Build Guide by Bame Wins

I tried this out for a few games. My heals were not sufficient to save myself or anyone else and I was so squishy that being stunned or knocked in the air once (I faced an Alistar and a Xin in the 2 games I tried this) almost always meant instant death. If you compare this build with that of "Epic Heals, Epic Dmg, Epic Win...", this just doesn't compare.

In that build, you end up around 500AP and 100AD, and with Lich Bane you deal 100% of your AP in addition to your AD as physical damage with your next auto-attack after casting a spell (that means roughly 600 physical damage!). You have a ton of mana (and it increases with each spell with tear/AA), your heals are legit for around 300HP to teammates, and both your auto-attack and HoV spell do serious damage. And if you proc your 500AP HoV with Lich Bane/Power Chord auto-attack (again, 600 physical damage with MORE bonus damage from the chord), that will be a threat to EVERYONE.

In your build, you end up with around 100AP and around 275AD. Your heals and HoV don't do much to help your team and with only 30%AS, you don't do hit often enough nor hard enough to be a threat to people that know what they're doing.

To summarize: while this build may be fun(ny) and work when you play with low-levels/low-elo's, my experience with it suggests that it is not viable in ranked or against teams that have decently skilled players. The addition of a Lich Bane to a heavy-AP/CDR build (like the one mentioned above and the current #1 ranked Sona build) not only will give you similar results with your auto-attacks and exponentially greater returns on Hymn of Valor, but also allows you to properly fulfill your support/healer role on your team.

Additionally, with this build, someone can build armor and you are countered as your AP attacks are not powerful. With the AP/CDR/LichBane build, MR will only stop your HoV and armor will stop your auto-attacks. Most non-tanks do not build enough of both to stop you!

:O wow it worked +1

OMG.... unbelievable BUILD?!?! i carried my team and i went 18/5/28??? THIS IS SICK o.O; I LITERATELY THOUGHT THIS WAS A JOKE!!! omg... it just works!!! this is an approved build! Getting blue buff just makes u unstoppable!?!?

I was so moved with this build that it led me to make a small video to raise influence of AD Sona =D. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPL2n-SP4t8 I used your build and showed scores of some of my own games, your link is in the description to this page. If you find that you do not want the video on youtube I will happily remove it, I just wanted to show my joy with this build <3.

Amazing build. Incredibly fun to play in custom games, you can get 50+ kills easily.
Have yet to try it in a Normal game though, i'll be sure to do it so soon.

Does it have to be Crit Runes? Or a basic DPS rune build will do?

Amazing Build!!! 19/9/26 Way better than AP sona...

This guide is GREAT!! :D You dont know how many times someone tried to kill me when i was at 2 bars and they were at 4 bars earlygame when i killed em instead,nicely done +1 :O

AD sona is legit, but you NEED to change your masteries and item build.

I use AD Quints and Marks, start Doran's blade, use Exhaust+Ignite, and get first blood at level 2.

Play sona almost exactly like Ezreal in that respect.

Her poke range is MASSIVE, you don't need to be passive early game.