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Lore

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Sona has no memories of her true parents. As an infant, she was found abandoned on the doorstep of an Ionian adoption house, nestled atop an ancient instrument in an exquisite case of unknown origins. She was an unusually well-behaved child, always quiet and content. Her caretakers were sure she would find a home quickly, but it soon became apparent that what they mistook for uncommon geniality was actually an inability to speak or to produce any sound whatsoever. Sona remained at the adoption house until her teens, watching in hopeless silence as prospective adopters passed her by. During this time, the caretakers sold her unusual instrument to anxious collectors, hoping to build her a trust. For a myriad of bizarre and unexpected reasons, however, it would be returned, or simply appear again outside the house. When a wealthy Demacian woman named Lestara Buvelle learned of the instrument, she immediately embarked to Ionia. When the caretakers showcased the instrument for her, she rose wordlessly and explored the house, stopping outside Sona's room. Without hesitation, Lestara adopted her and left a generous donation for the instrument. With Lestara's guidance, Sona discovered a deep connection with the instrument which Lestara called an 'etwahl'. In her hands, it played tones which stilled or quivered the hearts of those around her. Within months, she was headlining with the mysterious etwahl for sold-out audiences. She played as though plucking heartstrings, effortlessly manipulating the emotions of her listeners - all without a single written note. In secret, she discovered a potent and deadly use for her etwahl, using its vibrations to slice objects from a distance. She honed this discipline in private, mastering her gift. When she felt prepared, she went to the only place which could offer her a fitting recital: the League of Legends. ''Her melody moves the soul, her silence sunders the body.'' - Jericho Swain, after attending her concert

Audio Lore

For those who are lazy to read... :P.

League of Judgement

Candidate: Sona
Date: 21 September, 20 CLE

OBSERVATION
Sona glides forward on harmonious winds, her elegant robe billowing softly behind her as she enters the Great Hall. Her hair fans out on an invisible breeze, swaths of aqua dissolving into golden strands at the ends of her long ponytails. She could easily be a fair maiden of magic anywhere on Runeterra, if not for the strange instrument floating before her, appearing to simultaneously protect and guide her.
The building creaks ever so slightly, the foundations resettling themselves on the bonds of strong magic. She angles her ear towards the sound, holding still for a moment after the sound has long since faded. One can tell that the sound still resonates in her head, being analyzed for tonality, intent, and above all, danger. She doesn’t even bother to glance at her surroundings; the building’s own internal symphony tells her all that she needs to know about this place.

With the faintest movement, she expertly plucks a single string on her instrument and the double doors in front of her blast open. She enters without hesitation.

REFLECTION
The darkness unfurled around her, as deep as the endless chasm of silence that afflicted her. She felt no fear so long as the etwahl was in her grasp. Her arms curled lovingly around the instrument, her fingers expertly trailing along the hammered brass and taut strings. Pressing it against her cheek, she closed her eyes and waited. It was at times like this that she could feel the instrument alive in her arms, taking slow and measured breaths as it guarded its master. She treasured these moments, when she could be alone in the world with her beloved instrument, wrapped in its protective cocoon.
Suddenly, the etwahl stiffened. She caressed the smooth curve of metal questioningly. Before she could cull an answer, a husky voice rang out.

“Sona!”

Sona’s eyes flew open at the only sound she loved more than music itself. She found herself at the doorstep of a Demacian estate, staring into the open doorway with the same wonder on her face as on the day she was brought to her new home. Lestara Buvelle stood before her, adorned in a handsome velvet robe. Dripping in jewels and her usual heavy perfume, Lestara moved forward, her round face bright with happiness. “My darling, look at you! You are a grown woman now, and you have made much of yourself.”

Lestara embraced Sona and leaned back to appraise her.

“Truly, you have made me proud. My heart sings when I look upon you. Come in and sit with me awhile.”

Lestara turned to walk down the long hallway, her footsteps clicking a staccato rhythm on the tile floor. Sona’s heart swelled with happiness, and she reached for her instrument’s reassuring steel.

