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Sona vs Soraka

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How to Beat Soraka as Sona

based on 2,487 Sona vs Soraka matchups
Win Rate
50.9 %
K/D/A
3.21
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked LoL rounds every week. Within our dataset, Sona engaged Soraka 2487 times. Including so many games with Sona versus Soraka gives us confidence in our ability to provide useful stats and a supported build to defeat your enemy. This particular champ pairing is fairly rare. Sona has to counter Soraka in only 2.7% of her games.

Sona vs Soraka Matchup Summary

Sona does a average job of countering Soraka. On average, she wins a acceptable 50.9% of matches the champs fight one another in. In Sona versus Soraka rounds, Sona’s side is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood. This implies that she most likely will get first blood versus Soraka.

Best Sona vs Soraka Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsGlowing Mote

Core Sona Items

~22 Mins
RedemptionDream MakerMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

DawncoreSeraph's EmbraceStaff of Flowing WaterArdent Censer

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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E
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R

Guide to Countering Soraka as Sona

Tips for Playing as Sona against Soraka

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 Soraka

It's easier to focus Soraka than the ally she is healing.

Focus on attacking Soraka when she ever ventures to the frontline to heal her allies.

Take advantage of Soraka's long cooldown on Equinox if she uses it to harass.

Sona vs Soraka Counter Stats

Sona Image
Win Rate
50.9 %
VS
Win Rate
49.1 %
Soraka Image
1.8
< Kills >
0.8
4.7
< Deaths >
4.8
13.3
< Assists >
13.5
0.35
< Killing Sprees >
0.1
27
< Minions Killed >
25
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.61
< Inhibitors >
0.51
1,733
< Physical Damage >
574
8,442
< Magic Damage >
4,862
561
< True Damage >
313
10,736
< Damage Dealt >
5,751
17,577
< Damage Taken >
15,101
8,271
< Gold Earned >
7,799
2.47
< Towers >
2.05
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
12,472
< Total Healing >
23,079
10,340
< Experience >
10,035
54
< Vision Score >
53
23
< Wards Placed >
23
47
< Time Dealing CC >
208

How to Counter Soraka with Sona in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify several influential Sona against Soraka counter stats that may help you explain the distinctions between the pair. Sona’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Soraka’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Sona may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Soraka..

Sona usually has a similar longest kill spree as her counter does. Commonly, she receives a similar amount of damage to Soraka. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sona and Soraka

Damage Types Compared

Sona
Soraka
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sona
Soraka

Who is Better, Sona or Soraka?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Sona usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Soraka, with a 50.9% win rate. Thus, Sona makes an ok counter for Soraka.

While Sona does have a higher winrate than Soraka, when on opposite teams, Sona also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more complex character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Sona into Soraka.

Furthermore, Sona also has a great amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Soraka. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Sona vs Soraka matchups, Sona is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Sona is a decent counter for Soraka. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Sona against Soraka.

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 Soraka Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Soraka as Sona, we analyzed 2,487 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 Soraka 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 Soraka during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sona typically picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Soraka. Champions who typically don't take much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Sona versus Soraka build include Redemption, Dream Maker, and Moonstone Renewer. When Sona combined at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better vs Soraka than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Sona had an average win rate of 50.9% when countering Soraka with these items in her kit.

To have the best probability of defeating Soraka as Sona, you should take the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Conditioning, and Revitalize runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Sona vs Soraka clashes, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 50.9% win rate overall.

If you would like to get Sona vs Soraka tips and counter builds for a a particular division, please select one from the selection menu displayed above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and strategies given are computed using every game with data with both champs.