Sona - The Maven of the Strings
| Release Date: | September 20, 2010 |
| Cost: | 3150 790  |
| Attributes: | Ranged, Recommended, Support |
| Resource: | Mana |
Statistics
| Health: | 450 (+70) |
| HP Regen: | 4.5 (+0.55) |
| Mana: | 265 (+45) |
| Mana Regen: | 7.0 (+0.65) |
| Move Speed: | 330 |
| Attack Damage: | 47 (+3) |
| Attack Speed: | 0.644 (+2.3%) |
| Range: | 550 |
| Armor: | 11.3 (+3.3) |
| Magic Resist: | 30 (+0) |
[edit] Description
| Lore:
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Sona has no memories of her true parents. As an infant, she was found abandoned on the doorstep of an Ionian adoption house, nestled atop an ancient instrument in an exquisite case of unknown origins. She was an unusually well-behaved child, always quiet and content. Her caretakers were sure she would find a home quickly, but it soon became apparent that what they mistook for uncommon geniality was actually an inability to speak or to produce any sound whatsoever. Sona remained at the adoption house until her teens, watching in hopeless silence as prospective adopters passed her by. During this time, the caretakers sold her unusual instrument to anxious collectors, hoping to build her a trust. For a myriad of bizarre and unexpected reasons, however, it would be returned, or simply appear again outside the house.
When a wealthy Demacian woman named Lestara Buvelle learned of the instrument, she immediately embarked to Ionia. When the caretakers showcased the instrument for her, she rose wordlessly and explored the house, stopping outside Sona's room. Without hesitation, Lestara adopted her and left a generous donation for the instrument. With Lestara's guidance, Sona discovered a deep connection with the instrument which Lestara called an 'etwahl'. In her hands, it played tones which stilled or quivered the hearts of those around her. Within months, she was headlining with the mysterious etwahl for sold-out audiences. She played as though plucking heartstrings, effortlessly manipulating the emotions of her listeners - all without a single written note. In secret, she discovered a potent and deadly use for her etwahl, using its vibrations to slice objects from a distance. She honed this discipline in private, mastering her gift. When she felt prepared, she went to the only place which could offer her a fitting recital: the League of Legends.
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"Her melody moves the soul, her silence sunders the body."
- Jericho Swain, after attending her concert
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[edit] Abilities
Sona uses the stance mechanic. Her basic abilities all have a persistent aura effect which remains for as long as she doesn't activate another ability. Additionally, her auras remain for two additional seconds after changing stances. Each ability also has an activation effect upon being cast. Sona's basic abilities also set off a two second cooldown to the other two basic abilities.
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| (Innate) After casting 3 spells, Sona's next attack deals extra magic damage. This enhanced attack has an additional effect depending on which spell aura she currently has.
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| Extra Magic Damage: 13 / 20 / 27 / 35 / 43 / 52 / 62 / 72 / 82 / 92 / 102 / 112 / 122 / 132 / 147 / 162 / 177 / 192
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(Stance) - Persistent Aura Sona plays the Hymn of Valor, granting nearby allied champions bonus attack damage and ability power until she changes stances.
(Active) Sona sends out bolts of sound, dealing magic damage to the nearest two enemy champions or minions.
(Power Chord) - Staccato If this spell's aura is active when Sona's Power Chord is ready, her next attack will double the damage of her Power Chord.
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| Cooldown: 7 seconds
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| Active Radius: 700
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| Stance Radius:
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| Attack Damage & Ability Power: 4 / 8 / 12 / 16 / 20
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Magic Damage: 50 / 100 / 150 / 200 / 250
(+0.7 per ability power)
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| Cost: 45 / 50 / 55 / 60 / 65
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(Stance) - Persistent Aura: Sona plays the Aria of Perseverance, granting nearby allied champions bonus armor and magic resistance until she changes stances.
(Active) Sona sends out healing melodies, healing herself and the most-wounded nearby ally champion. Additionally, both Sona and the healed champion will receive additional armor and magic resist for 3 seconds.
(Power Chord) - Diminuendo: If this spell's aura is active when Sona's Power Chord is ready, her next attack will debuff the target to deal 20% less damage for 3 seconds.
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| Stance Radius:
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| Cooldown: 7 seconds
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| Active Radius: 1,000
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| Armor & Magic Resist: 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10
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| Cost: 60 / 65/ 70 / 75 / 80 mana
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Heal: 40 / 60 / 80 / 100 / 120
(+0.25 per ability power)
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| Bonus Armor and Magic Resist: 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10
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(Stance) - Persistent Aura: Sona plays the Song of Celerity, granting nearby allied champions bonus flat movement speed until she changes stances.
