
Sona·Support Build





Win rate | 51.5% |
Pick rate | 2.3% |
Ban rate | 0.1% |
Matches | 17 382- |

Sona Build
Most Popular
Win Rate 53.6% based on 4 365 matches
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Most Popular
53.6%

2nd Most Popular
53.7%

Alternative
54.4%

Off-Meta
51.3%Top Players ALL
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61.5%Pe Trang Do#VN2 OTP
60.5%Kuropi OTP
51.6%Matchup Specific

Lulu
55.5%
Nami
48.4%runes





















spells

D

F
items
Starter Items
Time Target


@ 12 sec
Early Items


@ 4 min
Core Items



@ 14 min
Full Build






ability order
W
Q
E
Skills





situational items






Archangel's Staff
Recommended: 1) need a large mana pool for sustained ability usage; 2) want to scale well into the late game with a large amount of AP and mana; 3) shield help to survive initial burst damage and prolong presence in team fights.

Sona Matchups Overview
Sona General information
Sona tips and tricks
Use your Passive to the fullest by always auto-attacking after a trade.
Set up picks with your R around objectives like the Baron or Dragon. Hiding in an unwarded bush and ambushing the enemy is a great tactic for Sona.
Watch your positioning at all times. Stand next to your ADC at all times so you do not get picked off before or at the start of a team fight.
Sona combos
Every combo you need to master the champion!
The Best Sona Builds, Runes and Items for Support in Emerald +
Most Popular
If you want to use the most popular Sona Support build, you should take Flash and Heal as your Summoner Spells. For runes, you should pick Summon Aery as your keystone, followed by Manaflow Band, Transcendence and Gathering Storm in the primary tree, as well as Conditioning and Revitalize in the secondary tree. For rune shards, you want Adaptive Force in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health Scaling in defense, though it depends on the matchup. Finally, for your items, you should build Dream Maker as your first item, followed by Ionian Boots of Lucidity and Echoes of Helia. For your last 3 items, you should build Moonstone Renewer, Dawncore and finish with Staff of Flowing Water. For the skill order, you want to stick with W - Q - E. Right now, this build has 53.6% winrate over 4 365 matches played.
Optional
Your second option for Sona Support build would be to take Flash and Heal as your Summoner Spells. The runes that this build takes advantage of are Summon Aery as your keystone, Manaflow Band, Celerity and Gathering Storm in the primary tree, and Presence of Mind with Legend: Haste in the secondary tree. The shards used in this build are Adaptive Force in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health Scaling in defense. The items for the build are Bloodsong, which you should build first, followed by Boots of Swiftness as your second item and Echoes of Helia as your third item. The rest of the items in order are Moonstone Renewer, Staff of Flowing Water and Dawncore. The skill order for this build is W - Q - E. In the current patch, this build has a 53.7% win rate over 2 324 matches.
Alternative
If you're looking for alternatives, you can use Flash and Heal as your Summoner Spells, with runes being Summon Aery as your keystone, Manaflow Band, Transcendence and Gathering Storm in the primary tree, and Conditioning with Revitalize in the secondary tree, as well as Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force, and Health Scaling as your rune shards. The items that this build incorporates are Bloodsong as your first item, then Ionian Boots of Lucidity as a second item and Archangel's Staff as a third item. You want to finish the build with Moonstone Renewer, Dawncore and Staff of Flowing Water. As far as ability max order goes, you want to keep it W - Q - E. This build is currently sitting at a 54.4% win rate across 625 matches played.
Off-Meta
If you want to try an Off-Meta Sona Support build in the current patch, try Flash and Heal as your Summoner Spells, Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence and Gathering Storm as your primary rune tree, and Conditioning with Revitalize as your secondary tree. Use Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force and Health Scaling as your shards. For items in this build, you want to complete Celestial Opposition as your first item, then finish Ionian Boots of Lucidity as your second item, and Moonstone Renewer as third item. The last 3 options are Echoes of Helia, Dawncore and Archangel's Staff. The ability order for this build is W - Q - E. As of the current patch, this build has a 51.3% win rate over 489 matches played.
Situational Sona Runes and Items
Depending on the context of your game, your matchup, and enemy champions, you might want to consider building some situational items or take specific runes. Carefully examine your team, enemy team, game state , and your matchup to plan your Sona build accordingly! For example, when it comes to rune shards, you might want to take either Armor or Magic Resist, depending on which champion you are about to lane against.
Furthermore, if you want a more detailed breakdown, you should also check out Sona runes page.

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In-depth Build Stats
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Sona Counters - Best and Worst Matchups for Support in Emerald +
Best Matchups
In Patch 15.6 the best possible matchups for Sona Support are:
- vs. Mel - 59.4% win rate over 239 games.
- vs. Sylas - 58.9% win rate over 90 games.
- vs. Morgana - 58.6% win rate over 186 games.
- vs. Poppy - 57.1% win rate over 140 games.
- vs. Blitzcrank - 54.9% win rate over 375 games.
Consider picking Sona into these matches to increase your chance to win a game. These are the most popular Support matchups that currently are in favor of Sona.
Worst Matchups
We highly recommend avoiding picking Sona in the current patch into the following Support matchups:
- vs. Swain - 46.8% win rate over 186 games.
- vs. Yuumi - 47.3% win rate over 778 games.
- vs. Soraka - 47.5% win rate over 594 games.
- vs. Janna - 47.6% win rate over 712 games.
- vs. Neeko - 47.7% win rate over 149 games.
These champions are considered as Sona counters in the current patch, and playing such a matchup will decrease your chances of winning a game.
Additional Notes
If you want to find out more about best and worst matchups, as well as specific matchup statistics, we highly encourage you to check our Sona counters page. Keep in mind that while the champion may counter or be countered, it also comes down to your individual skill, the skill of your opponent, your team, and enemy team compositions.