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How to Win Leona vs Amumu Counter MatchupLeona is in the s tier of champions

Leona vs Amumu

How to Beat Amumu as Leona in LoLLeona is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Amumu as Leona

based on 3,624 Leona vs Amumu matchups
Win Rate
53.7 %
K/D/A
2.6
Pick Rate
2.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends matches that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Amumu as Leona came out of an evaluation of 3624 ranked games where both champions battled each other. This particular champion matchup is relatively rare. Leona encounters Amumu in only 2.6% of her games.

Leona vs Amumu Matchup Summary

Leona has done a good job of beating Amumu. Normally, she wins a fantastic 53.7% of games the champs fight one another in. In Leona vs Amumu games, Leona’s team is 0.1% more probable to get first blood. This indicates that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Amumu.

Best Leona vs Amumu Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorKindlegem

Core Leona Items

~22 Mins
Zeke's ConvergenceKnight's VowLocket of the Iron Solari

Optional Items

Unending DespairTrailblazerThornmailForce of Nature

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 HasteArmorMagic Resist
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 Amumu as Leona

Tips for Playing as Leona against Amumu

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 Amumu

Amumu's Despair makes purchasing primarily Health items a risky proposition.

Erratic movement, or hiding behind creep waves can make it difficult for Amumu to instigate a fight with Bandage Toss.

Avoid bunching up with other allies when Amumu has his ultimate available.

Leona vs Amumu Counter Stats

Leona Image
Win Rate
53.7 %
VS
Win Rate
46.3 %
Amumu Image
2.1
< Kills >
4.1
6.2
< Deaths >
6.3
14
< Assists >
11.2
0.38
< Killing Sprees >
0.91
32
< Minions Killed >
29
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
1.26
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.35
2,769
< Physical Damage >
1,428
6,898
< Magic Damage >
11,365
980
< True Damage >
2,119
10,647
< Damage Dealt >
14,912
23,533
< Damage Taken >
31,935
8,593
< Gold Earned >
10,434
1.55
< Towers >
1.06
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.31
2,885
< Total Healing >
11,303
10,524
< Experience >
12,415
53
< Vision Score >
24
23
< Wards Placed >
8
236
< Time Dealing CC >
277

How to Counter Amumu with Leona in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore some influential Leona vs. Amumu matchup stats that can help us figure out the differences between these two champs. For instance, Leona’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Amumu’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Leona may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Amumu..

Leona often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her foe does. Typically, she takes less damage than Amumu. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Leona and Amumu

Damage Types Compared

Leona
Amumu
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Leona
Amumu

Who is Better, Leona or Amumu?

Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Leona usually wins when playing against Amumu, with a 53.7% win rate. As a result, Leona makes a great counter for Amumu.

While Leona does have a higher winrate than Amumu, when they face off with one another, Leona also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more challenging champion to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Leona into Amumu.

Moreover, Leona has a very large amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Amumu. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Leona vs Amumu matchups, Leona is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Leona is a great counter to Amumu. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Leona against Amumu.

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 Amumu Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Amumu as Leona, we analyzed 3,624 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 Amumu 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Leona in order to counter Amumu during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Leona on average racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Amumu. Champs who on average don't take much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Leona versus Amumu build include Zeke's Convergence, Knight's Vow, and Locket of the Iron Solari. When Leona incorporated at least these three items in her build, she performed much better when fighting Amumu than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Leona boasted an average winrate of 53.7% battling Amumu with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing Amumu as Leona, Leona players should use 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 we have analyed for Leona vs Amumu clashes, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 53.7% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Amumu as Leona are presented for all skill levels combined. To scope the stats and builds to a distinct rank, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.