Champion Stats
| Role | Support / Mage |
| Difficulty | |
| Blue Essence | 225 BE |
Why High-Elo Players Smurf with Sona
Low elo players simply do not punish Sona's weak early game. They let her farm her support item passively, they don't abuse her mana costs, and they rarely coordinate dives. This means Sona scales for free. Once she hits Level 11 and Level 16 with her ultimate passive (Crescendo grants permanent ability haste), she reaches a state where her basic abilities have 3-4 second cooldowns. At this point, you provide permanent uptime on movement speed, shields, healing, and damage amplification. Your W Power Chord (Diminuendo) reduces the enemy's damage output by 25%+, effectively exhausting the enemy assassin every 3 seconds. She is the ultimate 'team insurance' champion.
The Level 1 Cheese
First Blood Strategy
Start Q (Hymn of Valor). While leashing your jungler or walking to lane, cast two abilities (Q/E) to get your Power Chord passive to two stacks. When minions arrive, wait in the lane brush. The moment the enemy ADC walks up to last hit, walk out, Auto-Attack (consuming the third stack for Power Chord), immediately press Q, then Auto-Attack again. This is the 'Staccato Burst' combo and it chunks the enemy ADC for 30-40% of their HP at Level 1. They will not expect this damage from an enchanter. Repeat every time your passive is ready and they step forward.
The 'Pay-to-Win' Skin Advantage
'DJ Sona' is the ultimate experience (Music changes). 'PsyOps' is cool. 'Pentakill' is metal. 'Star Guardian' is standard.
When They Ban Sona
Backup Pick: If Sona is banned,
Seraphine is the closest replacement.
Nami for the buffs.
Soraka for the heals.
Rune Setup
Best Runes: Summoner Aery. Manaflow, Transcendence, Gathering Storm. Secondary Resolve (Revitalize/Conditioning). You need scaling.
Skill Priority
Order:
W → Q → EMax Q (3 points) then W max? No, usually W max first for survival unless lanes is free. Q max for poke.
Mastering Sona's Kit
Hymn of Valor. Bolts to 2 enemies. Aura grants On-Hit damage to allies.
Aria of Perseverance. Heals Sona + 1 ally. Aura shields allies.
Song of Celerity. Move speed for Sona. Aura grants Speed to allies.
Crescendo. Passive: Reduces basic ability cooldowns (CDR). Active: AOE Stun (Dance). Flash-R is instant.
Matchup Tips
Nightmare. If she E's you, you die. Cleanse might be needed.
Farm lane. Poke with Q. Outscale.
Boring. You both scale. You engage better with R.
The Ego Check
WARNING: Stop fighting at Level 2! You are a squishy minion. Sona has one of the lowest base HP pools in the entire game—you have less health than a melee creep at Level 1. If you walk up to auto-attack the enemy ADC without your passive shield or power chord ready, you will lose the trade every single time. Poke with Q at maximum range only, and do not step forward for autos unless you are 100% certain you won't be retaliated upon. You scale. You don't need to win lane; you just need to not feed. Also, use the correct Power Chord for the situation: Blue (Q) for burst damage on squishies, Green (W/Diminuendo) for reducing assassin damage, Purple (E) for slowing runners. Most Sona players spam blue, but green is often more valuable in teamfights.
When to Queue Dodge
Dodge Blitzcrank, Pyke, Nautilus, Leona. Any hook/hard engage kills you instantly. You are made of paper.
Teamfight Role
In teamfights, roll your face on QWE. Ideally, keep W chord ready for the diver. Flash-R the enemy carry to start the fight. Keep the Moonstone healing chain going. You are a mobile fountain.
The 'Disrespect' Build
Shotgun Sona (Lich Bane + AP). Luden's -> Lich Bane -> Rabadon's. Your Q-Auto one-shots enemy ADCs. 'Support' btw.
Power Windows
Level 11 (Ult Passive CDR). Moonstone/Staff of Flowing Water spike. Late game URF mode.
Tilt Factor
Being silent but annoying. Half-healthing the ADC with one Q-Auto level 1. Out-sustaining their entire combo.
Recent Patch History
| Patch | Date | Type | Changes |
| V14.7 | Apr 3, 2024 | ADJUST | P buffed, Q nerfed |
| V13.21 | Oct 25, 2023 | ADJUST | Q adjusted |
| V13.17 | Aug 30, 2023 | ADJUST | Base stats adjusted |
| V12.19 | Oct 5, 2022 | BUFF | Q buffed, E buffed |
| V12.11 | Jun 8, 2022 | NERF | W nerfed |
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