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How to Win Zoe vs Sona Counter MatchupZoe is in the b tier of champions

Zoe vs Sona

How to Beat Sona as Zoe in LoLZoe is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Sona as Zoe

based on 1,226 Zoe vs Sona matchups
Win Rate
47.3 %
K/D/A
2.45
Pick Rate
2.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked LoL matches that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Sona as Zoe came out of an evaluation of 1226 ranked rounds where both champions faced one another. This counter pairing is somewhat rare. Zoe fights Sona in only 2.5% of her games.

Zoe vs Sona Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Zoe has done a poor job of countering Sona. Normally, she wins a lowly 47.3% of games the champions face one another in. In Zoe vs Sona games, Zoe’s team is 0.2% more probable to earn first blood, indicating that she most likely will get first blood versus Sona.

Best Zoe vs Sona Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Zoe Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Lich BaneZhonya's HourglassShadowflameHorizon Focus

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandScorch
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Zoe's passive ability p
Zoe's q ability q
Zoe's w ability w
Zoe's e ability e
Zoe's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
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 Zoe

Tips for Playing as Zoe against Sona

Sleepy Trouble Bubble travels further over walls. Find a hiding spot to set up for a long distance kill.

Break Sleep with your biggest damage source, since enemies who are asleep take double damage.

Paddle Star deals more damage the further it has flown. Casting it behind yourself before redirecting can deal tons of damage.

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.

Zoe vs Sona Counter Stats

Zoe Image
Win Rate
47.3 %
VS
Win Rate
52.7 %
Sona Image
6.4
< Kills >
2.1
5.5
< Deaths >
5.4
7.1
< Assists >
14.4
1.44
< Killing Sprees >
0.39
133
< Minions Killed >
29
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.62
1,687
< Physical Damage >
1,653
17,716
< Magic Damage >
8,001
3,226
< True Damage >
519
22,630
< Damage Dealt >
10,174
18,323
< Damage Taken >
19,001
10,803
< Gold Earned >
8,613
1.72
< Towers >
2.47
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
2,224
< Total Healing >
13,388
13,016
< Experience >
10,699
25
< Vision Score >
54
12
< Wards Placed >
23
140
< Time Dealing CC >
50

How to Counter Sona with Zoe in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify some influential Zoe versus Sona matchup stats that can help us realize the differences between the two. For instance, Zoe’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Sona’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Zoe may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Sona. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.

Zoe normally has a much larger longest kill spree than her matchup does. Commonly, she takes a similar amount of damage to Sona. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zoe and Sona

Damage Types Compared

Zoe
Sona
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zoe
Sona

Who is Better, Zoe or Sona?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Zoe usually loses when trying to fight Sona, with a 47.3% win rate. As a result, Zoe makes a poor counter to Sona.

While Zoe does have a lower winrate than Sona, when on opposite teams, Zoe also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Zoe into Sona.

Moreover, Zoe 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 is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Zoe vs Sona matchups, Sona is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Zoe is a garbage counter for Sona. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Zoe against Sona.

Other Champion Matchups Against Zoe

Zoe Loses Against

ZacZac42.7% winrateMorganaMorgana43.1% winrateUrgotUrgot43.2% winrateZyraZyra43.4% winrate

Zoe Wins Against

YuumiYuumi53.6% winrateRenektonRenekton53.4% winrateXayahXayah53.1% winrateKindredKindred52.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Dr. MundoDr. Mundo+ 51.1% 994 GamesNaafiriNaafiri+ 51.4% 251 GamesSkarnerSkarner+ 51.5% 171 GamesLissandraLissandra+ 52.7% 146 Games

Additional Information for Zoe Players

How We Calculated Our Zoe vs Sona Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sona as Zoe, we analyzed 1,226 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 Zoe 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

Zoe Build Sona Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Zoe in order to counter Sona during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zoe most often accumulates much more CS relative to Sona. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Zoe versus Sona build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Zoe used at least these three items in her build, she performed much better countering Sona than with most other common item sets. In fact, Zoe boasted an average winrate of 47.3% battling Sona with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of crushing Sona as Zoe, Zoe players should equip the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Zoe vs Sona counter picks, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 47.3% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Sona as Zoe are presented for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to scope the stats and builds to a particular rank, you should use the selection menu earlier on the page.