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Sona vs Nautilus

Sona
vs
51.2%

over 164 games

Nautilus
Analyze a draft with Sona

Skill matchup

Heavy CCStrong engageHeavy AP damageVery tanky

Build vs Nautilus

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Sona: Tear of the Goddess, Echoes of Helia, Diadem of Songs, Ionian Boots of Lucidity, Bloodsong, Dream Maker, Moonstone Renewer, Seraph's Embrace.

Starting items

Health Potion
x2

Core build

Tear of the Goddess
1
Echoes of Helia
2
Diadem of Songs
3

Standard

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
4CDR
Bloodsong
5

Summoner spells

FlashHeal83%
ExhaustFlash14%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Bloodsong
Dream Maker
Moonstone Renewer
Seraph's Embrace
Staff of Flowing Water
Celestial Opposition
Fimbulwinter
Ardent Censer
Dark Seal
Shurelya's Battlesong
Dawncore
Zaz'Zak's Realmspike
Oblivion Orb
Mikael's Blessing
Redemption
Locket of the Iron Solari
Knight's Vow
Frozen Heart
Kaenic Rookern
Whispering Circlet
Rod of Ages
Lich Bane
44.4% WR9 games
SorcerySorcery
Summon AerySummon Aery
Manaflow BandManaflow Band
TranscendenceTranscendence
Gathering StormGathering Storm
ResolveResolve
ConditioningConditioning
RevitalizeRevitalize
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Nautilus's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Staggering Blow (P)

Nautilus' first Attack against a target deals increased physical damage and roots them briefly.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
314s12s7s–
612s12s7s2m
910s12s7s2m
1110s12s7s1m40
1610s12s6s1m20
1810s12s5s1m20

Playing as Sona

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Choose your last spell

    Choose the spell you cast before Power Chord (passive): after Hymn of Valor (Q), the auto deals more damage, and after Aria of Perseverance (W), it weakens the target.

  2. Tag your allies with your aura

    After each spell, move close to your allies: your aura gives them a damage, shield or speed bonus depending on the spell.

  3. Build up Accelerando

    Hit champions with Hymn of Valor (Q) and shield allies with Aria of Perseverance (W): Power Chord (passive) gives you ability haste, then reduces the cooldown of Crescendo (R).

  4. Crescendo on several enemies

    Save Crescendo (R) for when several enemies are in front of you: it stuns them all and deals damage to them.

Playing against Nautilus

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Stay behind your minions

    Once he hits level 2, stay behind your minions: the Dredge Line (Q) anchor hooks the first enemy hit, then the Staggering Blow (passive) auto keeps you in place.

  2. Hold still against Riptide

    When he casts Riptide (E) near you, stay put until it ends: its three explosions spread out around him, and running too early makes you take the next ones and their slow.

  3. Back off after his anchor

    When Dredge Line (Q) misses you, keep your distance: it's his only spell to reach you, on a 14 to 10 second cooldown.

  4. Get out of his shockwave's path

    When he aims Depth Charge (R) at an ally, don't stand between them: the shockwave chases its target, and every enemy in its path takes a knock-up.

Other Sona matchups

Patch 16.21.1