Varus vs Sona
How to Beat Sona as Varus
based on 3,767 Varus vs Sona matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Varus vs Sona Matchup Summary
Best Varus vs Sona Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Sona as Varus
Tips for Playing as Varus against Sona
Try to take advantage of Piercing Arrow's very long range to snipe at enemy champions before a fight or as they're trying to flee.
An early point in Blighted Quiver helps harass enemy champions and get killing blows on minions.
During short range fights it's sometimes best to fire Piercing Arrow quickly, rather than charging it to full power.
Advice to Win Against Sona
Spread out when you see Sona so she can't make your entire team dance.
Kill Sona first, as she will heal up her team if left alone for too long.
Varus vs Sona Counter Stats
How to Counter Sona with Varus in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here underscore several vital Varus vs. Sona matchup stats that may help you figure out the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Varus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Sona’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Varus may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Sona. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.
Varus often has a much larger longest kill spree than his matchup does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Sona. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Varus and Sona
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Who is Better, Varus or Sona?
Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Varus usually loses when facing off against Sona, with a 48.5% win rate. Thus, Varus makes a bad counter for Sona.
While Varus does have a lower winrate compared to Sona, when facing one another, Varus also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Varus into Sona.
Moreover, Varus also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Sona. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Varus vs Sona matchups, Sona is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.
Varus is a somewhat poor counter for Sona. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Varus against Sona.
Other Champion Matchups Against Varus
Additional Information for Varus Players
How We Calculated Our Varus vs Sona Build and Stats
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Varus in order to counter Sona during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn 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 significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Varus on average accumulates much more CS compared to Sona. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The top items to use in your Varus versus Sona build include Blade of The Ruined King, Terminus, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Varus included at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better when facing Sona than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Varus had an average win rate of 48.5% when countering Sona with this counter build.
To have the highest chance of defeating Sona as Varus, Varus players should take the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Varus vs Sona matchups, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 48.5% win rate overall.
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