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Sona vs Nami

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How to Beat Nami as Sona

based on 2,951 Sona vs Nami matchups
Win Rate
52.2 %
K/D/A
2.98
Pick Rate
3.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked LoL matches that we evaluate every week. Our guide on how to beat Nami as Sona resulted from an analysis of 2951 ranked games where both champions opposed each other. This champ pairing is somewhat rare. Sona is forced to battle against Nami in only 3.2% of her rounds.

Sona vs Nami Matchup Summary

Sona has done a good job of beating Nami. On average, she wins a terrific 52.2% of matches the champs oppose each other in. In Sona versus Nami matches, Sona’s side is 0.1% less expected to earn first blood, implying that she probably won't get first blood against Nami.

Best Sona vs Nami Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Faerie CharmAmplifying Tome

Core Sona Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceStaff of Flowing WaterMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

Ardent CenserBloodsongDawncoreShurelya's Battlesong

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 BandTranscendenceScorch
PrecisionPresence of MindCut Down
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 Nami as Sona

Tips for Playing as Sona against Nami

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 Nami

Aqua Prison is a very powerful ability with a long cooldown, take advantage of the situation if Nami misses this ability.

Tidal Wave has a very long range but travels slowly, be aware of when it is coming your way as you can move out of its path.

Try to avoid fighting an opponent affected by Tidecaller's Blessing, it lasts a short duration so waiting it out can help you greatly.

Sona vs Nami Counter Stats

Sona Image
Win Rate
52.2 %
VS
Win Rate
47.8 %
Nami Image
2
< Kills >
1.5
5.3
< Deaths >
4.8
13.8
< Assists >
14.5
0.37
< Killing Sprees >
0.27
28
< Minions Killed >
23
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.62
< Inhibitors >
0.55
1,658
< Physical Damage >
810
8,008
< Magic Damage >
8,034
485
< True Damage >
502
10,151
< Damage Dealt >
9,346
18,185
< Damage Taken >
15,454
8,438
< Gold Earned >
8,177
2.5
< Towers >
2.21
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
12,569
< Total Healing >
9,707
10,451
< Experience >
10,238
55
< Vision Score >
58
24
< Wards Placed >
25
46
< Time Dealing CC >
196

How to Counter Nami with Sona in LoL

The stats provided here underscore several vital Sona against Nami matchup stats that may help you appreciate the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Sona’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nami’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Sona may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Nami..

Sona typically has a similar longest kill spree as her enemy does. Commonly, she takes a similar amount of damage to Nami. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sona and Nami

Damage Types Compared

Sona
Nami
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sona
Nami

Who is Better, Sona or Nami?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Sona usually wins when trying to fight Nami, with a 52.2% win rate. As a result, Sona makes a good counter to Nami.

While Sona does have a higher win rate than Nami, when they face off with one another, Sona also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less time consuming champ to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Sona into Nami.

Additionally, Sona also has a lot of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nami. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Sona is an above average counter for Nami. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Sona against Nami.

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 Nami Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nami as Sona, we analyzed 2,951 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 Nami 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 Nami Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Sona to counter Nami during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sona on average gets a similar amount of CS as Nami. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Sona versus Nami build consist of Seraph's Embrace, Staff of Flowing Water, and Moonstone Renewer. When Sona used at least these three items in her build, she did much better vs. Nami than with many other common item sets. In fact, Sona boasted an average winrate of 52.2% when playing against Nami with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against Nami as Sona, you should take the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Cut Down, and Presence of Mind runes from the Sorcery and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Sona vs Nami counter picks, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 52.2% win rate overall.

If you want to view Sona versus Nami tips and builds for a a specific player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and strategies shown are calculated using every game played with both champs.