(Active) Sona energizes nearby allies with an additional burst of speed for 1.5 seconds.
(Power Chord) - Tempo: If this spell's aura is active when Sona's Power Chord is ready, her next attack will slow the target by 40% for 2 seconds.
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| Cost: 65 mana
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| Cooldown: 7 seconds
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| Radius: 1000
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| Stance Movement Speed: 4 / 8 / 12 / 16 / 20
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| Active Movement Speed: 6 / 8 / 10 / 12 / 14%
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| (Active) Sona plays her ultimate chord in a broad line in front of her, forcing enemy champions caught to dance stunned for 1.5 seconds and take magic damage over the duration.
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| Range: 1000
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| Cost: 100 / 150 / 200 mana
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| Cooldown: 140 / 120 / 100 seconds
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Magic Damage: 150 / 250 / 350
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[edit] Competitive Usage
[edit] Patch History
v3.08
Sona is a consistently strong support, so after we fixed a long-standing bug with Power Chord: Diminuendo we felt she would be a dominant pick without additional balancing. On that note, we’ve reverted some of our older changes to Sona. These changes are designed to maintain her parity with other supports by lowering her early game burst and her late game durability while making her a little more forgiving in the early game.
- Base Health increased to 450 from 410
- Base Armor increased to 11.3 from 9.3
- Power Chord
- Base Power Chord damage changed to 13 / 20 / 27 / 35 / 43 / 52 / 62 / 72 / 82 / 92 / 102 / 112 / 122 / 132 / 147 / 162 / 177 / 192 from 8 + (10 x level)
- Aria of Perseverance
- Fixed a bug where Aria of Perseverance's Power Chord: Diminuendo was not decreasing damage dealt
- Lowered the duration of Aria of Perseverance's Power Chord: Diminuendo to 3 seconds from 4
- Bonus Armor and Magic Resistance to self and healed ally reduced to 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 from 8 / 11 / 14 / 17 / 20
- Changed aura bonus Armor and Magic Resistance to 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 from 3 / 6 / 9 / 12 / 15
v3.02
- Power Chord is no longer consumed when attacking wards
- Classic Splash art updated
v1.0.0.152
- Base Movement Speed increased by 25.
v1.0.0.150
- Base health reduced to 410 from 450
- Base armor reduced to 9 from 11
v1.0.0.148
v1.0.0.143
- Basic attack and Power Chord missile speeds increased to 2,000 from 1,500
- Aura persistence duration reduced to 1 second after deactivation from 2
- Global cooldown reduced to 0.5 seconds from 2
- Power Chord now resets your attack timer so you can use it immediately
- Crescendo
- Now deals all its damage instantly, rather than over time
- Opponents can no longer Cleanse the damage portion
v1.0.0.142
- Hymn of Valor
- Mana cost reduced at earlier ranks to 45 / 50 / 55 / 60 / 65 from 65 at all levels
- Champion prioritization range slightly increased to better match her attack range
v1.0.0.136
- Power Chord damage increased to 18-188 from 10-180
v1.0.0.134
- Power Chord damage adjusted to 10 per level from 14 + 9 per level
- Hymn of Valor passive attack damage and ability power aura reduced at earlier ranks to 4 / 8 / 12 / 16 / 20 from 8 / 11 / 14 / 17 / 20
- Aria of Perseverance passive armor and magic resist aura reduced at earlier ranks to 3 / 6 / 9 / 12 / 15 from 7 / 9 / 11 / 13 / 15
- Song of Celerity passive movement speed aura reduced at earlier ranks to 4 / 8 / 12 / 16 / 20 from 8 / 11 / 14 / 17 / 20
v1.0.0.133
- Fixed a bug where Power Chord did not trigger while Taunted or Silenced
v1.0.0.132
- Guqin Sona model scale normalized to better match her other skins
- Updated splash art for Silent Night Sona