Her hands clutched nothing but air.

Sona turned, looking for the etwahl. Had she mindlessly placed it aside just now? Suddenly, a chord rang out, piercingly askew. Sona spun around to see the etwahl drifting swiftly down the hallway. Sona called the instrument back to her, but for the first time, it paid no heed. The single note played over and over as it drew closer to Lestara’s back.

It was out for blood.

Sona flew frantically into the hallway, but she was too far away to reach Lestara in time. Her only chance was to scream a warning. She strained her throat, but no sound would come forth, just as it never had in her entire life.

The etwahl’s strings strummed a terrible noise that would forever be embedded in her memory. A vibration trembled through the air, and a rush of razor-thin air scythes tore through Lestara’s body.

Sona reached Lestara’s side in time to catch her as the body fell to the ground in a pool of blood. Tears streamed down Sona’s face as she tried to scream, but no sound would come out.

The hallway dissolved into blackness, leaving Sona crumpled around Lestara’s body, with the etwahl lying innocently at her side. Lestara’s eyes rolled open, and she asked weakly, “Why do you want to join the League?”

Sona’s mind reeled, unable to comprehend what was happening. Suddenly, she felt the tingle of arcane magic in her throat, an overwhelming sensation that brought tears to her eyes. The breath passing in and out of her body tickled inside her, trying to draw sounds out with every exhale. Sona stared incredulously at Lestara, who nodded at her and bade her to speak.

Opening her mouth, she began to speak for the first time in her life. Her breath caught in her throat, short of uttering her first sound, when a booming voice from the recesses of her dim memory resounded in her mind.

This instrument will be the key to unlocking the world. It will speak for you more truly than a voice ever could. Nothing else – not us, them, or any magic in this world will ever own you again.

Almost of its own accord, her hand flung outwards and slammed down on the ethwahl next to her. Dissonance erupted, deafeningly loud, drowning out any sounds that might have spilled forth from her lips. As the tones faded away, so did the foreign tingling in her throat. The enchantment was gone, never to return.

Lestara’s voice grew loud, booming into the ether. “Why do you want to join the League, Sona?”

The ethwahl’s strings shivered and began to play on its own, but Sona pressed down with her palm to silence the instrument. It resisted for a tense moment and fell quiet. Slowly, her fingers began to trickle across the strings. Hesitantly at first, testing her instrument’s yield, she played a defiant progression in response to her question.

“How does it feel, exposing your mind?”

Her fingers danced across the strings, urging forth a melody of loneliness and isolation. It was the song of those who had lived their lives hidden in plain sight, always passed over despite trying desperately to be noticed. It began pensively, mournfully sad, and gradually grew to a crashing, raging crescendo. The last notes echoed with a tone of quiet acceptance, but above all, catharsis.

A smile raked across Lestara’s face. “Welcome to the League, Maven of the Strings.” Lestara disappeared, and the darkness fell away to reveal Sona floating in front of ornate double doors. She knew they led to the League of Legends.

Her ethwahl molded reassuringly to her hands, lying in wait for its master’s command. Sona moved through the doors without a second glance.

Quotes

Because Sona cannot speak, these responses are understood to be magical telepathy with her summoner. This is seen in the fact that her external interactions (taunt, joke) are musical cues rather than words, meaning that, as stated, only her summoner can hear her words.

Upon selection
"Only you can hear me Summoner, what masterpiece shall we play today?"

Attacking
"A symphony of justice."
"The fanfare ascends."
"Shall we resolve this dissonance?"
"Allegrissimo."
"Order through music."
"Brioso! Brioso!"

Movement
"Harmoniously."
"Quarter time!"
"From my mind to yours."
"With perfect tempo."
"Adagio, summoner."
"Delicately."
"Accurate, like a metronome."
"A sublime duet."
"Accelerated movement, I concur."

Taunt
(Plays music to invite a challenge)

Joke
(Different electric guitar sounds)
(plays a measure from "Deck the Halls") (Silent Night Sona)

Abilities

Here is a brief description of Sona's abilities and few comments you should know.

