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How to Win Vex vs Sona Counter MatchupVex is in the b tier of champions

Vex vs Sona

How to Beat Sona as Vex in LoLVex is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Sona as Vex

based on 1,700 Vex vs Sona matchups
Win Rate
48.4 %
K/D/A
2.28
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches each and every week. Within our database, Vex fought Sona in 1700 matches. Having so many matchups for Vex versus Sona provides us confidence in our capability to prepare useful data and a supported build to smash Sona. This particular counter pairing is relatively rare. Vex fights Sona in only 2.3% of their matches.

Vex vs Sona Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Vex does a below average job of countering Sona. On average, they wins a lowly 48.4% of matches the champs fight each other in. In Vex vs Sona matches, Vex’s team is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood, implying that they probably will get first blood against Sona.

Best Vex vs Sona Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Vex Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentShadowflameZhonya's HourglassMalignance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationDark HarvestTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Vex's passive ability p
Vex's q ability q
Vex's w ability w
Vex's e ability e
Vex's ultimate ability r
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E
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Q
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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Sona as Vex

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.

Vex vs Sona Counter Stats

Vex Image
Win Rate
48.4 %
VS
Win Rate
51.6 %
Sona Image
6.7
< Kills >
2.2
6.1
< Deaths >
5.7
7.2
< Assists >
14.8
1.58
< Killing Sprees >
0.42
158
< Minions Killed >
28
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.6
1,366
< Physical Damage >
1,595
21,208
< Magic Damage >
8,083
820
< True Damage >
568
23,395
< Damage Dealt >
10,247
18,883
< Damage Taken >
19,327
11,168
< Gold Earned >
8,668
1.87
< Towers >
2.39
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
2,080
< Total Healing >
12,991
13,819
< Experience >
10,832
19
< Vision Score >
53
9
< Wards Placed >
23
551
< Time Dealing CC >
48

How to Counter Sona with Vex in LoL

The stats shown here underscore several vital Vex vs. Sona counter statistics that can help you appreciate the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Vex’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Sona’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Vex may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Sona. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.

Vex often has a much larger longest kill spree than their enemy does. Commonly, they receives a similar amount of damage to Sona. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Vex and Sona

Damage Types Compared

Vex
Sona
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vex
Sona

Who is Better, Vex or Sona?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Vex usually loses when trying to fight Sona, with a 48.4% win rate. Thus, Vex makes a bad counter to Sona.

While Vex does have a lower win rate than Sona, when on opposite teams, Vex also has a much lower difficulty level that makes them a less challenging champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Vex into Sona.

Moreover, Vex also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Sona. This 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 overall in League of Legends, in Vex 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 allied champions during team fights.

Vex is a somewhat poor counter to Sona. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Vex against Sona.

Other Champion Matchups Against Vex

Vex Loses Against

SingedSinged44.6% winrateIvernIvern44.6% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser44.8% winrateLilliaLillia44.9% winrate

Vex Wins Against

YuumiYuumi56.6% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc54.7% winrateSejuaniSejuani54.4% winrateJayceJayce53.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Vex Players

How We Calculated Our Vex vs Sona Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sona as Vex, we analyzed 1,700 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 Sona as Vex 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 truly master Vex to counter Sona during both the laning 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 mind the build and suggestions presented above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vex most often racks up much more CS compared to Sona. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Vex versus Sona build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Vex included at least these three pieces in their build, they performed significantly better vs. Sona than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Vex boasted an average win rate of 48.4% when countering Sona with this build.

To have the best chance of vanquishing Sona as Vex, you should equip the Dark Harvest, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Vex vs Sona counter picks, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 48.4% win rate overall.

If you need to see Vex x Sona tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a specific division, feel free to choose one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the stats and build suggestions shown are computed using every game played with these champs.