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Sona vs Zed

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How to Beat Zed as Sona

based on 3,216 Sona vs Zed matchups
Win Rate
52.2 %
K/D/A
3
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated LoL games that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Zed as Sona came out of an evaluation of 3216 ranked rounds where both champs fought each other. This matchup is somewhat rare. Sona fights Zed in only 3.5% of her rounds.

Sona vs Zed Matchup Summary

Sona has done a good job of beating Zed. Normally, she wins a fantastic 52.2% of the time the champions face each other in. In Sona vs Zed games, Sona’s side is 0.0% more expected to get first blood, indicating that she most likely will get first blood versus Zed.

Best Sona vs Zed Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Faerie CharmTear of the Goddess

Core Sona Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceStaff of Flowing WaterMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

BloodsongRedemptionArdent CenserDawncore

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
PrecisionPresence of MindCut Down
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceArmor
Sona's passive ability p
Sona's q ability q
Sona's w ability w
Sona's e ability e
Sona's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
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Q
10
W
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R
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W
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E
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Guide to Countering Zed as Sona

Tips for Playing as Sona against Zed

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 Zed

Zed's Shadow Slash can only slow you if his shadow hits you with it.

Zed receives bonus effect from Attack Damage items he purchases, so Armor is super effective against him.

After Zed uses his Living Shadow, he is at his most vulnerable as his damage, slow, and mobility are both dependent upon it.

Sona vs Zed Counter Stats

Sona Image
Win Rate
52.2 %
VS
Win Rate
47.8 %
Zed Image
2.3
< Kills >
8.5
5.6
< Deaths >
6.2
14.5
< Assists >
5.3
0.44
< Killing Sprees >
1.93
29
< Minions Killed >
158
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.23
0.61
< Inhibitors >
0.36
1,651
< Physical Damage >
21,793
8,267
< Magic Damage >
1,189
532
< True Damage >
1,151
10,451
< Damage Dealt >
24,133
19,358
< Damage Taken >
22,472
8,736
< Gold Earned >
12,346
2.43
< Towers >
1.63
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
13,130
< Total Healing >
3,656
10,938
< Experience >
14,504
55
< Vision Score >
18
24
< Wards Placed >
7
49
< Time Dealing CC >
148

How to Counter Zed with Sona in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight some influential Sona versus Zed counter statistics that can help you understand the differences between the two. For instance, Sona’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Zed’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Sona may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Zed. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Sona typically has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than her matchup does. Typically, she takes less damage than Zed. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Sona and Zed

Damage Types Compared

Sona
Zed
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sona
Zed

Who is Better, Sona or Zed?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Sona usually wins when trying to fight Zed, with a 52.2% win rate. Thus, Sona makes a good counter for Zed.

While Sona does have a higher winrate than Zed, when facing one another, Sona also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less time consuming champ to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Sona into Zed.

Furthermore, Sona also has a great amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Zed. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Sona vs Zed matchups, Sona is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Sona is a good counter to Zed. Make sure you focus your play on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Sona against Zed.

Other Champion Matchups Against Sona

Sona Loses Against

Miss FortuneMiss Fortune45.4% winrateTrundleTrundle46.6% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser46.9% winrateMaokaiMaokai46.9% winrate

Sona Wins Against

LeBlancLeBlanc57.3% winrateK'SanteK'Sante56.7% winrateKarthusKarthus56.4% winrateJayceJayce56.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Miss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 54.3% 12638 GamesNilahNilah+ 54.3% 1958 GamesSingedSinged+ 54.8% 2050 GamesLilliaLillia+ 55% 5108 Games

Additional Information for Sona Players

How We Calculated Our Sona vs Zed Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zed as Sona, we analyzed 3,216 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 Zed as Sona 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Sona to counter Zed 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 stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sona often accumulates a lot less CS relative to Zed. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Sona versus Zed build include Seraph's Embrace, Staff of Flowing Water, and Moonstone Renewer. When Sona combined at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better vs Zed than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Sona had an average winrate of 52.2% when countering Zed with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Zed as Sona, you should take the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Cut Down, and Presence of Mind runes from the Sorcery and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Sona vs Zed counters, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 52.2% winrate overall.

If you need to see Sona x Zed tips and builds for a an individual skill level, please choose one from the selection menu above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and build suggestions shown are calculated using every game run with both champs.