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How to Synergize Gnar and Sona

based on 868 Gnar with Sona pairs
Win Rate
49.3 %
K/D/A
1.91
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We download data from from millions of League matches directly from Riot Games each and every week. Gnar has fought alongside Sona in 868 recently played, competitive matches. By accumulating so much great data directly from the publishers of League of Legends, we have complete confidence that we can give you high quality, insightful builds to help Gnar play with Sona. It is relatively rare for Gnar to play with Sona as teammates. This pairing has only occurred in approximately 2.2% of games with Gnar.

Gnar Sona Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Gnar does a below average job of playing alongside Sona. Normally, he wins an acceptable 49.3% of matches the champions appear on the same team. If you want to play better as Gnar when fighting on the same team as Sona by learning how to better synergize your play style with her, then look into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Gnar vs Sona Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsDagger

Core Gnar Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlack CleaverTrinity Force

Optional Items

HullbreakerSundered SkyForce of NatureStridebreaker

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Gnar's passive ability p
Gnar's q ability q
Gnar's w ability w
Gnar's e ability e
Gnar's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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W
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Synergizing Gnar and Sona

Tips for Playing as Gnar with Sona

Position yourself next to walls to bait your enemies into getting stunned by your ultimate.

Know your strengths! Mini Gnar is fast, squishy, and has high sustained damage. Mega Gnar is slow, tough, and has high burst.

Managing your Rage is very important. Try to time out your transformations so you can get maximum benefit from both forms.

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.

Gnar Sona Synergy Stats

Gnar Image
Win Rate
49.3 %
VS
Win Rate
50.7 %
Sona Image
5.2
< Kills >
5.2
5.8
< Deaths >
5.9
5.9
< Assists >
6.1
1.19
< Killing Sprees >
1.19
166
< Minions Killed >
167
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.48
18,008
< Physical Damage >
18,194
3,339
< Magic Damage >
3,434
441
< True Damage >
477
21,788
< Damage Dealt >
22,106
29,021
< Damage Taken >
29,737
11,305
< Gold Earned >
11,451
2.41
< Towers >
2.4
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
5,586
< Total Healing >
6,111
14,617
< Experience >
14,919
18
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
420
< Time Dealing CC >
422

How to Play with Sona as Gnar in LoL

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

Overall, Gnar sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Sona. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Sona helps Gnar perform poorer in ranked League rounds. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Gnar plays on the same team as Sona, he gets a little decrease in his complete damage output. This difference may indicate that Sona does not provide protection for him to dish out more damage or that her allyship also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Gnar is played alongside Sona on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Sona.

Additionally, when Gnar plays with Sona on the same side, he usually receives a little less damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt not as much damage may mean that Sona does a decent job of protecting Gnar during teamfights.

Synergies between Gnar and Sona

Damage Types Compared

Gnar
Sona
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Gnar
Sona

Is Gnar better when played alongside Sona?

There is no one best synergy for Gnar that will 100% of the time be his best synergy. However, overall, Sona is a pretty good teammate for Gnar. By being on the same side as Gnar, she increases their win rate by 1.3% to 49.3%. This signals that there is pretty good synergy between Gnar and Sona that results in them performing stronger together than without each other.

Sona has a much lower diffuclty than Gnar. That means you don't need to be careful when finding Sona allies to fight alongside, as they will need a much lower level of skill to be able to do well with you.

Fighting alongside, Gnar players should observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to buff allies and debuff enemies. Combined, these two may be able to carry with the power of their abilities.

In contrast, by grouping Gnar and Sona together, you may not be providing your team very much engage potential. Make sure to include other champions on your team that fills this relative gap in their playstyle.

Regardless of your Sona ally's ability, you should focus on increasing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Gnar Players

How We Calculated Our Gnar Sona Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Gnar and Sona, we analyzed 868 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 Gnar 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 Gnar to synergize with Sona during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends rounds, you should keep reading to gather additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you use the build and tips shown above, you should increase your win rate by a lot.

The ideal finished items to include in your Gnar and Sona synergy build include Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Trinity Force. When Gnar combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better when fighting alongside Sona than with most other common item sets. In fact, Gnar boasted an average win rate of 49.3% when playing alongside Sona with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing your oponents, you should equip the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for this team composition, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.3% winrate overall.

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