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How to Win Evelynn vs Sona Counter MatchupEvelynn is in the s tier of champions

Evelynn vs Sona

How to Beat Sona as Evelynn in LoLEvelynn is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Sona as Evelynn

based on 2,296 Evelynn vs Sona matchups
Win Rate
49.2 %
K/D/A
2.65
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of rated LoL matches that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Sona as Evelynn came out of an evaluation of 2296 ranked rounds where both champs fought each other. This champ pairing is relatively rare. Evelynn encounters Sona in only 2.3% of her matches.

Evelynn vs Sona Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Evelynn does a below average job of countering Sona. Normally, she wins a acceptable 49.2% of games the champs clash against one another in. In Evelynn versus Sona matches, Evelynn’s team is 0.0% more likely to get first blood, implying that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Sona.

Best Evelynn vs Sona Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeDark Seal

Core Evelynn Items

~22 Mins
Void StaffShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneHextech Rocketbelt

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Evelynn's passive ability p
Evelynn's q ability q
Evelynn's w ability w
Evelynn's e ability e
Evelynn's ultimate ability r
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E
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Q
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W
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Sona as Evelynn

Tips for Playing as Evelynn against Sona

If at low health, you can take advantage of Demon Shade's healing and Camouflage to return to the fight and surprise opponents.

While stealthed, pay attention to when you are (near) being detected by enemy champions. This is identified by the glowing yellow and red eyes over nearby enemy champions.

Allure's arm time might seem long, but the Charm and magic resist shred put Evelynn at an exteme advantage so are worth the wait.

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.

Evelynn vs Sona Counter Stats

Evelynn Image
Win Rate
49.2 %
VS
Win Rate
50.8 %
Sona Image
8.3
< Kills >
2.1
5.7
< Deaths >
5.6
6.8
< Assists >
14.3
1.87
< Killing Sprees >
0.41
20
< Minions Killed >
28
1.45
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.33
< Inhibitors >
0.61
682
< Physical Damage >
1,638
19,753
< Magic Damage >
8,190
587
< True Damage >
517
21,022
< Damage Dealt >
10,345
30,659
< Damage Taken >
19,275
11,736
< Gold Earned >
8,622
0.89
< Towers >
2.45
0.32
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
15,043
< Total Healing >
12,908
13,377
< Experience >
10,847
20
< Vision Score >
55
7
< Wards Placed >
24
201
< Time Dealing CC >
48

How to Counter Sona with Evelynn in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore several valuable Evelynn vs. Sona matchup stats that may help us explain the differences and similarities between this set of champions. As an example, Evelynn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Sona’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Evelynn may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Sona. This observation is in large part caused by the difference in kills.

Evelynn typically has a much larger longest killing spree than her matchup does. Commonly, she receives more damage than Sona. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Evelynn and Sona

Damage Types Compared

Evelynn
Sona
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Evelynn
Sona

Who is Better, Evelynn or Sona?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Evelynn usually fairs equally well when facing off against Sona, with a 49.2% win rate. As a result, Evelynn makes an ok counter to Sona.

While Evelynn does have a lower winrate compared to Sona, when on opposite teams, Evelynn also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes her a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Evelynn into Sonaas her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Evelynn 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 lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Evelynn 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 teamfights.

Evelynn is a somewhat poor counter to Sona. Focus your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Evelynn against Sona.

Additional Information for Evelynn Players

How We Calculated Our Evelynn vs Sona Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sona as Evelynn, we analyzed 2,296 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 Evelynn 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Evelynn in order to counter Sona during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Evelynn on average picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Sona. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Evelynn versus Sona build consist of Void Staff, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Evelynn incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better against Sona than with many other common item sets. In fact, Evelynn had an average winrate of 49.2% when playing against Sona with these items in her kit.

To have the highest probability of annihilating Sona as Evelynn, Evelynn players should use the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Evelynn vs Sona LoL games, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.2% winrate overall.

If you would like to get Evelynn x Sona tips and counter builds for a a distinct division, please select one from the selection menu above. At first, the statistics and guides given are calculated using every match finished with both champions.