45% CDR Sona late game be like...

MavenSong·Jul 13, 2016·42 votes·4,026 views

http://st.elohell.net/public/chill/db4f12c23ed0365e85e660732b0db143.jpg

Now this can literally be the very image that describes Sona. It fits more perfectly now than ever.

61 Comments

hoes and bowsJul 13, 201613 votes

If I may obligate http://orig02.deviantart.net/dcd0/f/2014/138/b/7/b7eb941659092e9205eaaebfe14bdc72-d7iuz24.png Or http://m.imgur.com/gallery/7tdtdzz

Solari FortuneJul 13, 20166 votes

I am wanting to play her, but she is getting banned http://scontent.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/s480x480/e15/10584672_603502809785733_1851070382_n.jpg?ig_cache_key=OTYwMDQ4NDg1Mjg2NjUxMDIx.2

MavenSongJul 14, 20161 votes

still new, people are gunna ban what they dont know about quite yet.

Solari FortuneJul 14, 20161 votes

Also other people who don't read patch notes wondering why things are different

MavenSongJul 14, 20161 votes

pretty much

Jeanne fan clubJul 14, 20166 votes

Lol.

I played a game of her. She is mana hungry af. Her utility is now janna and lulu tier. However it really depends on how you play her. She is less effective when amping 1-2 people than janna and lulu, but if she can get her aoe on 3-4 people then she becomes much better than janna and lulu. She is pretty much the aoe support niche.

Honestly what the patch did was make her better at higher elo by buffing her utility while nefing her poke in lane. she might need a bit of a nerf however, with about 30% cdr you can keep constant ardent censor buff on your entire team if your positioning is just right. On top of your q amp you can really influence your teams dps.

Id recommend asking for her the first chance you get, she feels so much better right now. Probably one of the best reworks that Riot has done so far. she has noticeable strengths as the aura support, but is insanely mana hungry and squishy, so you have to really focus on positioning to make sure you don't get one shot, but still keep most of your team in your auras.

Its really fun.

MavenSongJul 14, 20165 votes

Well put. +1

Solari FortuneJul 14, 20163 votes

Also you gotta pray to god that your team is not full of idiots when you play Sona

KONO RUBICK DAJul 13, 20165 votes

Q is useless in late game tho (unless you're full ap)

Solari FortuneJul 13, 20164 votes

and? Sona wasn't made for damage she was made for team wide utility

KONO RUBICK DAJul 14, 20163 votes

Yes, and her Q doesn't give utility.

MavenSongJul 14, 20161 votes

acutally it does, it buffs allies basics... thats utility.

Solari FortuneJul 14, 20163 votes

gives allies bonus damage on their next basic attack BOOSH Utility plus every champ needs at least one damage ability

KONO RUBICK DAJul 14, 20163 votes

the thing is, it does nearly no damage without an AP build in late game, and it doesn't give a good utility too. 60 magic damage, late game every AA users doesn't build mr pene, it falls off really hard.

also doesn't work on structures. that's why i said it's useless in late game,you might save your mana for W/E instead of casting Q unless you're in front of an extremely squishy champ.

MavenSongJul 14, 20167 votes

Its item 3092 almost as item 3504 if there are item 3174 support items item 3050 that give AP

Solari FortuneJul 14, 20165 votes

item 3100 this is support item right?

MavenSongJul 14, 20166 votes

For Sona? Yes

The Taco KatJul 14, 20161 votes

The only thing I can see people hating is her synergy with Lich Bane. I get hit by Q + Power Chord + Lich Bane and my jaw drops a little bit. The rest of her kit seems really balanced to me, but I have yet to see her with the new ult passive.

MavenSongJul 14, 20161 votes

It basicly becomes urf sona at that point save for ult CD if you have 40% cdr... i havnt played sona in a game yet cause id rather ride out her FoTM status if possible.

The Taco KatJul 14, 20161 votes

It also just occurred to me that she can stack her Power Chords really quickly now. They also said there are possible plans for a hotfix nerf to her healing I believe, so it shouldn't be too long until you can spread the sounds of QWEQWEQWEQWE.

MavenSongJul 14, 20161 votes

very. the cdr on her ult is probably overtuned and i wouldnt doubt to see a nerf. but she probably does need it. heck maybe changing the stacks needed to get power chord might be good too.

KONO RUBICK DAJul 14, 20161 votes

yea this makes it decent, unless they build a lot of mr.

