Sonya Guide

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SONYA COMPETITIVE [ETERNAL CONFLICT PATCH] BY HYPNO67

Sonya Competitive [Eternal Conflict patch]By:hypno67LastUpdated:Jul2,2015

Sonya BUILD: Teamfight / mobility

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Hi,mynameishypno,I'mfrenchandI'vebeenplayingDota2for3years(5.6kmmr)andHOTSfor8monthsnow.I'vemanagedtohitrank1,mostlyplayingSonyainsoloqueuebeforetheKael'Thaspatch.

I'vedecidedtomakethisbecausesincethepatch,IthinkSonyaisinareallygoodplaceandIhaven'tseenasinglegood/properguideforher.Shedeservesmoreattentionandthat'swhyi'mgonnagiveitashot.

IchosetonotgotoodeepindetailsaboutthemapsandgeneralstrategiesasIfeelthisisntspecifictoSonya,butaboutthegameoverallandthereareplentyguidesforthatalready.

TableofContents

1. HeroAbilities2. Talentbreakdown3. lvl4:HurricaneorFocusedAttack?4. Shieldsusages5. WhatSonyaisgoodat6. Othersbuildsforfun7. WhynotFocusedAttack/FollowThrough?

(Q)AncientSpearCooldown:13seconds

Sonya'sclosegapability.Itwillbemorepowerfullthroughoutthegameaswewillputtalentsintoit.Ifyouwanttoinitatewithit,makesuretohityourtargetasthedamageandthe+40furyisreallyimportant.Ifyoumiss,staybackandwaitforittobebackup.Oncelvl13,becarefulasitwillpullyoutothelocationevenifitmisses.Ononehanditisreallygoodasitallowsyoutoescapebutontheother

(W)SeismicSlamCooldown:1second

Thisisyourmaindamageability.Don'tbeafraidtotradehits1v1withthisasyouwillmostlikelywintheduel.Ifyoudon'thaveanytroublestickingtoyourtarget,youshouldn'twasteanyfuryon Whirlwindasitdoeslessdamagethanthis.

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hand:ifyoumissyourtarget,youwillmostlikelybeintroubleasitwon'tgiveyouanything.Sofocusonhitingit,practicemakesperfect.Keepinmindthatyoushouldn'talwaysuseittoinitiateandinsteadsaveittocatchuptoyourtargetafterhisescapeability.CheckWhatSonyaisgoodattoknowmore.

(E)WhirlwindCooldown:4seconds

Overallreallygoodtoclearcamps/minionwaveswhilehealingyouup(lessthanitusedtobutstillpretygood)Don'tforgetthehealisdoubledonheroes,soifyouseeapackof3enemiesstuckinamoshpit,goforit.Youshoulduseittoclosegaptoyourtarget(with Hurricanetalent).Assoonas1)youareontopofitand2)youhaveenoughfuryforaslam,cancelit(bypressingEagain)sothecooldownstartsassoonaspossibleandgivesyoumoreslow/rootdispelswiththisunderatedtalent.

(Trait)Fury

Neverforgetthatitgrants+10%movementspeedfor4secondsafteryouuseanyability.Whenyougetchased,don'thesitatetouse Whirlwindjustforthisbuff.Unfortunatelyitdoesn'tgiveyoumorefuryifyouhitharderwithautoattacks(always+6fury/hit).

(R)Leap (R)WrathoftheBerserker

Thesewillbeexplainedinthetalentbreakdown.

NoThesustainitgivesinlaneandforcampscanbenice,butitiscompletelyuselessinteamfightunlessyouhaveothersautoattacktalents( FocusedAttackand FollowThrough)whichisn'tviablequiteyetinmyopinion.

NoTobehonest,yoursurvabilityisfineearlygame(beforelvl10).ItriedthistalentalotandIdon'tthinkithasasmuchimpactas ShotofFurydoes.Ialsodon'tliketalentsyoucan'tcontrol,butifyoufindsuccesswiththis,goforit.

NoThistalentismeantifyouplanontaking AngerManagementlvl20andallowsyoutostoreallthatfuryyougeneratewithit.Butyoucan'taffordtotakeit,aswe'llseebelow.

YesThebesttalenthereforsure.Allowsyoutocontrolyourburst,anditisjusttooannoyingtoplaywithoutitonceyouareusedtoit.Italsohasmanytacticaluses:CheckWhatSonyaisgoodatformoreinfo.

