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How to Synergize Poppy with Sona on the Same TeamPoppy is in the b tier of champions

Poppy with Sona

How to Win With Poppy and Sona Paired TogetherPoppy is in the a tier of champions
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How to Synergize Poppy and Sona

based on 1,295 Poppy with Sona pairs
Win Rate
47.3 %
K/D/A
2.51
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers download data from from millions of LoL games directly from Riot Games each and every week. Poppy has gone into battle with Sona in 1295 recently played, ranked matches. By gathering so much accurate data straight from the creators of LoL, we are totally sure that we can provide you with high-quality, usable builds to help Poppy synergize with Sona. It is relatively rare for Poppy to play alongside Sona on the same team. This has only taken place in approx. 2.1% of rounds with Poppy.

Poppy Sona Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Poppy has done a dismal job of playing alongside Sona. On average, she wins a poor 47.3% of games the champions try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to maximize your potential as Poppy when playing alongside Sona by figuring out how to better synergize your play style with her, then dig into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Poppy vs Sona Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorBami's Cinder

Core Poppy Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairSunfire AegisThornmail

Optional Items

Dead Man's PlateKaenic RookernForce of NatureSundered Sky

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationDark HarvestCheap ShotEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
SorceryCelerityWaterwalking
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Poppy's passive ability p
Poppy's q ability q
Poppy's w ability w
Poppy's e ability e
Poppy's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Synergizing Poppy and Sona

Tips for Playing as Poppy with Sona

Keeper's Verdict can be released immediately to send the enemy straight up, take advantage of this in duels.

Iron Ambassador tends to land near walls, try to take advantage of this with Heroic Charge.

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.

Poppy Sona Synergy Stats

Poppy Image
Win Rate
47.3 %
VS
Win Rate
52.7 %
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4.9
< Kills >
4.9
5.1
< Deaths >
5.5
7.9
< Assists >
8.6
1.14
< Killing Sprees >
1.12
86
< Minions Killed >
82
0.75
< Dragons Killed >
0.73
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.42
13,202
< Physical Damage >
13,113
3,713
< Magic Damage >
3,593
823
< True Damage >
907
17,739
< Damage Dealt >
17,614
29,752
< Damage Taken >
30,306
10,413
< Gold Earned >
10,571
1.57
< Towers >
1.63
0.19
< Baron Takedowns >
0.16
7,832
< Total Healing >
7,914
13,164
< Experience >
13,394
19
< Vision Score >
24
7
< Wards Placed >
9
689
< Time Dealing CC >
658

How to Play with Sona as Poppy in LoL

The Poppy 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, Poppy sees a very large drop in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Sona. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Sona helps Poppy perform worse in competitive League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Poppy is an ally to Sona, she gets a little increase in her full damage dealt. This may signal that Sona supports by providing cover for her to deal more damage or that her participation also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Poppy is played together with Sona on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays without Sona. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing alongside Sona.

Moreover, when Poppy plays with Sona on the same side, she usually takes a little less damage than when she plays alone. Getting dealt not as much damage may indicate that Sona does a decent job of covering Poppy in team fights.

Synergies between Poppy and Sona

Damage Types Compared

Poppy
Sona
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Poppy
Sona

Is Poppy better when played alongside Sona?

There is no top champion pairing for Poppy that will always be her #1 ally. However, Sona is a below average ally for Poppy. By playing on the same team as Poppy, she drops their win rate by -2.4% to 47.3%. This signals that there is a negative strategic relationship between Poppy and Sona that allows them to perform worse together than alone.

Sona has a lower difficulty than Poppy. That means you don't need to be cautious when enlisting Sona allies to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a lower level of skill to be able to do well with you.

Playing cooperatively, Poppy players will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to support your allies. Combined, these two should be able to manipulate the pace of team fights.

Conversely, by aligning Poppy and Sona together, you will not be providing your other teammates a great deal of protection for burst damage. We recommend you have other champs on your team that fills this hole in this pairing's playstyle.

Regardless of the ability of your Sona ally, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Poppy Players

How We Calculated Our Poppy Sona Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Poppy and Sona, we analyzed 1,295 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 Poppy 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

If you would like to truly master Poppy in order to work well with Sona during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League games, you should keep reading to master a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you should increase your win rate by a lot.

The most important items to have in your Poppy and Sona synergy build consist of Unending Despair, Sunfire Aegis, and Thornmail. When Poppy included at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better when fighting alongside Sona than with many other common item sets. In fact, Poppy had an average win rate of 47.3% when playing alongside Sona with these items in her kit.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating your oponents, you should equip the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Celerity, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for this team composition, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 47.3% win rate overall.

If you need to see Poppy with Sona cooperations tips and builds for a a specific division, feel free to choose one from the selection menu displayed above. By default, the stats and strategies given are calculated using all rounds with data with these champs.