Leona Counters

Best picks against Leona

Highest win rate versus Leona in Support.

1. 1Zyra999 games55.0%
2. 2Sona536 games53.9%
3. 3Maokai653 games52.4%
4. 4Seraphine2,094 games51.8%
5. 5Renata Glasc376 games51.6%
6. 6Shen278 games51.4%
7. 7Soraka1,079 games51.3%
8. 8Braum1,744 games51.1%
9. 9Janna1,217 games51.0%

Worst picks against Leona

Lowest win rate versus Leona in Support.

1. 1Ashe271 games41.3%
2. 2Yuumi1,479 games43.8%
3. 3Bard804 games43.9%
4. 4Pantheon1,058 games44.1%
5. 5Nautilus3,154 games44.3%
6. 6Galio236 games44.5%
7. 7Elise150 games45.3%
8. 8Blitzcrank2,010 games45.6%
9. 9Pyke1,511 games46.5%
10. 10Rell993 games46.7%
11. 11Swain1,097 games47.0%
12. 12Fiddlesticks123 games47.1%
13. 13Neeko550 games47.3%
14. 14Amumu184 games47.3%
15. 15Hwei160 games47.5%

Best lane counters vs Leona

Largest gold lead over Leona at 15 minutes in Support.

1. 1Pyke552 games+570
2. 2Pantheon484 games+476
3. 3Vel'Koz304 games+463
4. 4Swain612 games+443
5. 5Senna442 games+408
6. 6Lux1,189 games+379
7. 7Xerath411 games+357
8. 8Morgana997 games+349
9. 9Neeko277 games+320
10. 10Shaco160 games+307
11. 11Tahm Kench442 games+279
12. 12Zyra475 games+244
13. 13Brand493 games+243
14. 14Bard263 games+227
15. 15Poppy334 games+171

How to play against Leona

Lane and teamfight rules that hold regardless of your pick.

In lane and in teamfights

1. Stand outside E range after failed trades and punish when it misses.
2. Keep the wave from freezing near her side; long lanes give her repeated all-in angles.
3. Respect her Flash-R range when entering river; clear vision before carries walk forward.
4. Bait E with a frontliner, then move in while her follow-up is weaker.
5. Save cleanse, shields, or peel for the teammate she locks down first.

Where Leona is weak

Exploit these in draft and in lane.

• Leona has no clean retreat after engaging, so failed lockdown leaves her stranded in enemy damage.
• Leona's pressure depends on allied follow-up because her own damage rarely finishes targets through protection.