Zyra vs Sona
How to Beat Sona as Zyra
based on 4,130 Zyra vs Sona matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Zyra vs Sona Matchup Summary
Best Zyra vs Sona Counter Build
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Core Zyra Items
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Guide to Countering Sona as Zyra
Tips for Playing as Zyra against Sona
Seeds grant vision to your team.
Placing a seed in your spell's path after you have cast it gives you the best chance of having a seed in the proper spot.
Zyra is a great ambusher - look for opportunities to set a trap of seeds in brush, then lure enemies in.
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.
Zyra vs Sona Counter Stats
How to Counter Sona with Zyra in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page feature some critical Zyra vs. Sona counter stats that may help you realize the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Zyra’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Sona’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Zyra may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Sona..
Zyra often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her enemy does. On average, she receives a similar amount of damage to Sona. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Zyra and Sona
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Who is Better, Zyra or Sona?
Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Zyra usually wins when facing off against Sona, with a 51.0% win rate. As a result, Zyra makes a good counter to Sona.
While Zyra does have a higher win rate than Sona, when on opposite teams, Zyra also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes her a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Zyra into Sonaas her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Zyra has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Sona. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Zyra vs Sona matchups, Zyra is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Zyra is a decent counter to Sona. Focus your strategy on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Zyra against Sona.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Zyra to counter Sona during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Zyra most often picks up more CS compared to Sona. Champs who typically don't earn much CS often don't have to have 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 several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.
The most important items to prioritize in your Zyra versus Sona build include Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Zaz'Zak's Realmspike. When Zyra incorporated at least these three items in her build, she performed much better vs Sona than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Zyra boasted an average winrate of 51.0% battling Sona with this build.
To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against Sona as Zyra, you should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Taste of Blood, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Zyra vs Sona counter picks, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 51.0% win rate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Sona as Zyra are shown for every ranked division. If you want to filter the statistics and builds to a particular rank, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.