Talk:Sona/@comment-93.199.45.108-20120905112605/@comment-4434162-20120905164052

welcome to what i went through 9 months ago. bought and played her before i even played ranked, now people always ask me to "play your sona".

and before you pat yourself in the back for bringing her back to the meta, allow me to tell you a bit of a history lesson:

some time ago, during a major tournament, her auras are completely overpowered, so they nerfed her early game severely by reducing the bonuses her aura provides. during this time, no one plays her because the meta included the 'protect my carry' support or 'kill their carry' support. Sona couldn't do either of those things, and therefor was removed from the meta.

so, they improved her Q mana cost, allowing her to spam it along with her Power Chord, placing her between those 2 support archetypes. Then, a famous support player began to play her really aggresively (we're talking about flash/ignite, boots/wards, Q in your face kind of playstyle). this brings the spotlight back to her somewhat.

at the 17th July patch, she recieved a mild revamp where her Power chord was tuned (pardon the pun) and her auras could be changed more often. This, along with the global cooldown reduction, enabled her to deal significant damage to the enemy carry, debuff the entire team, and protect her carry, raising her the top support choice, about the same level as Nunu. not to mention her stun was upgraded to a full on supression, and therefore cannot be cleansed.