Zileanvs Sona
Zilean vs Sona 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 Zilean build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Zilean vs Sona matchup.
Zilean Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Zilean 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 Zilean vs Sona?
Zilean wins 46.3% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 32.1% and 61.3% (95% range).
- Expected
- 48.3% 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: Zilean wins 46.3% of 41 games (95% range 32.1–61.3%).
- Both champions' overall Support win rates predict 48.3% for Zilean; 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).
- Zilean players pick Health Scaling (defense) much less often against Sona: 79.2% of their other Support games, 56.1% 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 Zilean and Sona 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 Zilean'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.
Zilean vs Sona Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Zilean vs Sona Win Rate by Game Length
Zilean's win rate against Sona 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: Zilean's results against Sona in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Zilean vs Sona 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)EvenZilean gold at 15: +246
- First itemZileanZilean: 12.1 min · Sona: 12.8 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Zilean Changes Against Sona
Choices Zilean players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Support games.
Health Scaling (defense)Stat shardUsually79.2%vs Sona56.1%−23.1 pts47.8% WR here- E > W > Qthe E > W > Q skill orderSkill priorityUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Sona22.0%+22.0 pts
- Q > W > Ethe Q > W > E skill orderSkill priorityUsually17.7%vs Sonaunder 2%−17.7 pts
- Health (defense)Stat shardUsually11.4%vs Sona26.8%+15.4 pts
Unsealed SpellbookKeystoneUsually1.5%vs Sona9.8%+8.2 pts
UnflinchingRuneUsually2.5%vs Sona9.8%+7.2 pts
Knight's VowItemUsually1.7%vs Sona7.3%+5.6 pts
Usually1.9%vs Sona7.3%+5.5 pts
Best Zilean Build vs Sona
Usual Zilean build (Support)
92.3% win rate · 13 games
Against Sona
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 2 of 15 Zilean games against Sona carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Zilean's standard build instead.
- Zilean usually completes Shurelya's Battlesong first, at 12.1 min (median of 20 games).
- Sona usually completes Echoes of Helia first, at 12.8 min (median of 24 games).
- Skill priority: Q > E > W — 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 Zilean Runes vs Sona
Usual Zilean runes (Support)
Summon Aery
52.2% win rate · 578 games
Against Sona
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
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Zilean matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. The table below shows Zilean'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 Zilean build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Zilean Matchups
Hardest for Zilean
Easiest for Zilean
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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Zilean vs Sona FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Zilean vs Sona?
Current data slightly favors Sona, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Zilean wins 46.3% of 41 games (95% range 32.1–61.3%).
What is Zilean's win rate against Sona?
Zilean wins 46.3% of 41 Support games against Sona on patch 26.19 (95% range 32.1–61.3%). Based on both champions' overall Support win rates, 48.3% would be expected.
Does Zilean counter Sona?
Not clearly. Zilean wins 46.3% of 41 games against Sona, and the 95% range (32.1–61.3%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Zilean or Sona?
Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 246, within the margin of error (41 games).
Does Zilean outscale Sona?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Sona strongest against Zilean?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Sona is ahead of Zilean beyond the margin of error.
What should Zilean build against Sona?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Zilean's usual Support core: Cosmic Drive, Imperial Mandate, Shurelya's Battlesong. The biggest change against Sona: Knight's Vow (1.7% usually, 7.3% here).
What runes should Zilean use against Sona?
Use Zilean's usual Summon Aery page (Sorcery + Domination); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Sona: Health Scaling (defense) (79.2% usually, 56.1% here).