Sona vs Master Yi
How to Beat Master Yi as Sona
based on 4,494 Sona vs Master Yi matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Sona vs Master Yi Matchup Summary
Best Sona vs Master Yi Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Master Yi as Sona
Tips for Playing as Sona against Master Yi
Make sure to tag your allies while Sona's auras are active, but avoid getting caught out by enemies.
Save Crescendo for the game-altering moment.
Well-timed uses of Aria of Perseverance will grant you maximum survivability.
Advice to Win Against Master Yi
If Master Yi tries to farm with Alpha Strike, hit him a few times so he has to use mana with Meditate to heal.
Although Master Yi cannot be slowed while using Highlander, other disables can stop him in his tracks.
Meditate is an effective method of healing damage over time, but Master Yi is susceptible to coordinated team ganks early in the game.
Sona vs Master Yi Counter Stats
How to Counter Master Yi with Sona in LoL
The stats shown here clarify some valuable Sona vs. Master Yi counter stats that may help you understand the differences and similarities between the two. Sona’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Master Yi’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Sona may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Master Yi. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.
Sona normally has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her foe does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Master Yi. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Sona and Master Yi
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Who is Better, Sona or Master Yi?
Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Sona usually fairs equally well when taking on Master Yi, with a 50.0% win rate. As a result, Sona makes an ok counter for Master Yi.
While Sona does have a higher win rate compared to Master Yi, when they face off with one another, Sona also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more difficult character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Sona into Master Yi.
Furthermore, Sona also has a very large amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Master Yi. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Sona vs Master Yi matchups, Master Yi is the better champion with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.
Sona is a decent counter to Master Yi. Focus your actions on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Sona against Master Yi.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Sona in order to counter Master Yi during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Sona typically picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Master Yi. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, 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, often require many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.
The ideal items to have in your Sona versus Master Yi build include Seraph's Embrace, Dream Maker, and Moonstone Renewer. When Sona included at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better vs Master Yi than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Sona had an average win rate of 50.0% when countering Master Yi with this counter build.
To have the greatest chance of crushing Master Yi as Sona, you should take the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Revitalize, and Conditioning runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for Sona vs Master Yi face-offs, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.0% win rate overall.
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