Master Yi vs Sona
How to Beat Sona as Master Yi
based on 4,494 Master Yi vs Sona matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Master Yi vs Sona Matchup Summary
Best Master Yi vs Sona Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Sona as Master Yi
Tips for Playing as Master Yi against Sona
If you're in a lane against ranged players, leveling up Meditate can allow you to stay in the lane longer and gain levels faster than they will.
Try using Alpha Strike on a minion in front of an enemy champion so you are placed at a safe distance at the end of the spell.
Wuju Style is very strong early for last hitting minions.
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.
Master Yi vs Sona Counter Stats
How to Counter Sona with Master Yi in LoL
The stats provided here clarify some significant Master Yi versus Sona matchup statistics that can help us distinguish the differences between the two. As an example, Master Yi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Sona’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Master Yi may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Sona. This observation is largely fueled by the difference in kills.
Master Yi typically has a much larger longest killing spree than his enemy does. Typically, he receives more damage than Sona. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Master Yi and Sona
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Who is Better, Master Yi or Sona?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Master Yi usually fairs equally well when facing off against Sona, with a 50.0% win rate. Therefore, Master Yi makes an ok counter for Sona.
While Master Yi does have a higher winrate than Sona, when on opposite teams, Master Yi also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging champ to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Master Yi into Sona.
Furthermore, Master Yi has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Sona. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Master Yi vs Sona matchups, Sona is the better champion with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Master Yi is a decent counter to Sona. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Master Yi against Sona.
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How We Calculated Our Master Yi vs Sona Build and Stats
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Master Yi in order 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 grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Master Yi on average accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Sona. Champions who typically don't get much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.
The ideal items to prioritize in your Master Yi versus Sona build include Experimental Hexplate, Wit's End, and Guinsoo's Rageblade. When Master Yi bought at least these three items in his build, he did much better when facing Sona than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Master Yi had an average win rate of 50.0% when countering Sona with this build.
To have the best probability of vanquishing Sona as Master Yi, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Eyeball Collection, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Master Yi vs Sona battles, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.0% win rate overall.
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