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Annie with Sona

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How to Synergize Annie and Sona

based on 1,252 Annie with Sona pairs
Win Rate
51.2 %
K/D/A
2.47
Pick Rate
2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we take in the results of from millions of League of Legends rounds straight from Riot Games each and every week. Annie has been on the same team as Sona in 1252 recently played, ranked matches. By accumulating so much relevant data directly from the developers of League of Legends, we feel confident that we can provide you with robust, insightful builds to help Annie synergize with Sona. It is relatively rare for Annie to play with Sona as allies. This has only taken place in approx. 2.0% of matches with Annie.

Annie Sona Synergy Summary

Annie does a decent job of teaming up with Sona. Typically, she wins an acceptable 51.2% of rounds the champs play on the same team. If you want to win more matches as Annie when fighting on the same team as Sona by learning how to better synergize your tactics with her, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Annie vs Sona Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Annie Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassLiandry's TormentLuden's Companion

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Annie to level upq
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Second ability for Annie to level upw
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Last skill for Annie to max oute

Runes

DominationElectrocuteCheap ShotEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandAbsolute Focus
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Annie's passive ability p
Annie's q ability q
Annie's w ability w
Annie's e ability e
Annie's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Annie and Sona

Tips for Playing as Annie with Sona

Molten Shield is a good spell to cast to work up to Annie's stun, so sometimes it's beneficial to grab at least 1 rank in it early.

Striking killing blows on minions with Disintegrate enables Annie to farm extremely well early in the game.

Storing a stun for use with her ultimate can turn the tide of a team fight.

Advice to Understand How Sona Will Play

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.

Annie Sona Synergy Stats

Annie Image
Win Rate
51.2 %
VS
Win Rate
48.8 %
Sona Image
6.8
< Kills >
6.4
5.8
< Deaths >
6.2
7.5
< Assists >
8.1
1.54
< Killing Sprees >
1.49
154
< Minions Killed >
137
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.43
922
< Physical Damage >
885
21,448
< Magic Damage >
20,558
1,233
< True Damage >
1,243
23,603
< Damage Dealt >
22,687
18,083
< Damage Taken >
18,233
11,199
< Gold Earned >
10,970
1.91
< Towers >
1.77
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
1,407
< Total Healing >
1,673
13,975
< Experience >
13,685
17
< Vision Score >
22
8
< Wards Placed >
10
247
< Time Dealing CC >
231

How to Play with Sona as Annie in LoL

The Annie Sona synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Sona, compared to her overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how her gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Annie sees a very large drop in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Sona. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Sona helps Annie perform worse in ranked LoL matches. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.

When Annie is paired with Sona, she observes a marginal improvement in her full damage dealt. This may indicate that Sona helps provide protection for her to dish out more damage or that her participation also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Annie is played alongside Sona on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing synergisticly with Sona.

Moreover, when Annie plays with Sona on the same side, she often takes a little less damage than when she plays alone. Taking not as much damage may indicate that Sona does a decent job of protecting Annie during teamfights.

Synergies between Annie and Sona

Damage Types Compared

Annie
Sona
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Annie
Sona

Is Annie better when played alongside Sona?

There is no perfect champion pairing for Annie that will always be her ideal ally. However, overall, Sona is a pretty good teammate for Annie. By playing on the same team as Annie, she increases their win rate by 1.9% to 51.2%. This demonstrates that there is a potentially meaningful strategic relationship between Annie and Sona that results in them performing better together than without each other.

Sona has a lower difficulty than Annie. That means you don't need to be cautious when arranging Sona allies to fight alongside, as they will have to have a lower level of skill to cooperate well with you.

Playing cooperatively, Annie players should witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to to do a lot of AP damage. When paired, these champions can blast through enemies with magic damage.

In contrast, by bringing Annie and Sona together, you will not be granting your side a lot of cover. Make sure to have other champs on your team that fills this gap in their abilities.

Regardless of the skill of your Sona teammate, you should focus on increasing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Annie Players

How We Calculated Our Annie Sona Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Annie and Sona, we analyzed 1,252 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Annie with Sona comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To learn all of the intricacies of Annie to work well with Sona during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The most important finished items to build first in your Annie and Sona synergy build consist of Malignance, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Annie bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better as an ally of Sona than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Annie had an average win rate of 51.2% when synergizing her build and playstyle to Sona with this build.

To have the best chance of defeating your oponents, you should equip the Electrocute, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Absolute Focus runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Annie and Sona pairings, this blending of runes resulted in the top win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.2% winrate overall.

If you need to get Annie with Sona synergy tips and builds for a a particular rank, please select one from the selection menu above. By default, the statistics and tips and suggestions displayed are computed using every round finished with these champs.