Sona vs Rakan SUPPORT Matchup Guide

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Overview

Prioritize protecting your ADC by holding for sustain and shields against Rakan's engage.
Deny brush control to limit Rakan's dash and knockup angles, securing safer ADC positioning.
Play a defensive poke pattern with to chip enemies and enable ADC access without overextending.

Take short empowered-auto trades only when Rakan's knockup is on cooldown to avoid counter-engage.
Hold to punish Rakan's missed engages or to peel when he commits with dashes.
Deny brush vision and position to block Rakan's engage angles, forcing him to use cooldowns defensively.

Rakan's knockup plus ADC follow-up creates high all-in threat; respect cooldown and spacing.
Level 6 charm can lock multiple targets; hold to counter or peel effectively.
Brush and fog control enable Rakan's dash engages; ward river and deny brush to reduce surprise angles.

Track level 2 closely and avoid fighting until your ADC can follow your small empowered trades.
Maintain lane space by staying behind minions to reduce Rakan's engage threat from fog or brush.
Use early wave crashes to create safe roam windows with vision control around river and dragon.

Level 2: Sustain trade power increases; use and combo to outheal and poke Rakan's engage.
Level 3: Full kit unlocks movement aura and poke; use to speed ADC and control brush for safer trades.
Level 6: enables hard peel or punish on Rakan's charm engage; use with ADC follow-up or to stop dives.

Convert lane control into ADC access by denying Rakan brush and engage angles with vision and positioning.
Use to punish grouped enemy engages or stop dives, enabling safe ADC scaling.
Crash waves and ward river to create roam windows for mid pressure and dragon setup without risking ADC safety.

Tactical tip

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