Sona vs LeBlanc Counter Pick

Start with the sample size: 101 games on patch 16.13.1 is barely enough to produce a published number, so the 58.4% Sona posts is better treated as a clear tilt than a settled result. The reasons behind the tilt are that LeBlanc, rated 9 in difficulty, is a mid lane assassin playing away from her usual role, while Sona is rated 4 and demands much less of her pilot.

LeBlanc’s kit exists to remove a single target. Sigil of Malice places a mark, and any follow-up ability sets it off; Distortion is a dash that brings her back to where she started within four seconds; Ethereal Chains pins an enemy in place after 1.5 seconds of contact; Mimic copies a basic spell. Facing a support with 550 attack range and steady healing, that chain has to finish the target on the spot or it accomplishes little, and Sona‘s Aria of Perseverance heals her and a hurt ally with every cast. Mirror Image grants LeBlanc a dependable escape under 40% health, one second of invisibility and a decoy, which is real protection but applies no pressure in lane. Her body is fragile in the places that matter as well: at level 1 she has 598 health and 22 armor, against 550 and 26 for Sona, and her 340 move speed over Sona’s 325 is her most obvious advantage. All of her damage is magic, and both champions share a base magic resist of 30, so when the complete sequence lands the burst is real.