

LeBlanc vs Sona Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
101 games is barely a sample, so the 41.6% attached to LeBlanc on patch 16.13.1 carries a wide margin of error even with a hard grade printed next to it. The surprise is the direction. Sona owns the softest frame available to a support, with 550 base health, 2,097 at level 18 and 26 armor, against an assassin whose entire purpose is deleting exactly that.
What holds the record up is range and rhythm. Sona attacks from 550 against LeBlanc’s 525 and never needs to approach, and her three basic abilities cycle constantly, with Power Chord accumulating ability haste as she uses them well. Aria of Perseverance heals herself and a wounded ally, which undoes the chip damage a poke pattern builds toward, and Song of Celerity hands out move speed that pulls her allies out of a Distortion window before it closes.
Crescendo is the punish. A stun that catches LeBlanc mid-combo ends her regardless of how the exchange started, since 598 health sits behind 22 armor that reaches only 93.4 by level 18. Mirror Image triggers below 40% health and produces a one-second window rather than an escape. The practical requirement is landing Ethereal Chains before Crescendo is available, because Sona at 325 move speed cannot avoid a rooted follow-up, and LeBlanc gets no second attempt.
FAQ
No — current data marks this as a counter matchup: Sona has the statistical edge. LeBlanc wins 41.6% of the recorded games.
41.6% from LeBlanc's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
101 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current LeBlanc build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the LeBlanc build page.