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Leona vs Alistar

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How to Beat Alistar as Leona

based on 2,928 Leona vs Alistar matchups
Win Rate
53.5 %
K/D/A
2.77
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated LoL matches that we analyze each week. Our guide on how to beat Alistar as Leona resulted from an evaluation of 2928 ranked rounds where both champs fought one another. This particular champion matchup is somewhat rare. Leona encounters Alistar in only 2.1% of her matches.

Leona vs Alistar Matchup Summary

Leona does a good job of beating Alistar. On average, she wins a whopping 53.5% of games the champs face each other in. In Leona against Alistar matches, Leona’s side is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood, implying that she probably will get first blood versus Alistar.

Best Leona vs Alistar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsKindlegem

Core Leona Items

~22 Mins
Zeke's ConvergenceThornmailLocket of the Iron Solari

Optional Items

TrailblazerSunfire AegisBloodsongKnight's Vow

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Leona to level upw
>
Second ability for Leona to level upe
>
Last skill for Leona to max outq

Runes

ResolveAftershockFont of LifeSecond WindOvergrowth
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Tenacity
Ability HasteHealth ScalingHealth Scaling
Leona's passive ability p
Leona's q ability q
Leona's w ability w
Leona's e ability e
Leona's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
E
9
W
10
E
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R
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E
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E
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Alistar as Leona

Tips for Playing as Leona against Alistar

Shield of Daybreak and Zenith Blade form a powerful offensive combo.

Lead the charge and mark your foes with Sunlight before your allies deal damage.

You can absorb a huge amount of damage using Eclipse, but you must stay near enemies to gain the bonus duration.

Advice to Win Against Alistar

Alistar is very disruptive but very tough - try to target more fragile damage dealers.

When Alistar uses his ultimate, it's often better to move back and wait until the effect wears off before attacking him.

Watch out for the Pulverize-Headbutt combo when around turrets.

Leona vs Alistar Counter Stats

Leona Image
Win Rate
53.5 %
VS
Win Rate
46.5 %
Alistar Image
2.1
< Kills >
2.1
6
< Deaths >
6.4
14.5
< Assists >
14.4
0.38
< Killing Sprees >
0.37
31
< Minions Killed >
32
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.46
2,955
< Physical Damage >
1,304
7,469
< Magic Damage >
7,062
1,055
< True Damage >
915
11,480
< Damage Dealt >
9,281
22,503
< Damage Taken >
25,987
8,569
< Gold Earned >
8,446
1.62
< Towers >
1.8
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
2,841
< Total Healing >
9,238
10,337
< Experience >
10,322
57
< Vision Score >
54
24
< Wards Placed >
24
257
< Time Dealing CC >
291

How to Counter Alistar with Leona in LoL

The stats provided here clarify some important Leona against Alistar counter stats that may help us figure out the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Leona’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Alistar’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Leona may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Alistar..

Leona normally has a similar longest killing spree as her matchup does. Typically, she takes less damage than Alistar. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Leona and Alistar

Damage Types Compared

Leona
Alistar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Leona
Alistar

Who is Better, Leona or Alistar?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Leona usually wins when playing against Alistar, with a 53.5% win rate. Thus, Leona makes a great counter for Alistar.

While Leona does have a higher win rate than Alistar, when facing one another, Leona also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less challenging character to learn. You don't need to be too worried when picking Leona into Alistar.

Moreover, Leona also has a lot of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Alistar. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Leona vs Alistar matchups, Leona is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Leona is a great counter to Alistar. Focus your tactics on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Leona against Alistar.

Other Champion Matchups Against Leona

Leona Loses Against

LilliaLillia44.7% winrateZacZac46.9% winrateCassiopeiaCassiopeia46.9% winrateSingedSinged47.4% winrate

Leona Wins Against

YuumiYuumi60.6% winrateNidaleeNidalee60.2% winrateKai'SaKai'Sa57.4% winrateGragasGragas56.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Aurelion SolAurelion Sol+ 55.6% 2270 GamesSennaSenna+ 56.2% 1595 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 56.7% 22899 GamesLilliaLillia+ 58.3% 8896 Games

Additional Information for Leona Players

How We Calculated Our Leona vs Alistar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Alistar as Leona, we analyzed 2,928 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Alistar as Leona comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Leona to counter Alistar during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Leona on average picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Alistar. Champions who on average don't get much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Leona versus Alistar build include Zeke's Convergence, Thornmail, and Locket of the Iron Solari. When Leona included at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better when facing Alistar than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Leona had an average winrate of 53.5% when countering Alistar with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of beating Alistar as Leona, you should take the Aftershock, Font of Life, Second Wind, Overgrowth, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Leona vs Alistar counterpicks, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 53.5% winrate overall.

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