Champion sheet · Support

Sona

Patches 16.19 to 16.21 · All regions

Tournament presence · pick + ban

1.0%#172 of 173 champions

Pick: 0.7%picked in 211 of 28,363 games
Ban: 0.3%65 bans over 23,108 games, against 0.5% in soloQ

Win rate as Support45.7% between 40.1% and 51.4% over 208 gamesSoloQ 51.4%: no clear gap

Median length28.8 minsoloQ 27.4 min

Amateur: 28,642 games from amateur tournaments, last 60 days, KR 65% · EUW 24% · NA 10%. SoloQ Master+: 897,301 games on the same patches. An amateur figure in gold clearly differs from soloQ.

At a glance

Four answers, each one opens its chapter.

What changes in tournaments3 clear gaps between soloQ and amateur tournaments as Support.DraftLength
How to play itSummon Aery, then Lich Bane, Archangel's Staff, and Zhonya's Hourglass: the most played build in soloQ.
In a compPlays teamfights first: more teamfights than 76% of supports.Teamfight
With / againstNo opponent with a clear gap to expected in amateur play: win rates remain ranges.
In draftFallback pick: comes out late in the series, once the pool has emptied.

01 — What changes in tournaments

What changes in tournaments?

3 clear gaps between soloQ and amateur tournaments as Support.

DraftPicked less often in amateur play
Amateur
0.3%
SoloQ
1.7%
0.3% of the role's picks in amateur play, against 1.7% in soloQ.
DraftBanned less often in amateur play
Amateur
0.2%
SoloQ
0.5%
0.2% ban rate in amateur play over 14,779 games, against 0.5% in soloQ over 364,710 games.
LengthLonger games in amateur play
Amateur
28.8 min
SoloQ
27.4 min
Median of 28.8 min in amateur play, against 27.4 min in soloQ.

Not enough games to judge: core.

02 — How to play it

How to play it?

Summon Aery, then Lich Bane, Archangel's Staff, and Zhonya's Hourglass: the most played build in soloQ.

SoloQ build, amateur differences under each block

RunesSummon Aery93% · 31,272

Same in amateur play

SpellsFlash + Heal88% · 29,520

Same in amateur play

SkillsWnot collected in soloQ

Amateur: 87% · 27 games

Core (3 legendaries)11% · 8

11%of soloQ games

Lich Bane
Archangel's Staff
Zhonya's Hourglass

Not collected in soloQ: starting items, 4th item, and skill order.

03 — In a comp

What does it bring to a comp?

Plays teamfights first: more teamfights than 76% of supports.

Plays teamfightstop24%56% · supports: 54%

Read on tournament games from 2026-04-15 to 2026-10-12 (44,638 games) · same reading as the draft review · compared with other supports

What marks it

Teamfight

Like other supports

Damage in lane
Damage in mid game
Damage in late game
Gold at 15 min
Gold at 20 min
Map pressure
Absorbs damage
Takes its kills in duels
Lets allies carry kills
Team damage

What it is not

Little CC
No poke

Damage / min by phase · at equal gold

Rank 56 in lane, 58 in mid game and 58 in late game, out of 100 supports.

294+6 vs 288

385+43 vs 342

415+28 vs 388

Lane · 5–14 minMid game · 15–22Late · 23–30

Sonasupports

Gold vs. direct opponent

At 20 min, behind 61% of supports against the direct opponent.

supports

3.7takedowns outside its lane before 15 min; supports: 4.5.

Where it stands among supports · every measure

0 ← less · median · more → 100

Damage in lane · rank 56 of 100 among supports294 · median 288
Damage in mid game · rank 58 of 100 among supports385 · median 342
Damage in late game · rank 58 of 100 among supports415 · median 388
Gold at 15 min · rank 31 of 100 among supports-43 · median +105
Gold at 20 min · rank 39 of 100 among supports+27 · median +193
Map pressure · rank 29 of 100 among supports3.7 · median 4.5
Absorbs damage · rank 46 of 100 among supports359 · median 393
Plays teamfights · rank 76 of 100 among supports56% · median 54%
Takes its kills in duels · rank 27 of 100 among supports14% · median 17%
Lets allies carry kills · rank 67 of 100 among supportsrank 67 of 100
Crowd control (CC) · rank 5 of 100 among supports0.5 · median 1
Team damage · rank 51 of 100 among supports9% · median 9%

04 — With / against

With whom, against whom?

No opponent with a clear gap to expected in amateur play: win rates remain ranges.

Best results

Ranked by the gap to expected in amateur play, at the lower bound of its interval, at most 5 per role. The other source is a reference.