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Sona vs Zilean

Sona
vs
49.4%

over 397 games

Zilean
Analyze a draft with Sona

Skill matchup

Heavy AP damageHeavy CCHeavy pokeCountered by spell shield

Build vs Zilean

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Sona: Tear of the Goddess, Echoes of Helia, Diadem of Songs, Boots of Swiftness, Bloodsong, Dream Maker, Moonstone Renewer, Staff of Flowing Water.

Starting items

Health Potion
x2

Core build

Tear of the Goddess
1
Echoes of Helia
2
Diadem of Songs
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Bloodsong
5

Summoner spells

FlashHeal86%
ExhaustFlash11%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Bloodsong
Dream Maker
Moonstone Renewer
Staff of Flowing Water
Seraph's Embrace
Ardent Censer
Dawncore
Fimbulwinter
Celestial Opposition
Zaz'Zak's Realmspike
Dark Seal
Mikael's Blessing
Oblivion Orb
Redemption
Shurelya's Battlesong
Mejai's Soulstealer
Locket of the Iron Solari
Lich Bane
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Frozen Heart
Luden's Echo
Knight's Vow
Zhonya's Hourglass
Solstice Sleigh
70.4% WR27 games
SorcerySorcery
Summon AerySummon Aery
Manaflow BandManaflow Band
TranscendenceTranscendence
Gathering StormGathering Storm
ResolveResolve
ConditioningConditioning
RevitalizeRevitalize
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Zilean's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Time In A Bottle (P)

Zilean stores time as Experience and can grant it to his allies. When he has enough Experience to finish an ally's level up, he can right-click them to impart it. Zilean receives as much Experience as he gives.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
310s14s15s–
69s14s15s2m
98s12s15s2m
118s10s15s1m30
168s6s15s1m
188s6s15s1m

Playing as Sona

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Choose your last spell

    Choose the spell you cast before Power Chord (passive): after Hymn of Valor (Q), the auto deals more damage, and after Aria of Perseverance (W), it weakens the target.

  2. Tag your allies with your aura

    After each spell, move close to your allies: your aura gives them a damage, shield or speed bonus depending on the spell.

  3. Build up Accelerando

    Hit champions with Hymn of Valor (Q) and shield allies with Aria of Perseverance (W): Power Chord (passive) gives you ability haste, then reduces the cooldown of Crescendo (R).

  4. Crescendo on several enemies

    Save Crescendo (R) for when several enemies are in front of you: it stuns them all and deals damage to them.

Playing against Zilean

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Move away from the bomb

    Spread out from your allies when Time Bomb (Q) is stuck on you or one of them: a second bomb makes it explode instantly and stuns every enemy around.

  2. Focus Zilean as a team

    In teamfights, focus Zilean with your team: he's fragile under pressure, and without him, there's no Chronoshift (R) to save his carry.

  3. Switch targets under his rune

    If an enemy has the Chronoshift (R) rune, hit someone else or wait for the effect to end: if they die with the rune, they come back to life.

  4. Force fights without his ult

    Force an objective or a fight when Chronoshift (R) is on cooldown: without it, he revives no one, and it takes 120 to 60 seconds to come back.

Other Sona matchups

Patch 16.21.1