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

Leona vs Zilean

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

based on 1,505 Leona vs Zilean matchups
Win Rate
52.1 %
K/D/A
2.52
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated LoL rounds that we get from Riot Games each week. Our guide on how to beat Zilean as Leona resulted from an evaluation of 1505 ranked games where both champs faced off against one another. This champ matchup is relatively rare. Leona encounters Zilean in only 1.1% of her games.

Leona vs Zilean Matchup Summary

Leona does a good job of beating Zilean. Typically, she wins a terrific 52.1% of matches the champs face one another in. In Leona against Zilean matches, Leona’s team is 0.2% more expected to earn first blood, indicating that she probably will get first blood versus Zilean.

Best Leona vs Zilean Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsCloth Armor

Core Leona Items

~22 Mins
Knight's VowLocket of the Iron SolariSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

ThornmailBloodsongTrailblazerFrozen Heart

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
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
E
9
W
10
E
11
R
12
E
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E
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Zilean as Leona

Tips for Playing as Leona against Zilean

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 Zilean

Zilean is fragile if a team focuses on him, but otherwise he's very difficult to kill. Commit to killing him as a team.

If you're able to match Zilean's speed, it can sometimes be beneficial to wait until his ultimate has faded before landing the killing blow.

Leona vs Zilean Counter Stats

Leona Image
Win Rate
52.1 %
VS
Win Rate
47.9 %
Zilean Image
2
< Kills >
2.8
6
< Deaths >
5.2
13.1
< Assists >
13.8
0.37
< Killing Sprees >
0.58
32
< Minions Killed >
61
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.49
3,011
< Physical Damage >
1,122
7,018
< Magic Damage >
11,747
1,032
< True Damage >
830
11,062
< Damage Dealt >
13,699
24,164
< Damage Taken >
18,611
8,674
< Gold Earned >
9,310
1.52
< Towers >
1.95
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
3,091
< Total Healing >
7,127
10,893
< Experience >
12,390
59
< Vision Score >
52
25
< Wards Placed >
22
240
< Time Dealing CC >
190

How to Counter Zilean with Leona in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight some strategic Leona against Zilean counter statistics that can help you figure out the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Leona’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Zilean’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Leona may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Zilean..

Leona usually has a similar longest killing spree as her counter does. Commonly, she receives more damage than Zilean. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Leona and Zilean

Damage Types Compared

Leona
Zilean
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Leona
Zilean

Who is Better, Leona or Zilean?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Leona usually wins when facing off against Zilean, with a 52.1% win rate. Therefore, Leona makes a good counter to Zilean.

While Leona does have a higher winrate than Zilean, when on opposite teams, Leona also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less difficult champion to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Leona into Zilean.

Additionally, Leona also has a great deal of utility and CC, a similar amount to Zilean. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Leona vs Zilean 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 allied champions during late stage team fights.

Leona is an above average counter for Zilean. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Leona against Zilean.

Other Champion Matchups Against Leona

Leona Loses Against

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Leona Wins Against

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

Top Synergies by Role

Aurelion SolAurelion Sol+ 55.6% 2270 GamesSennaSenna+ 56.2% 1595 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 56.7% 22899 GamesLilliaLillia+ 58.3% 8896 Games

Additional Information for Leona Players

How We Calculated Our Leona vs Zilean Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zilean as Leona, we analyzed 1,505 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 Zilean 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 Zilean Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Leona to counter Zilean during both the laning 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 shown above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Leona typically accumulates less CS relative to Zilean. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Leona versus Zilean build include Knight's Vow, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Solstice Sleigh. When Leona bought at least these three items in her build, she did much better when facing Zilean than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Leona had an average win rate of 52.1% when countering Zilean with this build.

To have the best chance of annihilating Zilean as Leona, you 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 sets players chose for Leona vs Zilean matchups, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 52.1% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Zilean as Leona are given for all skill levels, merged. To scope the statistics and builds to an individual rank, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.