Formoreinfoaboutwhattogethere,see:lvl4:HurricaneorFocusedAttack?

YesGivesaburstasyouinitiate,notthatstrongitselfbutsincethisistheonlytalentherethataddsdamageonasingletarget,Itendtotakeitmoreover ShatteredGroundwhen Hurricaneisn'trequired.

NoInateamfight,youwillrarelygetmuchvalueoutofthistalentunlessyouhaveagoodsetupforitlike Kerrigan'sComboorE.T.C's MoshPit.Sothistalentisonlygoodforclearingwaves/mercenariescampswhichyoudon'thaveanyproblemtodoalready.

Yes

YourworstnightmareasSonyaisgettingkitted.Thistalentallowsyoutosticktoyourtargetandmakeitunabletorun,andthen,dodamagetoyou.Sincetherearesomanyslowsinthegame,thisisthegototalent,unlessyoudon'tneedit(checknextparttoknowmore).SomewouldsaythathavingCCreductionfrom WrathoftheBerserkerisenough.Idisagree,removingaslow/root

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instantlycanmakethedifference.

CanworkThistalentisveryinteresting,asitallowsSonyatosolobossonceyou'vereachedlvl10withWrathoftheBerserker.Eventhoughitcanbeeffectiveinsoloqueue,it'snotreallyworthitinhighlevelplaywhereyouneedasmuchteamfightpresenceasyoucan.

NoThistalentrecievedanicebuffinthelastpatch,itaddsmoredamagesasyouinitiate.However,with

WrathoftheBerserkeryoualreadyhaveenoughdamage.Andtherangeincreaseonthespearisbetter.

Yes

Itwasalreadymyfirstchoicewhenthiswasatlvl13.Thisisjusttoogood(+30%isalot).Combinedwiththedefensivecapabilityitgiveswith MysticalSpearlvl13,thistalentisagoodbalancebetweenoffenseanddefense.Again,yourgoalwithSonyaistosticktoyourtargetandthishelpesquitealot.Btw,Idon'trecomendusingquickcastforabilitieslikethiswheretherangechangesinthecourseofthegame,asitiskindofdisturbinggoingfromonegametoanother.

NoIt'sgoodintheorysinceyoualwaysdoonehitbetweenyourslams.Butifyouarelookingformoredamage, PoisonedSpearisbetterasIexplainwhyhere:WhynotFocusedAttack/FollowThrough?

NoThisusedtobedecentbuttherearejustbetterchoicesatthistierand+10%healthfor20furyisn'tenough.

No

Leapistoounreliabletomakeitwork.Mostofthetime,ifyouwantinitation/lockdown,youbettergowith Tyraeland Judgment.ThemajordifferencebetweenthoseheroicsisthatLeapAOEStunswhileJudgementpushesothersaway.However,I'venoticedthat90%ofthetime,youactuallyuseLeaptocatchuptoonetargetonly.Also,Ifyoutakeleap,youwilllackalotofdamage,duetonothaving WrathoftheBerserker.Inthatcase,youwillhavetocompensatebygetting

PoisonedSpearand FuriousBlowlvl16insteadof NervesofSteelyoualsodesperatelyneed.Intheend,youlosewaytoomuchbytakingthis(andIhaven'teventalkaboutthelossofthe50%CCreduction WrathoftheBerserkergivesyet....)So,ifyourplanistoLeapanddie,goforit!!Untilthereisn'tsomethingsimilartoE.T.C's ShowStopper,forgetit.

Yes

Theonlydamagetalentyouget,buttheonlyoneyouneed.Theuptimeonthisisinsanebecauseaslongasyougeneratefury,thedurationincreases.That'salsoagoodreasontotake ShotofFuryasitcangiveyoutheextratimeyouneedtoreachateamfightafteramerccampforexample.The50%CCreductionisreallygood...Ihavenothingelsetosayaboutthisthanthisisjustinsanelygoodonadamagehero(nowonder Illidaniscrazylategamewith DemonicForm)

OnethingIliketosaywhenpeopleaskmewhyItake WrathoftheBerserkerover Leapisthis:On Illidan,whywouldyouevertake TheHuntover Metamorphosis?IacknowledgethatTheHuntisabitdifferentthanLeapandJudgementasitismeanttobeusedasasplitpushability,butyousimplycan'tplaytheherowithout Metamorphosisandthat'sthesamethingaboutSonyawithout WrathoftheBerserker.