For support, this is really epic passive.Upon activating, it applies additional effect on enemy target depending on what song Sona is currently playing. Also does really fair damage when using Hymn of Valor effect. It is also very good when combined with Lich Bane, enabling you to harras your enemies constantly with high damage.





This is Sona's early game damage spell. I prefer taking it as a level one spell, but I always think before making that decision. You should see who are you laning against. If you lane against hard AD ( like Vayne ) and high Heal Support ( like Soraka ), than This is the spell you don't want to have at level 1, since Vayne will attack you while Soraka will heal any damage you done to her, making Sona less effective on level 1, which can turn ( rarely ) into TEAMFIGHT ( you never know ). So, you will want to keep your AD carry full hp as well as Soraka keeps her. IF you lane against Taric or Janna and Vayne as AD, than your best option is this spell before heal. Since Janna doesn't have early game heal and Taric heal has high cooldown, you will be able to keep reducing their health constantly. By doing that you are able to dominate your lane, making their feed less effective.




3 STACKS = Double Power Chord Damage

IMPORTANT

Every time you are in base ( when game begins ) and you take your spell ( depending on lane enemies ), make sure you stack your passive twice. It will help you very much with early PASSIVE harass.


This is Sona's only heal ability. Taking it on level 1 or 2 depends on your lane enemies ( see top ). In my opinion, this is the best heal. Though it is not as strong as Soraka's or as effective as Janna's, there is a thing that makes it really the best heal. First of all it's cooldown. 7 seconds normally and when combined with Cooldown Reduction items, it is pretty low cooldown. Another thing is Armor and Magic Resistance bonus. I mean really, what else do you need?





3 STACKS = Reduces the damage casued by your target ( enemy ) by 20%


Good in two ways. Giving yourself and your teammates movement speed and slowing your enemies. Very helpful spell either for escaping or chasing your enemies. I don't prefer taking it before level 5, since it won't be needed. Level 5 is perfect for this spell. It's usage will be described later.




3 STACKS = Reduces enemy movement speed by by 40% for 2 seconds.

Key of every teamfight, this spell makes this support really really really really good. I noticed many Sona players just rush in and cast this spell at the start of the teamfight. Well that is not so bad but look it this way, not everyone are at the same place at the very start of the fight, making this spell less effective since it won't hit all targets. I save this spell for a little bit later, landing PERFECT Crescendo that hits 4 and sometimes 5 targets instead of 1 , 2 or 3 only ( considering that one of them is tank since he goes first, it's again a loss ).

3 STACKS = Nothing :(

BE CAREFUL!

If you choose to play as PROTECTION Sona, you can ignore leveling up Crescendo at level 11 as you do not want to make damage and the duration of stun is same on every level. This will not affect your supporting capabilities, as those 100 extra damage won't help at all ( from 150 - 250 ) + if we add resistances -->you can keep it at level 1 until level 16.
BEWARE: Doing this will affect on your ultimate Cooldown. Think wisely before you do this.


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THESE ARE THE THREE AURAS SONA HAS FROM HER ABILITIES AND WHICH GRANT ADDITIONAL EFFECT IN COMBINATION WITH POWER CHORD ONCE YOU REACH 3 STACKS.

Sona Categories

I have two categories for Sona. One is Retribution and one is Protection.

ADVENTAGES AS RETRIBUTION SONA

- High Damage
- Very good Heals ( if we compare it to Protection Sona build )
- Excellent teamfight capabilities
- Has two roles ( as AP "carry" and Healer ( + buffing ).

DISADVANTAGES AS RETRIBUTOION SONA

- Not as much buffs as Protection Sona Build
- Hard to master
- Expensive to make ( when you master it, you will see it is not as hard as when you started doing this build).

Players Usage: Low / Medium

ADVENTAGES AS PROTECTION SONA

- Very high survivability
- Massive number of Buffs
- Easy to master
- Not expensive to make

DISADVANTAGES AS PROTECTION SONA

- Low damage
- Low healing ( if we compare it to RETRIBUTION build )
- Can be boring to play ( sometimes ).

