Sonavs Zilean
Sona vs Zilean is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Sona wins with a 60.0% win rate (+20.0%) over Zilean based on 20 games. Sona holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Sona build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Sona vs Zilean matchup.
Sona Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Sona performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.
Who wins Sona vs Zilean?
Sona wins 53.7% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 38.7% and 67.9% (95% range).
- Expected
- 51.7% From both champions' overall Support win rates
- Matchup effect
- +2.0 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 41 games Lane: Support
- vs patch 26.18
- — Not enough games on both patches
Lane: Support · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Sona, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Sona wins 53.7% of 41 games (95% range 38.7–67.9%).
- Both champions' overall Support win rates predict 51.7% for Sona; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 246, within the margin of error (41 games).
- Sona players pick Health (defense) far more often against Zilean: 18.3% of their other Support games, 34.1% here.
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Sona and Zilean played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Sona's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Sona vs Zilean Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Sona vs Zilean Win Rate by Game Length
Sona's win rate against Zilean by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
No game length stands out: Sona's results against Zilean in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Sona vs Zilean Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)EvenSona gold at 15: −246
- First itemZileanSona: 12.8 min · Zilean: 12.1 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Sona Changes Against Zilean
Choices Sona players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Support games.
Health (defense)Stat shardUsually18.3%vs Zilean34.1%+15.8 pts
Ardent CenserItemUsually16.5%vs Zilean2.4%−14.1 pts
Usually1.9%vs Zilean7.3%+5.4 pts
Shield BashRuneUsually1.0%vs Zilean4.9%+3.9 pts
Best Sona Build vs Zilean
Usual Sona build (Support)
81.0% win rate · 21 games
Against Zilean
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 4 of 21 Sona games against Zilean carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Sona's standard build instead.
- Sona usually completes Echoes of Helia first, at 12.8 min (median of 24 games).
- Zilean usually completes Shurelya's Battlesong first, at 12.1 min (median of 20 games).
- Skill priority: W > Q > E — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Sona Runes vs Zilean
Usual Sona runes (Support)
Summon Aery
52.6% win rate · 1,098 games
Against Zilean
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
Plan your Sona draft in Draft Lab
Draft Lab lays out both teams lane by lane with live matchup win rates, damage profiles and game-phase lean, and suggests picks and bans from current meta data.
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Sona matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. The table below shows Sona's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Sona build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Sona Matchups
Hardest for Sona
Easiest for Sona
Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.
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Sona vs Zilean FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Sona vs Zilean?
Current data slightly favors Sona, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Sona wins 53.7% of 41 games (95% range 38.7–67.9%).
What is Sona's win rate against Zilean?
Sona wins 53.7% of 41 Support games against Zilean on patch 26.19 (95% range 38.7–67.9%). Based on both champions' overall Support win rates, 51.7% would be expected.
Does Sona counter Zilean?
Not clearly. Sona wins 53.7% of 41 games against Zilean, and the 95% range (38.7–67.9%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Sona or Zilean?
Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 246, within the margin of error (41 games).
Does Sona outscale Zilean?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Zilean strongest against Sona?
Zilean is measurably ahead in: First item.
What should Sona build against Zilean?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Sona's usual Support core: Staff of Flowing Water, Fimbulwinter, Mejai's Soulstealer. The biggest change against Zilean: Ardent Censer (16.5% usually, 2.4% here).
What runes should Sona use against Zilean?
Use Sona's usual Summon Aery page (Sorcery + Resolve); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Zilean: Health (defense) (18.3% usually, 34.1% here).