Ekko vs Sona
How to Beat Sona as Ekko
based on 4,389 Ekko vs Sona matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Ekko vs Sona Matchup Summary
Best Ekko vs Sona Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Sona as Ekko
Tips for Playing as Ekko against Sona
Chronobreak is a potent escape tool, but it can also be quite powerful when used offensively. Don't underestimate its damage potential.
If you can proc Z-Drive Resonance on an enemy champion, it's worth taking risks to do so. The bonus Move Speed makes it easy to escape.
Phase Dive's dash is a great tool for setting up Ekko's other abilities. Use it to get double hits with Timewinder or get into position to detonate Parallel Convergence.
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.
Ekko vs Sona Counter Stats
How to Counter Sona with Ekko in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here clarify some significant Ekko vs. Sona counter statistics that can help us interpret the differences and similarities between the pair. Ekko’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Sona’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Ekko may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Sona. This observation is largely caused by the difference in kills.
Ekko normally has a much larger longest kill spree than his matchup does. On average, he receives more damage than Sona. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Ekko and Sona
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Who is Better, Ekko or Sona?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Ekko usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Sona, with a 49.3% win rate. As a result, Ekko makes an ok counter to Sona.
While Ekko does have a lower winrate compared to Sona, when they face off with one another, Ekko also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more complex character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Ekko into Sonaas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Ekko also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Sona. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Ekko 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 team members during team fights.
Ekko is a somewhat poor counter to Sona. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Ekko against Sona.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Ekko in order to counter Sona during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Ekko often racks up much more CS relative to Sona. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to prioritize in your Ekko versus Sona build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Ekko combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better versus Sona than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Ekko boasted an average winrate of 49.3% when playing against Sona with this build.
To have the best probability of defeating Sona as Ekko, Ekko players should equip the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Ekko vs Sona battles, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.3% win rate overall.
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