Also, WrathoftheBerserkerisn'tanALLINheroiclike Leapis.Itmeansthatyoudon'thavetocomit100%whenyougoin.YoucanpokewithSpear+1/2slam(s)thengetout,waitabitandgobackinwhichincreasesdrasticallyyoursurvability.

No Thehealincreaseisnice,butoveralladefensivetalentwhichgetoutclassedby MysticalSpear.



NoThistalentishereincaseyouwanttotake FuriousBlowatlvl16,whichyoucan'taffordaswe'llseebelow. ShotofFuryshouldbeenoughtosolveanyfuryissues.

YesThedefensiceESCAPEyoudesperatelyneed.Withtheadditionnalrangefrom CompositeSpear,itactuallyallowsyoutoSpearout+mountinsomesituationswhereyouwouldn'tbeabletowithoutit.TheCDreductionisofcoursewelcome.

SituationalThistalentoverallisrisinginpopularitybecauseofKael'Thasandallthosemagicdamagecomps(Jaina,Sylvanas,Kerrigan,etc...)Nowlast3secondssoit'sreallygood.I'mstartingtogetthismoreandmoretobehonest.

NoThedamageyourslamwilldealcombinedwith WrathoftheBerserkerisinsane.However,thisisjusttoogreedyandyouwon'tgetawaywithit,unlessyouhaveabigexperienceadvantagealready.Atthispointofthegame,opponentsstarttohitreallyhard,andyouneedadefensiveabilityhere.

NoThistalentwouldbeviableifitwaspickableearlier(lvl4forexample)butit'sdefinitelynotworthitatlvl16.

Situational

Iwouldpickthistalentover NervesofSteelonlyiftheoppositeteamwouldhavetwoautoattackdamagedealerslike Illidanand Sgt.Hammertogetherforexample(whichdoesn'thappenalot).With TheButchercomingoutandthosecompscenteredaroundhim,thistalentmightseemoreplayinthefuture.

YesAnactiveshieldwhichcanbeusedtoblockincomingspells(i.e.Kael'thas's Flamestrike).Themoreexperienceyouwillhavewiththegame,themorespellsyouwillbeabletopredictandabsorb.CheckShieldsusagesformoreinfo.

NoYoudon'tevengetthistalentifyoutakeLeaplvl10,aspeoplecanjustcounteriteasilybypickingup BoltoftheStorm.

NoThebuffthistalentrecievedinthepatchisn'tenoughtomakeitviable.Thisiscurrentlytooweakcomparedto IgnorePain.

No AutoattackSonyaisn'tviable.Eventhen,gettingthiswouldbetoogreedy.

Yes Extremelygood.Tobehonest,ifthistalentwasn'tthere,Sonyawouldnotbeviable,asshewouldgetdestroyedatthispointofthegame.CheckShieldsusagesformoreinfoaboutshieldsrotations.

lvl4:HurricaneorFocusedAttack?

So Hurricaneremovesallslowsandroots.Iwouldsay:Iftheenemyteamhasnorootsandonlymaybe1/2slows,youcanget FocusedAttack,otherwiseget Hurricane.

Hereisalistof{heroes>abilities}whichslowandroot.Themostimportantoncesinmybeliefcomefirst:

> EntanglingRoots

> FeralSpirit

> HowlingBlastand SummonSindragosa

> KegSmashand PressurePoint

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> Frostbiteand NumbingBlast

> FrostShot

> Hamstring

> SingularitySpike

> PinningShot

> Hammerang

> ThunderClap

> El'Druin'sMight

> Punish

> Tenderizer

Intheend,you'llrealisethat Hurricaneispretymuchneededforeverygames.

Shieldsusages

Youshouldalwaystrytopredictandabsorbincomingspells,insteadofusingitafterthedamagesaredone.Thereasonbehinditis:IfopponentsseethatyouarelowHP,theywillwanttofinishyouandmightchaseyoutodeath.Eventhoughitcanbeagoodbaitifyouareclosetoyourtowers/keep,youdontwanttodropelowinanopenfieldteamfight.

Onceyou'vereachedlvl20,youshouldhavebothshields.DON'TEVERUSETHEMATTHESAMETIMEasyouwouldlosesomeof NervesofSteel'svalue(atlvl20,Sonyahasabout5kHp,itmeansStoneskinwouldabsorb1500,andyouwillrarelytakethatmuchunderIgnorePainunlessyourunin1v5).

