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How to Win Lillia vs Leona Counter MatchupLillia is in the s tier of champions

Lillia vs Leona

How to Beat Leona as Lillia in LoLLillia is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Leona as Lillia

based on 8,326 Lillia vs Leona matchups
Win Rate
55.3 %
K/D/A
2.98
Pick Rate
3.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of ranked League matches that we review each week. This guide on how to beat Leona as Lillia came out of an analysis of 8326 ranked rounds where both champs engaged each other. This particular counter pairing is somewhat rare. Lillia has to counter Leona in only 3.7% of her matches.

Lillia vs Leona Matchup Summary

Lillia has done a great job of countering Leona. Typically, she wins a fantastic 55.3% of matches the champions face off with each other in. In Lillia versus Leona rounds, Lillia’s team is 0.1% less expected to get first blood, implying that she most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Leona.

Best Lillia vs Leona Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandHaunting Guise

Core Lillia Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapRiftmakerLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

CryptbloomCosmic DriveZhonya's HourglassBanshee's Veil

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Lillia to level upq
>
Second ability for Lillia to level upw
>
Last skill for Lillia to max oute

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: TenacityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Lillia's passive ability p
Lillia's q ability q
Lillia's w ability w
Lillia's e ability e
Lillia's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Leona as Lillia

Advice to Win Against Leona

When Leona activates Eclipse, you have three seconds to get away from her before she deals damage.

Only foes in the center of Solar Flare get stunned, so you can often avoid this if you're quick.

Lillia vs Leona Counter Stats

Lillia Image
Win Rate
55.3 %
VS
Win Rate
44.7 %
Leona Image
7.2
< Kills >
2
5.5
< Deaths >
6.4
9.2
< Assists >
13.1
1.63
< Killing Sprees >
0.35
46
< Minions Killed >
32
1.31
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.38
847
< Physical Damage >
2,837
17,322
< Magic Damage >
6,688
5,794
< True Damage >
975
23,963
< Damage Dealt >
10,500
40,923
< Damage Taken >
24,010
12,377
< Gold Earned >
8,502
1.45
< Towers >
1.4
0.33
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
23,269
< Total Healing >
2,805
14,310
< Experience >
10,474
21
< Vision Score >
56
6
< Wards Placed >
24
424
< Time Dealing CC >
211

How to Counter Leona with Lillia in LoL

The stats shown here underscore several strategic Lillia against Leona counter statistics that can help us understand the differences between the two. Lillia’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Leona’s ratio of NaN, showing that Lillia may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Leona. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.

Lillia normally has a much larger longest killing spree than her matchup does. On average, she takes more damage than Leona. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Lillia and Leona

Damage Types Compared

Lillia
Leona
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Lillia
Leona

Who is Better, Lillia or Leona?

Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Lillia usually wins when trying to fight Leona, with a 55.3% win rate. As a result, Lillia makes a fantastic counter to Leona.

While Lillia does have a much higher win rate than Leona, when they face off with one another, Lillia also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Lillia into Leonaas her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Lillia also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Leona. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Lillia vs Leona matchups, Lillia is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Lillia is a great counter to Leona. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Lillia against Leona.

Other Champion Matchups Against Lillia

Lillia Loses Against

FizzFizz49.4% winrateTeemoTeemo50.3% winrateBriarBriar50.6% winrateSennaSenna50.6% winrate

Lillia Wins Against

SejuaniSejuani61% winrateZeriZeri60.7% winrateRammusRammus59.3% winrateK'SanteK'Sante59.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

NilahNilah+ 57.4% 3643 GamesMaokaiMaokai+ 57.5% 8067 GamesTrundleTrundle+ 57.8% 11133 GamesLeonaLeona+ 58.3% 8896 Games

Additional Information for Lillia Players

How We Calculated Our Lillia vs Leona Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Leona as Lillia, we analyzed 8,326 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 Leona as Lillia 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

Lillia Build Leona Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Lillia in order to counter Leona during both the laning 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 listen to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Lillia usually gets a similar amount of CS relative to Leona. Champs who typically don't take much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Lillia versus Leona build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Riftmaker, and Liandry's Torment. When Lillia bought at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better when fighting Leona than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Lillia boasted an average winrate of 55.3% when playing against Leona with these items in her kit.

To have the best chance of coming out on top against Leona as Lillia, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Lillia vs Leona counter picks, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 55.3% winrate overall.

If you need to view Lillia x Leona tips and counter builds for a an individual rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. At first, the stats and strategies displayed are computed using every round run with both champions.