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How to Synergize Sona and Master Yi

based on 4,512 Sona with Master Yi pairs
Win Rate
51 %
K/D/A
3.02
Pick Rate
4.9 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we pull data from from millions of League games directly from Riot Games each week. Sona has gone into battle with Master Yi in 4512 recent, ranked matches. By accumulating so much accurate data directly from the creators of League, we are completely sure that we can provide you with high quality, accurate builds to help Sona synergize with Master Yi. It is somewhat uncommon for Sona to play with Master Yi as allies. This pairing has only taken place in approximately 4.9% of rounds with Sona.

Sona Master Yi Synergy Summary

Sona has done a decent job of synergizing with Master Yi. Typically, she wins an acceptable 51.0% of rounds the champions try and work together in. If you want to maximize your potential as Sona when playing alongside Master Yi by figuring out how to better synergize your tactics with him, then review the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Sona vs Master Yi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeBandleglass Mirror

Core Sona Items

~22 Mins
Staff of Flowing WaterMoonstone RenewerDawncore

Optional Items

Seraph's EmbraceBloodsongMikael's BlessingArdent Censer

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal 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
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
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
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Q
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W
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Q
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R
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Q
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E
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R

Guide to Synergizing Sona and Master Yi

Tips for Playing as Sona with Master Yi

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 Understand How Master Yi Will Play

If you're in a lane against ranged players, leveling up Meditate can allow you to stay in the lane longer and gain levels faster than they will.

Try using Alpha Strike on a minion in front of an enemy champion so you are placed at a safe distance at the end of the spell.

Wuju Style is very strong early for last hitting minions.

Sona Master Yi Synergy Stats

Sona Image
Win Rate
51 %
VS
Win Rate
49 %
Master Yi Image
2
< Kills >
2.1
5.2
< Deaths >
5.4
13.7
< Assists >
14.3
0.4
< Killing Sprees >
0.41
28
< Minions Killed >
28
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.59
< Inhibitors >
0.6
1,528
< Physical Damage >
1,643
7,769
< Magic Damage >
8,129
511
< True Damage >
537
9,809
< Damage Dealt >
10,310
17,993
< Damage Taken >
18,629
8,398
< Gold Earned >
8,529
2.36
< Towers >
2.39
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
11,854
< Total Healing >
12,714
10,520
< Experience >
10,634
51
< Vision Score >
53
22
< Wards Placed >
23
46
< Time Dealing CC >
48

How to Play with Master Yi as Sona in LoL

The Sona Master Yi synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Master Yi, compared to her overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how her gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Sona sees a large worsening in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Master Yi. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Master Yi helps Sona perform worse in ranked LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.

When Sona is paired with Master Yi, she sees a small decrease in her complete damage dealt. This difference may signal that Master Yi does not help protection for her to deal more damage or that his presence also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Sona is played with Master Yi on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing with Master Yi.

Moreover, when Sona plays with Master Yi on the same side, she usually receives a little less damage than when she plays alone. Receiving not as much damage may mean that Master Yi does a decent job of protecting Sona in teamfights.

Synergies between Sona and Master Yi

Damage Types Compared

Sona
Master Yi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Sona
Master Yi

Is Sona better when played alongside Master Yi?

There is no perfect ally for Sona that will 100% of the time be her best ally. Yet, Master Yi is a very typical companion for Sona. By playing on the same team as Sona, he improves their win rate by 0.6% to 51.0%. This signals that there is only a small strategic relationship between Sona and Master Yi that allows them to perform better together than alone.

Master Yi has a lower difficulty than Sona. That means Sona players don't need to be very careful when finding Master Yi allies to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a lower level of skill to be able to work well with you.

When playing together, you will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to destroy wih physical damage. Together, these champions should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

Conversely, by bringing Sona and Master Yi together, you will not be granting your other teammates very much engage. Plan to have other champions on your team that fills this disparity in this pairing's kit.

Regardless of the skill of your Master Yi teammate, you need to focus on maximizing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Sona Players

How We Calculated Our Sona Master Yi Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Sona and Master Yi, we analyzed 4,512 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Sona with Master Yi comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to truly master Sona to pair well with Master Yi during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends rounds, you should keep reading to pick up some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot.

The top finished items to focus on in your Sona and Master Yi synergy build include Staff of Flowing Water, Moonstone Renewer, and Dawncore. When Sona included at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better as an ally of Master Yi than with many other typical builds. In fact, Sona had an average winrate of 51.0% when synergizing her build and playstyle to Master Yi with these items in her kit.

To have the best chance of annihilating your oponents, you should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Conditioning, and Revitalize runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for this team composition, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 51.0% win rate overall.

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