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Sona vs Viktor

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How to Beat Viktor as Sona

based on 1,274 Sona vs Viktor matchups
Win Rate
50.7 %
K/D/A
3.13
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends matches that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Viktor as Sona came out of an examination of 1274 ranked rounds where both champions opposed one another. This counter matchup is relatively rare. Sona encounters Viktor in only 1.4% of her rounds.

Sona vs Viktor Matchup Summary

Sona does a average job of countering Viktor. Normally, she wins a acceptable 50.7% of the time the champs face each other in. In Sona versus Viktor rounds, Sona’s team is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood. This indicates that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus Viktor.

Best Sona vs Viktor Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsFaerie Charm

Core Sona Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceDream MakerMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

Ardent CenserZaz'Zak's RealmspikeDawncoreStaff of Flowing Water

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
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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 Viktor as Sona

Tips for Playing as Sona against Viktor

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 Viktor

Be careful about how close you let Viktor get to you. Viktor's control of the battlefield increases with his proximity to his opponent.

Be aware of how many augments Viktor has upgraded by looking at the color of the light on his staff (purple, yellow, blue, red).

Sona vs Viktor Counter Stats

Sona Image
Win Rate
50.7 %
VS
Win Rate
49.3 %
Viktor Image
2
< Kills >
6
5.2
< Deaths >
5.4
14.3
< Assists >
6.7
0.38
< Killing Sprees >
1.38
28
< Minions Killed >
184
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.61
< Inhibitors >
0.48
1,599
< Physical Damage >
614
7,720
< Magic Damage >
24,842
496
< True Damage >
666
9,816
< Damage Dealt >
26,123
18,840
< Damage Taken >
17,966
8,485
< Gold Earned >
11,904
2.43
< Towers >
2.02
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
13,549
< Total Healing >
1,598
10,636
< Experience >
14,668
55
< Vision Score >
18
24
< Wards Placed >
9
48
< Time Dealing CC >
269

How to Counter Viktor with Sona in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize some vital Sona vs. Viktor matchup statistics that can help you appreciate the differences between the pair. Sona’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Viktor’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Sona may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Viktor. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.

Sona often has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her foe does. Typically, she receives a similar amount of damage to Viktor. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the champion with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sona and Viktor

Damage Types Compared

Sona
Viktor
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sona
Viktor

Who is Better, Sona or Viktor?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Sona usually fairs equally well when taking on Viktor, with a 50.7% win rate. As a result, Sona makes an ok counter for Viktor.

While Sona does have a higher winrate compared to Viktor, when on opposite teams, Sona also has a much lower difficulty level that makes her a less difficult champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Sona into Viktor.

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

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Sona vs Viktor matchups, Sona is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Sona is a decent counter for Viktor. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Sona against Viktor.

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Additional Information for Sona Players

How We Calculated Our Sona vs Viktor Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Viktor as Sona, we analyzed 1,274 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 Viktor 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 Viktor Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Sona in order to counter Viktor during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sona typically picks up a lot less CS as Viktor. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills typically 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 large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to have in your Sona versus Viktor build consist of Seraph's Embrace, Dream Maker, and Moonstone Renewer. When Sona incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better vs Viktor than with many other common builds. In fact, Sona boasted an average winrate of 50.7% battling Viktor with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Viktor 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 combinations we have analyed for Sona vs Viktor fights, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.7% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Viktor as Sona are shown for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a particular skill level, you should use the selection menu earlier on the page.