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

Leona vs Zeri

How to Beat Zeri as Leona in LoLLeona is in the b tier of champions
TankSupport
Marksman

How to Beat Zeri as Leona

based on 1,418 Leona vs Zeri matchups
Win Rate
56 %
K/D/A
2.83
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends matches every week. In our database, Leona battled Zeri in 1418 games. With so many matchups for Leona vs Zeri provides us a lot of confidence in our capacity to produce enlightening data and a recommended build to annihilate your enemy. This pairing is relatively rare. Leona has to counter Zeri in only 1.0% of her games.

Leona vs Zeri Matchup Summary

Leona does a great job of beating Zeri. Typically, she wins a terrific 56.0% of games the champions oppose each other in. In Leona vs Zeri matches, Leona’s team is 0.1% more probable to earn first blood. This implies that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus Zeri.

Best Leona vs Zeri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalCloth Armor

Core Leona Items

~22 Mins
Frozen HeartLocket of the Iron SolariCelestial Opposition

Optional Items

Knight's VowThornmailBloodsongZeke's Convergence

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 HasteArmorHealth 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
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 Zeri as Leona

Tips for Playing as Leona against Zeri

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 Zeri Counter Stats

Leona Image
Win Rate
56 %
VS
Win Rate
44 %
Zeri Image
2.3
< Kills >
7
5.9
< Deaths >
6.4
14.4
< Assists >
7.2
0.41
< Killing Sprees >
1.63
32
< Minions Killed >
187
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.47
2,913
< Physical Damage >
13,928
6,878
< Magic Damage >
6,394
983
< True Damage >
669
10,774
< Damage Dealt >
20,991
23,014
< Damage Taken >
22,667
8,760
< Gold Earned >
12,598
1.66
< Towers >
2.21
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
2,886
< Total Healing >
3,914
10,789
< Experience >
12,662
56
< Vision Score >
18
24
< Wards Placed >
8
243
< Time Dealing CC >
119

How to Counter Zeri with Leona in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature several influential Leona versus Zeri counter stats that may help you realize the distinctions between the two. As an example, Leona’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Zeri’s ratio of NaN, showing that Leona may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Zeri. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.

Leona typically has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her counter does. On average, she receives a similar amount of damage to Zeri. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Leona and Zeri

Damage Types Compared

Leona
Zeri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Leona
Zeri

Who is Better, Leona or Zeri?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Leona usually wins when facing off against Zeri, with a 56.0% win rate. Thus, Leona makes a fantastic counter to Zeri.

While Leona does have a much higher winrate than Zeri, when they face off with one another, Leona also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less difficult champ to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Leona into Zeri.

Additionally, Leona also has a very large amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Zeri. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Leona vs Zeri 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 teammates during teamfights.

Leona is a great counter to Zeri. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Leona against Zeri.

Other Champion Matchups Against Leona

Leona Loses Against

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Leona Wins Against

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Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Leona Players

How We Calculated Our Leona vs Zeri Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zeri as Leona, we analyzed 1,418 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 Zeri 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 to counter Zeri during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Leona usually racks up a lot less CS relative to Zeri. Champions who on average don't take much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Leona versus Zeri build include Frozen Heart, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Celestial Opposition. When Leona bought at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better when fighting Zeri than with most other typical builds. In fact, Leona had an average win rate of 56.0% when playing against Zeri with these items in her kit.

To have the highest probability of annihilating Zeri as Leona, Leona players should take the Aftershock, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Leona vs Zeri battles, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 56.0% winrate overall.

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