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How to Win Malzahar vs Sona Counter MatchupMalzahar is in the a tier of champions

Malzahar vs Sona

How to Beat Sona as Malzahar in LoLMalzahar is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Sona as Malzahar

based on 2,847 Malzahar vs Sona matchups
Win Rate
51 %
K/D/A
2.21
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of recently rated LoL games that we review each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Sona as Malzahar came out of an examination of 2847 ranked matches where both champs fought one another. This champ matchup is relatively rare. Malzahar is forced to battle against Sona in only 2.3% of his matches.

Malzahar vs Sona Matchup Summary

Malzahar has done a decent job of countering Sona. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.0% of games the champs battle one another in. In Malzahar against Sona matches, Malzahar’s side is 0.1% less probable to get first blood. This implies that he most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Sona.

Best Malzahar vs Sona Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Malzahar Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceMalignanceLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

ShadowflameVoid StaffRylai's Crystal ScepterZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Malzahar to level upe
>
Second ability for Malzahar to level upq
>
Last skill for Malzahar to max outw

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
PrecisionPresence of MindCoup de Grace
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Malzahar's passive ability p
Malzahar's q ability q
Malzahar's w ability w
Malzahar's e ability e
Malzahar's ultimate ability r
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E
2
W
3
Q
4
E
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E
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R
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E
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Guide to Countering Sona as Malzahar

Tips for Playing as Malzahar against Sona

Use Call of the Void and Nether Grasp to renew the duration of Malefic Visions on enemies.

Wait to cast Void Swarm until there are nearby enemies for the Voidling to attack or kill.

Avoiding damage in lane maximizes the uptime on Void Shift, increasing Malzahar's safety dramatically.

Advice to Win Against Sona

Spread out when you see Sona so she can't make your entire team dance.

Kill Sona first, as she will heal up her team if left alone for too long.

Malzahar vs Sona Counter Stats

Malzahar Image
Win Rate
51 %
VS
Win Rate
49 %
Sona Image
4.7
< Kills >
2.1
5.3
< Deaths >
5
7
< Assists >
14.4
1.1
< Killing Sprees >
0.43
196
< Minions Killed >
28
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.6
578
< Physical Damage >
1,635
20,104
< Magic Damage >
8,179
343
< True Damage >
559
21,026
< Damage Dealt >
10,373
17,656
< Damage Taken >
18,522
11,808
< Gold Earned >
8,595
2.33
< Towers >
2.43
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
1,500
< Total Healing >
13,179
14,842
< Experience >
10,847
19
< Vision Score >
53
10
< Wards Placed >
23
403
< Time Dealing CC >
48

How to Counter Sona with Malzahar in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize some vital Malzahar versus Sona matchup stats that can help us understand the differences between this pair of champions. As an example, Malzahar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Sona’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Malzahar may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Sona..

Malzahar usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his counter does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Sona. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Malzahar and Sona

Damage Types Compared

Malzahar
Sona
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Malzahar
Sona

Who is Better, Malzahar or Sona?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Malzahar usually wins when playing against Sona, with a 51.0% win rate. Therefore, Malzahar makes a good counter to Sona.

While Malzahar does have a higher win rate compared to Sona, when they face off with one another, Malzahar also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging champ to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Malzahar into Sona.

Additionally, Malzahar has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Sona. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Malzahar vs Sona matchups, Malzahar is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Malzahar is a decent counter to Sona. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Malzahar against Sona.

Other Champion Matchups Against Malzahar

Malzahar Loses Against

NocturneNocturne45.5% winrateTrundleTrundle45.9% winrateAurelion SolAurelion Sol46% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune46.1% winrate

Malzahar Wins Against

YuumiYuumi58.6% winrateZoeZoe56.5% winrateRyzeRyze56.3% winrateZeriZeri56.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

ZyraZyra+ 53.7% 4847 GamesLilliaLillia+ 54.5% 6204 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 54.5% 16998 GamesTrundleTrundle+ 55% 8165 Games

Additional Information for Malzahar Players

How We Calculated Our Malzahar vs Sona Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sona as Malzahar, we analyzed 2,847 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Sona as Malzahar comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Malzahar to counter Sona during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Malzahar on average gets much more CS as Sona. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Malzahar versus Sona build consist of Seraph's Embrace, Malignance, and Liandry's Torment. When Malzahar incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs Sona than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Malzahar had an average winrate of 51.0% battling Sona with this build.

To have the best chance of crushing Sona as Malzahar, Malzahar players should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Coup de Grace, and Presence of Mind runes from the Sorcery and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Malzahar vs Sona counters, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.0% win rate overall.

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