User blog comment:Emptylord/Champion reworks/Sona the Maven of the Strings (Overwatch's Lúcio)/@comment-24432703-20160620120705/@comment-3974211-20160620140132

Lucio was simply what inspired the change but, honestly, Jinx could have inspired this rework too if I'd been looking for inspiration. Jinx was Ranged Udyr/Marksman Sona during development, with 3 different guns and an ultimate - but Jinx ran into all the same issues of being dull but at the same time difficult to balance as Udyr and Sona. In my opinion - that's because you're trying to balance a champion who can only use one ability at a time. Thus - the Jinx model seems the best suited. This is especially true since Sona's W and E abilities are currently her only stances that contribute to what I consider to be her fantasy - her Q may as well just be a separate damage dealing ability.
 * @Lucio


 * Power Chord - Sona unleashes two bolts forward that deal damage.
 * Hymn of Valor - Sona shifts between a healing or movespeed aura.
 * Crescendo - Sona amplifies Crossfade for the next 3 seconds.

Alternatively, Crescendo could be her innate and should could have a charge-bar - thus, her gameplay would be similar to Gnar or Zeke's Harbinger. Every X seconds, improved by autoattacking or by the number of people in her melody, she begins a Crescendo.

I fail to see how any of the image you just painted makes Sona her a bad champion - that sounds like pretty engaging gameplay. Constantly needing to attack to generate Tempo is already a new level of risk, especially since it only triggers versus champions. Trinity Force would only work on her W, E and R - her Q doesn't count as an activation, as with almost all other toggles - so it's not hugely efficient beyond the ball of stats.
 * @Your Imagination

I intend for her auras to affect herself, for better or worse.
 * @Self-Buff

... I fail to see how that's a contradiction. Isn't that basically what Aurelion Sol is? I also fail to see how a 90% movement speed steroid doesn't count as a mobilty spell.
 * @"Plothole"