Sona Reroll
Primary
Tier
1-Cost Reroll
1-Cost Reroll
2-Cost Reroll
3-Cost Reroll
Fast 8
Fast 9
1 & 2-Cost Reroll
1 & 3-Cost Reroll
2 & 3-Cost Reroll
9
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Main
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Traits
7
Demacia
3 > 5 > 7 > 11
1
Heroic
1
2
Defender
2 > 4 > 6
2
Invoker
2 > 4
2
Piltover
2 > 4 > 6
2
Warden
2 > 3 > 4 > 5
1
Arcanist
2 > 4 > 6
1
Ionia
3 > 5 > 7 > 10
1
Juggernaut
2 > 4 > 6
1
Yordle
2 > 4 > 6 > 8 > 10
7
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Tips & Tricks
- Make sure to hold Vayne / Xin Zhao even though they don’t always go on final board to unlock Galio.
- Ideally only play from spots where you have 5+ total copies of Sona + Jarvan and either an item or reroll augment. In other words, Jarvan 2 + Sona pair or Sona 2 with Jarvan pair. If you have 5+ total copies of Sona + Jarvan, this comp is +1 tier better.
- Sona ideal items are Nashor + Jeweled Gauntlet (JG), Gunblade, and Archangel. As long as you build her with some combination of these (making sure to always pair Nashor with JG if you build it), she should perform well. JG can be built without Nashor, but Nashor cannot be built without JG.
Strong Conditions
+2 Tier Conditions C → A
Lich Bane
Radiant Archangel’s Staff
Radiant Hextech Gunblade
Radiant Nashor’s Tooth
Early Learnings
Prismatic Ticket
Seraphim’s Staff
Staffsmith+1 Tier Conditions C → B
Dawncore
Big Grab Bag
Buried Treasures
Crown’s Will
Demacia Forever
Exclusive Customization
High Voltage
Iron Assets
Missed Connections
Pandora’s Bench
Pandora’s Items
Radiant Relics
Small Grab Bag
Spirit of Redemption
Stars Are Born
Thorn-Plated Armor
Trade SectorOpeners
Demacia
AniviaSona
Poppy 
Xin Zhao
Nautilus3
2
2
2
Demacia
Sona
Orianna Poppy Xin Zhao
Loris3
2
2
2
Sona
Demacia
Invoker
Sona
1
1
Current
Best-in-Slot
Alt Build 1
Alt Build 2
Alt Build 3
Alt Build 4
Alt Build 5
Power Chord
Inspirational Might
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Command: Protect
Hammer Shock
)Economy Strategy
- Do not spend gold on leveling this stage. If you have 2-stars and a good item, you can consider playing to win some rounds. Otherwise lose streak is common for stage 2.
- Roll to 33 gold, buying any unit that will be part of the level 4 or 5 board. You can also buy units that will be part of the level 6+ board, but you can sell those if your bench fills and you need to buy other units. Rolling to 33 gold is advisable because it allows you to save back up to 50g by 3-5.
- Do not level if you haven’t hit your 3-star 1-costs yet. If you have your 3-stars, you generally should still stay level 5 if you can win or if leveling to 6 would put you below 20g. Try to get above 40g this round.
- Ideally above 50g, level 5 at this point or level 6 with 3-stars.
- If you haven’t hit your 3-stars yet, roll to ~52g each turn. You don’t want to roll to perfect 50g as any units you buy in shop will put you below 50g. If you have 8+ copies of an itemized 1-cost, you can roll to 40g or 30g every round instead. Level to 6 once you hit your 3-stars.
- If you haven’t hit your 3-stars yet, you must roll until you hit them. You should level to 6 after hitting. In some rare games, you will miss or spend so much gold you can never catch up. These games will usually result in bottom 4 placements.
- Level to 7 if you can stay above ~20g. Otherwise stay level 6.
- Level to 7.
- Level to 8 if you are in bottom half of lobby HP and are losing rounds. If you are higher HP and feel stable, you can wait until next turn.
- Level to 8 if you haven’t already. Roll for any remaining units necessary for the comp. If stable, you can try to go 9. Most games you will end on level 8.