Irecomendtousethemoneaftertheother,startingwith IgnorePainbecausewhenthefightbegins,that'swhenallopponentsabilitiesareupandtheywillmostlikelythroweverythingatthestart(NotnecessarelytrueinTeamLeague)soIgnorePainwillnegatemostofthat.Oncethedurationisgone,eitherstayinfrontifthefightgoeswellanduse NervesofSteel,orgobackabitandsaveitforthemomentwhenyougobackin.

WhatSonyaisgoodatFirstofall,youneedtounderstandthathertypeismisleading:SonyaisNOTatank!andshouldneverbepickedassolowarrior.Considerherasameleeassassinforteamcomp.ThemainreasonwhySonyaisgoodthispatchis...because Kael'thasisthestrongestherointhegamerightnow,andSonyacrusheshim.Whydon'tweseemoreSonyathen?! ZeratulisalsoaknowncountertoKTandheoffersbetterutilitywith VoidPrisonandsurvabilitywith Wormhole.

Clearingcamps

Youshouldn'twastetimedoingeverycamps(likethesonyastereotype:P)buttheheroisprobablythebestatit.Trytomemorizetheobjectivestimerstonotstartacampwhenyouneedtobesomewhereelse(i.e.withyourteamforobjectives).DON'TDOIT10secondesbeforeatributespawnsforexample:p

Killingsquishyheroes

Teamfightapproach:Youshouldneverinitiateateamfight,thisisn'tyourrole.Staymountedandtrytosneakontheside,waitingforyourteamtomakespaceforyouandalsoforyoursquishytargettoshowup.Don'tgoonhimif

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he'stoofarfromyourteamthoughunlesshe'sreallyfarback(otherwisehisteamwillturnonyouandyouwon'tgetanyhelp).

Theseheroeshavenoescapeuntillvl20 BoltoftheStorm.Youshouldn'thaveanyproblemtosticktothem.TrytododgeKael'Thas's GravityLapseasthisisthefirstthinghewilltrytodoinmostcasesaftertheministunofyour AncientSpear.

Youhavetobecarefulaboutwhenyouuseyour HurricanetodispeltheslowfromhertraitFrostbite.Theworstcasescenarioisifshesaves1spellforafteryouuseit,butmostofJainasarestupidandthrowall3spellsrightawayafteryouinitiateonheranyway^^.Afterward,herFrostboltisthesamecooldownasyour Whirlwind(notexactlybecausetheCDofwhirlwindstartsafteritends,butyougettheidea.)

ThebestwaytokilloneofthosetargetsistomountupandgettoherwithoutusingAncientSpear.Itmeansthatyouprobablywon'thavefury,souse ShotofFury

rightaway.Waitforhertouseherescape Vaultor HauntingWavethenspearrightonherarrival.

While Zeratulcanjukeyouwithhis Blinkandmanagetogetarestealthoff,Novashouldn'tbeableto.Withthebonusmovementsspeedfromthetrait Fury,thereisnowayshegetoutbeforelvl20(with BoltoftheStormwhichmostofnovasdon'teventakeanyway)

Hisdefensivesabilitiesrelyon Evasionandtheshieldofit ShadowShield.SinceyoudontautoattackmuchwithSonya,youdontcareabouttheevasion,andoneSlamwillbasicallybreaktheshield,soyoushouldalwayshaveagoodtimingwindowtobursthimwithacoupleofslamsafterward(save ShotofFuryforthismoment)Keepinminditwillbeharderwhenhereacheslvl13,ashewillhave SixthSensebutatthispointofthegame,youshouldrarelybealonewithhim.Trytowaitforhimtousehis Divewhenyouwantto AncientSpeartohim,asitwillbeharderforhimtododgeitafterward.

Man...thisisalwayssuchapleasuretowashyourselfinthis ZombieWall,whichlitteralyhelpyoutostayalive.Hewillmostlikelytake Sprintatlvl13thoughifheusesit,don'tbotherchasinghim,andgetbacktoyourteamuntilhecomesback.

With WrathoftheBerserkeron,youbasicallyoneshothimwith1SlamxD,hebarelyhastimetousehis SafetyBubble.

