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How to Win Maokai vs Sona Counter MatchupMaokai is in the s tier of champions

Maokai vs Sona

How to Beat Sona as Maokai in LoLMaokai is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Sona as Maokai

based on 3,654 Maokai vs Sona matchups
Win Rate
53.1 %
K/D/A
2.87
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds every week. In our data, Maokai faced Sona in 3654 matches. Having so many games with Maokai versus Sona provides us faith in our capacity to produce useful stats and a solid build to defeat Sona. This champ matchup is somewhat rare. Maokai has to counter Sona in only 2.3% of his rounds.

Maokai vs Sona Matchup Summary

Maokai has done a good job of countering Sona. Typically, he wins a fantastic 53.1% of matches the champs battle each other in. In Maokai against Sona rounds, Maokai’s team is 0.1% more likely to obtain first blood. This indicates that he probably will get first blood versus Sona.

Best Maokai vs Sona Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBoots of Swiftness

Core Maokai Items

~22 Mins
ThornmailLocket of the Iron SolariCelestial Opposition

Optional Items

Spirit VisageFrozen HeartJak'Sho, The ProteanKaenic Rookern

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Maokai to level upq
>
Second ability for Maokai to level upw
>
Last skill for Maokai to max oute

Runes

ResolveAftershockFont of LifeConditioningOvergrowth
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Tenacity
Adaptive ForceHealth ScalingHealth Scaling
Maokai's passive ability p
Maokai's q ability q
Maokai's w ability w
Maokai's e ability e
Maokai's ultimate ability r
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W
2
Q
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Sona as Maokai

Tips for Playing as Maokai against Sona

Maokai's passive makes him extremely durable against focus fire from spells - so long as he can still basic attack something.

Try looking for flanks or other situations where Nature's Grasp is unavoidable or takes enemies by surprise.

Saplings can be tossed into brush for empowered effect - but don't stack well.

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.

Maokai vs Sona Counter Stats

Maokai Image
Win Rate
53.1 %
VS
Win Rate
46.9 %
Sona Image
2.6
< Kills >
2.2
5.2
< Deaths >
5.7
12.3
< Assists >
14.3
0.54
< Killing Sprees >
0.41
48
< Minions Killed >
27
0.31
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.55
1,666
< Physical Damage >
1,740
10,470
< Magic Damage >
8,560
914
< True Damage >
574
13,051
< Damage Dealt >
10,874
27,762
< Damage Taken >
18,801
9,150
< Gold Earned >
8,514
1.52
< Towers >
2.26
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
9,109
< Total Healing >
12,491
11,124
< Experience >
10,528
45
< Vision Score >
54
18
< Wards Placed >
24
420
< Time Dealing CC >
50

How to Counter Sona with Maokai in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore some vital Maokai vs. Sona matchup statistics that can help you realize the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Maokai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Sona’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Maokai may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Sona..

Maokai typically has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Sona. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Maokai and Sona

Damage Types Compared

Maokai
Sona
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Maokai
Sona

Who is Better, Maokai or Sona?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Maokai usually wins when trying to fight Sona, with a 53.1% win rate. Therefore, Maokai makes a great counter to Sona.

While Maokai does have a higher win rate than Sona, when facing one another, Maokai also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champ to learn. You don't need to be too worried when picking Maokai into Sona.

Moreover, Maokai also has a great amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Sona. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Maokai vs Sona matchups, Maokai is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Maokai is a great counter for Sona. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Maokai against Sona.

Other Champion Matchups Against Maokai

Maokai Loses Against

SwainSwain47.6% winrateLilliaLillia48.1% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser48.4% winrateNilahNilah48.4% winrate

Maokai Wins Against

ZeriZeri59.4% winrateNidaleeNidalee59.1% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc57.8% winrateYuumiYuumi57.7% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

MordekaiserMordekaiser+ 56.1% 8797 GamesBrandBrand+ 56.5% 6844 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 57.2% 24108 GamesLilliaLillia+ 57.5% 8067 Games

Additional Information for Maokai Players

How We Calculated Our Maokai vs Sona Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sona as Maokai, we analyzed 3,654 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 Maokai 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

Maokai Build Sona Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Maokai to counter Sona during both the lane 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 listen to the build and tips displayed above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Maokai usually accumulates more CS relative to Sona. Champs who typically don't take much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Maokai versus Sona build include Thornmail, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Celestial Opposition. When Maokai used at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better when fighting Sona than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Maokai boasted an average winrate of 53.1% when countering Sona with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of defeating Sona as Maokai, Maokai players should use the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Maokai vs Sona matchups, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 53.1% win rate overall.

If you want to see Maokai versus Sona tips and counter builds for a a specific division rank, please select one from the selection menu displayed above. By default, the stats and strategies given are calculated using every match completed with both champs.