Sona is a ranged support usually played Support on Summoner's Rift. This guide covers Sona in ARAM: Play as a backline support, constantly poking with Q and healing with W while using E to reposition your team.
Sona ARAM Abilities
Sona's next attack after three spell casts deals bonus damage and applies an effect based on her last activated basic ability.
Sona fires sound bolts at two nearby enemies, then grants allies bonus damage on their next attack.
Sona heals herself and a nearby wounded ally, then grants a temporary shield to allies in her aura.
Sona gains a speed-boosting aura that grants nearby allies bonus Move Speed while they remain in the zone.
Sona plays a chord that stuns and forces enemies to dance.
Sona ARAM Playstyle & Tips
Play as a backline support, constantly poking with Q and healing with W while using E to reposition your team. Save your ultimate for crucial engages or peel.
Tips
Maximize your aura uptime by staying near teammates during teamfights.
Use your ultimate to interrupt key enemy abilities or engage fights.
Build ability haste to spam your heal and speed boost more often.
Position safely behind your frontline to avoid getting caught out.
Prioritize mana regen items early to sustain your poke and heals.
Combos
Q + auto for quick poke and Power Chord damage.
E + W to speed up allies and heal them simultaneously.
R + Q + auto to engage with stun and burst damage.
Sona ARAM Build Patch 16.13
Runes
Primary — Sorcery
Summon Aery
Manaflow Band
Transcendence
Gathering StormSecondary — Precision
Legend: Haste
Cut DownSummoners
Skill Order
Max your skills in this order
Starter Items
- 1.
Ruby Crystal - 2.
Tear of the Goddess - 3.
Forbidden Idol
Core Items
- 1.
Whispering Circlet - 2.
Moonstone Renewer - 3.
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- your team has multiple auto-attackers
- you need to boost ally attack speed
- enemy team has low burst damage
Avoid when:
- your team is full ability power
- enemy has heavy burst to one-shot allies
Options
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- your team has multiple auto-attackers
- you need to boost ally attack speed
- enemy team has low burst damage
Avoid when:
- your team is full ability power
- enemy has heavy burst to one-shot allies
Options
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- your team has multiple auto attackers
- you are a dedicated enchanter support
- ally carries benefit from attack speed
Avoid when:
- your team is mostly ability power burst
- enemy has heavy AoE that bypasses shields
Options
Sona ARAM FAQ
What is the best build for Sona in ARAM?
In ARAM, Sona typically builds core items like Whispering Circlet, Moonstone Renewer, Ionian Boots of Lucidity and Summon Aery runes (Sorcery primary, Precision secondary).
What runes should I use for Sona in ARAM?
Take Summon Aery in the Sorcery tree as your keystone, with Precision as your secondary tree for Sona in ARAM.
How do you play Sona in ARAM?
Play as a backline support, constantly poking with Q and healing with W while using E to reposition your team. Save your ultimate for crucial engages or peel.
What is Sona's best combo in ARAM?
Q + auto for quick poke and Power Chord damage.
