I'm guessing you grab Morello's for the cdr? Spirit Visage is nice for being more beefy and having cdr :)

@Dotter: The AA is there as an Item you take when you sell the Stones. You'll need to replace the Mp5 and build AP. I feel like it's a perfect fit for Sona due to her constantly casting and building her mana pool. DFG is considered one possibility for "core" (the alternative being Morello's), BF is a situational item for when you're up against CC-heavy teams. I have taken both at times, other times I've taken neither.

@Halipupu: I do miss having a large mana pool from an early game Tear (it used to be my first item after Maki), but I just can't justify not having the Gp5 now. After the 2 stones, move speed and CDR are absolutely my top priority. I do find myself running out of mana more often than if I build Tear early, but Clarity and smart conservation will get you through every team fight. Just tell your team when you are recalling due to OOM.
I do realize that Ranked gameplay is different than Normal (even at lvl 22), and I want readers to be aware that I'm not at Ranked yet. I don't feel right not being completely upfront and giving advice without readers being aware that my experience is technically incomplete. Once I hit level 30 and get some Ranked experience, I will be removing the note.

Thanks for the comments!

Otherwise you have nice items, but maybe you should be building up Tear of the Goddess early game as fast as possible, because it will need to stack A LOOOONG time before upgrading it to Archangel. Or simply switch it to Rabadon's DEathcap which provides better AP, therefore better heal and dmg.

I personally like building Banshee and Frozen Heart (as you can see in my builds if you check) because they give the right amount of survivability to otherwise too squishy Sona. I also like how you realize that Sona desperately needs that CDR, which some lvl30 players DONT realize because they're too fixated on getting only gold/5 items being semi-useless all game.

I also like you maxing out heal first, since you're a support that's a good thing to do since you don't build AP early game, therefore it is absolutely NECESSARY.

Good job ;P btw, summoner lvl doesn't always mean that lvl30 is better than lvl20 something... I've played above 300 games with Sona and I was better playing her at lvl20 than some lvl30. Therefore I'll give you +1 for a nice build, but you might wanna clear out that text block a bit. Hard to read.

I think you've done well on this guide/build. I really like the FH and Morello's, but getting AA seems a bit overkill, when you already have the mana reg from DFG and the two stones.

Just a question:
You have Banshee's in your item sequence and DFG in the item section in your guide. Do you get both?

Any comments are appreciated. Whether you think I've done a good job or poorly, please let me know so that I can improve.

Thank you.