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Sona vs Gangplank

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How to Beat Gangplank as Sona

based on 1,330 Sona vs Gangplank matchups
Win Rate
51 %
K/D/A
2.95
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL games that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Gangplank as Sona resulted from an evaluation of 1330 ranked matches where both champs battled one another. This counter pairing is fairly rare. Sona is forced to battle against Gangplank in only 1.5% of her matches.

Sona vs Gangplank Matchup Summary

Sona does a decent job of countering Gangplank. Typically, she wins a acceptable 51.0% of the time the champions battle one another in. In Sona vs Gangplank rounds, Sona’s team is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood, indicating that she most likely will get first blood versus Gangplank.

Best Sona vs Gangplank Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsFaerie Charm

Core Sona Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceStaff of Flowing WaterMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

Ardent CenserDawncoreDream MakerZaz'Zak's Realmspike

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
Adaptive ForceAdaptive 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
8
Q
9
W
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Q
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R
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Q
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Q
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Gangplank as Sona

Tips for Playing as Sona against Gangplank

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.

Advice to Win Against Gangplank

Parrrley deals a high amount of physical damage. Items that grant Armor can help if an enemy Gangplank is doing well.

Once Gangplank reaches level 6, watch out for his global-range ultimate, Cannon Barrage!

Sona vs Gangplank Counter Stats

Sona Image
Win Rate
51 %
VS
Win Rate
49 %
Gangplank Image
2.1
< Kills >
6
5.6
< Deaths >
6.1
14.4
< Assists >
6.3
0.4
< Killing Sprees >
1.4
30
< Minions Killed >
194
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.62
< Inhibitors >
0.44
1,639
< Physical Damage >
16,710
8,053
< Magic Damage >
3,767
542
< True Damage >
4,397
10,235
< Damage Dealt >
24,874
19,762
< Damage Taken >
25,616
8,733
< Gold Earned >
13,695
2.37
< Towers >
2.14
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
13,805
< Total Healing >
6,862
11,044
< Experience >
15,588
57
< Vision Score >
17
25
< Wards Placed >
8
48
< Time Dealing CC >
319

How to Counter Gangplank with Sona in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight some vital Sona vs. Gangplank matchup stats that can help you figure out the differences between these two champs. As an example, Sona’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Gangplank’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Sona may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Gangplank. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Sona often has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her opponent does. On average, she takes less damage than Gangplank. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Sona and Gangplank

Damage Types Compared

Sona
Gangplank
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sona
Gangplank

Who is Better, Sona or Gangplank?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Sona usually wins when trying to fight Gangplank, with a 51.0% win rate. Therefore, Sona makes a good counter for Gangplank.

While Sona does have a higher win rate compared to Gangplank, when they face off with one another, Sona also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes her a less time consuming character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Sona into Gangplank.

Furthermore, Sona has a lot of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gangplank. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Sona vs Gangplank matchups, Sona is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Sona is a decent counter for Gangplank. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Sona against Gangplank.

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 Gangplank Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gangplank as Sona, we analyzed 1,330 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 Gangplank 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 truly master Sona to counter Gangplank during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sona typically picks up a lot less CS as Gangplank. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Sona versus Gangplank build include Seraph's Embrace, Staff of Flowing Water, and Moonstone Renewer. When Sona combined at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better countering Gangplank than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Sona boasted an average winrate of 51.0% when countering Gangplank with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Gangplank as Sona, you should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Conditioning, and Revitalize runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Sona vs Gangplank battles, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 51.0% win rate overall.

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