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Recommended Items
Spells:
Exhaust
Flash
Items
Ability Order
Power Chord (PASSIVE)
Sona Passive Ability
Introduction
After polishing my build order and strategies, I was able to achieve over 70% win rates on my push to platinum ranking. As of the last 20 ranked games I played with Sona when writing this guide I have 17 wins and 3 losses.
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In the early game laning phase you are going to want to harass using your
Hymn of Valor followed immediately by an auto attack. You get massive power spikes on this ability at level 3 and level 5, so if you can level up first here you can often secure a kill on the other team. Don't forget to be aggressive!
In a lot of cases you will want to follow up your harassment with a quick
Aria of Perseverance as this will heal you, and shield you from any return pokes from the enemy team. You can also use this to negate a lot of the damage when your ad carry is trading with the enemy laners.
At level 6 you can get an almost guaranteed kill or double kill using
Crescendo and
Exhaust during an all in. Focus the least mobile champion first to ensure that you get the kill. The key to securing these kills is to make sure your ADC knows you are going in and engages with you - use pings on enemy champions to let your team know about your intentions. Typing "Go all in on their ADC at level 6" is even better. All but the most dense team mates will know what to do here.
During later game team fights you can either initiate with
Crescendo if you see a good opportunity, or use it defensively if the enemy team likes to initiate. Between this,
Exhaust, and an
Aria of Perseverance power chord for even more damage reduction, you can make assassins lives a nightmare.
Finally, do not be afraid to take kills. Obviously do not go out of your way to steal the kills, but keep auto attacking during engagements and pick someone off with your
Hymn of Valor if they are getting away. Because Sona can do quite a bit of burst damage, I often take kills by accident - all this means is that I become even more of a power house and I can support the rest of my team more effectively.

In a lot of cases you will want to follow up your harassment with a quick

At level 6 you can get an almost guaranteed kill or double kill using


During later game team fights you can either initiate with



Finally, do not be afraid to take kills. Obviously do not go out of your way to steal the kills, but keep auto attacking during engagements and pick someone off with your


Most Sona players may see this as an unconventional pick, preferring


This item is another unconventional pick - I have had many people comment on it in games. Iceborn Gauntlet is simply an amazing item on Sona - it gives you an area of effect slow, bonus damage, armor, mana and coooldown reduction. This item is extremely effective at locking down enemy melee champions and allowing your carry to kite. This item allows you to actually carry games, making it invaluable in solo queue.
Talisman of Ascension
While many players prefer the


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