MavenSongJul 14, 20161 votes

that can be said for ANYONE.

LankPantsJul 14, 20161 votes

item 3020 and item 3135 are very good items.

In fact item 3135 is the biggest damage increase on an AP item in almost every case and it's only 2.65K.

KONO RUBICK DAJul 14, 20161 votes

so, your adc is going to build void staff? cause it's the magic pene of your allies that is taken in account.

same thing for nami's E.

LankPantsJul 14, 20161 votes

Well just by the virtue of that if you buff your APC with it you're gaining a lot of damage and since it's an AOE buff you probably should. Buying Void is still going to be good into MR though since it buffs up powerchord and Q.

MavenSongJul 13, 20161 votes

actually her q is still good, people really underestimate it. the base q alone is a strong nerf but her full combo still does a bit of damage.

LankPantsJul 14, 20162 votes

How are you building her for Q to become useless? The only way I could see it going that way is if you built something like item 2301 item 3190 item 3222 item 3158 . In which case, yes you do need AP for you to deal damage. I'm not saying that build's horrible or anything, there's a time for it (although it's questionable on Sona) but you shouldn't expect to deal a ton of damage without building any.

If you want to deal a lot of damage with Q I'd recommend something like item 2301 (and always go this item if your goal is damage, it's so much better than sitting on a basic Sightstone) item 3145 item 3100 item 3020 . This build will give you a lot of damage, because you're building into it. Also if you build Revolver Thunderlords becomes very good because Revolver counts as a tick of damage for it.

MavenSongJul 14, 20161 votes

or if you can use her AA reset you dont even need revolver.

found out myself rercently when her powerchord reaches 3 it resets autos. so if you have 2 stacks, you auto q auto(empowered) and thats a great way to proc TL

LankPantsJul 14, 20161 votes

You can do that but it requires you to stay in AA range just a little longer and Revolver's just a pretty good item anyway. You should definitely use the AA reset early but it's normally a pretty good idea to go in for a Revolver if you're going more AP heavy anyway.

MavenSongJul 14, 20161 votes

its really a minuscule amount of extra time, but i get it, because you can use q first then just auto, rather than getting into auto range first

LankPantsJul 14, 20161 votes

Games have been decided in less time than the length of time it takes to pull off a Sona auto reset. You can get CCed in the time that you're trying to reset your auto and that can cost you a lot. When you consider it's a pretty good item anyway it's just a good build.

Jeanne fan clubJul 14, 20161 votes

the aura is amazing, stacked with ardent censor and you can really buff your teams dps. Also the scaling on the aura is fking insane.

PaladinNOJul 14, 20165 votes

http://pa1.narvii.com/5831/ceaa4e7ab8192ccf7edb2a87680a921fc0745db2_hq.gif

45% CDR Sona be like:

http://pa1.narvii.com/5756/625cf6e4e46b466947380ff09bedbb29e132b304_hq.gif

U.R.F. Sona be like:

http://pa1.narvii.com/5760/70de379edbb98959882b7a32b4407386071e1066_hq.gif

MavenSongJul 14, 20162 votes

https://media.giphy.com/media/FjeGBljESVAzu/giphy.gif

MoonlightzJul 13, 20162 votes

building so much CDR is really useless as sona main... is better to build her like anivia os cass Tanky,Mana And Ap u do A lot of damage with 1 Q

with the new ult passive and heal ap relation and the new heal items u only need one W to heal half heatlh.

U just play sona like your image at urf.

MavenSongJul 13, 20161 votes

im not saying what is the right way to build her, im just saying if she does have 45% cdr this image would describe her perfectly.

TrolljimuJul 13, 201615 votes

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building so much CDR is really useless as sona main... is better to build her like anivia os cass Tanky,Mana And Ap u do A lot of damage with 1 Q

with the new ult passive and heal ap relation and the new heal items u only need one W to heal half heatlh.

U just play sona like your image at urf.

uhh no definitely not sona still needs a solid 30-40 cdr to function properly

please dont spread incorrect information

MoonlightzJul 14, 20161 votes

If u are sona mid u dont nee so much cdr. not even as a support u dont literally need to spam that much

the inconrrect one here is u.

MavenSongJul 14, 20169 votes

Its better to get as much cdr aa possible and spam heal, youll use more but your heal will be better over time, plus you get more shields.