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Hello PoroKamiSama,

I discovered this guide randomly when I was looking through the guide page, and I actually got really interested. Personally i'm not the biggest fan of but when I saw that it was APC and not I got more interested. While the guide do specifically explain a lot of different points as to why she could be a good pick as a replacement for a normal I still feel like an actual ADC would be better, since AD damage is much more inferior then AP damage generally for Botlane especially during the late game, or atleast as a main this is what I have experienced through my time. Having that said, I have tried this build and playstyle and although it might not be the best to play everytime, it sure is a fun thing to try out. :)

I'm really concerned about the primary runes though, it's a good rune and a good page to go for, but I feel like is much better. You can dish out way more damage then usually, and you can go for secondary with the (because that's free boots and you save some gold) + (because the CDR is great in general). And even with that you'll still do a lot of AP damage while also getting some stuff for free, like said the boots and CDR. To me I feel like it's not as worth going especially not on even if she's an APC, since getting a few free items per poking is pretty bad compared to more damage with for example. I do know that going secondary is also a great option if you want to be defensive, but yeah.

What are your thoughts on this though? :)

The main disadvantage of this over a traditional is that you can lose a lot of sustain damage in favor of burst. Though this can obviously be offset by having a in another lane like or . Overall, this issue does not become apparent until super late game though. And even then with the amount of heals and shields between and you should be able to sustain long enough to get off your burst multiple times. Now before late game you're not gonna have to worry as much about the sustain damage since your burst should out do most damage being dished out by traditional ADCs.

The main reason behind is the gold generation it provides and how well it synergies with 's play style of using a lot of abilities and then autoing with or 's empowered auto. This also offsets the fact that for the first ten minutes of the game you're essentially playing traditional support . On top of that CSing with is not only hard do to slow attack speed and low base AD, it is also dangerous do to how squishy she is. So you might be able to add a little extra damage with but overall you will lose out since it will slow your build path and make you more vulnerable since you will constantly have to be at the minion wave attempting to CS instead of only coming up for poke and pressure when it suits you.

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Hey PoroKamiSama,
I found your guide on today just after I won two games with her. xD Coincidence? Who knows.
Anyway, I think you're offering really interesting information and strategies on this kind of extraordinary guide. :) In the current meta I really like to play because she's really fun to play. Like you dish out damage and in the next second your out of reach for the enemies. In my last two games, I actually did what you described: I poked the enemies in lane so hard they were behind by 20 CS within the first couple of minutes and basically, that's how we won the game. x]
So even though you intended to focus on the APC you still mentioned a lot of crucial information on her general playstyle.

However I'm using different runes: as first tree with , , and and then as secondary with and . For me those work pretty well but what's your opinion on them? :)

Cheers, Wicked Cherry.

If you're play support, I would say those runes are perfect! When I play Support the only difference I have is that I go secondary, with + . This approach is good if you're having trouble with your early game because has small base health, making small mistakes become not so small sometimes. Although, + are also great choices, so if it works for you keep it up!

The main reason this build takes is to make up for the fact that your build is expensive and you would be CSing for about the first 10 minutes of the game. Though when supporting, I recommend the approach of building at most one expensive item, if you must. Otherwise just stick with the healing support items (, , ). This makes kind of unnecessary.

Good Luck~ Have Fun~

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I used to go with these runes but I felt that I didn't have enough pressure and in general just didn't feel as much fun. With it just feels like you can spam Q and W which makes it more annoying for your enemies as well. :3 But it's true that you have to be a bit more careful. But you know, mistakes generally are being less punished in my rather low elo.

Yeah that makes sense. When you're going full AP the items are more expensive so you'll need to have an ace up your sleeve that will help you to increase your income. :)

Thanks for the detailed information!

So I just tried this twice with Ahri supports. This is a really fun way to play Sona, and watching the enemy ADC figure out what's happening is always a blast.