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How to Synergize Sona and Annie

based on 1,252 Sona with Annie pairs
Win Rate
51.2 %
K/D/A
3.15
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we download the stats from from millions of League of Legends rounds straight from Riot Games each week. Sona has been on the same team as Annie in 1252 recent, ranked matches. By accumulating so much great data directly from the developers of LoL, we are sure that we can produce robust, insightful builds to help Sona synergize with Annie. It is very rare for Sona to play with Annie on the same team. This pairing has only occurred in about 1.4% of matches with Sona.

Sona Annie Synergy Summary

Sona has done a decent job of playing alongside Annie. Usually, she wins an acceptable 51.2% of the time the champs appear on the same team. If you want to do better as Sona when playing alongside Annie by learning how to better synergize your strategy with her, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Sona vs Annie Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsGlowing Mote

Core Sona Items

~22 Mins
Ardent CenserDream MakerStaff of Flowing Water

Optional Items

Shurelya's BattlesongDawncoreSeraph's EmbraceMoonstone Renewer

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 BandTranscendenceScorch
PrecisionPresence of MindCut Down
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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E
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R

Guide to Synergizing Sona and Annie

Tips for Playing as Sona with Annie

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 Understand How Annie Will Play

Molten Shield is a good spell to cast to work up to Annie's stun, so sometimes it's beneficial to grab at least 1 rank in it early.

Striking killing blows on minions with Disintegrate enables Annie to farm extremely well early in the game.

Storing a stun for use with her ultimate can turn the tide of a team fight.

Sona Annie Synergy Stats

Sona Image
Win Rate
51.2 %
VS
Win Rate
48.8 %
Annie Image
2.3
< Kills >
2.1
5.4
< Deaths >
5.4
14.7
< Assists >
14.3
0.44
< Killing Sprees >
0.41
28
< Minions Killed >
28
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.61
< Inhibitors >
0.6
1,635
< Physical Damage >
1,643
8,082
< Magic Damage >
8,129
530
< True Damage >
537
10,248
< Damage Dealt >
10,310
18,810
< Damage Taken >
18,629
8,659
< Gold Earned >
8,529
2.48
< Towers >
2.39
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
12,932
< Total Healing >
12,714
10,916
< Experience >
10,634
54
< Vision Score >
53
24
< Wards Placed >
23
50
< Time Dealing CC >
48

How to Play with Annie as Sona in LoL

The Sona Annie synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Annie, compared to her overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how her gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Sona sees a large worsening in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Annie. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Annie helps Sona perform not as well in competitive League games. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Sona tries to synergize with Annie, she gets a barely noticable drop in her total damage dealt. This change could indicate that Annie does not support by providing cover for her to deal more damage or that her presence also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Sona is played with Annie on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing alongside Annie.

Moreover, when Sona plays with Annie on the same team, she on average takes a little more damage than when she fights alone. Receiving more damage may mean that Annie does a poor job of covering Sona in teamfights.

Synergies between Sona and Annie

Damage Types Compared

Sona
Annie
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Sona
Annie

Is Sona better when played alongside Annie?

There is no top synergy for Sona that will always be her top synergy. Yet, overall, Annie is a very typical ally for Sona. By playing on the same side as Sona, she raises their win rate by 0.8% to 51.2%. This demonstrates that there is only a small bond between Sona and Annie that results in them performing at the top of their game together than alone.

Annie has a greater difficulty than Sona. That means you must be cautious when lining up Annie comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a greater level of skill to cooperate well with you.

Working together, Sona players should expect to witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal magical damage. Combined, these two can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.

Although, by aligning Sona and Annie together, you will not be giving your team a great deal of engage. We recommend you bring other champions on your team that offsets this relative gap in their abilities.

Regardless of your Annie ally's skill level, you need to focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Sona Players

How We Calculated Our Sona Annie Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Sona and Annie, we analyzed 1,252 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Sona with Annie comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to truly master Sona to synergize with Annie during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL rounds, you should keep reading to master a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you use the build and tips displayed above, you should grow your win rate significantly.

The ideal items to get in your Sona and Annie synergy build consist of Ardent Censer, Dream Maker, and Staff of Flowing Water. When Sona incorporated at least these three great items in her build, she performed significantly better when paired up with Annie than with most other common builds. In fact, Sona had an average winrate of 51.2% helping carry Annie with this build.

To have the best likelihood of vanquishing your oponents, Sona players should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Cut Down, and Presence of Mind runes from the Sorcery and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for Sona and Annie pairings, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 51.2% winrate overall.

If you need to get Sona with Annie collaboration tips and stats for a an individual skill level, please choose one from the selection menu shown above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and strategies given are calculated using every round completed with both champions.