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Lee Sin vs Sona

How to Beat Sona as Lee Sin in LoLLee Sin is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Sona as Lee Sin

based on 2,821 Lee Sin vs Sona matchups
Win Rate
45.6 %
K/D/A
2.51
Pick Rate
2.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of ranked LoL rounds that we analyze each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Sona as Lee Sin came out of an evaluation of 2821 ranked rounds where both champs fought each other. This particular champ pairing is fairly rare. Lee Sin encounters Sona in only 2.5% of his games.

Lee Sin vs Sona Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Lee Sin does a awful job of beating Sona. Normally, he wins a lowly 45.6% of games the champs oppose one another in. In Lee Sin against Sona matches, Lee Sin’s side is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Sona.

Best Lee Sin vs Sona Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
TunnelerCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Lee Sin Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

OpportunityGuardian AngelMaw of MalmortiusEclipse

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Lee Sin's passive ability p
Lee Sin's q ability q
Lee Sin's w ability w
Lee Sin's e ability e
Lee Sin's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
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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R

Guide to Countering Sona as Lee Sin

Tips for Playing as Lee Sin against Sona

Take advantage of Flurry by weaving in basic attacks between spell casts - this maximizes damage output and minimizes Energy loss.

Self-casting Safeguard and using Iron Will are powerful tools for killing neutral monsters (in the jungle).

Use Sonic Wave before Dragon's Rage so you can chase the target with Resonating Strike.

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.

Lee Sin vs Sona Counter Stats

Lee Sin Image
Win Rate
45.6 %
VS
Win Rate
54.4 %
Sona Image
6.7
< Kills >
2.1
5.7
< Deaths >
5.3
7.6
< Assists >
14.4
1.55
< Killing Sprees >
0.4
34
< Minions Killed >
28
1.46
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.66
12,940
< Physical Damage >
1,687
2,592
< Magic Damage >
7,978
854
< True Damage >
509
16,387
< Damage Dealt >
10,175
33,911
< Damage Taken >
18,064
11,341
< Gold Earned >
8,472
1.35
< Towers >
2.56
0.28
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
16,232
< Total Healing >
12,767
12,651
< Experience >
10,409
24
< Vision Score >
55
11
< Wards Placed >
24
431
< Time Dealing CC >
47

How to Counter Sona with Lee Sin in LoL

The stats provided here underscore some important Lee Sin versus Sona counter statistics that can help us appreciate the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Lee Sin’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Sona’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Lee Sin may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Sona. This observation is in large part caused by the difference in kills.

Lee Sin usually has a much larger longest killing spree than his counter does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Sona. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Lee Sin and Sona

Damage Types Compared

Lee Sin
Sona
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Lee Sin
Sona

Who is Better, Lee Sin or Sona?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Lee Sin usually loses when playing against Sona, with a 45.6% win rate. As a result, Lee Sin makes a poor counter for Sona.

While Lee Sin does have a much lower winrate compared to Sona, when they face off with one another, Lee Sin also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Lee Sin into Sona.

Additionally, Lee Sin has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Sona. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Lee Sin vs Sona matchups, Sona is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Lee Sin is a garbage counter to Sona. Focus your actions on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Lee Sin against Sona.

Additional Information for Lee Sin Players

How We Calculated Our Lee Sin vs Sona Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sona as Lee Sin, we analyzed 2,821 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 Lee Sin 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 learn all of the intricacies of Lee Sin in order to counter Sona during both the lane 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 mind the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Lee Sin usually accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Sona. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Lee Sin versus Sona build consist of Sterak's Gage, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Lee Sin bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better vs Sona than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Lee Sin had an average win rate of 45.6% battling Sona with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Sona as Lee Sin, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Lee Sin vs Sona counter picks, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 45.6% winrate overall.

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