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How to Win Zed vs Sona Counter MatchupZed is in the b tier of champions

Zed vs Sona

How to Beat Sona as Zed in LoLZed is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Sona as Zed

based on 3,216 Zed vs Sona matchups
Win Rate
47.8 %
K/D/A
2.23
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of rated LoL rounds that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Sona as Zed resulted from an examination of 3216 ranked games where both champs faced one another. This particular pairing is fairly rare. Zed encounters Sona in only 2.3% of his rounds.

Zed vs Sona Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Zed does a dismal job of beating Sona. On average, he wins a lowly 47.8% of matches the champions fight one another in. In Zed vs Sona matches, Zed’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that he probably will get first blood versus Sona.

Best Zed vs Sona Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Kircheis ShardThe Brutalizer

Core Zed Items

~22 Mins
Edge of NightSerylda's GrudgeOpportunity

Optional Items

Axiom ArcHubrisYoumuu's GhostbladeVoltaic Cyclosword

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Zed to level upq
>
Second ability for Zed to level upe
>
Last skill for Zed to max outw

Runes

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryTranscendenceScorch
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Zed's passive ability p
Zed's q ability q
Zed's w ability w
Zed's e ability e
Zed's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
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Q
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E
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R
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E
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W
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Guide to Countering Sona as Zed

Tips for Playing as Zed against Sona

Placing a Living Shadow before using Death Mark can give Zed a safe escape from combat.

Saving energy and spell cooldowns until you use your ultimate will maximize Death Mark's damage.

Quickly double tapping Living Shadow will teleport Zed to his shadow immediately for rapid escapes.

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.

Zed vs Sona Counter Stats

Zed Image
Win Rate
47.8 %
VS
Win Rate
52.2 %
Sona Image
8.5
< Kills >
2.3
6.2
< Deaths >
5.6
5.3
< Assists >
14.5
1.93
< Killing Sprees >
0.44
158
< Minions Killed >
29
0.23
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.61
21,793
< Physical Damage >
1,651
1,189
< Magic Damage >
8,267
1,151
< True Damage >
532
24,133
< Damage Dealt >
10,451
22,472
< Damage Taken >
19,358
12,346
< Gold Earned >
8,736
1.63
< Towers >
2.43
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
3,656
< Total Healing >
13,130
14,504
< Experience >
10,938
18
< Vision Score >
55
7
< Wards Placed >
24
148
< Time Dealing CC >
49

How to Counter Sona with Zed in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight several vital Zed vs. Sona counter stats that can help you appreciate the differences between these two champions. For instance, Zed’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Sona’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Zed may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Sona. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.

Zed normally has a much larger longest kill spree than his foe does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Sona. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zed and Sona

Damage Types Compared

Zed
Sona
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zed
Sona

Who is Better, Zed or Sona?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Zed usually loses when taking on Sona, with a 47.8% win rate. As a result, Zed makes a poor counter to Sona.

While Zed does have a lower win rate than Sona, when they face off with one another, Zed also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champion to learn and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Zed into Sonaas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Zed vs Sona matchups, Sona is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Zed is a bad counter for Sona. Make sure you focus your play on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Zed against Sona.

Other Champion Matchups Against Zed

Zed Loses Against

FizzFizz44.4% winrateLilliaLillia44.4% winrateMaokaiMaokai44.6% winrateTaricTaric44.8% winrate

Zed Wins Against

SejuaniSejuani55.1% winrateZeriZeri54.1% winrateTaliyahTaliyah53.7% winrateSyndraSyndra53.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

ZileanZilean+ 52.2% 1530 GamesSingedSinged+ 52.3% 3841 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.5% 10540 GamesRyzeRyze+ 53.5% 550 Games

Additional Information for Zed Players

How We Calculated Our Zed vs Sona Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sona as Zed, we analyzed 3,216 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 Zed 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

Zed Build Sona Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Zed to counter Sona during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zed typically accumulates much more CS as Sona. Champions who typically don't get much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Zed versus Sona build consist of Edge of Night, Serylda's Grudge, and Opportunity. When Zed included at least these three items in his build, he did much better when fighting Sona than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Zed had an average winrate of 47.8% when playing against Sona with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of coming out on top against Sona as Zed, you should equip the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Transcendence, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Zed vs Sona battles, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 47.8% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Sona as Zed are given for all skill levels combined. To scope the stats and builds to a specific player tier, you should use the selection menu located earlier on the page.