Players Usage: High

RETRIBUTION SONA BUILD

If you choose this style of playing, than you should follow this item order. You as RETRIBUTON Sona must be very concentrated and you will see why in RETRIBUTION SONA GAMEPLAY ( down ).

The best item to start RETRIBUTION Sona is It really gives you everything you need for early game: Health, Ability Power and Mana Regen. Now, because of the talent you will also be able to buy ( and you SHOULD ) just for case you lose too much mana. After you go to base make sure you have enough money for and ( it would be really nice ) as well as few ( 1 or 2 ) . It will allow you more spell casting, higher security and movement speed. Before you get wards, make sure you constantly keep casting Clairvoyance in the river bush, what will work as a ward. Till level 7 you should have completed to start stacking your mana which will help you later in getting bigger Ability Power from . After you have done made Tear of the Goddess you are ready to make ( NOTE: If you want to be more resistant to stuns and other CCs , you should make Make sure you buy it only if you REALLY need it. ) Now you are ready for the next level items. Until 27 minutes you MUST have finished In order to do that you must master RETRIBUTION Sona and make your team kill Dragon often. Now you have pretty good items for harass. Since you have stacked 550+ mana in your Tear of the Goddess and have Rod of Ages, it is perfect time to make which will give you a lot of Ability Power. Now, a little bit harder item to make that requires some time and skill is . It is level 3 item and you MUST have it. Very important and useful item for many things. After that, you will want to improve your escaping and chasing capabilities. It is time to make . After you land you will slow two ( or one ) targets in the same time. This is also extremly good in one more thing. Since when you chase or run, you have to use 3 passive stacks to activate effect in order to slow your enemy by 40%. With this item, you can you use effect to do double Power Chord damage and slow the target for 35%. Though the slow is reduced by 5%, it is still much more better option. Now, as your final and level 4 item, it is all mighty and powerful . It gives you everything, from survivability to high damage output. With such a HIGH Ability Power and in combination with Hymn of Valor effect, it will make your enemies cry.

BOOTS UPGRADE: Captain - the best supportive upgrade because it gives movement speed increase to both champions ( 8% ) and minions ( 25% ).

VERY IMPORTANT

This build requires very high skill, a lot of concentration and good team. Once you get all the items you are nearly unstoppable. This build is mostly available in pro games that are 50 minutes or more, but very fun and cool to play.

PROTECTION SONA BUILD

If you choose this style of playing, than you should follow this item order. You as PROTECTION Sona must be familiar with supporting skills and have high lane action knowledge and you will see why in PROTECTION SONA GAMEPLAY ( down ).

First item you want to start with is Fearie Charm, 2 ( +1 from mastery ), 1 and 1 . I think that this is the best way to get to your lane. You have wards for vision, stealth detection ward for removing enemy team's wards, fair mana regen and additional mana potion when needed. You will want to stay on your lane and get as much assists as possible ( when planning an attack ) so that you can get your items faster until you have enough money for item upgrade - Fearie Charm to , 1 and few additional wards. After that you are pretty much in a good position. You will be getting more gold and have fair health and mana regen, as well as more movement speed. In this phase, when I am making a Recall, I make sure I have enough money for . That item is also very useful as it will give you additional gold income and ability power and it is upgradeable to . This is where you end with your gold per 10 sec. items. Make sure you buy the most improtant item of all: and upgrade it to when you think it is the best for you. That item will save a lot of money and will make warding mcuh more easier. After you bought all of them, it is time to start upgrading. You can either buy and later upgrade to , upgrade your Kage's Lucky pick to Shard of True Ice ( best version in my opinion ) or upgrade your boots to ( or , depending on enemy team ). After you have completed your Shurelya's Reverie, which will provide you nice cooldown reduction as well as survivability ( + speed buff ) or which will provide you additional ability power, mana regen aura and active 30% slow aura for a few seconds ( if you bought Shurelya's first make sure you buy Shard of True Ice too before going to the next step - same for Shard of True ice ).
Once you have completed your first 2 supportive items you are ready to make one hell of a great item - . This item will provide you more magic resist, mana regen and more mana cap, followed by excellent UNIQUE Active effect that removes all CCs from your ally and heal them for a certain amount. It is very helpful in situations where your ally gets caught and you need to save him quickly to ensure great team fights. Once you have completed your 3 main Supporting Items, it is time to make . Remember that Aegis of the Legion can be upgraded to that will provide even better stats, such as more armor, magic resistance and health, followed by empowered armor and magic resistance, as well as health regen aura. Now you have 5 main items in your inventory: Shurelya's Reverie, Shard of True Ice, Ruby Sightstone, Mikael's Crucible,Ionian Boots of Lucidity (or Mercury's Treads ) and Runic Bulwark . The best final item to end with is because it will give you so much survivability and nice Debuff Spell for enemy team.