- Level to 9 whenever possible. This is rare, but can happen in the games you have a chance of winning.
If you have 3*** Sona but only 2** J4 by stage 4 then just skip 3 starring him and recover your econ so you can push levels. The items on J4 will get moved onto 2** Garen in this stage anyway.
Also Ori/Loris is good for stabilizing early, but try to pivot to Swain/Liss once you have the gold late game.
2** Swain/Liss + 7 Demacia averages 3.27 while 2** Ori/Loris + 7 Demacia averages 3.51 @ Diamond+ ELO.
I had ideal conditions with seraphim staff aug, early sonas, and Thornplated. With everyone going strong 8 boards by 4-1. Unless you hit everything early in stage 3, this is probably not a viable comp anymore in this meta.
can you explain the orianna 3? are you supposed to slow roll like usual sona line then go to 6 for ori 3?
Thank you very much for this guide.
Never tried Sona with Nashors/Archangels/JG but it felt good (although I did get the Seraph’s Embrace augment so maybe sticking with double AA + GB would have made sense).
Managed to beat a capped baron board with 3* Garen.
For the final INvoker. Zilean 1* vs Lissandra 2* ? Thanks!
The priority should be Zilean 2 > Lissandra 2 > Zilean 1 > Lissandra 1
If pure tank items, Garen 1 over Jarvan 3?
Pretty sure Jarvan 3* is stronger than Garen 1. Only at garen 2 would I swap items
In patch 16.2, do you still roll for Bard on Stage 2 or no? (Assuming you don’t have free rolls from an Augment like Trade Sector)
I would not
Is it worth pivoting to this if you have items for it and get offered Construct a Companion?
how important is jarvan 3?
depends
3 item Lux (void, morello, invoker emblem) > 2 item Zilean?
Both 2*, 4 invokers itemised garen + J4
Think it’s very close
worth the wait -> SONA
tier op or s+? you can go for poppy/xin zhao 3***
What are they gonna do lol. If you get wtw Sona you’d just push levels.
dragonguards is rly good with this
Aegis of Dusk on Galio seems really strong, worth adding as an artifact option maybe
with seraphine staff augment do you just build 3 if u can ?
Should I move Items from a 3 Star 1 Cost to a 2 Star 4 Cost?? This is a question I have since playing Family on Set 13 and now I wonder the same when looking at J4 and Garen.
Yes, it’s not close. Garen is the best 4 cost tank in the game by a mile and Jarvan is not that good of a tank (most of his ability’s power budget is in buffing the team, not tanking). But Sona you don’t move items off of.
Not Every time . In the case of garden 100 give him items he’s insane chad
Should we swap out Lissandra 2* for Zilean 2* when we get it?
Yeah if you can get it. Most games that isn’t an option
Pandora’s Bench has been a top tier augment for me. Flips for your 1s early, 2-stars your 4s late. Would recommend a +1 at least if not +2
I’ve found that half the time Pandora’s Bench doesn’t do anything. I’ve had so many games where it never flips my 1’s, ever, all game. I almost always skip it because it’s infuriating to have an augment that can be completely useless so often.
Early learnings is S tier took 1st in masters with it board just caps so high also jeweled lotus is probably better than seraphims tbh and its not even on the list
freljord version with anivia is better
Don’t see anyone playing that in high elo, but I see people playing vertical Demacia for early Galio unlock in high elo with good enough opener. It’s low sample size comp either way in high elo, but going to stick with the line I actually see people playing. Sona Anivia is trash every time I’ve seen it.
It’s only viable if u get early learnings so anivia can still do dmg without items from the chilled units and hold util/spare ap for liss, rumble gets slightly more tanky from the ap. Only really works with lots of items from 2nd aug since u wanna star 4 1 costs to make it work.
its not
Just played this comp with prismatic ticket and boy, i got jarvan and sona on 3-1 and from then i got a 15+ win streak ending 1st, so lucky, i also got champ dupes on creep round and on aug, galio 2 with thieves just carried with sona dealing 10k+ dmg every round, to finish i also got a garen 3, man i got SO lucky holy