Riot Sona Needs a Rework

destroyer22719··7 votes·2,142 views

You know, Sona is a champion who's kit has soo much potential. With this whole "musician" and "fighting people with music". This is sort of like Irelia where her old self doesn't fulfill the art of someone who fights with blades. This is the same with issue with Sona where you don't fight people with a musical composition and turn it into a "combo" in the gameplay aspect. The Irelia rework really did shine some "blade dancing" into her kit and combo. Sona's passive certainly brings some of that true. But really, it doesn't fully elevate to what Sona really could've been. I know her whole identity is just this super simple champion virtually anyone can play but her kit can be dull when you get better mechanically at the game. However, not too long ago in the oddyssey event. There were some augments that really bring Sona to a whole new level her kit lacks for almost 8 years.

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FLURRY+HYPED Augments like Flurry where it blocks projectiles is really cool. As well as cleansing CC. I know its broken, ahem Yasuo . But it is in a really right direction. Sona E lacked multiple-scenario uses. Her ultimate can be used as an engage or disengage. Her Q can be used for poke, damage, and trading. But her E lacks something good. This puts it in really good use. CADENCE Grants passive after 2 spells instead of 3 is really helpful. Her base "augments"/"buffs" allows her W-powecord reset cooldown after use. With this you can simply spam Q-W-Auto-Q-W and into a whole loop over and over. This is really a breakthrough as this brings a whole new level of skills, combo, and "music" into her kit. This single augment alone can shape Sona 's future in viability in League of Legends. Champions released her age have been reworked but her kit works so well and works well still it doesn't need a rework. But its still dull. RYTHM This basically puts her Q/W spam into a whole new level of fun in her kit and I think odyssey does hold lots of potential.

Riot, there's a very slim chance yer reading this but hey, I hope you read it. Just know that Sona needs something new and you don't have to look that far :)

6 Comments

Kalikko3 votes

Riot has champions built around different ideas.

Sona might have a 'simple' kit, but the difficultly in playing her is all about positioning (similar to champions like Annie, Malzahar, Jinx, ect)

Also, I tend to notice most people don't fully utilize her empowered chords optimally. You can still win games while busting chords all over the place, but if you know how to kite with slowing chord (ect), the champion becomes much more nuanced.

chipndip12 votes

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Riot has champions built around different ideas.

Sona might have a 'simple' kit, but the difficultly in playing her is all about positioning

I have a massive issue when people try to use basic fundamentals of playing any competitive game ever as justification for why a champion's kit is justified in being a massive letdown.

Positioning isn't something that's exclusive to Sona. Every champ needs to position, even the mobile ones. Hell, it isn't even specific to League of Legends champions. Positioning properly is way easier to do in this game than tons of other types of dynamic competitive games, but somehow that one element is the main thing every Sona fan tries to justify Sona with. It's pretty transparent and shallow at this point.

If anything, you could say "Sona's kit is simple because people need a champion to learn how to support on". I mean, it sounds like a drag but at least it's more justified than "positioning is really important". Even if you switch games, it's never not important to even bother pointing out unless the game's turn based (and even then some turn based games have you position units before fighting).

Not trying to be rude, though. I should probably make a thread on the topic at large at some point.

Kalikko2 votes

Riot's Fearless (her designer) is actually the one who said she's a champion reliant on positioning more so than other supports.

Go look up her kit update 4 years ago.

I agree positioning is important on all champions. However, champions like a Rakan, Pyke, Bard. . . . .Braum, Taric, Leona. . . .MOST other supports and certainly other enchanter supports, have an ability that allows them to not be punished as harshly by bad positioning. Sona's only CC is her ultimate. . .she has no silence, bubble, stun ect to get away.

I compared her to Annie. . a midlaner with no gap closer, short range. . . who's entire kit is based off key positioning. Can you flash tibbers someone and kill them? Certainly. But then you are screwed if they're not dead. Same concept as Sona.

chipndip11 votes

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Riot's Fearless (her designer) is actually the one who said she's a champion reliant on positioning more so than other supports.

Go look up her kit update 4 years ago.

I agree positioning is important on all champions. However, champions like a Rakan, Pyke, Bard. . . . .Braum, Taric, Leona. . . .MOST other supports and certainly other enchanter supports, have an ability that allows them to not be punished as harshly by bad positioning. Sona's only CC is her ultimate. . .she has no silence, bubble, stun ect to get away.

I compared her to Annie. . a midlaner with no gap closer, short range. . . who's entire kit is based off key positioning. Can you flash tibbers someone and kill them? Certainly. But then you are screwed if they're not dead. Same concept as Sona.

Here's the problem with this:

Any enchanter insta-dies if they position poorly. Where "the right position" is may vary, but lets not act like Soraka has the "easiest time escaping death" in comparison to Sona. I'd honestly argue it's worst for Soraka than Sona (Soraka can't sustain herself very well. Also has a hard time immobilizing foes. Also is just as squishy as any other enchanter). It's not significantly more important for Sona to position properly to be played well than it is to position properly on anyone else. Yes, Sona dies easily if she's poorly positioned, but that's true for any champ in this game. It's a universal skill. Anyone that understands positioning on back liners will be able to play this champion. It'd be great if people wouldn't overstate it just to sugar coat Sona's exceptionally low skill floor.

TisBis3 votes

Not every champion has to have a super complex kit

Glîtchy2 votes

FINALLY! a rework instead of a champ suggestion!

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