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How to Win Yuumi vs Leona Counter MatchupYuumi is in the b tier of champions

Yuumi vs Leona

How to Beat Leona as Yuumi in LoLYuumi is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Leona as Yuumi

based on 3,210 Yuumi vs Leona matchups
Win Rate
39.4 %
K/D/A
3.88
Pick Rate
3.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of recently rated LoL games that we get from Riot Games every week. This guide on how to beat Leona as Yuumi came out of an examination of 3210 ranked games where both champions clashed against one another. This matchup is relatively rare. Yuumi is forced to battle against Leona in only 3.8% of her matches.

Yuumi vs Leona Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Yuumi has done a awful job of beating Leona. On average, she wins a lowly 39.4% of matches the champions face one another in. In Yuumi vs Leona matches, Yuumi’s side is 0.1% less expected to gain first blood, implying that she most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Leona.

Best Yuumi vs Leona Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeGlowing Mote

Core Yuumi Items

~22 Mins
Mikael's BlessingArdent CenserMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

DawncoreStaff of Flowing WaterImperial MandateRedemption

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Yuumi to level upq
>
Second ability for Yuumi to level upe
>
Last skill for Yuumi to max outq

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
ResolveFont of LifeRevitalize
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Yuumi's passive ability p
Yuumi's q ability q
Yuumi's w ability w
Yuumi's e ability e
Yuumi's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
Q
4
E
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Leona as Yuumi

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.

Yuumi vs Leona Counter Stats

Yuumi Image
Win Rate
39.4 %
VS
Win Rate
60.6 %
Leona Image
1.4
< Kills >
1.9
4
< Deaths >
5
14.1
< Assists >
12.9
0.25
< Killing Sprees >
0.35
12
< Minions Killed >
31
0.01
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.5
298
< Physical Damage >
2,438
6,731
< Magic Damage >
5,322
698
< True Damage >
830
7,727
< Damage Dealt >
8,591
7,833
< Damage Taken >
20,348
7,588
< Gold Earned >
8,194
1.98
< Towers >
1.81
0
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
6,065
< Total Healing >
2,574
10,310
< Experience >
9,918
35
< Vision Score >
51
17
< Wards Placed >
21
167
< Time Dealing CC >
199

How to Counter Leona with Yuumi in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight some valuable Yuumi versus Leona counter stats that can help us figure out the distinctions between the two. For instance, Yuumi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Leona’s ratio of NaN, showing that Yuumi may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Leona..

Yuumi often has a similar longest kill spree as her foe does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Leona. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Yuumi and Leona

Damage Types Compared

Yuumi
Leona
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Yuumi
Leona

Who is Better, Yuumi or Leona?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Yuumi usually loses when trying to fight Leona, with a 39.4% win rate. Thus, Yuumi makes a poor counter for Leona.

While Yuumi does have a much lower winrate than Leona, when facing one another, Yuumi also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less time consuming champ to learn and master. You should be very concerned when picking Yuumi into Leona.

Moreover, Yuumi has a great deal 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 for every situation in League of Legends, in Yuumi vs Leona matchups, Leona is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Yuumi is a bad counter to Leona. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Yuumi against Leona.

Other Champion Matchups Against Yuumi

Yuumi Loses Against

LeonaLeona39.4% winrateTrundleTrundle39.7% winrateUrgotUrgot39.8% winrateYasuoYasuo39.9% winrate

Yuumi Wins Against

GnarGnar51.5% winrateEzrealEzreal50.8% winrateQiyanaQiyana50.4% winrateKarthusKarthus49.6% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

VayneVayne+ 49.6% 6307 GamesSingedSinged+ 50.3% 2113 GamesLilliaLillia+ 50.7% 4721 GamesTwitchTwitch+ 51% 6955 Games

Additional Information for Yuumi Players

How We Calculated Our Yuumi vs Leona Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Leona as Yuumi, we analyzed 3,210 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 Yuumi 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

To truly master Yuumi in order to counter Leona during both the lane 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 mind the build and stats displayed here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Yuumi usually accumulates less CS relative to Leona. Champions who typically don't earn much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Yuumi versus Leona build include Mikael's Blessing, Ardent Censer, and Moonstone Renewer. When Yuumi incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better countering Leona than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Yuumi had an average winrate of 39.4% battling Leona with these items in her kit.

To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Leona as Yuumi, you should take the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Font of Life, and Revitalize runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for Yuumi vs Leona face-offs, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 39.4% winrate overall.

If you want to get Yuumi versus Leona tips and counter builds for a an individual player tier, please select one from the selection menu provided above. By default, the stats and guides shown are computed using every round completed with these champs.