Sona vs Zac
How to Beat Zac as Sona
based on 1,972 Sona vs Zac matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Sona vs Zac Matchup Summary
Best Sona vs Zac Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Zac as Sona
Tips for Playing as Sona against Zac
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 Zac
Kill all of Zac's bloblets when he splits apart to stop him from reforming.
Silences, stuns, roots and knockups will all interrupt Zac when he is charging Elastic Slingshot.
Zac heals from the goo that separates from him. You can crush the goo pieces by stepping on them.
Sona vs Zac Counter Stats
How to Counter Zac with Sona in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here clarify some critical Sona versus Zac counter statistics that can help us interpret the differences between the two. As an example, Sona’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Zac’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Sona may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Zac..
Sona normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her counter does. Typically, she takes less damage than Zac. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Sona and Zac
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Who is Better, Sona or Zac?
Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Sona usually loses when playing against Zac, with a 48.7% win rate. Therefore, Sona makes a poor counter to Zac.
While Sona does have a lower win rate compared to Zac, when on opposite teams, Sona also has a much lower learning curve that makes her a less complex champ to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Sona into Zac.
Furthermore, Sona has a great deal of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Zac. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Sona vs Zac matchups, Zac is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Sona is a somewhat poor counter to Zac. Focus your gameplay on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Sona against Zac.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Sona in order to counter Zac during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Sona usually accumulates less CS as Zac. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't need 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, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.
The ideal items to focus on in your Sona versus Zac build include Ardent Censer, Staff of Flowing Water, and Moonstone Renewer. When Sona used at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better when facing Zac than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Sona had an average win rate of 48.7% battling Zac with these items in her kit.
To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Zac as Sona, you should take the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Conditioning, and Revitalize runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Sona vs Zac counter picks, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 48.7% winrate overall.
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