in. In Sona vs Jax rounds, Sona’s team is 0.1% less probable to earn first blood, implying that she probably won't be able to get first blood against Jax.

Best Sona vs Jax Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Glowing MoteTear of the Goddess

Core Sona Items

~22 Mins
BloodsongStaff of Flowing WaterMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

DawncoreSeraph's EmbraceRedemptionArdent Censer

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceGathering Storm
ResolveConditioningRevitalize
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
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
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
8
W
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W
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Guide to Countering Jax as Sona

Tips for Playing as Sona against Jax

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 Jax

Try to engage him in short bursts instead of going toe-to-toe with him. Preventing him from attacking consecutively drastically lowers his damage output.

Jax can dodge all incoming attacks for a very short amount of time and stuns enemies in melee range when it ends. Wait to strike him until after his dodge is finished.

Sona vs Jax Counter Stats

Sona Image
Win Rate
49.2 %
VS
Win Rate
50.8 %
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2.1
< Kills >
6.4
5.4
< Deaths >
6.1
14.1
< Assists >
5
0.42
< Killing Sprees >
1.45
28
< Minions Killed >
118
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.67
0.61
< Inhibitors >
0.49
1,598
< Physical Damage >
11,764
7,965
< Magic Damage >
7,704
551
< True Damage >
604
10,115
< Damage Dealt >
20,073
18,349
< Damage Taken >
29,165
8,502
< Gold Earned >
11,769
2.37
< Towers >
2.15
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.15
12,393
< Total Healing >
8,642
10,568
< Experience >
14,097
53
< Vision Score >
19
23
< Wards Placed >
8
47
< Time Dealing CC >
189

How to Counter Jax with Sona in LoL

The stats shown on this page show some important Sona versus Jax counter stats that can help us grasp the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Sona’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Jax’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Sona may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Jax. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Sona often has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her opponent does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Jax. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the champion with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sona and Jax

Damage Types Compared

Sona
Jax
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sona
Jax

Who is Better, Sona or Jax?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Sona usually fairs equally well when playing against Jax, with a 49.2% win rate. Thus, Sona makes an ok counter to Jax.

While Sona does have a lower winrate compared to Jax, when they face off with one another, Sona also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less difficult champion to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Sona into Jax.

Moreover, Sona also has a lot of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Jax. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Sona is a somewhat poor counter to Jax. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Sona against Jax.

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 Jax Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Jax as Sona, we analyzed 6,150 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 Jax 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

If you would like to truly master Sona in order to counter Jax during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sona typically racks up a lot less CS relative to Jax. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. 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, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The top items to have in your Sona versus Jax build include Bloodsong, Staff of Flowing Water, and Moonstone Renewer. When Sona bought at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better when facing Jax than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Sona boasted an average winrate of 49.2% when countering Jax with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Jax 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 runes players chose for Sona vs Jax LoL games, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.2% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Jax as Sona are given for all skill levels combined. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to a distinct player tier, you may use the selection menu at the top of this page.