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How to Synergize Sona and Nilah

based on 1,958 Sona with Nilah pairs
Win Rate
54.3 %
K/D/A
3.34
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We take in the results of from millions of League of Legends rounds straight from Riot Games each and every week. Sona has fought alongside Nilah in 1958 recent, ranked matches. By accumulating so much relevant data directly from the publishers of LoL, we are confident that we can showcase high quality, insightful builds to help Sona synergize with Nilah. It is relatively rare for Sona to play with Nilah on the same side. This has only happened in about 2.1% of games with Sona.

Sona Nilah Synergy Summary

Sona has done a great job of teaming up with Nilah. On average, she wins an epic 54.3% of games the champs fight together on the same side. If you want to maximize your potential as Sona when fighting on the same team as Nilah by learning how to better synergize your tactics with them, then check out the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Sona vs Nilah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsFaerie Charm

Core Sona Items

~22 Mins
Dream MakerEchoes of HeliaDawncore

Optional Items

Seraph's EmbraceArdent CenserStaff of Flowing WaterMoonstone Renewer

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceGathering Storm
ResolveConditioningRevitalize
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Sona's passive ability p
Sona's q ability q
Sona's w ability w
Sona's e ability e
Sona's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
Q
9
W
10
Q
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R
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Q
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Q
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E
15
E
16
R

Guide to Synergizing Sona and Nilah

Tips for Playing as Sona with Nilah

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.

Sona Nilah Synergy Stats

Sona Image
Win Rate
54.3 %
VS
Win Rate
45.7 %
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2.2
< Kills >
2.1
5
< Deaths >
5.4
14.5
< Assists >
14.3
0.41
< Killing Sprees >
0.41
27
< Minions Killed >
28
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.63
< Inhibitors >
0.6
1,864
< Physical Damage >
1,643
8,891
< Magic Damage >
8,129
556
< True Damage >
537
11,312
< Damage Dealt >
10,310
18,634
< Damage Taken >
18,629
8,574
< Gold Earned >
8,529
2.62
< Towers >
2.39
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
13,231
< Total Healing >
12,714
11,282
< Experience >
10,634
53
< Vision Score >
53
23
< Wards Placed >
23
48
< Time Dealing CC >
48

How to Play with Nilah as Sona in LoL

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

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

When Sona is an ally to Nilah, she observes a noticable increase in her full damage dealt. This change could demonstrate that Nilah helps provide protection for her to deal more damage or that their presence also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Sona is played with Nilah on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing synergisticly with Nilah.

Moreover, when Sona plays with Nilah on the same side, she usually takes a little more damage than when she plays alone. Getting dealt more damage may mean that Nilah does a poor job of covering Sona in team fights.

Synergies between Sona and Nilah

Damage Types Compared

Sona
Nilah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Sona
Nilah

Is Sona better when played alongside Nilah?

There is no one best companion for Sona that will 100% of the time be her best teammate. However, overall, Nilah is a superb companion for Sona. By playing on the same side as Sona, they raises their win rate by 3.9% to 54.3%. This clearly indicates that there is a strong bond between Sona and Nilah that allows them to perform at the top of their game together than without each other.

Nilah has a much greater difficulty compared to Sona. That means Sona players need to be very careful when finding Nilah comrades to play with, as they will require a much higher level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.

Working cooperatively, you should see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to provide utility and CC for your side. When paired, these champs may be able to carry with the power of their abilities.

Conversely, by grouping Sona and Nilah together, you may not be giving your other teammates much protection for burst damage. Make sure to pick other champs on your team that neutralizes this relative gap in this pairing's potential.

Regardless of your Nilah ally's skill level, you should focus on increasing your income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Sona Players

How We Calculated Our Sona Nilah Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Sona and Nilah, we analyzed 1,958 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 Sona with Nilah 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 learn all of the intricacies of Sona in order to work well with Nilah during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League games, you should continue reading to pick up additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The most crucial finished items to have in your Sona and Nilah synergy build include Dream Maker, Echoes of Helia, and Dawncore. When Sona included at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better as an ally of Nilah than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Sona boasted an average win rate of 54.3% when playing alongside Nilah with this build.

To have the greatest probability of vanquishing your oponents, Sona players should take the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Conditioning, and Revitalize runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for this champion pairing, this mixture of runes yielded the top win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 54.3% win rate overall.

If you would like to view Sona with Nilah collaboration tips and builds for a a specific division, feel free to choose one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the stats and strategies shown are computed using every game finished with both champions.