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Sona with Sion

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How to Synergize Sona and Sion

based on 2,426 Sona with Sion pairs
Win Rate
49.8 %
K/D/A
2.81
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We take in the stats from from millions of League of Legends games straight from Riot Games each week. Sona has been on the same team as Sion in 2426 recent, ranked games. By pooling so much relevant data from the developers of League of Legends, we are confident that we can produce high quality, usable builds to help Sona synergize with Sion. It is relatively rare for Sona to play with Sion on the same team. This has only taken place in approximately 2.7% of games with Sona.

Sona Sion Synergy Summary

Sona has done a average job of synergizing with Sion. On average, she wins an acceptable 49.8% of rounds the champions play on the same team. If you want to maximize your potential as Sona when playing with Sion by learning how to better synergize your strategy with him, then check out the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Sona vs Sion Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsTear of the Goddess

Core Sona Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceStaff of Flowing WaterMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

DawncoreRedemptionCelestial OppositionZaz'Zak's Realmspike

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 BandTranscendenceScorch
PrecisionPresence of MindCut Down
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
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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 Sion

Tips for Playing as Sona with Sion

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.

Advice to Understand How Sion Will Play

Roar of the Slayer is a great setup ability to land a very powerful Decimating Smash.

The Soul Furnace buff displays how much shield strength is remaining, use this information to time its explosion perfectly.

You only have very slight turning ability during Unstoppable Onslaught, so make sure to use it in straight paths.

Sona Sion Synergy Stats

Sona Image
Win Rate
49.8 %
VS
Win Rate
50.2 %
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2.2
< Kills >
2.1
5.8
< Deaths >
5.4
14.1
< Assists >
14.3
0.43
< Killing Sprees >
0.41
28
< Minions Killed >
28
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.63
< Inhibitors >
0.6
1,724
< Physical Damage >
1,643
8,550
< Magic Damage >
8,129
580
< True Damage >
537
10,855
< Damage Dealt >
10,310
19,588
< Damage Taken >
18,629
8,643
< Gold Earned >
8,529
2.36
< Towers >
2.39
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
12,978
< Total Healing >
12,714
10,751
< Experience >
10,634
55
< Vision Score >
53
24
< Wards Placed >
23
49
< Time Dealing CC >
48

How to Play with Sion as Sona in LoL

The Sona Sion synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Sion, 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 Sion. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Sion helps Sona perform poorer in ranked League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Sona plays on the same team as Sion, she gets a little increase in her total damage output. This may signal that Sion provides cover for her to dish out more damage or that his allyship also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Sona is played together with Sion 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 with Sion.

Additionally, when Sona plays with Sion on the same team, she on average takes more damage than when she plays alone. Taking more damage could indicate that Sion does a poor job of protecting Sona during team fights.

Synergies between Sona and Sion

Damage Types Compared

Sona
Sion
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Sona
Sion

Is Sona better when played alongside Sion?

There is no one best champion pairing for Sona that will 100% of the time be her best ally. Yet, overall, Sion is a very typical teammate for Sona. By locking into the same side as Sona, he drops their win rate by -0.6% to 49.8%. This demonstrates that there is not really a strong bond between Sona and Sion that results in them performing worse together than without each other.

Sion has a greater difficulty than Sona. That means you should be cautious when finding Sion comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a greater level of skill to cooperate well with you.

Working together, you should witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to provide utility and CC for your side. Together, these champions may be able to carry with the power of their abilities.

Although, by bringing Sona and Sion together, you probably will not be granting your side enough anti-tank damage dealing potential. Make sure to include other champs on your team that fills this relative gap in their kit.

Regardless of the skill of your Sion ally, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Sona Players

How We Calculated Our Sona Sion Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Sona and Sion, we analyzed 2,426 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 Sion 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 work well with Sion during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League matches, you should keep reading to learn some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and stats displayed above, you should grow your win rate significantly.

The most important finished items to prioritize in your Sona and Sion synergy build consist of Seraph's Embrace, Staff of Flowing Water, and Moonstone Renewer. When Sona included at least these three great items in her build, she performed significantly better when fighting alongside Sion than with most other common item sets. In fact, Sona had an average winrate of 49.8% when playing alongside Sion with these items in her kit.

To have the best probability of beating your oponents, Sona players should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Cut Down, and Presence of Mind runes from the Sorcery and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for this team composition, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.8% win rate overall.

If you need to view Sona with Sion synergy tips and stats for a a specific skill level, feel free to select one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the stats and strategies shown are computed using every round run with these champs.