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How to Win Kayn vs Sona Counter MatchupKayn is in the s tier of champions

Kayn vs Sona

How to Beat Sona as Kayn in LoLKayn is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Sona as Kayn

based on 4,173 Kayn vs Sona matchups
Win Rate
48.6 %
K/D/A
2.14
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked League games each and every week. Within our data, Kayn faced off against Sona in 4173 games. Including so many games with Kayn versus Sona provides us faith in our capacity to prepare actionable stats and a pro build to crush your foe. This particular champion pairing is somewhat rare. Kayn fights Sona in only 2.3% of his rounds.

Kayn vs Sona Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kayn does a below average job of beating Sona. On average, he wins a acceptable 48.6% of games the champions oppose each other in. In Kayn against Sona games, Kayn’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood, implying that he most likely will get first blood versus Sona.

Best Kayn vs Sona Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsSerrated Dirk

Core Kayn Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeAxiom ArcOpportunity

Optional Items

Serylda's GrudgeEdge of NightProfane HydraHubris

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kayn to level upq
>
Second ability for Kayn to level upw
>
Last skill for Kayn to max oute

Runes

DominationDark HarvestSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Kayn's passive ability p
Kayn's q ability q
Kayn's w ability w
Kayn's e ability e
Kayn's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
Q
4
W
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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W
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W
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W
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E
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Guide to Countering Sona as Kayn

Tips for Playing as Kayn against Sona

Remember that nearby enemies can see which wall you're in.

Look at the line-up of both your team and the enemy's team when picking your form.

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.

Kayn vs Sona Counter Stats

Kayn Image
Win Rate
48.6 %
VS
Win Rate
51.4 %
Sona Image
6.9
< Kills >
2.2
6.4
< Deaths >
5.6
6.8
< Assists >
14.9
1.58
< Killing Sprees >
0.44
36
< Minions Killed >
28
1.47
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.34
< Inhibitors >
0.62
16,703
< Physical Damage >
1,705
1,528
< Magic Damage >
8,558
774
< True Damage >
571
19,005
< Damage Dealt >
10,834
36,784
< Damage Taken >
19,471
12,083
< Gold Earned >
8,746
1.1
< Towers >
2.46
0.3
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
18,194
< Total Healing >
13,279
13,837
< Experience >
10,954
20
< Vision Score >
55
6
< Wards Placed >
24
281
< Time Dealing CC >
48

How to Counter Sona with Kayn in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore several influential Kayn vs. Sona matchup stats that may help you realize the differences and similarities between this set of champs. For instance, Kayn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Sona’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Kayn may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Sona. This observation is in large part caused by the difference in kills.

Kayn typically has a much larger longest killing spree than his foe does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Sona. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kayn and Sona

Damage Types Compared

Kayn
Sona
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kayn
Sona

Who is Better, Kayn or Sona?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kayn usually loses when taking on Sona, with a 48.6% win rate. As a result, Kayn makes a poor counter to Sona.

While Kayn does have a lower winrate than Sona, when they face off with one another, Kayn also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champion to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Kayn into Sonaas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Kayn also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Sona. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kayn vs Sona matchups, Sona is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Kayn is a somewhat poor counter to Sona. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Kayn against Sona.

Other Champion Matchups Against Kayn

Kayn Loses Against

TaricTaric45.4% winrateSingedSinged45.5% winrateLilliaLillia45.8% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune45.9% winrate

Kayn Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee55.6% winrateHweiHwei54% winrateYuumiYuumi53.7% winrateCorkiCorki53.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Kayn Players

How We Calculated Our Kayn vs Sona Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sona as Kayn, we analyzed 4,173 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 Kayn 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

Kayn Build Sona Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Kayn in order to counter Sona during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kayn often racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Sona. Champs who typically don't take much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The best items to have in your Kayn versus Sona build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, Axiom Arc, and Opportunity. When Kayn included at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better vs. Sona than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Kayn boasted an average win rate of 48.6% when countering Sona with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of annihilating Sona as Kayn, you should equip the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Kayn vs Sona clashes, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.6% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Sona as Kayn are displayed for all skill levels, merged. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to a specific skill level, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.