Leona vs Sona SUPPORT Matchup Guide

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Leona into Sonamedium

Overview

Control brush to deny Sona's poke and create engage angles for your ADC follow-up.
Prioritize early all-ins with your ADC when the wave is thin and brush is secured.
Use river vision to enable safe roams and prevent Sona's setups.

Engage only when your ADC is in range to follow up after your root.
Hold to absorb return damage and sustain through Sona's poke.
Avoid engaging if misses or your ADC cannot follow immediately to prevent overcommitment.

Respect Sona's stun cooldown before committing to engages.
Enemy ADC stepping past minion wave allows Sona empowered poke and follow-up damage.
Large minion waves block your engage angles and increase risk of poke before all-ins.

Win the level 2 race to unlock your + all-in with ADC follow-up.
Thin the wave early to avoid engaging into large minion waves that block your engage angles.
Deny Sona brush control to limit her poke and force her to play defensively.

Level 2: Your + all-in peaks; force early fights with ADC.
Level 3: Unlock durability; leverage brush control for safer engages.
Level 6: Your enables long-range engages or peel; coordinate with ADC and river vision for picks.

Convert brush control and level 2 lead into ADC burst windows for kills.
Roam after wave crash using river vision to pressure mid and secure dragon setups.
Deny enemy ADC positioning and vision to enable clean engages and objective control.

Tactical tip

For Leona vs Sona, read overview, trading pattern, and danger windows first for a fast Support lane check.

Updated Jul 4, 2026New matchup