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

Leona vs Urgot

How to Beat Urgot as Leona in LoLLeona is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Urgot as Leona

based on 2,702 Leona vs Urgot matchups
Win Rate
51.3 %
K/D/A
2.6
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends matches that we analyze each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Urgot as Leona came out of an evaluation of 2702 ranked matches where both champions clashed against each other. This particular pairing is relatively rare. Leona has to counter Urgot in only 1.9% of her rounds.

Leona vs Urgot Matchup Summary

Leona has done a decent job of countering Urgot. On average, she wins a acceptable 51.3% of matches the champions face each other in. In Leona versus Urgot matches, Leona’s side is 0.1% more likely to earn first blood. This implies that she probably will get first blood against Urgot.

Best Leona vs Urgot Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsNull-Magic Mantle

Core Leona Items

~22 Mins
Zeke's ConvergenceThornmailLocket of the Iron Solari

Optional Items

Sunfire AegisFrozen HeartForce of NatureKnight'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 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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W
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Guide to Countering Urgot as Leona

Tips for Playing as Leona against Urgot

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 Urgot

If you are struck by Fear Beyond Death, do your best to avoid falling below the execution threshold (25% of your Maximum Health) until the effect times out.

Urgot relies heavily on blasting opponents with his legs, which have their own cooldowns and only detonate when he attacks in the direction they are facing. Avoid getting hit by multiple.

Urgot can deal and absorb tremendous amounts of damage with Purge, but slows himself while firing.

Leona vs Urgot Counter Stats

Leona Image
Win Rate
51.3 %
VS
Win Rate
48.7 %
Urgot Image
2.1
< Kills >
6.9
6.2
< Deaths >
6
14
< Assists >
5.5
0.38
< Killing Sprees >
1.64
32
< Minions Killed >
178
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.13
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.53
2,715
< Physical Damage >
20,307
6,653
< Magic Damage >
143
938
< True Damage >
1,848
10,307
< Damage Dealt >
22,299
23,676
< Damage Taken >
28,367
8,658
< Gold Earned >
12,496
1.55
< Towers >
2.61
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
2,790
< Total Healing >
5,066
10,688
< Experience >
15,176
55
< Vision Score >
19
24
< Wards Placed >
8
234
< Time Dealing CC >
248

How to Counter Urgot with Leona in LoL

The stats shown here highlight some critical Leona versus Urgot counter stats that can help you explain the distinctions between the pair. Leona’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Urgot’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Leona may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Urgot. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.

Leona usually has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her opponent does. On average, she receives less damage than Urgot. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Leona and Urgot

Damage Types Compared

Leona
Urgot
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Leona
Urgot

Who is Better, Leona or Urgot?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Leona usually wins when taking on Urgot, with a 51.3% win rate. Thus, Leona makes a good counter for Urgot.

While Leona does have a higher winrate compared to Urgot, when facing one another, Leona also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes her a less challenging champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Leona into Urgot.

Furthermore, Leona also has a very large amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Urgot. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting 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 Urgot matchups, Leona is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Leona is a decent counter for Urgot. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Leona against Urgot.

Additional Information for Leona Players

How We Calculated Our Leona vs Urgot Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Urgot as Leona, we analyzed 2,702 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 Urgot 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 learn all of the intricacies of Leona in order to counter Urgot during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to 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 picks up a lot less CS compared to Urgot. Champions who on average don't get much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions 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 have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to have in your Leona versus Urgot build include Zeke's Convergence, Thornmail, and Locket of the Iron Solari. When Leona combined at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better when fighting Urgot than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Leona boasted an average win rate of 51.3% when countering Urgot with these items in her kit.

To have the best chance of vanquishing Urgot as Leona, you 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 chose for Leona vs Urgot fights, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 51.3% winrate overall.

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