Matchup

High sustainHeavy CCHeavy shielding

Build vs Sona

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Mosstomper Seedling
Health Potion

Core build

Heartsteel
1Survival
Unending Despair
2vs AD
Thornmail
3vs Hybride

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Jak'Sho, The Protean
5vs Hybride

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Jak'Sho, The Protean
5vs Hybride
Randuin's Omen
vs AD
Dead Man's Plate
vs AD

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Kaenic Rookern
5vs AP

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
SejuaniSejuani
SonaSona
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral

Sona's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Power Chord (P)

Accelerando: Sona gains non-Ultimate ability haste permanently for her basic abilities as she uses her abilities well, up to a cap. Beyond that cap, further successful uses reduce her ultimate's remaining cooldown instead.Power Chord: Every few spell casts, Sona's next attack will deal bonus magic damage in addition to an additional effect based on what basic Ability Sona last activated.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
38s10s14s
68s10s14s2m20
98s10s14s2m20
118s10s14s2m
168s10s14s1m40
188s10s14s1m40

Playing against Sona

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

1

Sona is one of the squishiest champions in the game — engage on her directly to kill her in one combo.

2

Punish her in the early game: she's extremely weak before her items and levels.

3

Her R is a linear skillshot: dodge it and she has no hard CC left.

4

Engage supports (Leona, Nautilus, Blitz) dominate her in lane.

Source: op.gg + LTL Engine · Patch 16.9.1 · May 9, 2026