Autoattacking a plant should NOT use up Sona's Power Chord

Monarchk·11/19/2016, 8:18:49 PM·202 votes·5,839 views

As a level 7 Sona main, this drives me nuts. Why does auto-attacking a plant with Power Chord active consume the Power Chord? Auto-attacking a ward does not consume the Power Chord, so why are plants different? I know this is just a minor thing, but I would appreciate if this change was considered.

78 Comments

RivetAce11/19/2016, 8:36:18 PM31 votes

Same with Nasus Q, except it doesn't even give you stacks. And wards do.

Oglaf11/19/2016, 8:24:16 PM25 votes

Same with Poppy's Buckler.

To add insult to injury, hitting the plant with it doesn't even count as a kill so it isn't automatically returned to you; you have to go pick it up yourself.

kolpy9911/19/2016, 10:06:30 PM10 votes

Also Kled's W passive procs off it

500000000000000011/19/2016, 10:25:31 PM9 votes

Maybe they're coded as minions

P0IS0N IVY11/19/2016, 9:50:31 PM6 votes

A plant is a minion.

RiotMeddler11/22/2016, 1:36:01 AM5 votes

We're with you there. Plan is to make plants behave just like wards in terms of which auto attack enhancers they do/don't consume. We've adjusted a number of abilities in 6.23 to address that as a result, with some more coming in 6.24 as well. Not certain which patch Sona's in off the top of the head.

Malicious Metal11/19/2016, 10:40:40 PM5 votes

But...but... Hitting a blast cone with Q2 and blasting the unsuspecting ADC with Q3 is awesome...

Spoofghoul11/19/2016, 11:12:05 PM3 votes

why are wards different i think wards should also consume powerchord

iLLp11/19/2016, 8:22:31 PM3 votes

same with tf gold card

Fairyfleur11/19/2016, 9:17:46 PM2 votes

Thank you

khorney11/19/2016, 8:58:42 PM2 votes

Dude deal with it. Are you not aa and power cord is a empower aa

ACTI0NBASTARD11/19/2016, 10:59:57 PM2 votes

As a Sona main, I absolutely agree. Have my upvote.

Weathered11/19/2016, 8:22:01 PM2 votes

If it doesn't use the chord on wards, it shouldn't on plants. Good catch +1

WinTheWarOnPants11/19/2016, 11:19:35 PM2 votes

I agree with OP^. Plants should be removed.

dunkeroni11/20/2016, 1:16:31 AM2 votes

Yeah, I posted this in bug reports a few days ago. I assume they just forgot about that interaction. Sona's power chord used to proc on wards too. They'll fix it eventually.

Sire Hippington11/20/2016, 2:59:12 AM2 votes

Iit's the same with any other empowered AA. Worst of it is Kled, as he has no controll over his W, if clears a plant he it goes on cd and there is nothing he can do to avoid that.

TyroneWatermelon11/20/2016, 2:41:09 PM2 votes

Mash keyboard 3 more times for another one

Primaquarius11/19/2016, 8:23:17 PM2 votes

As another Sona main (Tier 6, 2 Tier 7 tokens), I wish I could upvote this more than once

Yaśuo Main11/20/2016, 11:42:27 PM1 votes

So if you can compenstate for Sona, why not do this for Jungle Kled's W?

Seenan11/21/2016, 3:35:29 AM1 votes

It also uses up Cait's headshot.

Dengeden11/21/2016, 6:58:09 AM1 votes

Gotta make up for dat dank advantage ranged champions have over melees when it comes to plants.

ReZisT Lust11/21/2016, 7:34:39 AM1 votes

Kleditem 3340 WHAT ABOUT LOSING AN EFFECT!!!

D Hardy11/20/2016, 3:00:04 AM1 votes

I am not positive but I do believe that Power Chord does more damage to the plant than a normal auto correct? If it was someone's intention that they use Power Chord in order to clear a plant faster... say its going to kill your adc, then that would be a very good reason for Power Chord to be consumed. As plants are very similar to minions it only makes sense. Also Power Chord has no effect on a ward while it does affect plants so why would it be consumed by wards.

I assume nasus Q is consumed because nasus has the potential to stack wards, not because nasus Q does more "damage" to wards.

Just in case anyone considered that rebuttal

BlunterMonk11/21/2016, 2:20:11 PM1 votes

yeah cause auto attacking an enemy is not auto attacking an enemy.

wards are not enemies, they are wards.