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How to Win Zeri vs Sona Counter MatchupZeri is in the b tier of champions

Zeri vs Sona

How to Beat Sona as Zeri in LoLZeri is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Sona as Zeri

based on 1,012 Zeri vs Sona matchups
Win Rate
49.2 %
K/D/A
2.38
Pick Rate
2.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked LoL matches every week. Within our database, Zeri faced off against Sona in 1012 games. With so many matchups for Zeri vs Sona gives us a lot of confidence in our ability to prepare enlightening statistics and a supported build to obliterate your rival. This particular champ pairing is fairly rare. Zeri encounters Sona in only 2.6% of their matches.

Zeri vs Sona Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Zeri has done a below average job of beating Sona. On average, they wins a acceptable 49.2% of games the champions face each other in. In Zeri against Sona games, Zeri’s side is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood, implying that they most likely will get first blood against Sona.

Best Zeri vs Sona Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordBerserker's Greaves

Core Zeri Items

~22 Mins
Experimental HexplateRunaan's HurricaneNavori Quickblades

Optional Items

BloodthirsterTitanic HydraPhantom DancerStormrazor

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Zeri to level upq
>
Second ability for Zeri to level upe
>
Last skill for Zeri to max outw

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Zeri's passive ability p
Zeri's q ability q
Zeri's w ability w
Zeri's e ability e
Zeri's ultimate ability r
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E
2
W
3
Q
4
Q
5
R
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Q
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E
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Sona as Zeri

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.

Zeri vs Sona Counter Stats

Zeri Image
Win Rate
49.2 %
VS
Win Rate
50.8 %
Sona Image
6.5
< Kills >
2.1
5.5
< Deaths >
5.1
6.6
< Assists >
14.5
1.49
< Killing Sprees >
0.43
187
< Minions Killed >
27
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.65
13,770
< Physical Damage >
1,735
6,317
< Magic Damage >
8,522
493
< True Damage >
532
20,581
< Damage Dealt >
10,790
22,247
< Damage Taken >
18,483
12,286
< Gold Earned >
8,543
2.36
< Towers >
2.48
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
4,249
< Total Healing >
12,834
12,396
< Experience >
10,643
17
< Vision Score >
55
8
< Wards Placed >
24
124
< Time Dealing CC >
48

How to Counter Sona with Zeri in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize some significant Zeri against Sona matchup stats that may help us distinguish the differences and similarities between this set of champs. Zeri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Sona’s ratio of NaN, showing that Zeri may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Sona. This observation is largely fueled by the difference in kills.

Zeri usually has a much larger longest kill spree than their opponent does. On average, they receives more damage than Sona. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zeri and Sona

Damage Types Compared

Zeri
Sona
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zeri
Sona

Who is Better, Zeri or Sona?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Zeri usually fairs equally well when taking on Sona, with a 49.2% win rate. Therefore, Zeri makes an ok counter for Sona.

While Zeri does have a lower winrate than Sona, when facing one another, Zeri also has a greater difficulty level that makes them a more challenging champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Zeri into Sona.

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

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Zeri vs Sona matchups, Sona is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Zeri is a somewhat poor counter to Sona. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Zeri against Sona.

Other Champion Matchups Against Zeri

Zeri Loses Against

LilliaLillia39.3% winrateSingedSinged39.9% winrateMaokaiMaokai40.6% winrateRyzeRyze41.3% winrate

Zeri Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee58.8% winrateZoeZoe54.3% winrateEliseElise54.2% winrateKassadinKassadin53% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TaricTaric+ 50% 388 GamesBraumBraum+ 50.1% 419 GamesLilliaLillia+ 50.4% 2311 GamesZyraZyra+ 50.5% 1459 Games

Additional Information for Zeri Players

How We Calculated Our Zeri vs Sona Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sona as Zeri, we analyzed 1,012 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 Zeri 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

Zeri Build Sona Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Zeri to counter Sona during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zeri usually picks up much more CS as Sona. Champs who on average don't get much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They 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 need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Zeri versus Sona build include Experimental Hexplate, Runaan's Hurricane, and Navori Quickblades. When Zeri incorporated at least these three pieces in their build, they performed much better countering Sona than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Zeri had an average win rate of 49.2% when countering Sona with these items in their kit.

To have the best likelihood of defeating Sona as Zeri, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Zeri vs Sona counter picks, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 49.2% winrate overall.

If you need to view Zeri vs Sona tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a specific skill level, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. By default, the statistics and strategies given are computed using all matches finished with both champs.