League of Legends Champion Guide: Sona, Maven of the Strings!

This week we are going to talk about the newest champion in League of Legends to receive an ultimate skin Sona: Maven of the Strings. Sona is played in the bottom lane as a support. She is designed to harass her lane opponents while at the same time being able to heal herself and allies for great sustain. Sona can deal high amounts of damage however she is very easy to kill.

Champion Strengths

·         Good harass

·         Great sustain

·         Crowd Control

Champion Weaknesses

·         Easy to kill

·         Relies on ultimate

Champion Abilities

Passive: Power Chord: After every 3 spell casts Sona is granted bonus damage on her next auto attack. This auto attack is granted a bonus effect based upon whichever ability Sona is currently using.

Q – Hymn of Valor: Upon activation Sona sends out two bolts that will deal damage. These bolts will prioritize champions over minions. Sona’s aura gives allies a damage boost on their next attack and the aura last longer for every ally affected. While in this aura Sona’s Power Chord will deal additional damage.

W – Aria of Perseverance: Upon activation Sona heals herself and an ally. Sona’s aura gives allies a shield extending the aura based off of how many allies were affected. In this aura Sona’s Power Chord will reduce enemy damage output for 3 seconds

E – Song of Celerity: Upon activation Sona gives herself increased movement speed. Sona’s aura gives allies increased movement speed, extending based off how many allies were affected. In this aura Sona’s Power Chord slows the enemy champion for 2 seconds.

R – Crescendo: Sona strikes enemies with a chord damaging and rooting them to dance for a short period of time. For each Crescendo rank Sona’s auras are also increased in power.  

The best Ability to max first on Sona is her W to help sustain allies in lane. Next max her Q to increase harass output then final max her E. Her ultimate should be maxed when available.

Champion Build

Summoner Spells

As a support Sona should take flash and exhaust. Flash helps sona to escape situations and engage on enemies from afar while exhaust will lower the damage and slow the enemy she exhausts allowing for easier trades.

Runes and Masteries

Conclusion

Sona is a very solid support champion for beginners to League of Legends as she has many different elements in her kit that are easy to execute. She is also one hundred times more awesome now with her newly announced DJ Sona skin. If you enjoyed this guide remember to like share or comment! Follow us on our other social media sites as well!