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Sona vs Malzahar

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How to Beat Malzahar as Sona

based on 2,847 Sona vs Malzahar matchups
Win Rate
49 %
K/D/A
3.3
Pick Rate
3.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked League rounds every week. Within our data, Sona battled Malzahar in 2847 games. Having so many matchups for Sona vs Malzahar provides us a lot of faith in our ability to provide actionable stats and a supported build to suppress Malzahar. This particular counter pairing is somewhat rare. Sona has to counter Malzahar in only 3.1% of her games.

Sona vs Malzahar Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Sona has done a poor job of beating Malzahar. On average, she wins a acceptable 49.0% of games the champions clash against each other in. In Sona against Malzahar games, Sona’s team is 0.1% more probable to obtain first blood, implying that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Malzahar.

Best Sona vs Malzahar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Glowing MoteTear of the Goddess

Core Sona Items

~22 Mins
Staff of Flowing WaterMoonstone RenewerDawncore

Optional Items

Seraph's EmbraceArdent CenserMikael's BlessingRedemption

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
PrecisionPresence of MindCut Down
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Sona's passive ability p
Sona's q ability q
Sona's w ability w
Sona's e ability e
Sona's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
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Q
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Malzahar as Sona

Tips for Playing as Sona against Malzahar

Make sure to tag your allies while Sona's auras are active, but avoid getting caught out by enemies.

Save Crescendo for the game-altering moment.

Well-timed uses of Aria of Perseverance will grant you maximum survivability.

Advice to Win Against Malzahar

Malzahar is especially dangerous when he has built up his Void Swarm.

When Malzahar hits a spell on enemies affected by Malefic Visions, the Visions are refreshed.

Avoid minion waves that have been affected by Malefic Visions. You never know when they may die and pass the Visions onto you.

Sona vs Malzahar Counter Stats

Sona Image
Win Rate
49 %
VS
Win Rate
51 %
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2.1
< Kills >
4.7
5
< Deaths >
5.3
14.4
< Assists >
7
0.43
< Killing Sprees >
1.1
28
< Minions Killed >
196
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.6
< Inhibitors >
0.56
1,635
< Physical Damage >
578
8,179
< Magic Damage >
20,104
559
< True Damage >
343
10,373
< Damage Dealt >
21,026
18,522
< Damage Taken >
17,656
8,595
< Gold Earned >
11,808
2.43
< Towers >
2.33
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
13,179
< Total Healing >
1,500
10,847
< Experience >
14,842
53
< Vision Score >
19
23
< Wards Placed >
10
48
< Time Dealing CC >
403

How to Counter Malzahar with Sona in LoL

The stats shown here show some influential Sona vs. Malzahar counter stats that can help us explain the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Sona’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Malzahar’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Sona may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Malzahar. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Sona typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her matchup does. Commonly, she takes a similar amount of damage to Malzahar. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Sona and Malzahar

Damage Types Compared

Sona
Malzahar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sona
Malzahar

Who is Better, Sona or Malzahar?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Sona usually fairs equally well when facing off against Malzahar, with a 49.0% win rate. As a result, Sona makes an ok counter to Malzahar.

While Sona does have a lower winrate than Malzahar, when on opposite teams, Sona also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less difficult champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Sona into Malzahar.

Furthermore, Sona also has a great deal of utility and CC, a similar amount to Malzahar. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Sona vs Malzahar matchups, Malzahar is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Sona is a somewhat poor counter to Malzahar. Focus your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Sona against Malzahar.

Additional Information for Sona Players

How We Calculated Our Sona vs Malzahar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Malzahar as Sona, we analyzed 2,847 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 Malzahar as Sona 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 Sona to counter Malzahar during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sona most often picks up a lot less CS compared to Malzahar. Champs who on average don't get much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Sona versus Malzahar build include Staff of Flowing Water, Moonstone Renewer, and Dawncore. When Sona included at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better against Malzahar than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Sona boasted an average winrate of 49.0% battling Malzahar with this build.

To have the best likelihood of beating Malzahar as Sona, you should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Cut Down, and Presence of Mind runes from the Sorcery and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Sona vs Malzahar counter picks, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.0% winrate overall.

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