ImportantNote:Ihaven'tmentionedanysupportherebecauseyousimplyshouldneverfocusonealone,unlessyouplaywithacoordinatedstackwithheavyCrowdcontrol.Thereasonbehinditisthatifyoufocusasquishyassassin,hewilltakesomuchdamagethathewon'tbeabletostandhisground,andwillhavetorun.Ifheruns,hedoesn'tdodamagesanymore,whichincreasesyourteamsurvabilityandparticularyyours,asSonyaisgeneralythefocus/hatedtarget:p

Onelastthing: AncientSpearministuns.KeepthatinmindincasetherearechannelingheroicsyouhavetoworryaboutlikeE.T.C's MoshPit,Nazeebo's RavenousSpiritorMurky's OctoGrab.

OthersbuildsforfunLeap / slam (classic)

Sonya

ShotofFury

ShatteredGround

PoisonedSpear

Leap

Aftershock

FuriousBlow

IgnorePain

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Sonya

WarPaint

FocusedAttack

FollowThrough

Wrathofthe

Berserker

MysticalSpear

NervesofSteel

IgnorePain

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WhynotFocusedAttack/FollowThrough?

Data

What FollowThroughoffers:

atlvl7:basedamage=88,withFollowthrough=123(+35)atlvl20:basedamage=192,withFollowthrough=269(+77)

Howmanyautoattacksyouneedtodotocompetewith PoisonedSpear:

atlvl7:Poisonedspearadds148.5damageatlvl20:Poisonedspearadds285damage

So

atlvl7:FollowThrough>PoisonedSpearifyoudo5+autoattacks.atlvl20:FollowThrough>PoisonedSpearifyoudo4+autoattacks.

ItappearsthatautoattacksscalebetterintothelategamethanPoisonedspear.

Analysis

NowthereisaBUG:Onthefirsthitafter AncientSpear, FocusedAttackand FollowThroughdon'tproctogether.Ifbothareup,thefirsthitwillbewithFocusedAttackandthesecondFollowThrough.

Sowhathappenis:

AncientSpear> FocusedAttack> SeismicSlam> FollowThrough> SeismicSlam> FollowThroughandsoon.

Thisbugmeansthatyouneedonemoreautoattacktomake FollowThroughworthitover PoisonedSpear.Nowlet'sfaceit:youwillnevergetmorethan3/4autoattacksonasingleheroinateamfightanyway.Soit'sgoodforPvE,butweakerforPvP.

Ihopeyouguyslearnedsomethingfromthis.

LettheworldknowhowgoodSonyais.Enterthenexusandrockon!

Ifyouhaveanyquestions,feelfreetoaskincoments.Youcanalsocontactmeonskype:hypnoz67oremailat:[email protected]

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Thanksfortheguide.Idowonderwhatyoudowhenthegamejuststarted.Areyoulaning,orlookingforpvp.Doyoulookforyourownlaneordoyoualwaystrytobewithsomeoneonalane?

Whenthegamegetsfurther.Doyoufocusonmercs,buildingsorpvp?

ItriedSonyaoncebutnevergotagoodfeelingatwhatIwasbestatwithher.

byhypno67June11,20159:02am

MOTIONSWROTE:

Areyoulaning,orlookingforpvp.Doyoulookforyourownlaneordoyoualwaystrytobewithsomeoneonalane?

Ipersonallypreferroamingearlygame(hidedinbushes,waitingforopportunities),asitistheplaystylethatisthemostrewardinginsoloqueue(ifsuccessfulganks)andallowyoutocarryyourteamthroughoutearlygameandhopeforalvl10advantageoveryourenemies.Youcan'tdothateverygamesthough,assometimesyouneedtosoakalaneyourself(dependingonwhatyourteamwantstodo).Inthatcase,youhavetounderstandwhattodoifyouare1v2,or2v2.1v2:don'tlookforakillunlesstheydiveyoureallybadlyandyoucangetaspearoffundertower.if2v2,trytobesmartandunderstandwhatyoucankillandcannot.

MOTIONSWROTE:

Whenthegamegetsfurther.Doyoufocusonmercs,buildingsorpvp?

Checkthepart"whatsonyaisgoodat"asItalkaboutitalittle.Thisquestionasnothingtodowithsonyaspecificaly,butabouttheoverallunderstandingofthegame'ssituation.

IfyourteamisleadinginXP:youshouldalwaystrytolookforfights/pressureyourenemiestopreventthemfromcatchingup(don'tletthembreeze).

IfyourteamisbehindinXP:Dodgefights,domercsifyoucan(watchthemapallthetimetounderstandyourenemiesmovements)andsplitpushaslongasyoucantotrytocatchupinXP.

Pleaseloginorregistertocomment!

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