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Leona vs Kha'Zix

How to Beat Kha'Zix as Leona in LoLLeona is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Kha'Zix as Leona

based on 3,570 Leona vs Kha'Zix matchups
Win Rate
54.1 %
K/D/A
2.67
Pick Rate
2.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked League matches each and every week. In our dataset, Leona battled Kha'Zix 3570 times. Having so many games with Leona vs Kha'Zix gives us faith in our ability to provide useful data and a recommended build to crush your opponent. This champion matchup is relatively rare. Leona is forced to battle against Kha'Zix in only 2.6% of her matches.

Leona vs Kha'Zix Matchup Summary

Leona has done a great job of beating Kha'Zix. Normally, she wins a terrific 54.1% of the time the champs face each other in. In Leona versus Kha'Zix games, Leona’s team is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood, implying that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Kha'Zix.

Best Leona vs Kha'Zix Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorGlowing Mote

Core Leona Items

~22 Mins
Zeke's ConvergenceThornmailSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

BloodsongForce of NatureFrozen HeartTrailblazer

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Leona to level upw
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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
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Q
2
E
3
W
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W
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W
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R
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Guide to Countering Kha'Zix as Leona

Tips for Playing as Leona against Kha'Zix

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 Kha'Zix

Taste Their Fear deals bonus damage to targets that are isolated. Gain an advantage by fighting near allied minions, champions, or turrets.

Leap and Void Assault have long cooldowns. Kha'Zix is very vulnerable when these are not available.

Leona vs Kha'Zix Counter Stats

Leona Image
Win Rate
54.1 %
VS
Win Rate
45.9 %
Kha'Zix Image
2.1
< Kills >
7.6
5.8
< Deaths >
6.4
13.4
< Assists >
6.5
0.37
< Killing Sprees >
1.75
32
< Minions Killed >
26
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
1.59
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.31
2,747
< Physical Damage >
16,586
6,528
< Magic Damage >
1,021
956
< True Damage >
1,005
10,231
< Damage Dealt >
18,613
22,561
< Damage Taken >
32,921
8,613
< Gold Earned >
12,503
1.65
< Towers >
0.99
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.33
2,681
< Total Healing >
16,031
10,653
< Experience >
13,626
58
< Vision Score >
23
25
< Wards Placed >
6
227
< Time Dealing CC >
216

How to Counter Kha'Zix with Leona in LoL

The stats shown here show several influential Leona vs. Kha'Zix counter statistics that may help you interpret the differences and similarities between the two. Leona’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kha'Zix’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Leona may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Kha'Zix. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.

Leona typically has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than her enemy does. Typically, she takes less damage than Kha'Zix. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Leona and Kha'Zix

Damage Types Compared

Leona
Kha'Zix
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Leona
Kha'Zix

Who is Better, Leona or Kha'Zix?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Leona usually wins when trying to fight Kha'Zix, with a 54.1% win rate. As a result, Leona makes a great counter for Kha'Zix.

While Leona does have a much higher win rate than Kha'Zix, when they face off with one another, Leona also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less time consuming champion to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Leona into Kha'Zix.

Additionally, Leona has a lot of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kha'Zix. This 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 overall in League of Legends, in Leona vs Kha'Zix 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 team members during teamfights.

Leona is a great counter for Kha'Zix. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Leona against Kha'Zix.

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Leona Wins Against

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Additional Information for Leona Players

How We Calculated Our Leona vs Kha'Zix Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kha'Zix as Leona, we analyzed 3,570 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 Kha'Zix 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

Leona Build Kha'Zix Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Leona to counter Kha'Zix during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Leona most often picks up a similar amount of CS as Kha'Zix. Champs who on average don't get much CS typically 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, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Leona versus Kha'Zix build include Zeke's Convergence, Thornmail, and Solstice Sleigh. When Leona included at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better when fighting Kha'Zix than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Leona boasted an average winrate of 54.1% when countering Kha'Zix with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against Kha'Zix 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. Out of all the rune sets players used for Leona vs Kha'Zix face-offs, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 54.1% win rate overall.

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