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Leona vs Tryndamere

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How to Beat Tryndamere as Leona

based on 3,602 Leona vs Tryndamere matchups
Win Rate
53 %
K/D/A
2.79
Pick Rate
2.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked LoL rounds that we evaluate each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Tryndamere as Leona resulted from an examination of 3602 ranked rounds where both champions fought each other. This champ matchup is relatively rare. Leona is forced to battle against Tryndamere in only 2.6% of her matches.

Leona vs Tryndamere Matchup Summary

Leona has done a good job of countering Tryndamere. Normally, she wins a whopping 53.0% of the time the champs face off with each other in. In Leona vs Tryndamere rounds, Leona’s team is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood. This indicates that she probably will be able to get first blood against Tryndamere.

Best Leona vs Tryndamere Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorPlated Steelcaps

Core Leona Items

~22 Mins
ThornmailFrozen HeartCelestial Opposition

Optional Items

Knight's VowSunfire AegisForce of NatureTrailblazer

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 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
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
W
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W
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R
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Guide to Countering Tryndamere as Leona

Tips for Playing as Leona against Tryndamere

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 Tryndamere

Try harassing Tryndamere early so he can't kill minions and heal with Bloodlust.

Most of Tryndamere's damage is physical. If he's getting too strong, consider buying a Thornmail.

Remember, Tryndamere can only slow you if you are facing away from him.

Leona vs Tryndamere Counter Stats

Leona Image
Win Rate
53 %
VS
Win Rate
47 %
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2.3
< Kills >
6.3
5.7
< Deaths >
6
13.6
< Assists >
4.3
0.43
< Killing Sprees >
1.45
32
< Minions Killed >
176
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.25
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.61
2,910
< Physical Damage >
19,100
6,793
< Magic Damage >
535
920
< True Damage >
646
10,623
< Damage Dealt >
20,282
22,501
< Damage Taken >
33,874
8,645
< Gold Earned >
12,723
1.65
< Towers >
2.87
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
2,760
< Total Healing >
13,728
10,708
< Experience >
15,164
53
< Vision Score >
17
23
< Wards Placed >
8
256
< Time Dealing CC >
103

How to Counter Tryndamere with Leona in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here highlight several significant Leona against Tryndamere counter stats that may help you interpret the distinctions between the two. As an example, Leona’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Tryndamere’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Leona may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Tryndamere. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Leona typically has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her opponent does. On average, she receives less damage than Tryndamere. 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 further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Leona and Tryndamere

Damage Types Compared

Leona
Tryndamere
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Leona
Tryndamere

Who is Better, Leona or Tryndamere?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Leona usually wins when trying to fight Tryndamere, with a 53.0% win rate. As a result, Leona makes a good counter for Tryndamere.

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

Furthermore, Leona has a great amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Tryndamere. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Leona is a good counter for Tryndamere. Focus your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Leona against Tryndamere.

Additional Information for Leona Players

How We Calculated Our Leona vs Tryndamere Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Tryndamere as Leona, we analyzed 3,602 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 Tryndamere 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Leona in order to counter Tryndamere during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Leona usually gets a lot less CS as Tryndamere. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The top items to use in your Leona versus Tryndamere build consist of Thornmail, Frozen Heart, and Celestial Opposition. When Leona combined at least these three items in her build, she did much better when facing Tryndamere than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Leona had an average win rate of 53.0% when playing against Tryndamere with this build.

To have the greatest probability of annihilating Tryndamere as Leona, Leona players should equip the Aftershock, Font of Life, Second Wind, Overgrowth, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Leona vs Tryndamere face-offs, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 53.0% win rate overall.

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