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Sona with Galio

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How to Synergize Sona and Galio

based on 2,048 Sona with Galio pairs
Win Rate
51.6 %
K/D/A
3.15
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers take in the results of from millions of League games directly from Riot Games each week. Sona has fought alongside Galio in 2048 recently played, competitive matches. By amassing so much relevant data from the makers of League, we are totally sure that we can produce high-quality, usable builds to help Sona play with Galio. It is relatively rare for Sona to play alongside Galio as allies. This pairing has only taken place in approximately 2.2% of matches with Sona.

Sona Galio Synergy Summary

Sona does a decent job of synergizing with Galio. Usually, she wins an acceptable 51.6% of the time the champions fight alongside one another. If you want to win more matches as Sona when fighting on the same team as Galio by figuring out how to better synergize your strategy with him, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Sona vs Galio Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Sona Items

~22 Mins
Staff of Flowing WaterMoonstone RenewerDawncore

Optional Items

Ardent CenserSeraph's EmbraceShurelya's BattlesongZaz'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 ForceHealth Scaling
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
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W
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Q
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Q
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E
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R

Guide to Synergizing Sona and Galio

Tips for Playing as Sona with Galio

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 Galio Will Play

You can release Shield of Durand even while crowd controlled.

You can use the minimap ally icons to cast Hero's Entrance.

You can use the step back from Justice Punch to dodge enemy spells.

Sona Galio Synergy Stats

Sona Image
Win Rate
51.6 %
VS
Win Rate
48.4 %
Galio Image
2.1
< Kills >
2.1
5.3
< Deaths >
5.4
14.6
< Assists >
14.3
0.4
< Killing Sprees >
0.41
28
< Minions Killed >
28
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.6
< Inhibitors >
0.6
1,640
< Physical Damage >
1,643
8,058
< Magic Damage >
8,129
526
< True Damage >
537
10,224
< Damage Dealt >
10,310
18,239
< Damage Taken >
18,629
8,464
< Gold Earned >
8,529
2.51
< Towers >
2.39
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
12,772
< Total Healing >
12,714
10,463
< Experience >
10,634
54
< Vision Score >
53
24
< Wards Placed >
23
47
< Time Dealing CC >
48

How to Play with Galio as Sona in LoL

The Sona Galio synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Galio, 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 very large drop in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Galio. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Galio helps Sona perform not as well in competitive League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Sona is an ally to Galio, she gets a little decrease in her full damage dealt. This difference may indicate that Galio does not help protection for her to deal more damage or that his presence on the team also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Sona is played alongside Galio on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays without Galio. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing synergisticly with Galio.

Moreover, when Sona plays with Galio on the same side, she often receives a little less damage than when she plays alone. Taking not as much damage may indicate that Galio does a decent job of protecting Sona in team fights.

Synergies between Sona and Galio

Damage Types Compared

Sona
Galio
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Sona
Galio

Is Sona better when played alongside Galio?

There is no top companion for Sona that will 100% of the time be her best teammate. However, overall, Galio is a good companion for Sona. By playing on the same team as Sona, he raises their win rate by 1.2% to 51.6%. This clearly indicates that there is pretty good strategic relationship between Sona and Galio that results in them performing at the top of their game together than without each other.

Galio has a greater difficulty than Sona. That means you must be careful when enlisting Galio allies to fight alongside, as they will require a greater level of skill to fight well with you.

Playing cooperatively, Sona players should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to provide a lot of utility for your team. Together, these champs will help their other teammates secure a victory.

Conversely, by bringing Sona and Galio together, you probably will not be providing your other allies much attack damage. We recommend you include other champions on your team that helps cover this relative gap in this pairing's playstyle.

Regardless of the skill of your Galio teammate, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Sona Players

How We Calculated Our Sona Galio Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Sona and Galio, we analyzed 2,048 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 Galio 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

To truly master Sona in order to pair well with Galio during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends games, you should keep reading to pick up some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and tips displayed here, you should grow your win rate significantly.

The best finished items to have in your Sona and Galio synergy build consist of Staff of Flowing Water, Moonstone Renewer, and Dawncore. When Sona incorporated at least these three finished items in her build, she did significantly better when fighting alongside Galio than with many other typical builds. In fact, Sona boasted an average win rate of 51.6% when playing alongside Galio with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against your oponents, you should take the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Conditioning, and Revitalize runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for this team composition, this set of runes yielded the top win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 51.6% win rate overall.

If you need to get Sona and Galio cooperations tips and builds for a a particular rank, please select one from the selection menu provided above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and guides displayed are computed using all rounds completed with both champions.