BOOTS UPGRADE: Captain - the best supportive upgrade because it gives movement speed increase to both champions ( 8% ) and minions ( 25% ).

VERY IMPORTANT

Playing this style of Sona requires previous supporting skills and before all, good team.

Generally - Sona in Ranked Games

As we all know, not much players play supportive characters. If we compare Sona to another supportive champions like you can see the difference. Sona is for me top support. Why?

I mean it is everything you need as a support. Sona in ranked is always welcome. Her availability to do damage and heal in the same time is something most players are looking forward to. The important thing as Sona in Ranked Game is to always keep your map warded and carry one Oracle Elixir before level 6 or 7 to make your jungler ganks easier and hard for enemies to notice him.

Summoner Spells

Retribution and Protection Sona Runes

For Runes I have mostly AP Runes and Magic Penetration Runes beacuse I go as RETRIBUTION Sona and not so often as PROTECTION Sona.

RUNES FOR RETRIBUTION SONA

- They are the same as runes for PROTECTION Sona.

RUNES FOR PROTECTION SONA

Greater Mark of Armor Armor rune that really helps you to be more "tanky" on your lane. It is very good and useful.

Defense: +8.19 Armor

Greater Glyph of Magic Resist Your magic resist rune. It is very good and it is important for lane sustain.It will give you additional defense.

Defense: +12.06 Magic Resistance

Power Chord - No effect
Hymn of Valor - No effect
Aria of Perseverance - No effect
Song of Celerity - No effect
Crescendo - No effect


Greater Seal of Armor Very good rune for additional Armor. It will give you nice sustain on your lane and make you receive less damage from physical attacks.

Defense: +12.69 Armor

Power Chord - No effect
Hymn of Valor - No effect
Aria of Perseverance - Good Combination
Song of Celerity - No effect
Crescendo - No effect

Greater Quintessence of Gold Really nice rune and you need it a lot since you will not be getting minions nor kills. It will give you nice gold income and make it easier for you to build items. Also really good in combination with other gold per 10 second items.

Utiliy: +3 Gold per 10 second

Retribution Sona in Early Game

Retribution Sona in Mid Game

Retribution Sona in Late Game

Protection Sona in Early Game

In early game, you should follow the build I mentioned on the top.

Let's put it this way.

Protection Sona in Mid Game

Clairvoyancing

Power Chord

Optional Items

FOR RETRIBUTION SONA

FOR PROTECTION SONA

Final Look On Items

FOR RETRIBUTION SONA

Ionian Boots of Lucidity (upgraded to: CAPTAIN) For additional movement speed and reduced Cooldowns. The best boots for Sona. Can be replaced with Mercury's Treads but do it only if you really need it, for example when your enemy team has too much CCs. You must stay clean to give your team max. survivability and damage.

Archangel's Staff For me this is really nice item. It will give you:
a) +Good Mana
b) +Good Mana Regen
c) +Nice Ability Power ( and even better in late game when you have other Mana items and more mana stacks ).

Rod of Ages "Tank" item for Sona. Gives really nice stats and high survivability. It will give you more Health and Mana, Ability Power as well as additional stats over time. If you ask me this item is one of the most important since you have to make sure you don't die in few hits.

