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Sona vs Jayce

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

based on 1,311 Sona vs Jayce matchups
Win Rate
56.1 %
K/D/A
3.17
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL rounds that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Jayce as Sona resulted from an analysis of 1311 ranked games where both champions battled each other. This counter matchup is somewhat rare. Sona encounters Jayce in only 1.4% of her rounds.

Sona vs Jayce Matchup Summary

Sona has done a great job of beating Jayce. Normally, she wins a fantastic 56.1% of the time the champs face off with each other in. In Sona vs Jayce games, Sona’s team is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood, implying that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Jayce.

Best Sona vs Jayce Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsGlowing Mote

Core Sona Items

~22 Mins
Ardent CenserDream MakerMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

DawncoreSeraph's EmbraceStaff of Flowing WaterEchoes 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
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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R

Guide to Countering Jayce as Sona

Tips for Playing as Sona against Jayce

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 Jayce

Jayce is strong in the early game. If he gains the advantage, play defensively.

Jayce can attack in melee or at range. Pay attention to his stance and weapon color to know how he is going to attack.

If you see Jayce drop his Acceleration Gate, be careful, he is probably about to cast Shock Blast.

Sona vs Jayce Counter Stats

Sona Image
Win Rate
56.1 %
VS
Win Rate
43.9 %
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2.2
< Kills >
6.2
5.3
< Deaths >
6.4
14.6
< Assists >
5.8
0.42
< Killing Sprees >
1.44
29
< Minions Killed >
185
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.65
< Inhibitors >
0.49
1,635
< Physical Damage >
20,019
7,877
< Magic Damage >
4,085
479
< True Damage >
539
9,991
< Damage Dealt >
24,644
19,165
< Damage Taken >
21,107
8,659
< Gold Earned >
12,135
2.54
< Towers >
2.45
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
13,714
< Total Healing >
2,745
10,772
< Experience >
14,445
56
< Vision Score >
18
25
< Wards Placed >
9
50
< Time Dealing CC >
131

How to Counter Jayce with Sona in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize several valuable Sona against Jayce counter stats that can help you explain the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Sona’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Jayce’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Sona may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Jayce. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Sona often has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her enemy does. On average, she takes a similar amount of damage to Jayce. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sona and Jayce

Damage Types Compared

Sona
Jayce
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sona
Jayce

Who is Better, Sona or Jayce?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Sona usually wins when facing off against Jayce, with a 56.1% win rate. Therefore, Sona makes a fantastic counter to Jayce.

While Sona does have a much higher win rate compared to Jayce, when on opposite teams, Sona also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less challenging character to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Sona into Jayce.

Additionally, Sona has a great amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Jayce. 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 in League of Legends, in Sona vs Jayce matchups, Sona is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Sona is a great counter to Jayce. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Sona against Jayce.

Additional Information for Sona Players

How We Calculated Our Sona vs Jayce Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Jayce as Sona, we analyzed 1,311 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 Jayce 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Sona in order to counter Jayce during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sona typically picks up a lot less CS compared to Jayce. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Sona versus Jayce build include Ardent Censer, Dream Maker, and Moonstone Renewer. When Sona bought at least these three items in her build, she did much better countering Jayce than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Sona boasted an average winrate of 56.1% when countering Jayce with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest chance of annihilating Jayce as Sona, you should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Conditioning, and Revitalize runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Sona vs Jayce face-offs, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 56.1% winrate overall.

If you want to see Sona x Jayce tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a particular division rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the stats and strategies given are computed using all rounds completed with both champions.