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Leona vs Naafiri

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How to Beat Naafiri as Leona

based on 1,859 Leona vs Naafiri matchups
Win Rate
52.2 %
K/D/A
2.69
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches every week. In our database, Leona faced Naafiri 1859 times. Including so many matchups for Leona versus Naafiri gives us faith in our ability to produce actionable data and a pro build to crush your foe. This particular champ matchup is fairly rare. Leona is forced to battle against Naafiri in only 1.3% of her games.

Leona vs Naafiri Matchup Summary

Leona does a good job of beating Naafiri. Normally, she wins a whopping 52.2% of matches the champions face off with each other in. In Leona vs Naafiri matches, Leona’s team is 0.1% more probable to gain first blood, indicating that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus Naafiri.

Best Leona vs Naafiri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorKindlegem

Core Leona Items

~22 Mins
Frozen HeartLocket of the Iron SolariCelestial Opposition

Optional Items

Sunfire AegisKnight's VowTrailblazerThornmail

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 LifeBone PlatingUnflinching
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
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
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
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E
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Guide to Countering Naafiri as Leona

Tips for Playing as Leona against Naafiri

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.

Leona vs Naafiri Counter Stats

Leona Image
Win Rate
52.2 %
VS
Win Rate
47.8 %
Naafiri Image
2.3
< Kills >
8
6.1
< Deaths >
7
14.1
< Assists >
6.5
0.41
< Killing Sprees >
1.86
32
< Minions Killed >
151
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.23
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.37
2,935
< Physical Damage >
22,184
6,910
< Magic Damage >
107
981
< True Damage >
1,319
10,827
< Damage Dealt >
23,610
23,539
< Damage Taken >
26,047
8,741
< Gold Earned >
12,628
1.6
< Towers >
1.6
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
2,919
< Total Healing >
6,237
10,771
< Experience >
14,078
55
< Vision Score >
17
23
< Wards Placed >
8
295
< Time Dealing CC >
63

How to Counter Naafiri with Leona in LoL

The stats provided here clarify some strategic Leona against Naafiri matchup stats that may help us realize the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Leona’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Naafiri’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Leona may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Naafiri. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Leona normally has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her opponent does. On average, she takes a similar amount of damage to Naafiri. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Leona and Naafiri

Damage Types Compared

Leona
Naafiri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Leona
Naafiri

Who is Better, Leona or Naafiri?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Leona usually wins when facing off against Naafiri, with a 52.2% win rate. Thus, Leona makes a good counter for Naafiri.

While Leona does have a higher win rate compared to Naafiri, when they face off with one another, Leona also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more time consuming champion to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Leona into Naafiri.

Moreover, Leona has a great deal of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Naafiri. This often 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 for every situation in League of Legends, in Leona vs Naafiri matchups, Leona is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Leona is an above average counter for Naafiri. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Leona against Naafiri.

Other Champion Matchups Against Leona

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Leona Wins Against

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

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Leona Players

How We Calculated Our Leona vs Naafiri Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Naafiri as Leona, we analyzed 1,859 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 Naafiri 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 truly master Leona to counter Naafiri during both the early game 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 listen to the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Leona typically picks up a lot less CS relative to Naafiri. Champions who on average don't earn much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Leona versus Naafiri build include Frozen Heart, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Celestial Opposition. When Leona included at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better versus Naafiri than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Leona had an average winrate of 52.2% when playing against Naafiri with these items in her kit.

To have the best chance of crushing Naafiri as Leona, Leona players should equip the Aftershock, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Leona vs Naafiri counterpicks, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 52.2% winrate overall.

If you want to see Leona vs Naafiri tips and counter stats for a an individual skill level, feel free to choose one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the stats and strategies given are calculated using all games with data with both champs.