Sona

Recommended Build

Patch 16.11 · Diamond+ Solo Queue · Updated 6/9/2026

52.7% Based on 294 games wr in Support

Build path

1. Boots any step
   

   Boots of Swiftness

   1000 gold

   55 Move Speed
   
   Fleetfooted
   Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.

   Boots of Swiftness

   63% pick · 58.4% Based on 166 picks wr
2. Item 1 2 options
   • 
     Echoes of Helia

     2200 gold

     35 Ability Power
     200 Health
     20 Ability Haste
     125% Base Mana Regen
     
     Soul Siphon
     Gain 30% of pre-mitigation damage dealt to champions as Soul Charges. Healing or Shielding an ally consumes all Soul Charges to restore Health.
     Echoes of Helia

     69% pick · 56.3% Based on 192 picks wr
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     Archangel's Staff

     2900 gold

     70 Ability Power
     600 Mana
     25 Ability Haste
     
     Awe
     Gain Ability Power equal to 1% bonus Mana.
     
     Manaflow (8s, max 5 charges)
     Landing Abilities grants 5 max Mana (doubled vs. champions).
     Transforms into Seraph's Embrace at 360 max Mana.
     or Archangel's Staff

     17% pick · 54.3% Based on 46 picks wr
3. Item 2 3 options
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     Archangel's Staff

     2900 gold

     70 Ability Power
     600 Mana
     25 Ability Haste
     
     Awe
     Gain Ability Power equal to 1% bonus Mana.
     
     Manaflow (8s, max 5 charges)
     Landing Abilities grants 5 max Mana (doubled vs. champions).
     Transforms into Seraph's Embrace at 360 max Mana.
     Archangel's Staff

     38% pick · 60.0% Based on 70 picks wr
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     Moonstone Renewer

     2200 gold

     25 Ability Power
     200 Health
     20 Ability Haste
     125% Base Mana Regen
     
     Starlit Grace
     Healing or shielding an ally chains the effect to another ally (excluding yourself), healing 30% or shielding 35% of the original amount.
     or Moonstone Renewer

     21% pick · 59.0% Based on 39 picks wr
   • 
     Staff of Flowing Water

     2250 gold

     35 Ability Power
     10% Heal and Shield Power
     125% Base Mana Regen
     10 Ability Haste
     
     Rapids
     Healing or Shielding an ally grants you both 40 Ability Power and 15 Ability Haste for 6 seconds.
     or Staff of Flowing Water

     18% pick · 57.6% Based on 33 picks wr
4. Item 3 2 options
   • 
     Moonstone Renewer

     2200 gold

     25 Ability Power
     200 Health
     20 Ability Haste
     125% Base Mana Regen
     
     Starlit Grace
     Healing or shielding an ally chains the effect to another ally (excluding yourself), healing 30% or shielding 35% of the original amount.
     Moonstone Renewer

     36% pick · 81.0% Based on 21 picks wr
   • 
     Staff of Flowing Water

     2250 gold

     35 Ability Power
     10% Heal and Shield Power
     125% Base Mana Regen
     10 Ability Haste
     
     Rapids
     Healing or Shielding an ally grants you both 40 Ability Power and 15 Ability Haste for 6 seconds.
     or Staff of Flowing Water

     27% pick · 62.5% Based on 16 picks wr
5. Item 4 2 options
   • 
     Moonstone Renewer

     2200 gold

     25 Ability Power
     200 Health
     20 Ability Haste
     125% Base Mana Regen
     
     Starlit Grace
     Healing or shielding an ally chains the effect to another ally (excluding yourself), healing 30% or shielding 35% of the original amount.
     Moonstone Renewer

     33% pick · 75.0% Based on 4 picks Only 1.4% of this role's matches — off-meta (not the usual pick for this role) wr
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     Dawncore

     2500 gold

     45 Ability Power
     16% Heal and Shield Power
     100% Base Mana Regen
     
     First Light
     Gain 2% Heal and Shield Power and 10 Ability Power per 100% Base Mana Regen.
     or Dawncore

     25% pick · 66.7% Based on 3 picks Only 1.0% of this role's matches — off-meta (not the usual pick for this role) wr

Most-built legendary at each step (purchase order).

