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Sona vs Katarina

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How to Beat Katarina as Sona

based on 3,146 Sona vs Katarina matchups
Win Rate
50.7 %
K/D/A
2.84
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of rated League matches that we evaluate every week. This guide on how to beat Katarina as Sona came out of an analysis of 3146 ranked rounds where both champs opposed one another. This particular champion matchup is somewhat rare. Sona is forced to battle against Katarina in only 3.4% of her games.

Sona vs Katarina Matchup Summary

Sona has done a ok job of beating Katarina. On average, she wins a acceptable 50.7% of the time the champs oppose each other in. In Sona against Katarina games, Sona’s side is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood, implying that she probably will get first blood versus Katarina.

Best Sona vs Katarina Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Glowing MoteTear of the Goddess

Core Sona Items

~22 Mins
Dream MakerStaff of Flowing WaterDawncore

Optional Items

RedemptionArdent CenserSeraph's EmbraceMoonstone Renewer

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 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
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
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Q
9
W
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Q
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R
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Q
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Katarina as Sona

Tips for Playing as Sona against Katarina

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 Katarina

Katarina's abilities deal magic damage, so even if she's building Attack Damage items, get magic resistance to counter her.

Try to save a disable for when Katarina uses her Death Lotus.

Sona vs Katarina Counter Stats

Sona Image
Win Rate
50.7 %
VS
Win Rate
49.3 %
Katarina Image
2.1
< Kills >
9.1
5.7
< Deaths >
6.5
14.1
< Assists >
5.4
0.38
< Killing Sprees >
2.06
27
< Minions Killed >
154
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.59
< Inhibitors >
0.33
1,611
< Physical Damage >
2,003
7,790
< Magic Damage >
20,380
481
< True Damage >
901
9,883
< Damage Dealt >
23,285
18,147
< Damage Taken >
23,671
8,373
< Gold Earned >
11,836
2.29
< Towers >
1.48
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
11,313
< Total Healing >
3,172
10,371
< Experience >
13,682
52
< Vision Score >
16
23
< Wards Placed >
7
44
< Time Dealing CC >
35

How to Counter Katarina with Sona in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify several valuable Sona versus Katarina matchup stats that can help us interpret the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Sona’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Katarina’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Sona may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Katarina. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.

Sona usually has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than her matchup does. Typically, she receives less damage than Katarina. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sona and Katarina

Damage Types Compared

Sona
Katarina
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sona
Katarina

Who is Better, Sona or Katarina?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Sona usually fairs equally well when facing off against Katarina, with a 50.7% win rate. Therefore, Sona makes an ok counter to Katarina.

While Sona does have a higher win rate compared to Katarina, when on opposite teams, Sona also has a much lower learning curve that makes her a less difficult champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Sona into Katarina.

Additionally, Sona has a lot of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Katarina. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Sona vs Katarina matchups, Sona is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Sona is a decent counter to Katarina. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Sona against Katarina.

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Sona Wins Against

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Additional Information for Sona Players

How We Calculated Our Sona vs Katarina Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Katarina as Sona, we analyzed 3,146 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 Katarina 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 learn all of the intricacies of Sona to counter Katarina during both the lane 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 listen to the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sona usually picks up a lot less CS as Katarina. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Sona versus Katarina build include Dream Maker, Staff of Flowing Water, and Dawncore. When Sona combined at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better vs Katarina than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Sona boasted an average winrate of 50.7% battling Katarina with these items in her kit.

To have the best chance of beating Katarina as Sona, you 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 sets players chose for Sona vs Katarina counters, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.7% winrate overall.

If you need to view Sona versus Katarina tips and counter stats for a an individual division rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu shown above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and build suggestions displayed are computed using every round played with these champs.