- Win Rate
- 50.9%
- Pick Rate
- 1.6%
- Ban Rate
- 0.3%
Sona vs Bard
- Patch
- 26.22
- Games
- 3,103
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Nov 14, 2026 UTC
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
Sona vs Bard (Support): Sona wins 45.3% of 95 ranked games over the last 2 patches (gold diff at 15: -302). Patch 26.22 build & runes.
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Current data slightly favors Bard, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Sona wins 45.3% of 95 games (95% range 35.6–55.3%).
Sona Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Sona performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.
Who wins Sona vs Bard?
Sona wins 45.3% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 35.6% and 55.3% (95% range).
- Expected
- 52.8% From both champions' overall Support win rates
- Matchup effect
- −7.5 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 95 games Lane: Support · Patch 26.21–26.22
- vs patch 26.21
- — Not enough games on both patches
Lane: Support · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.21–26.22 · Oct 27 – Nov 14
The headline win rate covers patches 26.21–26.22 (95 games). The lane, game-length, build and rune sections below use patch 26.22 only (67 games).
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Bard, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Sona wins 45.3% of 95 games (95% range 35.6–55.3%).
- Both champions' overall Support win rates predict 52.8% for Sona; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Bard usually wins the lane: 302 gold ahead of Sona at 15 minutes on average (66 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Sona players pick Precision far more often against Bard: 26.1% of their other Support games, 37.3% here.
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Sona and Bard played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Sona's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Sona vs Bard Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Sona vs Bard Win Rate by Game Length
Sona's win rate against Bard by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
No game length stands out: Sona's results against Bard in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Sona vs Bard Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)BardSona gold at 15: −302
- First itemSonaSona: 13.3 min · Bard: 14.4 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Sona Changes Against Bard
Choices Sona players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Support games.
PrecisionSecondary treeUsually26.1%vs Bard37.3%+11.2 pts48.0% WR here
Best Sona Build vs Bard
Usual Sona build (Support)
74.5% win rate · 51 games
Against Bard
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 6 of 28 Sona games against Bard carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Sona's standard build instead.
- Sona usually completes Echoes of Helia first, at 13.3 min (median of 36 games).
- Bard usually completes Dead Man's Plate first, at 14.4 min (median of 33 games).
- Skill priority: W > Q > E — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Sona Runes vs Bard
Usual Sona runes (Support)
Summon Aery
81.3% win rate · 16 games
Against Bard
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
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Sona matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.22. The table below shows Sona's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Sona build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
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Sona vs Bard FAQ - Patch 26.21–26.22
Who wins Sona vs Bard?
Current data slightly favors Bard, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Sona wins 45.3% of 95 games (95% range 35.6–55.3%).
What is Sona's win rate against Bard?
Sona wins 45.3% of 95 Support games against Bard on patch 26.21–26.22 (95% range 35.6–55.3%). Based on both champions' overall Support win rates, 52.8% would be expected.
Does Sona counter Bard?
Not clearly. Sona wins 45.3% of 95 games against Bard, and the 95% range (35.6–55.3%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Sona or Bard?
Bard usually wins the lane: 302 gold ahead of Sona at 15 minutes on average (66 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Sona outscale Bard?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Bard strongest against Sona?
Bard is measurably ahead in: Lane (15 min).
What should Sona build against Bard?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Sona's usual Support core: Echoes of Helia, Moonstone Renewer, Seraph's Embrace.
What runes should Sona use against Bard?
Use Sona's usual Summon Aery page (Sorcery + Resolve); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Bard: Precision (26.1% usually, 37.3% here).