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How to Win Xayah vs Sona Counter MatchupXayah is in the b tier of champions

Xayah vs Sona

How to Beat Sona as Xayah in LoLXayah is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Sona as Xayah

based on 1,268 Xayah vs Sona matchups
Win Rate
46.6 %
K/D/A
2.12
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked LoL rounds that we review each and every week. This guide on how to beat Sona as Xayah came out of an analysis of 1268 ranked matches where both champions fought one another. This particular champion pairing is somewhat rare. Xayah has to counter Sona in only 2.1% of her games.

Xayah vs Sona Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Xayah does a pathetic job of beating Sona. Normally, she wins a lowly 46.6% of the time the champs oppose each other in. In Xayah against Sona rounds, Xayah’s side is 0.1% more expected to obtain first blood, implying that she most likely will get first blood against Sona.

Best Xayah vs Sona Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerNoonquiver

Core Xayah Items

~22 Mins
Lord Dominik's RegardsBloodthirsterKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Rapid FirecannonPhantom DancerNavori QuickbladesStormrazor

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Xayah to level upe
>
Second ability for Xayah to level upw
>
Last skill for Xayah to max outq

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Xayah's passive ability p
Xayah's q ability q
Xayah's w ability w
Xayah's e ability e
Xayah's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
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E
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W
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W
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R
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W
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W
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Sona as Xayah

Tips for Playing as Xayah against Sona

Xayah's attacks and abilities leave Feathers on the ground that she can later recall for massive area damage and control.

Xayah can use Featherstorm to dodge almost any ability while also creating a ton of Feathers. Try to utilize the offensive and defensive aspects of this ability.

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.

Xayah vs Sona Counter Stats

Xayah Image
Win Rate
46.6 %
VS
Win Rate
53.4 %
Sona Image
5.9
< Kills >
2.2
5.7
< Deaths >
5.1
6.2
< Assists >
14.6
1.36
< Killing Sprees >
0.44
181
< Minions Killed >
28
0.27
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.64
18,990
< Physical Damage >
1,713
354
< Magic Damage >
8,366
318
< True Damage >
569
19,662
< Damage Dealt >
10,649
19,808
< Damage Taken >
18,324
11,688
< Gold Earned >
8,595
2.36
< Towers >
2.5
0.09
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
4,616
< Total Healing >
12,766
12,392
< Experience >
10,736
17
< Vision Score >
54
9
< Wards Placed >
23
53
< Time Dealing CC >
55

How to Counter Sona with Xayah in LoL

The stats provided here feature several influential Xayah against Sona matchup stats that may help you understand the differences and similarities between the pair. Xayah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Sona’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Xayah may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Sona. This observation is in large part fueled by the difference in kills.

Xayah normally has a much larger longest killing spree than her enemy does. Typically, she takes a similar amount of damage to Sona. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Xayah and Sona

Damage Types Compared

Xayah
Sona
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Xayah
Sona

Who is Better, Xayah or Sona?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Xayah usually loses when taking on Sona, with a 46.6% win rate. Therefore, Xayah makes a bad counter for Sona.

While Xayah does have a lower winrate than Sona, when on opposite teams, Xayah also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more complex champ to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Xayah into Sona.

Furthermore, Xayah has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Sona. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Xayah vs Sona matchups, Sona is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Xayah is a bad counter to Sona. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Xayah against Sona.

Additional Information for Xayah Players

How We Calculated Our Xayah vs Sona Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sona as Xayah, we analyzed 1,268 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 Xayah 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

If you would like to truly master Xayah 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 lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Xayah usually gets much more CS compared to Sona. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Xayah versus Sona build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Bloodthirster, and Kraken Slayer. When Xayah combined at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better vs Sona than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Xayah had an average winrate of 46.6% when playing against Sona with these items in her kit.

To have the best chance of vanquishing Sona as Xayah, Xayah players should take the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Xayah vs Sona counterpicks, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 46.6% win rate overall.

If you want to get Xayah x Sona tips and builds for a an individual division rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. At first, the statistics and strategies displayed are calculated using every round with data with these champions.