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Neeko with Sona

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How to Synergize Neeko and Sona

based on 1,518 Neeko with Sona pairs
Win Rate
52.2 %
K/D/A
2.51
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we download the results of from millions of League rounds straight from Riot Games each and every week. Neeko has gone into battle with Sona in 1518 recent, ranked matches. By accumulating so much relevant data straight from the hosts of League of Legends, we feel confident that we can present to you high-quality, usable builds to help Neeko play with Sona. It is very rare for Neeko to play with Sona as allies. This pairing has only occurred in approximately 1.4% of rounds with Neeko.

Neeko Sona Synergy Summary

Neeko does a good job of synergizing with Sona. Normally, she wins a whopping 52.2% of matches the champions appear on the same team. If you want to win more matches as Neeko when playing alongside Sona by learning how to better synergize your strategy with her, then dig into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Neeko vs Sona Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeGlowing Mote

Core Neeko Items

~22 Mins
Hextech RocketbeltShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Luden's CompanionRabadon's DeathcapCryptbloomZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Neeko to level upq
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Second ability for Neeko to level upe
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Last skill for Neeko to max outw

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Neeko's passive ability p
Neeko's q ability q
Neeko's w ability w
Neeko's e ability e
Neeko's ultimate ability r
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Neeko and Sona

Tips for Playing as Neeko with Sona

You can set her passive to use hotkeys in the options menu. The default is Shift+F1~F5

Try to use Inherent Glamour sparingly, ineffective uses will put enemies on the alert.

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.

Neeko Sona Synergy Stats

Neeko Image
Win Rate
52.2 %
VS
Win Rate
47.8 %
Sona Image
5.8
< Kills >
5.2
5.1
< Deaths >
5.9
7
< Assists >
8.4
1.37
< Killing Sprees >
1.2
153
< Minions Killed >
110
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.45
1,544
< Physical Damage >
1,321
18,754
< Magic Damage >
17,990
600
< True Damage >
758
20,898
< Damage Dealt >
20,069
20,242
< Damage Taken >
20,699
10,824
< Gold Earned >
10,483
2.13
< Towers >
1.9
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
2,333
< Total Healing >
2,365
13,798
< Experience >
12,917
18
< Vision Score >
33
9
< Wards Placed >
15
217
< Time Dealing CC >
184

How to Play with Sona as Neeko in LoL

The Neeko 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, Neeko sees a very large drop in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Sona. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Sona helps Neeko perform poorer in competitive LoL games. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.

When Neeko plays on the same team as Sona, she gets a marginal improvement in her total damage dealt. This change may demonstrate that Sona helps provide protection for her to dish out more damage or that her presence on the team also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Neeko is played together with Sona on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing synergisticly with Sona.

Additionally, when Neeko plays with Sona on the same side, she typically receives a little less damage than when she fights alone. Getting dealt not as much damage could mean that Sona does a decent job of covering Neeko during team fights.

Synergies between Neeko and Sona

Damage Types Compared

Neeko
Sona
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Neeko
Sona

Is Neeko better when played alongside Sona?

There is no perfect companion for Neeko that will no matter what be her #1 teammate. Yet, overall, Sona is a pretty good teammate for Neeko. By being on the same side as Neeko, she increases their win rate by 2.8% to 52.2%. This clearly indicates that there is a somewhat important synergy between Neeko and Sona that allows them to perform at the top of their game together than alone.

Sona has a lower difficulty than Neeko. That means Neeko players don't need to be cautious when arranging Sona teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a relatively low level of skill to play well with you.

Playing on the same side, you should see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to to do a lot of AP damage. Together, these champs can blast through enemies with magic damage.

In contrast, by bringing Neeko and Sona together, you will not be providing your other allies enough protection for burst damage. We recommend you bring other champions on your team that neutralizes this gap in their potential.

Regardless of your Sona ally's ability, you need to focus on maximizing your income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Neeko Players

How We Calculated Our Neeko Sona Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Neeko and Sona, we analyzed 1,518 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 Neeko 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 truly master Neeko in order to pair well with Sona during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends games, you should keep reading to gather additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you use the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The most crucial finished items to have in your Neeko and Sona synergy build consist of Hextech Rocketbelt, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Neeko included at least these three finished items in her build, she performed much better as an ally of Sona than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Neeko boasted an average winrate of 52.2% when playing alongside Sona with this build.

To have the highest probability of defeating your oponents, Neeko players should take the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Neeko and Sona pairings, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 52.2% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to pair Sona with Neeko are presented for all skill levels combined. To scope the stats and builds to a particular player tier, you should use the selection menu earlier on the page.