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How to Win Sona vs Zoe Counter MatchupSona is in the a tier of champions

Sona vs Zoe

How to Beat Zoe as Sona in LoLSona is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Zoe as Sona

based on 1,226 Sona vs Zoe matchups
Win Rate
52.7 %
K/D/A
3.06
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked LoL games each and every week. In our data, Sona engaged Zoe 1226 times. Including so many matchups for Sona vs Zoe gives us a lot of confidence in our ability to provide useful statistics and a recommended build to destroy your opponent. This particular pairing is fairly rare. Sona has to counter Zoe in only 1.3% of her matches.

Sona vs Zoe Matchup Summary

Sona does a good job of countering Zoe. Typically, she wins a fantastic 52.7% of matches the champions face off with each other in. In Sona vs Zoe matches, Sona’s team is 0.2% less probable to obtain first blood, indicating that she probably won't get first blood against Zoe.

Best Sona vs Zoe Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsGlowing Mote

Core Sona Items

~22 Mins
Ardent CenserDream MakerMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

Mikael's BlessingSeraph's EmbraceDawncoreStaff of Flowing Water

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceGathering Storm
ResolveConditioningRevitalize
Adaptive ForceAdaptive 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
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Q
2
W
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E
4
W
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W
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R
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W
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Guide to Countering Zoe as Sona

Tips for Playing as Sona against Zoe

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 Zoe

Zoe's Paddle Star deals more damage the further it has flown.

Sleepy Trouble Bubble travels further over walls. Stop Zoe from hiding in fog of war to prevent her from setting the spell up.

Zoe must return to her starting point after casting Portal Jump, making her vulnerable to a counterattack.

Sona vs Zoe Counter Stats

Sona Image
Win Rate
52.7 %
VS
Win Rate
47.3 %
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2.1
< Kills >
6.4
5.4
< Deaths >
5.5
14.4
< Assists >
7.1
0.39
< Killing Sprees >
1.44
29
< Minions Killed >
133
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.62
< Inhibitors >
0.44
1,653
< Physical Damage >
1,687
8,001
< Magic Damage >
17,716
519
< True Damage >
3,226
10,174
< Damage Dealt >
22,630
19,001
< Damage Taken >
18,323
8,613
< Gold Earned >
10,803
2.47
< Towers >
1.72
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
13,388
< Total Healing >
2,224
10,699
< Experience >
13,016
54
< Vision Score >
25
23
< Wards Placed >
12
50
< Time Dealing CC >
140

How to Counter Zoe with Sona in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify some valuable Sona against Zoe counter stats that can help you interpret the differences between this pair of champions. For instance, Sona’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Zoe’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Sona may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Zoe. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Sona usually has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her enemy does. On average, she takes a similar amount of damage to Zoe. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Sona and Zoe

Damage Types Compared

Sona
Zoe
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sona
Zoe

Who is Better, Sona or Zoe?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Sona usually wins when playing against Zoe, with a 52.7% win rate. Thus, Sona makes a good counter for Zoe.

While Sona does have a higher win rate than Zoe, when on opposite teams, Sona also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less time consuming champ to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Sona into Zoe.

Furthermore, Sona also has a great amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Zoe. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Sona vs Zoe 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 allied champions during team fights.

Sona is a good counter to Zoe. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Sona against Zoe.

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 Zoe Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zoe as Sona, we analyzed 1,226 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 Zoe 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 in order to counter Zoe during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sona on average picks up a lot less CS compared to Zoe. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Sona versus Zoe build consist of Ardent Censer, Dream Maker, and Moonstone Renewer. When Sona bought at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better when fighting Zoe than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Sona boasted an average win rate of 52.7% when countering Zoe with this build.

To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Zoe as Sona, you should take the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Conditioning, and Revitalize runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Sona vs Zoe face-offs, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 52.7% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Zoe as Sona are presented for all skill levels, merged. If you want to scope the statistics and builds to a distinct player tier, you can use the selection menu located earlier on the page.