Helia Sona Build

Helia Sona Build.

Helia Sona build with runes and items. Helia Sona guide offers in-depth how-to play, skill order and tips. Play Helia Sona build in League of Legends Patch 26.2!

Author: Wrekah

TLDR

Starting items
Bandleglass Mirror should be final item in your build.
Tear of the Goddess should be final item in your build.
Quick Skill Order
Sona ability Hymn of Valor should be leveled first.
Q
Sona ability Aria of Perseverance should be leveled second.
W
Sona ability Song of Celerity should be leveled third.
E
Final items
Ionian Boots of Lucidity should be final item in your build.
Echoes of Helia should be final item in your build.
Cryptbloom should be final item in your build.
Redemption should be final item in your build.
Diadem of Songs should be final item in your build.
Moonstone Renewer should be final item in your build.
Quick Runes
Major rune Guardian from Resolve tree.
Minor rune Inspiration.
Summoner spells
Pick Heal as your Summoner Spell.
Pick Flash as your Summoner Spell.

Helia Sona Runes

Resolve
Resolve major tree Grasp of the Undying rune.
Resolve major tree Aftershock rune.
Resolve major tree Guardian rune.
Resolve major tree Demolish rune.
Resolve major tree Font of Life rune.
Resolve major tree Shield Bash rune.
Resolve major tree Conditioning rune.
Resolve major tree Second Wind rune.
Resolve major tree Bone Plating rune.
Resolve major tree Overgrowth rune.
Resolve major tree Revitalize rune.
Resolve major tree Unflinching rune.
Inspiration
Inspiration minor tree Hextech Flashtraption rune.
Inspiration minor tree Magical Footwear rune.
Inspiration minor tree Cash Back rune.
Inspiration minor tree Triple Tonic rune.
Inspiration minor tree Time Warp Tonic rune.
Inspiration minor tree Biscuit Delivery rune.
Inspiration minor tree Cosmic Insight rune.
Inspiration minor tree Approach Velocity rune.
Inspiration minor tree Jack Of All Trades rune.
Passive
Passive tree Adaptive Force rune (+9 Adaptive Force).
Passive tree Attack Speed rune (+10% Attack Speed).
Passive tree Ability Haste rune (+8 Ability Haste).
Passive tree Adaptive Force rune (+9 Adaptive Force).
Passive tree Move Speed rune (+2 Movement Speed).
Passive tree Health Scaling rune (+10-180 Health (based on level)).
Passive tree Health rune (+65 Health).
Passive tree Tenacity And Slow Resist rune (+10 Tenacity and Slow Resist).
Passive tree Health Scaling rune (+10-180 Health (based on level)).

Optional Summoner Spells

Exhaust summoner spell

Exhaust

Solid choice in most of the games. Helps against assassins, divers and melee overall. It also lowers your healing output as you do not take Heal. Solid choice overall.

Ignite summoner spell

Ignite

Offensive option, improves your damage, gives you additional cooldown to use in fights, but reduces your healing output.

Ghost summoner spell

Ghost

Improves mobility. You can chase, position and flee better. Reduces your healing output, but makes you more agile in fights.

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SupportSona

How it works

General

  1. You rush Echoes of Helia.
  2. You play aggressively, getting Echoes of Helia stacks and spending them as soon as you can.
  3. You can proc this item consistently with Guardian and Font of Life rune, Heal summoner spell, items and abilities.
  4. You adapt to your team's needs: more support, more damage or even more tank.

Playstyle

  1. Play aggressively, deal damage and poke to stack Echoes of Helia. ⚔️
  2. Trigger Helia as often as possible with abilities, runes, summoners and items. 💥
  3. Support allies while dealing damage to enemies. 🛡️

How to play

General

  1. This is an off-meta and very fun build that works on ANY champion with mana - even those without healing or shielding abilities! All thanks to Diadem of Songs + Echoes of Helia combo.
  2. Thanks to Diadem of Songs + Echoes of Helia combo, you can continuously heal your team with high healing output.
  3. Play aggresively, stack Echoes of Helia and heal!

Items

  1. Start with Tear of the Goddess and try stacking it ASAP. Get Echoes of Helia #1, then Diadem of Songs #2. Then you adapt in the game to your team and to the enemy team.
  2. Usual item order: Echoes of Helia -> Moonstone Renewer -> Redemption -> Locket of the Iron Solari then adapt.
  3. Counter enemy team, go more support or go more damage. You can even build some tank items if needed.

Buffing your team

  1. Ardent Censer is worth it if you have auto attackers on your team (ADCs, auto-attack bruisers). It will trigger often enough to be good buy.
  2. Bandlepipes is a good new item that gives MS and buffs your allies Attack Speed when you slow/immobilize enemies. Good for your auto attackers.
  3. Staff of Flowing Water is great if you have AP champions on your team. You'll be proccing it frequently with your support abilities.

Adaptation

  1. Your team needs to engage or position? Get items like Shurelya's Battlesong or Trailblazer.
  2. Your team getting poked to death? Consider getting Redemption AND/OR Locket of the Iron Solari next.
  3. If you are just getting poked and cannot manage to stay alive - get Kaenic Rookern or Warmog's Armor (caution: needs enough HP!)
  4. You have tanks, bruisers and your team lack damage? As a last resort, you can buy few items to even help with that!
  5. Remember to counter an enemy team. For example, if they have lots of healing, get Oblivion Orb early.

Tips and Tricks

Riot

  1. Make sure to tag your allies while Sona's auras are active, but avoid getting caught out by enemies.
  2. Save Crescendo for the game-altering moment.
  3. Well-timed uses of Aria of Perseverance will grant you maximum survivability.

Skill Order

  • Sona [object Object] ability.
    Q
    Hymn of Valor
  • Sona [object Object] ability.
    W
    Aria of Perseverance
  • Sona [object Object] ability.
    E
    Song of Celerity
  • Sona [object Object] ability.
    R
    Crescendo

Items

Starting items
Bandleglass Mirror item.
Tear of the Goddess item.
Boots
Ionian Boots of Lucidity item.
Rush this #1
Echoes of Helia item.
Rush this #2
Diadem of Songs item.
Main build path
Staff of Flowing Water item.
Mikael's Blessing item.
Echoes of Helia item.
Ardent Censer item.
Dawncore item.
Redemption item.
If getting poked hard
Warmog's Armor item.
Banshee's Veil item.
Locket of the Iron Solari item.
Kaenic Rookern item.
Redemption item.
Aggressive/magic options
Liandry's Torment item.
Imperial Mandate item.
Cosmic Drive item.
Rabadon's Deathcap item.
Cryptbloom item.
Anti-shielding
Serpent's Fang item.
Anti-healing
Oblivion Orb item.
Morellonomicon item.
Situational utility
Additional considerations for these items is advised!
Bandlepipes item.
Shurelya's Battlesong item.
Knight's Vow item.
Mikael's Blessing item.
Late fight prep
Additional considerations for these items is advised!
Elixir of Sorcery item.
Seeker's Armguard item.
Example final build
Ionian Boots of Lucidity item.
Echoes of Helia item.
Cryptbloom item.
Redemption item.
Diadem of Songs item.
Moonstone Renewer item.