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Ryze with Sona

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How to Synergize Ryze and Sona

based on 827 Ryze with Sona pairs
Win Rate
42.9 %
K/D/A
2.02
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We download data from from millions of League of Legends rounds directly from Riot Games each week. Ryze has fought alongside Sona in 827 recently played, ranked matches. By gathering so much relevant data directly from the makers of LoL, we feel confident that we can produce high-quality, usable builds to help Ryze synergize with Sona. It is relatively rare for Ryze to play alongside Sona on the same team. This pairing has only occurred in approximately 2.4% of rounds with Ryze.

Ryze Sona Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Ryze has done a awful job of playing alongside Sona. Usually, he wins a lowly 42.9% of rounds the champions appear on the same team. If you want to do better as Ryze when playing alongside Sona by figuring out how to better synergize your playstyle with her, then check out the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Ryze vs Sona Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsSapphire Crystal

Core Ryze Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceRabadon's DeathcapRod of Ages

Optional Items

StormsurgeLuden's CompanionZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryPhase RushManaflow BandTranscendenceWaterwalking
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Ryze's passive ability p
Ryze's q ability q
Ryze's w ability w
Ryze's e ability e
Ryze's ultimate ability r
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E
2
Q
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Ryze and Sona

Tips for Playing as Ryze with Sona

Spell Flux's short cooldown allows it to be used to spread Flux to many enemies.

Use Overload's passive to optimize for maximum damage or maximum speed.

Ryze can move and cast other spells while Realm Warp is charging without cancelling the portal.

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.

Ryze Sona Synergy Stats

Ryze Image
Win Rate
42.9 %
VS
Win Rate
57.1 %
Sona Image
5.5
< Kills >
5.8
5.5
< Deaths >
5.6
5.6
< Assists >
6.3
1.27
< Killing Sprees >
1.34
190
< Minions Killed >
191
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.48
1,002
< Physical Damage >
1,026
21,546
< Magic Damage >
22,152
256
< True Damage >
298
22,805
< Damage Dealt >
23,476
25,570
< Damage Taken >
26,426
11,624
< Gold Earned >
12,017
2.05
< Towers >
2.19
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
3,748
< Total Healing >
4,408
15,398
< Experience >
15,956
17
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
9
92
< Time Dealing CC >
95

How to Play with Sona as Ryze in LoL

The Ryze 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, Ryze sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Sona. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Sona helps Ryze perform poorer in ranked LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Ryze is an ally to Sona, he gets a little drop in his full damage output. This change may demonstrate that Sona doesn't help protection for him to dish out more damage or that her support also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Ryze is played alongside Sona on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Sona. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Sona.

Additionally, when Ryze plays with Sona on the same side, he typically takes a little less damage than when he fights alone. Receiving not as much damage may mean that Sona does a decent job of protecting Ryze during teamfights.

Synergies between Ryze and Sona

Damage Types Compared

Ryze
Sona
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Ryze
Sona

Is Ryze better when played alongside Sona?

There is no ideal synergy for Ryze that will no matter what be his top ally. However, overall, Sona is a very bad teammate for Ryze. By playing on the same team as Ryze, she decreases their win rate by -6.1% to 42.9%. This signals that there is a terrible bond between Ryze and Sona that results in them performing not as well together than without each other.

Sona has a much lower diffuclty than Ryze. That means you don't need to be careful when finding Sona teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a much lower level of skill to cooperate well with you.

Playing together, Ryze players should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal magical damage. When paired, these champs can blast through enemies with magic damage.

Although, by aligning Ryze and Sona together, you may not be giving your side a lot of engage potential. We recommend you pick other champs on your team that fills this disparity in this pairing's playstyle.

Regardless of your Sona ally's skill level, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Ryze Players

How We Calculated Our Ryze Sona Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Ryze and Sona, we analyzed 827 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 Ryze 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 Ryze to synergize with Sona during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL games, you should continue reading to learn additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you use the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The top finished items to get in your Ryze and Sona synergy build include Seraph's Embrace, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Rod of Ages. When Ryze combined at least these three great items in his build, he performed much better as an ally of Sona than with most other common builds. In fact, Ryze boasted an average winrate of 42.9% helping carry Sona with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of defeating your oponents, Ryze players should equip the Phase Rush, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Waterwalking, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Ryze and Sona pairings, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 42.9% win rate overall.

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