v1.0.0.131
- No longer automatically acquires attack targets when idle while Power Chord is active
v1.0.0.129
- Aria of Perseverance
- Mana cost adjusted to 60 / 65 / 70 / 75 / 80 from 65 at all ranks
- Passive aura reduced to 7 / 9 / 11 / 13 / 15 armor and magic resist from 8 / 11 / 14 / 17 / 20
v1.0.0.125
- Aria of Perseverance heal amount adjusted to 40 / 60 / 80 / 100 / 120 from 25 / 50 / 75 / 100 / 125
v1.0.0.124
- Aria of Perseverance
- Base heal reduced to 25 / 50 / 75 / 100 / 125 from 35 / 70 / 105 / 140 / 175
- Ability power ratio reduced to 0.25 from 0.35
- Now grants double her passive aura bonus to her heal target and herself for 3 seconds
- Reduced the lockout time while casting Sona's songs to make them more responsive
- Fixed a bug where Hymn of Valor and Aria of Perseverance caused her to deal 20% reduced damage
v1.0.0.123
- Fixed minor tooltip errors
v1.0.0.120
- Fixed a bug where shields and Ignite could sometimes cause her spell sounds to get cut off early
v1.0.0.118
- Sona will no longer automatically acquire attack targets when Power Chord is charged
v1.0.0.116
- Power Chord
- Diminuendo duration increased to 4 seconds from 3
- Tempo slow amount increased to 40% from 25%
- Hymn of Valor's attack damage and ability power aura increased to 8 / 11 / 14 / 17 / 20 from 6 / 8 / 10 / 12 / 14
v1.0.0.115
- Hymn of Valor mana cost reduced to 65 from 75
- Aria of Perseverance mana cost reduced to 65 from 75
- Song of Celerity mana cost reduced to 65 from 75
- Fixed a bug where Power Chord: Diminuendo was reducing true damage
v1.0.0.113
- Power Chord now deals 14 damage +9 x lvl (from 24 + 12x bonus magic damage) in bonus magic and a bonus effect depending on Sona's last song played
- Hymn of Valor
- Base damage reduced to 50 / 100 / 150 / 200 / 250 from 60 / 110 / 160 / 210 / 260
- Ability power ratio increased to 0.7 from 0.5
- Mana cost changed to 75 at all levels from 65 / 70 / 75 / 80 / 85
- Power Chord - Stacatto - deals double power chord damage
- Aria of Perseverance
- Base heal increased to 35 / 70 / 105 / 140 / 175 from 30 / 55 / 80 / 105 / 130
- Ability power ratio reduced to 0.35 from 0.5
- Mana cost normalized to 75 at all levels from 65 / 70 / 75 / 80 / 85
- Power Chord - Diminuendo - Debuffs the target to deal 20% less damage for 3 seconds
- Song of Celerity
- Mana cost changed to 75 at all levels from 65 / 70 / 75 / 80 / 85
- Power Chord - Tempo - Slows the target by 25% for 2 seconds
- Crescendo
- Cooldown decreased to 140 / 120 / 100 from 170 / 150 / 130
- Ability power ratio increased to 0.8 from 0.7
v1.0.0.106
- Hymn of Valor
- Base damage reduced to 60 / 110 / 160 / 210 / 260 from 70 / 120 / 170 / 220 / 270
- Ability power ratio reduced to 0.5 from 0.6
- Aria of Perseverance healing reduced to 30 / 55 / 80 / 105 / 130 from 40 / 65 / 90 / 115 / 140
- Song of Celerity active movespeed reduced to 6 / 8 / 10 / 12 / 14% from 8 / 10 / 12 / 14 / 16%
v1.0.0.105
- All aura durations reduced to 2 seconds from 3
- All aura buff durations reduced to 0.25 seconds form 1
- Hymn of Valor
- Attack damage and ability power aura reduced to 6 / 8 / 10 / 12 / 14 from 8 / 11 / 14 / 17 / 20
- Mana cost increased to 65 / 70 / 75 / 80 / 85 from 55 / 60 / 65 / 70 / 75
- Song of Celerity
- Active movement speed boost reduced to 8 / 10 / 12 / 14 / 16 from 8 / 11 / 14 / 17 / 20
- Mana cost increased to 65 / 70 / 75 / 80 / 85 from 55 / 60 / 65 / 70 / 75
- Aria of Perseverance mana cost increased to 65 / 70 / 75 / 80 / 85
- Crescendo range reduced to 1,000 from 1,100
v1.0.0.104
- Fixed a bug with Song of Celerity where it was granting more movement speed than intended
- Crescendo cooldown increased to 170 / 150 / 130 from 160 / 140 / 120
v1.0.0.101
Sona released
[edit] External links
[edit] Articles
[edit] Videos
[edit] Gallery
 Original Art for Classic Sona
 Chinese Art for Classic Sona
 Muse Sona - 975 
 Chinese Art for Muse Sona
 Pentakill Sona - 975
 Chinese Art for Pentakill Sona
 Silent Night Sona - Limited Edition
 Guqin Sona - 975
 Arcade Sona - 975 |
