Rek'Sai vs Sona
How to Beat Sona as Rek'Sai
based on 484 Rek'Sai vs Sona matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Rek'Sai vs Sona Matchup Summary
Best Rek'Sai vs Sona Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Sona as Rek'Sai
Tips for Playing as Rek'Sai against Sona
Keeping tunnels spread out across the map will ensure you have choices when you want to cast Void Rush.
Cast Burrow before travelling around the map to take advantage of the increased Move Speed and the safety provided by Tremor Sense.
Tremor Sense can warn you of enemies closing in, and is particularly useful when entering enemy territory.
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.
Rek'Sai vs Sona Counter Stats
How to Counter Sona with Rek'Sai in LoL
The stats shown here feature several strategic Rek'Sai vs. Sona counter statistics that can help us explain the differences between the two. For instance, Rek'Sai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Sona’s ratio of NaN, showing that Rek'Sai may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Sona. This observation is in large part fueled by the difference in kills.
Rek'Sai often has a much larger longest killing spree than his counter does. On average, he takes more damage than Sona. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Rek'Sai and Sona
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Who is Better, Rek'Sai or Sona?
Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Rek'Sai usually loses when trying to fight Sona, with a 47.3% win rate. As a result, Rek'Sai makes a poor counter to Sona.
While Rek'Sai does have a lower win rate compared to Sona, when they face off with one another, Rek'Sai also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less complex champ to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Rek'Sai into Sona.
Moreover, Rek'Sai has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Sona. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Rek'Sai vs Sona matchups, Sona is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.
Rek'Sai is a garbage counter for Sona. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Rek'Sai against Sona.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Rek'Sai in order to counter Sona during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Rek'Sai on average picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Sona. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.
The top items to prioritize in your Rek'Sai versus Sona build include Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Titanic Hydra. When Rek'Sai used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting Sona than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Rek'Sai boasted an average win rate of 47.3% when playing against Sona with this build.
To have the best likelihood of beating Sona as Rek'Sai, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for Rek'Sai vs Sona battles, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 47.3% winrate overall.
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