Sona getting her aura range reduced by 100 on PBE

MrLlamaWaffle·5/5/2016, 6:49:58 AM·2 votes·832 views

** Hymn of Valor (Q) ** Aura radius lowered to 250 from 350 Cooldown changed to 12/10.5/9/7.5/6 from 8

Aria of Perseverance (W) Aura radius lowered to 250 from 350 Shield increased to 35/65/95/125/155 from 35/55/75/95/115

**Song of Celerity (E) ** Aura radius lowered to 250 from 350 Self decaying Movespeed increased to [30/35/40/45/50% (+8% per 100 AP)] from [13/14/15/16/17% (+7.5% per 100 AP)] Ally Movespeed Boost increased to [12/13/14/15/16% (+5% per 100 AP)] from [10/11/12/13/14% (+3.5% per 100 AP) ]

Crescendo (R) no longer increases Sona’s E movement speed boost.

Not sure how I feel about this...auras already feel weak even if they're numerically strong. Seems like she's slowly losing her niche in exchange for some more ability mashing.

21 Comments

ZT Xperimentor5/5/2016, 7:24:55 AM5 votes

As if she wasn't gutted enough already from her rework . . .

JavelinJoe5/5/2016, 6:57:44 AM5 votes

Why of all champions is SONA getting a nerf?

chipndip15/6/2016, 1:30:04 AM5 votes

They reverted some of the changes and moved the aura up to 300 range.
Sona doesn't need any of these things. She needs major work done to change her entire play pattern, not whatever this is. I don't need 3 second Q's late game. I need useful utility or I need to actually be a damage dealer. Not whatever this in-between is. Most importantly, I need better ranges to utilize my kit than 350 - 550.

ModWulf Helhammer5/5/2016, 7:01:42 AM2 votes

Important point:

These are HIGHLY EXPERIMENTAL, based on what people have said about Sona here on the forum, and are far from either guaranteed or final

Calabok5/13/2016, 10:03:19 PM1 votes

It's a good thing

RedCyclone5/5/2016, 4:38:17 PM1 votes

I for one think its a good idea Sona is held back by the fact that her auras will always be invisible power to her, reducing them in favor for more controllable power is a good idea in my book

Also anything that makes her E not the most pathetic ability in the game is a great thing too because its getting buffed pretty significantly and if you really cared about tagging your auras to people, you would be greatful for this change as it would make her able to apply then easier since she can move way faster

Packun Flower5/5/2016, 7:08:17 AM1 votes

Does this also reduce the range she can poke with q damage?