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Sona vs Tristana

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

based on 3,108 Sona vs Tristana matchups
Win Rate
52.5 %
K/D/A
3.17
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked League games each and every week. Within our data, Sona engaged Tristana in 3108 games. Having so many matchups for Sona vs Tristana provides us a lot of faith in our capacity to prepare informative data and a recommended build to suppress your rival. This particular counter matchup is fairly rare. Sona encounters Tristana in only 3.4% of her rounds.

Sona vs Tristana Matchup Summary

Sona does a good job of countering Tristana. On average, she wins a terrific 52.5% of matches the champions oppose each other in. In Sona vs Tristana matches, Sona’s team is 0.1% less probable to get first blood. This indicates that she most likely won't be able to get first blood against Tristana.

Best Sona vs Tristana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Glowing MoteBandleglass Mirror

Core Sona Items

~22 Mins
Ardent CenserDream MakerEchoes of Helia

Optional Items

Seraph's EmbraceDawncoreStaff of Flowing WaterBloodsong

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 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
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W
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Guide to Countering Tristana as Sona

Tips for Playing as Sona against Tristana

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 Tristana

Stand away from your creeps in a lane to take less collateral damage from Explosive Charge.

If you see Tristana activate Rapid Fire in a fight, stun her and try to back off until the spell dissipates.

Sona vs Tristana Counter Stats

Sona Image
Win Rate
52.5 %
VS
Win Rate
47.5 %
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2.2
< Kills >
6.8
5.2
< Deaths >
5.7
14.3
< Assists >
5.3
0.44
< Killing Sprees >
1.57
28
< Minions Killed >
166
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.64
< Inhibitors >
0.55
1,684
< Physical Damage >
16,596
8,299
< Magic Damage >
2,211
551
< True Damage >
413
10,535
< Damage Dealt >
19,220
17,863
< Damage Taken >
20,584
8,527
< Gold Earned >
12,159
2.5
< Towers >
2.74
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
12,035
< Total Healing >
5,794
10,570
< Experience >
12,442
51
< Vision Score >
18
23
< Wards Placed >
8
49
< Time Dealing CC >
65

How to Counter Tristana with Sona in LoL

The stats shown on this page show several important Sona against Tristana matchup statistics that can help us interpret the differences and similarities between these two champs. For instance, Sona’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Tristana’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Sona may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Tristana. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Sona typically has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than her foe does. Typically, she takes a similar amount of damage to Tristana. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sona and Tristana

Damage Types Compared

Sona
Tristana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sona
Tristana

Who is Better, Sona or Tristana?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Sona usually wins when trying to fight Tristana, with a 52.5% win rate. As a result, Sona makes a good counter to Tristana.

While Sona does have a higher win rate than Tristana, when on opposite teams, Sona also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Sona into Tristana.

Moreover, Sona also has a very large amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Tristana. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Sona vs Tristana matchups, Sona is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Sona is a good counter to Tristana. Focus your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Sona against Tristana.

Other Champion Matchups Against Sona

Sona Loses Against

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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 Tristana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Tristana as Sona, we analyzed 3,108 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 Tristana 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 Tristana Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Sona to counter Tristana during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sona often picks up a lot less CS as Tristana. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Sona versus Tristana build consist of Ardent Censer, Dream Maker, and Echoes of Helia. When Sona included at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better vs Tristana than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Sona had an average win rate of 52.5% when countering Tristana with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against Tristana as Sona, you should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Cut Down, and Presence of Mind runes from the Sorcery and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for Sona vs Tristana battles, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 52.5% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Tristana as Sona are shown for all skill levels, merged. If you want to filter the stats and builds to a distinct skill level, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.