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How to Synergize Sona and Samira

based on 2,293 Sona with Samira pairs
Win Rate
47.3 %
K/D/A
3.07
Pick Rate
2.5 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we download data from from millions of LoL games straight from Riot Games each week. Sona has been on the same team as Samira in 2293 recent, ranked matches. By amassing so much accurate data straight from the hosts of LoL, we are totally sure that we can produce robust, insightful builds to help Sona play with Samira. It is relatively rare for Sona to play with Samira on the same team. This has only happened in approximately 2.5% of rounds with Sona.

Sona Samira Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Sona does a dismal job of synergizing with Samira. Typically, she wins a lowly 47.3% of games the champions appear on the same team. If you want to maximize your potential as Sona when playing with Samira by figuring out how to better synergize your tactics with her, then check out the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Sona vs Samira Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Sona Items

~22 Mins
Ardent CenserStaff of Flowing WaterMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

DawncoreSeraph's EmbraceRedemptionEchoes of Helia

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot 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 ForceArmor
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
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E
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R

Guide to Synergizing Sona and Samira

Tips for Playing as Sona with Samira

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 Samira Synergy Stats

Sona Image
Win Rate
47.3 %
VS
Win Rate
52.7 %
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2
< Kills >
2.1
5.4
< Deaths >
5.4
14.6
< Assists >
14.3
0.38
< Killing Sprees >
0.41
26
< Minions Killed >
28
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.6
1,671
< Physical Damage >
1,643
8,421
< Magic Damage >
8,129
563
< True Damage >
537
10,656
< Damage Dealt >
10,310
18,684
< Damage Taken >
18,629
8,507
< Gold Earned >
8,529
2.23
< Towers >
2.39
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
12,441
< Total Healing >
12,714
10,623
< Experience >
10,634
51
< Vision Score >
53
22
< Wards Placed >
23
50
< Time Dealing CC >
48

How to Play with Samira as Sona in LoL

The Sona Samira synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Samira, 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 Samira. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Samira helps Sona perform worse in ranked League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.

When Sona is an ally to Samira, she sees a small increase in her full damage output. This difference could signal that Samira provides cover for her to dish out more damage or that her support also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Sona is played alongside Samira on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing with Samira.

Additionally, when Sona plays with Samira on the same team, she usually receives a little more damage than when she fights alone. Taking more damage may indicate that Samira does a poor job of covering Sona during teamfights.

Synergies between Sona and Samira

Damage Types Compared

Sona
Samira
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Sona
Samira

Is Sona better when played alongside Samira?

There is no top companion for Sona that will no matter what be her #1 synergy. However, overall, Samira is a very bad ally for Sona. By being on the same team as Sona, she lowers their win rate by -3.1% to 47.3%. This clearly indicates that there is an easy to overcome and exploit bond between Sona and Samira that allows them to perform not as well together than without each other.

Samira has a greater difficulty than Sona. That means Sona players need to be cautious when finding Samira comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a greater level of skill to be able to fight well with you.

Working alongside, you should observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal physical damage. Together, these champs can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

In contrast, by pairing Sona and Samira together, you may not be providing your other allies enough engage potential. We recommend you include other champs on your team that helps cover this hole in their capabilities.

Regardless of the skill of your Samira teammate, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Sona Players

How We Calculated Our Sona Samira Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Sona and Samira, we analyzed 2,293 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 Samira 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 Sona in order to pair well with Samira during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends matches, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The most important finished items to include in your Sona and Samira synergy build include Ardent Censer, Staff of Flowing Water, and Moonstone Renewer. When Sona combined at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better when paired up with Samira than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Sona boasted an average winrate of 47.3% helping carry Samira with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest chance of beating your oponents, Sona players should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Conditioning, and Revitalize runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Sona and Samira pairings, this combination of runes yielded the top win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 47.3% win rate overall.

If you want to see Sona and Samira collaboration tips and stats for a a distinct division rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the stats and guides shown are computed using all rounds with data with both champions.