Rabadon's Deathcap Your main Ability Power source. In late games this item will give you tons of Ability Power and increase your damage dramatically. I take it every game and for me it is the key of RETRIBUTION Sona ( as long as damage and healing is concerned ). Item is expensive, but once you make it in combination with previous and upcoming item you will make great damage.

Rylai's Crystal Scepter Escape "Like a Boss" item. Additional high value of health for more survivability as well as Multi-Slow ( due to Hymn of Valor and Crescendo ) is always welcome. Also gives you more Ability Power and one more important thing ---> Free Passive. From now on you won't have to waste 3 stacks of Power Chord to cast Song of Celerity ---> Tempo. You can use double power chord damage ( Staccato ), while making more damage and slowing 5% less than with Tempo. Worth it.

Lich Bane Two mighty swords ready to break your enemies down. It is the high survival stats item for RETRIBUTION Sona. Can be used in combination with Power Chord --> Staccato for total domination:
a) +Ability Power
b) +Mana
c) +7 Movement Speed Multiplier
d) +Magic Resistance
e) +After Spell cast, your next Normal Attack will make additional damage

FOR PROTECTION SONA

Ionian Boots of Lucidity (upgraded to: CAPTAIN) For additional movement speed and reduced Cooldowns. The best boots for Sona. Can be replaced with Mercury's Treads but do it only if you really need it, for example when your enemy team has too much CCs. You must stay clean to give your team max. survivability. Because of the upgrade it will give a nice movement speed boost for your ally champions and minions.

Shurelya's Reverie Your first( or second ) supporting item. Very useful for you and your team. It will give you nice amount of health which will increase your survival capabilities. On the other hands, you will also be given additional mana regen and cooldown reducton, as well as Speed Buff ( Cooldown: 60 sec. )


Aegis of the Legion Powerful item that increases your and your team's survival capabilities:
a) +Additional Health
b) +Additional Armor
c) +Additional Magic Resistance
d) +Additional Health Regen

Upgradeable to Runic Bulwark that will provide:
a) +[EMPOWERED]Additional Health
b) + Additional Armor
c) +[EMPOWERED]Additional Magic Resistance
d) +Additional Health Regen


In combination with Aria of Perseverance it can really increase your team mate's defense capabilities and keep him alive. Also prevents from high bursting of your ally.

Ruby Sighstone One hell of a great supporting item. It will make your warding so much easier and make you a little bit more tanky. It is a MUST when playing Sona.

Mikael's Crucible Excellent Supporting item. It provides really nice sustain and enables you to use your spells even more and faster because it gives additional mana cap increase and mana regen. Above all it has an excellent active effect: removing all CCs from your ally and healing them. Very helpful in teamfights or bot lane fights when your ally is CCed and it is really needed when playing as PROTECTION SONA.

Randuin's Omen Really excellent debuff aura item. Above that, it will also give you high survivability:
a) +Additional Health
b) +High Armor
c) +Health Regen
d) +Cooldown Reduction
e) +Chance to slow enemies when they hit you
f) +AoE Slow
g) +AoE Attack Speed Reduction

After landing Crescendo you will help your team with additional AoE Slow and Attack Speed Reduction, making your teamfights much more easier and giving you a high chance to win it.

