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Sona Nerfs. Is this a joke?

1000angrybees·6/15/2016, 4:29:34 AM·12 votes·3,261 views

I swear to god if those Q and W changes go through I'm actually finished playing my favorite champ. I've fucking had it with this numbers nerf shit that just makes her feel worse and worse to play. Constant damage nerfs. Healing nerfs (ITS ALREADY SO LOW AND COSTS A SHIT TON ????) At least buff staccato if you're going to shit on her hymn. It's only reasonable. And that shield buff isn't that great either, compared to how bad her healing is going to be. If you're going to make it about the shield, MAKE IT ABOUT THE SHIELD. buff duration. Make the shield just heal instead of having a bolt for christ sake. Do something that doesn't just... Suck.

I know these changes 'aren't final' but the simple fucking fact that someone has the gall to nerf her damage and healing YET AGAIN, and not compensate properly (the aura buffs suck and their effects suck too) is already in itself clear proof that these people don't give a fuck about how she's played, or how she has more weaknesses than strengths. Healing and damage reduction will do nothing but make her frustrating to play and even easier to win lane against.

That E change is also what was SUPPOSED to happen too. But it didn't come with these god-awful shit nerfs. And the crescendo change is boring. So thanks for that one.

Get your shit together with her, honestly. Break your cycle on Sona. Stop nerfing her and start making meaningful choices. And if I seem fucking furious about this, it's because I am.

23 Comments

Çhåryzård6/16/2016, 5:24:40 AM8 votes

No support should have to wait till late game to become relevant when your adc needs you relevant in lane.

Literally picking any other poke/utility support will be so much better than Sona now. They will all have better laning phases.

Profirix6/15/2016, 5:56:23 AM8 votes

They don't mention any changes to her mana costs... doesn't that mean that you spam spells 60% more often with weaker effects per cast and the same mana costs? How will she be able to function with such astronomically high mana costs on her heal?

Hahahahyena6/15/2016, 4:34:02 AM7 votes

riot doesnt care, when they saw aphromoo play her in proplay they started nerfing her so they wont see her in proplay again because they want big LC$ plays

Linna Excel6/15/2016, 4:31:30 AM4 votes

It's not just a straight up nerf.

It's a nerf coupled with a weird change of playstyle in her late game.

Crossette6/15/2016, 4:35:57 AM4 votes

Sona is building damage as a support because of the synergy with her passive and Q. They're lowering the damage to give her utility, which is what she actually needs.

AND HAVE YOU SEEN HER ULT PASSIVE?

Solari Fortune6/15/2016, 4:31:03 AM3 votes

Honestly it may be a nerf to her damage side, but her utility shot through the roof with this

HackProof6/15/2016, 5:54:18 AM2 votes

I'm sorry to say this, as someone who played a couple games as Sona in ranked AND mains adc.

Sona is OP. There is no reason why her mana cost + her poke ability should allow her to be such a tyrant bot lane.

My personal favorite lane is Sona + Draven, what can you do against that.... If you stay on one side, sona catches you, if you stay on the other, draven gets you.

She does too much damage period.

You know she does, she needs these nerfs, just as bad as Zyra if not worse.

She can literally 1 shot an ADC mid to late game.

Rainwater278/14/2016, 1:16:32 AM1 votes

I totally agree! I love playing Sona but everything about her was nerfed and you cant play her very well. I miss being able to win the lane, but now every time I play her, I lose 80% of the time.[slayer-jinx-unamused]

Stellafreyja6/15/2016, 6:12:10 AM1 votes

I'm assuming the numbers on the PBE will change. Ricklessabandon on Twitter had stated that he likes to try extremes first when testing.

spombjop6/15/2016, 6:22:30 AM1 votes

She does way too much damage for a support, i think that her damage should be nerfed. She does more damage than her carry if she buys some AP.

Sarchiapon6/15/2016, 7:43:33 AM1 votes

Best idea ever after we learn that support is still the most reviled role in the whole game. But it's nothing i'm going to care about: with the new champs select, i'm never going to play support again, and i'm fine with that. I'm not going to tolerate my favorite champ being nerfed over and over while Thresh is in one game on four.

Irelia Bot6/16/2016, 5:27:11 AM1 votes

Her current identity is a failure. What do people see when they see a sona?

Q poke, W heal and dance ult.

Sure she has more too her but it does not feel that impactful and you have to be standing really close to her.

IF you are getting angry over Q and W getting tuned down and E and her ult passive getting rapped up then go ahead and quit playing Sona.

Athenes Lulu6/16/2016, 5:53:46 AM1 votes

yah so you can put under this impression and leave sona for the smarter players xd!