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Sona vs Briar

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How to Beat Briar as Sona

based on 4,078 Sona vs Briar matchups
Win Rate
48.6 %
K/D/A
2.91
Pick Rate
4.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked League rounds each week. In our database, Sona faced off against Briar in 4078 matches. With so many matchups for Sona vs Briar provides us a lot of confidence in our capacity to provide actionable data and a pro build to obliterate Briar. This counter pairing is somewhat uncommon. Sona is forced to battle against Briar in only 4.5% of her games.

Sona vs Briar Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Sona has done a poor job of beating Briar. On average, she wins a acceptable 48.6% of matches the champs face one another in. In Sona versus Briar matches, Sona’s team is 0.1% less likely to earn first blood, implying that she probably won't be able to get first blood versus Briar.

Best Sona vs Briar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeTear of the Goddess

Core Sona Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceArdent CenserDream Maker

Optional Items

DawncoreStaff of Flowing WaterRedemptionShurelya's Battlesong

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Sona to level upw
>
Second ability for Sona to level upq
>
Last skill for Sona to max oute

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceGathering Storm
ResolveConditioningRevitalize
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceArmor
Sona's passive ability p
Sona's q ability q
Sona's w ability w
Sona's e ability e
Sona's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
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Q
9
W
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Briar as Sona

Tips for Playing as Sona against Briar

Make sure to tag your allies while Sona's auras are active, but avoid getting caught out by enemies.

Save Crescendo for the game-altering moment.

Well-timed uses of Aria of Perseverance will grant you maximum survivability.

Sona vs Briar Counter Stats

Sona Image
Win Rate
48.6 %
VS
Win Rate
51.4 %
Briar Image
2.2
< Kills >
8.9
5.8
< Deaths >
7.4
14.7
< Assists >
6.5
0.41
< Killing Sprees >
2.05
27
< Minions Killed >
36
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
1.51
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.33
1,639
< Physical Damage >
17,970
7,938
< Magic Damage >
3,114
550
< True Damage >
917
10,129
< Damage Dealt >
22,002
19,065
< Damage Taken >
34,834
8,527
< Gold Earned >
12,431
2.25
< Towers >
1.1
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.32
12,141
< Total Healing >
29,750
10,694
< Experience >
13,555
52
< Vision Score >
19
23
< Wards Placed >
6
48
< Time Dealing CC >
259

How to Counter Briar with Sona in LoL

The stats shown here underscore several significant Sona against Briar counter statistics that can help you appreciate the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. As an example, Sona’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Briar’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Sona may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Briar. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Sona often has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her counter does. Typically, she takes less damage than Briar. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Sona and Briar

Damage Types Compared

Sona
Briar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sona
Briar

Who is Better, Sona or Briar?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Sona usually loses when playing against Briar, with a 48.6% win rate. Thus, Sona makes a poor counter to Briar.

While Sona does have a lower win rate compared to Briar, when they face off with one another, Sona also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more complex character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Sona into Briar.

Moreover, Sona also has a lot of utility and CC, a similar amount to Briar. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Sona vs Briar matchups, Briar is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Sona is a somewhat poor counter for Briar. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Sona against Briar.

Other Champion Matchups Against Sona

Sona Loses Against

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Sona Wins Against

LeBlancLeBlanc57.3% winrateK'SanteK'Sante56.7% winrateKarthusKarthus56.4% winrateJayceJayce56.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Sona Players

How We Calculated Our Sona vs Briar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Briar as Sona, we analyzed 4,078 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Briar as Sona comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Sona to counter Briar during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sona typically racks up a similar amount of CS as Briar. Champions who typically don't take much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Sona versus Briar build include Seraph's Embrace, Ardent Censer, and Dream Maker. When Sona incorporated at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better when facing Briar than with most other common item sets. In fact, Sona had an average win rate of 48.6% battling Briar with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Briar as Sona, you should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Revitalize, and Conditioning runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for Sona vs Briar counter picks, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 48.6% win rate overall.

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