Sona's Auras and their Usage

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Offense Aura From spell: Hymn of Valor Effects: Increased Attack Damage and Ability Power Amount of Attack Damage and Ability Power: 4, 8, 12, 16, 20 Mana for Aura Switch: 65 -This Aura is mostly used in situtations where you want to harras your enemy team with Hymn of Valor and it's passive effect: Staccato. Though it is not too much used in teamfights, this aura can help you a lot. For example, the best timing to keep this aura on is when you are making a push, killing Dragon or Baron. It will give some additional damage for faster kill or push. Be careful though, since switching to this aura can result taking a kill. Protection Aura From spell: Aria of Perseverance Effects: Increased Armor and Magic Resistance Amount of Armor and Magic Resistance: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15 Mana for Aura Switch: 60/65/70/75/80 -Most used and most useful Aura in teamfights. It gives your team additional tankiness and passive from this spell doubles the amount of Armor and Magic Resistance on Sona and the target that was healed. That is very good for your squishy champions as it will make harder for enemy team to kill them. Also makes a very good combination with Aegis of the Legion. Use it during teamfights or when your team is low on health while you make a push or killing the Dragon or Baron. Utility Aura From spell: Song of Celerity Effects: Increased Movement Speed Amount of Movement Speed: Normal: 4, 8, 12, 16, 20 Amount of Movement Speed: Percentage: 6, 8, 10, 12, 13 Mana for Aura Switch: 65 -This is the Aura you will want to use once you get focused so you can slow your enemies by it's passive or when you chase someone. It gives really nice amount of movement speed, especially upon activating where you get additional movement speed in percentages. Also a very good combination with Shurelya's Reverie. Use it when you are coming back to lane, when making a push for faster traveling, during chasing someone for both more speed and slowing with passive and during escaping.

Masteries

Updating

Why Archangel's Staff?

I've noticed that many people dislike Archangel's Staff. I really don't know why. In my opinion it gives huge mana and mana regen, what Sona needs the most. Though the item is good, I don't recommend it on PROTECTION Sona, since you have to buff your allies with auras and Archangle's Staff has no such thing. As important as boots for RETRIBUTION SONA, this is something you should get when playing that style.

ADVENTAGES

DISADVANTAGES

Additional Warding Stuff and Monsters ( Monsters Under Construction )

Screenshots

-Fixing-

Sona through the Patches

Read from down to top! ( Still updating )

V1.0.0.133:
Fixed a bug where Power Chord did not trigger while Taunted or Silenced.

V1.0.0.131:
No longer automatically acquires attack targets when idle while Power Chord is active

V1.0.0.129:
Aria of Perseverance:
Mana cost adjusted to 60/65/70/75/80 from 65 at all ranks
Passive aura reduced to 7/9/11/13/15 armor and magic resist from 8/11/14/17/20

V1.0.0.125:
Aria of Perseverance: heal amount changed to 40/60/80/100/120 from 25/50/75/100/125.

V1.0.0.124:
Reduced the lockout time while casting Sona's songs to make them more responsive.
Aria of Perseverance:
Base heal reduced to 25/50/75/100/125 from 35/70/105/140/175.
Ability power ratio reduced to 0.25 from 0.35.
Now grants her passive aura bonus to her heal target and herself again as an extra bonus for 3 seconds.
Fixed a bug where Hymn of Valor and Aria of Perseverance caused her to deal 20%
reduced damage.

V1.0.0.120:
Fixed a bug where shields and Ignite could sometimes cause her spell sounds to get cut off early.

V1.0.0.118:
Sona will no longer automatically acquire attack targets when Power Chord is charged.

V1.0.0.115:
Hymn of Valor: mana cost reduced to 65 from 75.
Aria of Perseverance: mana cost reduced to 65 from 75.
Song of Celerity: mana cost reduced to 65 from 75.
Fixed a bug where Power Chord: Diminuendo was reducing true damage.

V1.0.0.113:
Power Chord:
It now deals 14 + (9 x level) from 24 + (12 x level) bonus magic damage.
It now has a bonus effect that depends on Sona's last song played.
Hymn of Valor:
Base damage reduced to 50/100/150/200/250 from 60/110/160/210/260.
Ability power ratio increased to 0.7 from 0.5.
Mana cost changed to 75 from 65/70/75/80/85.
Power Chord - Stacatto: Deals double power chord damage.
Aria of Perseverance:
Base heal increased to 35/70/105/140/175 from 30/55/80/105/130.
Ability power ratio reduced to 0.35 from 0.5.
Mana cost changed to 75 from 65/70/75/80/85.
Power Chord - Diminuendo: Debuffs the target to deal 20% less damage for 3 seconds.
Song of Celerity:
Mana cost changed to 75 from 65/70/75/80/85.
Power Chord - Tempo: Slows the target by 25% for 2 seconds.
Crescendo:
Cooldown decreased to 140/120/100 from 170/150/130.
Ability power ratio increased to 0.8 from 0.7.

