Talk:Sona/@comment-25796537-20151120062007/@comment-25796537-20151213130823

I did this on support sona, which id expect had different goals in mind than the ones you had when you played, namely

1. not meant to be a tank, but is tanky enough to live through aoe damage while trying to tag auras to your team mates or to be worth standing between your carries and the enemy if need be (value of heals is effectively increased by the resistances to survive a little longer)

2. The IBG and FH are there not just for the tank stats, but also for the utility they bring (atk spd slow on Fh and ms slow on IBG) which is very valuable on sona.

3. Rapid Firecannon essentially is there to increase the usability of sona's passive. Really nice to be able to chunk someone from long range while both teams are trying to position for a teamfight, or W powerchord a backline carry easily with the extra range and tank stats both helping you stay safe.

basically I still filled the support's job, but chose to accentuate certain parts of sona's kit and playstyle through my build, instead of trying to fill for an entirely different role in the team

thanks for the advice though, will keep in mind if i choose to play sona in other lanes