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How to Win Zac vs Sona Counter MatchupZac is in the s tier of champions

Zac vs Sona

How to Beat Sona as Zac in LoLZac is in the a tier of champions
TankFighter
SupportMage

How to Beat Sona as Zac

based on 1,972 Zac vs Sona matchups
Win Rate
51.3 %
K/D/A
3.31
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends rounds every week. Within our dataset, Zac faced Sona in 1972 rounds. With so many games with Zac versus Sona gives us a lot of confidence in our ability to produce useful data and a pro build to destroy Sona. This counter pairing is somewhat rare. Zac is forced to battle against Sona in only 2.3% of his rounds.

Zac vs Sona Matchup Summary

Zac has done a decent job of beating Sona. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.3% of matches the champs clash against each other in. In Zac versus Sona matches, Zac’s team is 0.1% more expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood against Sona.

Best Zac vs Sona Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorBami's Cinder

Core Zac Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentAbyssal MaskIceborn GauntletRanduin's Omen

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Zac to level upe
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Second ability for Zac to level upw
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Last skill for Zac to max outq

Runes

ResolveAftershockFont of LifeConditioningRevitalize
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Tenacity
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Zac's passive ability p
Zac's q ability q
Zac's w ability w
Zac's e ability e
Zac's ultimate ability r
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W
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Q
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E
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E
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E
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R
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Guide to Countering Sona as Zac

Tips for Playing as Zac against Sona

Picking up goo chunks is very important to staying alive.

When Cell Division is ready, try to die in a position that makes it difficult for the enemy team to kill your bloblets.

Charging Elastic Slingshot from the fog of war will give opponents less time to react.

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.

Zac vs Sona Counter Stats

Zac Image
Win Rate
51.3 %
VS
Win Rate
48.7 %
Sona Image
4.4
< Kills >
2.1
4.5
< Deaths >
5.6
10.5
< Assists >
14.4
1.02
< Killing Sprees >
0.38
61
< Minions Killed >
29
1.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.58
1,372
< Physical Damage >
1,694
14,147
< Magic Damage >
8,526
1,058
< True Damage >
768
16,579
< Damage Dealt >
10,988
39,702
< Damage Taken >
18,774
10,578
< Gold Earned >
8,480
1.58
< Towers >
2.34
0.24
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
42,261
< Total Healing >
12,600
12,884
< Experience >
10,448
22
< Vision Score >
55
8
< Wards Placed >
24
439
< Time Dealing CC >
50

How to Counter Sona with Zac in LoL

The stats provided here feature several influential Zac against Sona matchup statistics that can help you distinguish the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Zac’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Sona’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Zac may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Sona..

Zac usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his enemy does. Typically, he takes more damage than Sona. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the champ with more HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zac and Sona

Damage Types Compared

Zac
Sona
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zac
Sona

Who is Better, Zac or Sona?

Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Zac usually wins when facing off against Sona, with a 51.3% win rate. As a result, Zac makes a good counter for Sona.

While Zac does have a higher win rate compared to Sona, when they face off with one another, Zac also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Zac into Sonaas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Zac has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Sona. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Zac vs Sona matchups, Zac is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Zac is a decent counter to Sona. Focus your play on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Zac against Sona.

Other Champion Matchups Against Zac

Zac Loses Against

LilliaLillia44.5% winrateKledKled46.7% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser47% winrateRenata GlascRenata Glasc47.4% winrate

Zac Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee60.1% winrateYuumiYuumi57.9% winrateZoeZoe57.3% winrateKarthusKarthus57.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

BardBard+ 55.6% 2434 GamesMaster YiMaster Yi+ 55.9% 1531 GamesLilliaLillia+ 57.2% 1878 GamesViVi+ 58.5% 892 Games

Additional Information for Zac Players

How We Calculated Our Zac vs Sona Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sona as Zac, we analyzed 1,972 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 Zac 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

Zac Build Sona Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Zac in order to counter Sona during both the lane 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 displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zac most often racks up more CS as Sona. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Zac versus Sona build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Zac incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when facing Sona than with many other common builds. In fact, Zac had an average win rate of 51.3% when countering Sona with this build.

To have the best probability of defeating Sona as Zac, you should use the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Revitalize, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Zac vs Sona battles, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 51.3% winrate overall.

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