V1.0.0.106:
Hymn of Valor:
Base damage reduced to 60/110/160/210/260 from 70/120/170/220/270.
Ability power ratio reduced to 0.5 from 0.6.
Aria of Perseverance healing reduced to 30/55/80/105/130 from 40/65/90/115/140.
Song of Celerity active movespeed reduced to 6/8/10/12/14% from 8/10/12/14/16%.

V1.0.0.105:
All aura durations after deactivating reduced to 2 seconds from 3.
All aura buff durations for allies that leave her aura range reduced to 0.25 seconds from 1.
Hymn of Valor:
Attack damage and ability power aura reduced to 6/8/10/12/14 from 8/11/14/17/20.
Mana cost increased to 65/70/75/80/85 from 55/60/65/70/75.
Song of Celerity:
Active movement speed boost reduced to 8/10/12/14/16 from 8/11/14/17/20.
Mana cost increased to 65/70/75/80/85 from 55/60/65/70/75.
Aria of Perseverance mana cost increased to 65/70/75/80/85 from 55/60/65/70/75.
Crescendo range reduced to 1000 from 1100.

V1.0.0.104:
Crescendo: cooldown increased to 170/150/130 from 160/140/120.
Fixed a bug where Song of Celerity was granting more movespeed than intended.

Sona's Masterpiece

Listen the instrument's power in Sona's hands. Enjoy :)!

Note

This is the end of the build.

Please keep in mind that this build will be updated and changed all the time, giving it's visitors best help possible.
There might be some mistakes in words, but I will fix them as soon as possible.
I will also add long description for Protection Sona in Early Game, Mid Game and Late Game for more help.

SPECIAL THANKS TO : jhoijhoi for her amazing work in How to Make your Guide. It helped me a lot and from now on I will keep updating every Chapter with additional BBCodes.

-I will be updating this guide soon ( 9/30/2012 ).

Please rate and comment. Thank you.

Best regards,
Your Nemo.

Change Notes

22.01.2012. - Updated "Summoner Spell" Chapter

22.01.2012. - Updated "Masteries" Chapter

22.01.2012. - "Abilities" Chapter Fixed

22.01.2012. - New Chapter Added: "Clairvoyancing"

22.01.2012. - New Chapter Added: "Power Chord"

22.01.2012. - New Chapter Added: "Why Archangel's Staff?"

22.01.2012. - Updated "Generally - Sona in Ranked Games" Chapter

22.01.2012. - New Chapter Added: "Additional Warding Stuff and Monsters ( Monsters Under Construction"

22.01.2012. -Fix in "Abilities" + BBCode ( Skill Sequence ) added

3.02.2012. New Chapter Added: "Lore"

3.02.2012. -Total remake of: "Protection Sona in Early Game"

4.02.2012. Total remake of: "RETRIBUTION and PROTECTION Sona Runes"

4.02.2012. Total remake of "Final look on Items"

4.02.2012. New Chapter Added: "League of Judgement"

4.02.2012. New Chapter Added: "Quotes"

4.02.2012. New Chapter Added: "Sona through Pathces"

8.02.2012. New Chapter Added: "Protection Sona in Mid Game"

14.02.2012. New Chapter Added: "Screenshots"

16.02.2012. New Chapter Added: "True Story"

16.02.2012. Guide Update - Fixed some Chapters and added new Pictures

7.03.2012. New Chapter Added: "Wanna be Rich? Build"

3.04.2012. Updated: "Generally - Sona in Ranked Games" Chapter

2.07.2012. Updated: Runes

2.07.2012. Updated: "Wanna be Rich? Build" Chapter

17.07.2012. Updated: "Protection Sona Build" Chapter

17.07.2012. Removed "True Story" Chapter

6.12.2012. Updated: [SEASON 3]

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