Talk:Sona/@comment-3514681-20121013124449/@comment-96.255.207.12-20121016151840

In an organized setting (5man team), I go R > Q > E > W unless we're losing the lane. W isn't worth leveling if you've got a decent ADC (ie, not solo-queue) and leveling E can make the difference between showing up at a fight too late, getting your Ultimate in the right place, escaping a gank, chasing down a kill, etc.

If you can trust your ADC not to overextend and take too much harass (which is your job to out-harass the opponent and not let your ADC take too much damage in the first place), E is better than W. Your mileage may vary and it depends on the match-up, IMO.