Master Yi vs Sona
How to Beat Sona as Master Yi
based on 2,132 Master Yi vs Sona matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Master Yi vs Sona Matchup Summary
Best Master Yi vs Sona Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Sona as Master Yi
Tips for Playing as Master Yi against Sona
Wuju Style is very strong early for last hitting minions.
If you're in a lane against ranged players, leveling up Meditate can allow you to stay in the lane longer and gain levels faster than they will.
Try using Alpha Strike on a minion in front of an enemy champion so you are placed at a safe distance at the end of the spell.
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.
Master Yi vs Sona Counter Stats
How to Counter Sona with Master Yi in LoL
The stats shown here underscore several vital Master Yi vs. Sona matchup stats that may help you appreciate the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Master Yi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Sona’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Master Yi may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Sona. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.
Master Yi typically has a much larger longest kill spree than his counter does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Sona. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Master Yi and Sona
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Who is Better, Master Yi or Sona?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Master Yi usually fairs equally well when playing against Sona, with a 50.2% win rate. Therefore, Master Yi makes an ok counter to Sona.
While Master Yi does have a higher win rate compared to Sona, when they face off with one another, Master Yi also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Master Yi into Sona.
Furthermore, Master Yi has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Sona. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Master Yi vs Sona matchups, Master Yi is the better champ with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.
Master Yi is a decent counter to Sona. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Master Yi against Sona.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Master Yi in order to counter Sona during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Master Yi most often racks up more CS relative to Sona. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to focus on in your Master Yi versus Sona build consist of Kraken Slayer, Wit's End, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Master Yi combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better versus Sona than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Master Yi had an average winrate of 50.2% when countering Sona with this counter build.
To have the highest chance of vanquishing Sona as Master Yi, Master Yi players should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Eyeball Collection, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Master Yi vs Sona counters, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.2% win rate overall.
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