Sona vs Xerath SUPPORT Matchup Guide

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Sona into Xerathmedium

Overview

Prioritize shielding and healing your ADC to mitigate Xerath's poke and preserve lane health.
Control bot-side brush and maintain river vision to deny Xerath's poke angles and protect ADC access.
Use to punish Xerath's overextensions or disengage enemy all-ins for safe ADC follow-up.

Use short empowered auto trades with when is on cooldown to avoid his stun.
Hold shield to absorb poke and preserve ADC health for extended fights.
Save to peel or punish Xerath's engage attempts, enabling ADC reposition or counter-engage.

Respect stun cooldown; avoid overextending when it is available to protect ADC.
Be cautious when Xerath charges , as his poke range and damage spike threaten ADC safety.
Watch for Xerath's level 6 usage; avoid grouped positioning that enables his ultimate follow-up.

Contest level 2 only if your ADC can immediately follow up on your engage window.
Hold brush control to reduce Xerath's poke angles and protect your ADC's wave access.
Avoid pushing early to prevent exposing your ADC to poke and stun threat.

Level 2 unlocks sustain and poke; use it to support safe ADC trades and contest lane priority.
Level 6 provides strong all-in or peel potential; coordinate with ADC follow-up for engages.
Track Xerath's first completed mana/AP item to adjust poke pressure and increase ADC protection.

Convert brush control and wave state into denying enemy ADC lane access and poke angles.
Use around confirmed ADC follow-up to punish Xerath's overcommit or disengage.
Set river vision to secure safe roams and dragon setups, leveraging your ultimate for teamfights.

Tactical tip

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