Sona

Demacia‘s most admired etwahl player never speaks, yet she manages to communicate everything. Sona plays the stringed etwahl better than anyone in the kingdom, and she shares her inner life through chords and arias instead of words. The Demacian nobility finds this delightful, at least until they wonder what her music is truly capable of.

A Talent That Looks Like Magic

Demacia has no patience for sorcery, and Sona’s melodies border on it closely enough to unsettle people. Some believe her playing hides genuine magic beneath the artistry, a serious charge in a kingdom that distrusts anything unnatural. Still, the highborn welcome her, shielded as much by her good manners as by her talent, while quiet rumors about her true nature circulate beneath the applause.

Playing Both Sides of a Fight

Those who know her seem to read her silence without difficulty, and on the battlefield her chords serve the same purpose they do in a concert hall: they soothe and they strike. Her passive, Power Chord, strengthens her basic abilities the more successfully she keeps playing. Hymn of Valor, Aria of Perseverance and Song of Celerity each lay a temporary aura over nearby allies when cast, granting damage, healing and speed in turn. Crescendo, her ultimate, turns the same music on the enemy, pulling them into a dance they cannot refuse while dealing damage. In that moment her melody drops all pretense of gentility and becomes a weapon aimed at everyone who hears it. Classed as a Support who is also a Mage, she can take the bottom lane alongside a partner or move into the middle, with Mana as the only real constraint on how often she can share her chords.