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Sona vs Yuumi

How to Beat Yuumi as Sona in LoLSona is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Yuumi as Sona

based on 2,408 Sona vs Yuumi matchups
Win Rate
55 %
K/D/A
2.94
Pick Rate
2.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked League rounds each and every week. In our dataset, Sona battled Yuumi in 2408 rounds. Including so many games with Sona vs Yuumi provides us confidence in our capability to prepare useful stats and a solid build to annihilate Yuumi. This counter matchup is fairly rare. Sona encounters Yuumi in only 2.6% of her games.

Sona vs Yuumi Matchup Summary

Sona does a great job of beating Yuumi. Typically, she wins a whopping 55.0% of the time the champs face each other in. In Sona against Yuumi rounds, Sona’s team is 0.1% less likely to get first blood. This implies that she probably won't get first blood against Yuumi.

Best Sona vs Yuumi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeTear of the Goddess

Core Sona Items

~22 Mins
Zaz'Zak's RealmspikeStaff of Flowing WaterMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

Seraph's EmbraceShurelya's BattlesongArdent CenserDream Maker

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 BandTranscendenceGathering Storm
ResolveConditioningRevitalize
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
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
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R
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W
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Guide to Countering Yuumi as Sona

Tips for Playing as Sona against Yuumi

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.

Sona vs Yuumi Counter Stats

Sona Image
Win Rate
55 %
VS
Win Rate
45 %
Yuumi Image
1.8
< Kills >
1.2
4.8
< Deaths >
3.1
12.3
< Assists >
13.7
0.34
< Killing Sprees >
0.24
26
< Minions Killed >
12
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.01
0.62
< Inhibitors >
0.51
1,430
< Physical Damage >
275
6,310
< Magic Damage >
6,559
447
< True Damage >
572
8,187
< Damage Dealt >
7,407
16,846
< Damage Taken >
7,108
8,000
< Gold Earned >
7,573
2.53
< Towers >
2.18
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0
11,399
< Total Healing >
6,208
9,818
< Experience >
10,256
48
< Vision Score >
36
21
< Wards Placed >
17
41
< Time Dealing CC >
168

How to Counter Yuumi with Sona in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize some influential Sona versus Yuumi counter statistics that may help you appreciate the differences between the pair. As an example, Sona’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Yuumi’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Sona may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Yuumi..

Sona normally has a similar longest kill spree as her enemy does. Commonly, she receives more damage than Yuumi. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sona and Yuumi

Damage Types Compared

Sona
Yuumi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sona
Yuumi

Who is Better, Sona or Yuumi?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Sona usually wins when facing off against Yuumi, with a 55.0% win rate. Therefore, Sona makes a great counter for Yuumi.

While Sona does have a much higher win rate than Yuumi, when they face off with one another, Sona also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more complex character to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Sona into Yuumi.

Additionally, Sona also has a great deal of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Yuumi. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Sona vs Yuumi matchups, Sona is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Sona is a great counter to Yuumi. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Sona against Yuumi.

Other Champion Matchups Against Sona

Sona Loses Against

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Sona Wins Against

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Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Sona Players

How We Calculated Our Sona vs Yuumi Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Yuumi as Sona, we analyzed 2,408 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 Yuumi 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.

Other Useful Resources

Sona Build Yuumi Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Sona in order to counter Yuumi 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 shown above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sona on average racks up more CS compared to Yuumi. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They 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 many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The best items to have in your Sona versus Yuumi build consist of Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, Staff of Flowing Water, and Moonstone Renewer. When Sona included at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better vs Yuumi than with many other typical builds. In fact, Sona had an average win rate of 55.0% battling Yuumi with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of beating Yuumi as Sona, you should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Conditioning, and Revitalize runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for Sona vs Yuumi face-offs, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 55.0% winrate overall.

If you want to get Sona x Yuumi tips and builds for a a specific division, please choose one from the selection menu above. At first, the statistics and build suggestions given are calculated using all rounds with data with these champions.