Summoner spells

Flash

Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.

Flash +

Heal

Restores Health and grants Move Speed to you and target allied champion.

Heal 97% · 53.9% Based on 284 picks wr

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Q Hymn of Valor

Sona plays the Hymn of Valor, sends out bolts of sound, dealing magic damage to two nearby enemies, prioritizing champions and monsters. Sona gains a temporary aura that grants allies tagged by the zone bonus damage on their next attack against enemies.

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W Aria of Perseverance

Sona plays the Aria of Perseverance, sending out protective melodies, healing Sona and a nearby wounded ally. Sona gains a temporary aura that grants allies tagged by the zone a temporary shield.

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E Song of Celerity

Sona plays the Song of Celerity, granting nearby allies bonus Move Speed. Sona gains a temporary aura that grants allied champions tagged by the zone bonus Move Speed.

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R Crescendo

Sona plays her ultimate chord, stunning enemy champions and forcing them to dance and dealing magic damage to them.

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Sorcery

Summon Aery · selected

Your attacks and abilities send Aery to a target, damaging enemies or shielding allies.

Arcane Comet

Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location.

Stormraider's Surge

Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum health grants a burst of MS and Slow Resist.

Deathfire Touch

Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time.

Axiom Arcanist

Your Ultimate has increased damage, healing, and shielding. Scoring a takedown on an enemy champion reduces your Ultimate's current cooldown.

Manaflow Band · selected

Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum mana by 25, up to 250 mana.

After reaching 250 bonus mana, restore 1% of your missing mana every 5 seconds.

Nimbus Cloak

After casting a Summoner Spell, gain a short Move Speed increase that allows you to pass through units.

Transcendence · selected

Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:
Level 5: +5 Ability Haste
Level 8: +5 Ability Haste
Level 11: On Champion takedown, reduce the remaining cooldown of basic abilities by 20%.

Celerity

All Move Speed bonuses are 7% more effective on you and gain 1% Move Speed.

Absolute Focus

While above 70% health, gain extra adaptive damage.

Scorch

Your first damaging ability hit every 10s burns champions.

Waterwalking

Gain MS and AP or AD, adaptive in the river.

Gathering Storm · selected

Gain increasing amounts of AD or AP, adaptive over the course of the game.

Resolve

Demolish

Your third attack against turrets deals bonus damage.

Font of Life

Impairing the movement of an enemy champion heals nearby allied champions.

Shield Bash

Whenever you gain a shield, your next basic attack against a champion deals bonus adaptive damage.

Conditioning · selected

After 12 min gain +8 Armor and +8 Magic Resist and increase your Armor and Magic Resist by 3%.

Second Wind

After taking damage from an enemy champion heal back some missing health over time.

Bone Plating

After taking damage from an enemy champion, the next 3 spells or attacks you receive from them deal 30-60 (based on level) less damage.

Duration: 1.5s
Cooldown: 55s

Overgrowth

Gain permanent max health when minions or monsters die near you.

Revitalize · selected

Gain 5% Heal and Shield Power.

Heals and shields you cast or receive are 10% stronger on targets below 40% health.

Unflinching

Gain Armor and Magic Resist when receiving crowd control.

Stat shards

Adaptive Force · selected

+9 Adaptive Force (AD or AP — whichever helps more).

Attack Speed

+10% Attack Speed.

Ability Haste

+8 Ability Haste.

Adaptive Force · selected

+9 Adaptive Force (AD or AP — whichever helps more).

Move Speed

+2% Move Speed.

Bonus Health

+10–180 Bonus Health (based on level).

Health

+65 flat Health.

Tenacity & Slow Resist

+10% Tenacity and Slow Resist.

Bonus Health · selected

+10–180 Bonus Health (based on level).