Sona - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
50.4%
Pick Rate
1.8%

SonaBuild

BSupportMage
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 13, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology
AuthorDakota Chinnick

The patch 26.11 Sona build uses Mercury's Treads, Echoes of Helia, Ardent Censer, Diadem of Songs, Dawncore, Moonstone Renewer, Oracle Lens. This Sona build has a 5.38% pick rate and a 58.96% win rate in LoL patch 26.11. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Sona build choices below.

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Select a Sona Build

Best WR
Highest Win Rate Build
  • Echoes of Helia - Sona Highest Win Rate Build core itemEchoes of Helia
  • Ardent Censer - Sona Highest Win Rate Build core itemArdent Censer
  • Diadem of Songs - Sona Highest Win Rate Build core itemDiadem of Songs
Core Items
59.0%Win Rate
+8.6%WR Diff
5.4%Pick Rate
Most Played
Most Popular Build
  • Echoes of Helia - Sona Most Popular Build core itemEchoes of Helia
  • Moonstone Renewer - Sona Most Popular Build core itemMoonstone Renewer
  • Diadem of Songs - Sona Most Popular Build core itemDiadem of Songs
Core Items
58.9%Win Rate
+8.6%WR Diff
19.8%Pick Rate
Alternative Build 1
  • Dawncore - Sona Alternative Build 1 core itemDawncore
  • Echoes of Helia - Sona Alternative Build 1 core itemEchoes of Helia
  • Moonstone Renewer - Sona Alternative Build 1 core itemMoonstone Renewer
Core Items
58.4%Win Rate
+8.0%WR Diff
4.5%Pick Rate
Alternative Build 2
  • Echoes of Helia - Sona Alternative Build 2 core itemEchoes of Helia
  • Moonstone Renewer - Sona Alternative Build 2 core itemMoonstone Renewer
  • Seraph's Embrace - Sona Alternative Build 2 core itemSeraph's Embrace
Core Items
55.9%Win Rate
+5.5%WR Diff
4.5%Pick Rate

Best Sona Build - Highest Win Rate Items

Full Build

Early Build Order

Health Potionx2
Health Potion
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward
Blasting Wand
Blasting Wand
Forbidden Idol
Forbidden Idol
Forbidden Idol
Forbidden Idol
Dawncore
Dawncore
Boots
Boots
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness

Top Summoner Spells

  • HealFlash
    Heal + Flash
    60.4%Win Rate89.4%Pick Rate
  • ExhaustFlash
    Exhaust + Flash
    37.5%Win Rate7.1%Pick Rate

Build Stats

58.41%Win Rate
+8.04%WR Diff
4.54%Pick Rate
113Matches

This Sona build focuses on a balanced mix of offense and defense. Build the core items first for your power spike, then adapt with situational items based on enemy team composition.

The core items for this Sona build are Dawncore, Echoes of Helia and Moonstone Renewer. This item combination achieves a 58.4% win rate across 113 matches analyzed.

At full build, Sona gains a total of 150 Ability Power, 600 Health, giving a strong power profile for magic damage.

Best Sona Runes

Sorcery primary rune treeSorcery
  • Summon Aery
  • Manaflow Band
  • Celerity
  • Gathering Storm
Resolve secondary rune treeResolve
  • Conditioning
  • Revitalize
  • Ability Haste
  • Movement Speed
  • Health
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Sona Abilities

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Sona build strength based on the items chosen in the build when compared to all builds across every champion. Lower in: Physical Resistance, Gold Efficiency, Magic Resistance, Physical Damage.

The most popular starting items for Sona are Health Potion, Health Potion, Stealth Ward with a 53.6% win rate and 63.9% pick rate.

Health Potionx2
Health Potion
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward
53.6%Win Rate
63.9%Pick Rate
These are Sona's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Dawncore (55.6% WR, +5.2% WR diff, 8.3% pick rate) provides 45 AP. Echoes of Helia (51.5% WR, +1.1% WR diff, 63.4% pick rate) provides 200 Health, 35 AP. Moonstone Renewer (54.6% WR, +4.2% WR diff, 43.3% pick rate) provides 200 Health, 25 AP. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.
Top situational items for Sona include Ardent Censer, Diadem of Songs. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
The best boots for Sona are Boots of Swiftness. Adjust based on enemy team comp.
The recommended trinket for Sona is Oracle Lens for vision control and map awareness.

Combined statistics from all items in this Sona build.

  • Total movement speedMovement Speed:55
  • Total ability powerAbility Power:150
  • Total healthHealth:600
  • Total movement speedMovement Speed:4%
  • Total manaMana:1000

Build Comparison

Best WR
Most Played
Alt 1
Alt 2
Sona movement speedSpeed
45
55
55
45
Sona ability powerAP
150
150
150
175
Sona healthHealth
600
600
600
600
Sona movement speedSpeed
0.04%
0.04%
0.04%
0.04%
Sona manaMana
1000
1000
1000
2000
When facing Sona's top counters like Rell, Zyra, Braum, consider adjusting your situational items to increase survivability and match their damage output. If counter champions are building high damage, prioritize armor items against AD-heavy counter picks or magic resistance items against AP threats in your situational item slots to reduce burst damage and improve trading potential. Your core build provides strong damage output. Against tanky counter picks, consider penetration items or percentage-based damage from your situational options to maintain kill pressure. Adapt your final build slots with items like Ardent Censer or Diadem of Songs based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Sona performance.
burst mageFirst Power Spike2,500g~4 min

This Sona burst mage build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. With a 58.4% win rate across 113 matches, this build has proven highly effective in the current meta. Choose this build when your team needs magic damage, especially if teammates are primarily AD-focused. Sona with this build can punish teams that stack armor. Consider the enemy team composition when finalizing your situational items to maximize Sona's effectiveness. However, be aware that this build lacks defensive stats making Sona vulnerable to burst damage and limited ability haste may result in longer cooldowns. This build's moderate gold investment allows Sona to spike earlier in the game. Prioritize completing Dawncore, Echoes of Helia, Moonstone Renewer to maximize your mid-game impact. For optimal results with this Sona build, focus on proper itemization timing, positioning in teamfights, and adapting your situational items based on the specific challenges each game presents.

Weaknesses

  • Lacks defensive stats making Sona vulnerable to burst damage
  • Limited ability haste may result in longer cooldowns

See Also

Sona OverviewSona RunesSona CountersAll Items