Xin Zhao with Sona
How to Synergize Xin Zhao and Sona
based on 3,104 Xin Zhao with Sona pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Xin Zhao Sona Synergy Summary
Best Xin Zhao vs Sona Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Xin Zhao and Sona
Tips for Playing as Xin Zhao with Sona
Try to position yourself so your ultimate's knockback is most effective.
Xin Zhao is a great initiator to combat. Lead the front to start a fight and use your ultimate to do the most damage possible.
Advice to Understand How Sona Will Play
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.
Xin Zhao Sona Synergy Stats
How to Play with Sona as Xin Zhao in LoL
The Xin Zhao Sona synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Sona, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.
Overall, Xin Zhao sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Sona. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Sona helps Xin Zhao perform poorer in competitive League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Xin Zhao plays on the same team as Sona, he gets a little decrease in his total damage dealt. This difference could signal that Sona does not provide cover for him to dish out more damage or that her support also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Xin Zhao is played alongside Sona on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Sona. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Sona.
Moreover, when Xin Zhao plays with Sona on the same side, he on average takes a little less damage than when he fights alone. Receiving not as much damage could indicate that Sona does a decent job of covering Xin Zhao in team fights.
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Is Xin Zhao better when played alongside Sona?
There is no perfect companion for Xin Zhao that will 100% of the time be his top synergy. However, overall, Sona is a very typical ally for Xin Zhao. By locking into the same side as Xin Zhao, she drops their win rate by -0.2% to 50.7%. This shows that there is a weak bond between Xin Zhao and Sona that allows them to perform worse together than without each other.
Sona has a greater difficulty than Xin Zhao. That means you need to be careful when enlisting Sona comrades to play with, as they will have to have a greater level of skill to be able to play well with you.
Fighting together, Xin Zhao players will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal physical damage. Together, these champs should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.
In contrast, by pairing Xin Zhao and Sona together, you probably will not be providing your side much engage potential. We recommend you pick other champions on your team that offsets this hole in their playstyle.
Regardless of the ability of your Sona ally, you should focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to truly master Xin Zhao in order to pair well with Sona during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League games, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly.
The best items to include in your Xin Zhao and Sona synergy build include Sterak's Gage, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Xin Zhao incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting alongside Sona than with most other common item sets. In fact, Xin Zhao boasted an average winrate of 50.7% helping carry Sona with this build.
To have the best chance of annihilating your oponents, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Xin Zhao and Sona pairings, this composite of runes yielded the top win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.7% winrate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to synergize Sona with Xin Zhao are presented for all skill levels, merged. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to an individual rank, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.