Talk:Sona/@comment-4922088-20140826100732

Her E has to be one of the worst spells in game at rank 1. There is nothing about it that makes it worth 65 mana unless you are using it for the passive slow. Even using it to generate a charge of her passive is a waste.

However, I don't beleive the spell needs direct number buffs. The scaling on it is decent, meaning as long as you're building some AP items you are still getting a good bit of bonus speed for both yourself, allies, and enemy slows are improved. What the spell does need however is a mana cost reduction, especially at early ranks, and a slightly larger aura compared to her other spells.

Also people need to realize that her Q power chord actually deals more damage now than before, even with the bonus damage reduced to 50%. The only time it will ever deal less damage is if you let the passive on-hit damage she gains from Q now expire.

Level 1 Q power chord:

Old - 26 + .4ap

New (with bonus on-hit from the spell itself) - 39.5 + .55ap

Level 18 Q power chord:

Old - 384 + .4ap

New (with bonus on-hit from the spell itself) - 388 + .55ap

Late game the 46 lost damage from the base spell can be easily made up in the added AP ratio on the on-hit effect, and only increases for each ally who benefits from it further. You just actually have to use more basic attacks now rather than simply doing drive-by Q casts between power chords.