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How to Win Mordekaiser vs Leona Counter MatchupMordekaiser is in the s tier of champions

Mordekaiser vs Leona

How to Beat Leona as Mordekaiser in LoLMordekaiser is in the s tier of champions
Fighter
TankSupport

How to Beat Leona as Mordekaiser

based on 9,746 Mordekaiser vs Leona matchups
Win Rate
50.9 %
K/D/A
2.1
Pick Rate
3.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL rounds each week. Within our database, Mordekaiser engaged Leona in 9746 games. Using so many matchups for Mordekaiser vs Leona gives us a lot of faith in our capability to produce informative statistics and a recommended build to crush your opposition. This particular pairing is fairly rare. Mordekaiser is forced to battle against Leona in only 3.7% of his rounds.

Mordekaiser vs Leona Matchup Summary

Mordekaiser has done a ok job of countering Leona. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.9% of games the champions face off with each other in. In Mordekaiser versus Leona rounds, Mordekaiser’s side is 0.1% less expected to gain first blood, implying that he probably won't be able to get first blood versus Leona.

Best Mordekaiser vs Leona Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHaunting Guise

Core Mordekaiser Items

~22 Mins
Nashor's ToothRiftmakerLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernForce of NatureSpirit VisageUnending Despair

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Mordekaiser to level upq
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Second ability for Mordekaiser to level upe
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Last skill for Mordekaiser to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingRevitalize
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Mordekaiser's passive ability p
Mordekaiser's q ability q
Mordekaiser's w ability w
Mordekaiser's e ability e
Mordekaiser's ultimate ability r
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E
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R
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Guide to Countering Leona as Mordekaiser

Tips for Playing as Mordekaiser against Leona

Hitting multiple champions with the same ability can help quickly activate Darkness Rise.

Offense is your defense. Keep fighting to build up larger Indestructible shields.

Use Realm of Death on a low health enemy to guarantee the kill and keep their stats for the rest of a teamfight.

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.

Mordekaiser vs Leona Counter Stats

Mordekaiser Image
Win Rate
50.9 %
VS
Win Rate
49.1 %
Leona Image
7.3
< Kills >
2.1
6
< Deaths >
6.2
5.3
< Assists >
13.6
1.67
< Killing Sprees >
0.37
153
< Minions Killed >
31
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.42
2,755
< Physical Damage >
2,827
21,766
< Magic Damage >
6,681
649
< True Damage >
964
25,172
< Damage Dealt >
10,474
31,703
< Damage Taken >
23,286
11,887
< Gold Earned >
8,554
2.09
< Towers >
1.48
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
9,362
< Total Healing >
2,770
15,015
< Experience >
10,557
17
< Vision Score >
54
8
< Wards Placed >
23
256
< Time Dealing CC >
233

How to Counter Leona with Mordekaiser in LoL

The stats shown on this page show some influential Mordekaiser against Leona counter stats that can help us realize the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. As an example, Mordekaiser’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Leona’s ratio of NaN, showing that Mordekaiser may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Leona. This observation is in large part fueled by the difference in kills.

Mordekaiser normally has a much larger longest killing spree than his foe does. Typically, he receives more damage than Leona. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Mordekaiser and Leona

Damage Types Compared

Mordekaiser
Leona
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Mordekaiser
Leona

Who is Better, Mordekaiser or Leona?

Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Mordekaiser usually fairs equally well when playing against Leona, with a 50.9% win rate. As a result, Mordekaiser makes an ok counter for Leona.

While Mordekaiser does have a higher win rate than Leona, when on opposite teams, Mordekaiser also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champion to develop with. You should be careful when picking Mordekaiser into Leona.

Furthermore, Mordekaiser has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Leona. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Mordekaiser is a decent counter for Leona. Make sure you focus your play on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Mordekaiser against Leona.

Other Champion Matchups Against Mordekaiser

Mordekaiser Loses Against

LilliaLillia47.1% winrateSingedSinged48.1% winrateFizzFizz48.6% winrateTryndamereTryndamere49.1% winrate

Mordekaiser Wins Against

YuumiYuumi59.9% winrateSejuaniSejuani58.3% winrateK'SanteK'Sante57.5% winrateZeriZeri57.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Mordekaiser Players

How We Calculated Our Mordekaiser vs Leona Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Leona as Mordekaiser, we analyzed 9,746 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 Mordekaiser 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Mordekaiser to counter Leona during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Mordekaiser on average picks up much more CS relative to Leona. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. 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, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The best items to use in your Mordekaiser versus Leona build consist of Nashor's Tooth, Riftmaker, and Liandry's Torment. When Mordekaiser bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Leona than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Mordekaiser boasted an average win rate of 50.9% when countering Leona with this counter build.

To have the best chance of crushing Leona as Mordekaiser, Mordekaiser players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Revitalize runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Mordekaiser vs Leona counters, this order of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.9% win rate overall.

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