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How to Win Ziggs vs Sona Counter MatchupZiggs is in the b tier of champions

Ziggs vs Sona

How to Beat Sona as Ziggs in LoLZiggs is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Sona as Ziggs

based on 1,314 Ziggs vs Sona matchups
Win Rate
47 %
K/D/A
2.24
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of ranked League games that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Sona as Ziggs resulted from an examination of 1314 ranked matches where both champions engaged one another. This particular matchup is relatively rare. Ziggs has to counter Sona in only 2.4% of his rounds.

Ziggs vs Sona Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ziggs has done a below average job of beating Sona. Typically, he wins a lowly 47.0% of the time the champs fight each other in. In Ziggs vs Sona matches, Ziggs’s team is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood. This indicates that he probably will get first blood versus Sona.

Best Ziggs vs Sona Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Ziggs Items

~22 Mins
ShadowflameStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentMalignanceSeraph's EmbraceRabadon's Deathcap

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
PrecisionPresence of MindCoup de Grace
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Ziggs's passive ability p
Ziggs's q ability q
Ziggs's w ability w
Ziggs's e ability e
Ziggs'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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10
E
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E
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Guide to Countering Sona as Ziggs

Tips for Playing as Ziggs against Sona

Even if you're far from a fight you can still help from afar with Mega Inferno Bomb.

Slowing your enemies with Hexplosive Minefield makes it easier to land other abilities.

Knocking yourself over walls with Satchel Charge can be great when chasing after or escaping from enemies.

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.

Ziggs vs Sona Counter Stats

Ziggs Image
Win Rate
47 %
VS
Win Rate
53 %
Sona Image
4.7
< Kills >
2.3
5.5
< Deaths >
5.2
7.6
< Assists >
14.8
1.08
< Killing Sprees >
0.45
168
< Minions Killed >
29
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.57
< Inhibitors >
0.65
761
< Physical Damage >
1,643
23,854
< Magic Damage >
8,126
344
< True Damage >
591
24,960
< Damage Dealt >
10,361
17,038
< Damage Taken >
20,362
11,303
< Gold Earned >
8,753
2.93
< Towers >
2.33
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
1,467
< Total Healing >
14,774
13,276
< Experience >
11,086
21
< Vision Score >
54
10
< Wards Placed >
24
254
< Time Dealing CC >
48

How to Counter Sona with Ziggs in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show some valuable Ziggs against Sona counter statistics that may help you understand the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Ziggs’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Sona’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Ziggs may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Sona..

Ziggs often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his foe does. On average, he takes less damage than Sona. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Ziggs and Sona

Damage Types Compared

Ziggs
Sona
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ziggs
Sona

Who is Better, Ziggs or Sona?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Ziggs usually loses when playing against Sona, with a 47.0% win rate. Thus, Ziggs makes a bad counter to Sona.

While Ziggs does have a lower win rate than Sona, when facing one another, Ziggs also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex character to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Ziggs into Sona.

Additionally, Ziggs also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Sona. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Ziggs vs Sona matchups, Sona is the better champ with a much lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Ziggs is a bad counter for Sona. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ziggs against Sona.

Additional Information for Ziggs Players

How We Calculated Our Ziggs vs Sona Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sona as Ziggs, we analyzed 1,314 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 Ziggs 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 Ziggs to counter Sona during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ziggs usually accumulates much more CS as Sona. Champs who on average don't get much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Ziggs versus Sona build include Shadowflame, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Ziggs included at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs. Sona than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Ziggs had an average win rate of 47.0% when countering Sona with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of defeating Sona as Ziggs, you should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Coup de Grace, and Presence of Mind runes from the Sorcery and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for Ziggs vs Sona matchups, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 47.0% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Sona as Ziggs are given for all ranked divisions. If you would like to filter the stats and builds to a particular player tier, you may use the selection menu at the top of this page.