Yasuo with Leona
How to Synergize Yasuo and Leona
based on 7,566 Yasuo with Leona pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Yasuo Leona Synergy Summary
Best Yasuo vs Leona Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Yasuo and Leona
Tips for Playing as Yasuo with Leona
Last Breath can be cast on any target that is knocked Airborne, even by one of your allies.
Dash through a minion to have Sweeping Blade available to chase your opponent should they flee; Dash directly to your opponent to preserve a minion as your escape route.
At level 18, Yasuo's Steel Tempest reaches its Attack Speed cap with 55% Attack Speed from items.
Advice to Understand How Leona Will Play
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.
Yasuo Leona Synergy Stats
How to Play with Leona as Yasuo in LoL
The Yasuo Leona synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Leona, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.
Overall, Yasuo sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Leona. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Leona helps Yasuo perform worse in ranked League rounds. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.
When Yasuo is paired with Leona, he gets a little increase in his full damage dealt. This change may demonstrate that Leona supports by providing cover for him to deal more damage or that her participation also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Yasuo is played alongside Leona on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Leona. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Leona.
Moreover, when Yasuo plays with Leona on the same side, he usually takes a little more damage than when he fights alone. Receiving more damage could indicate that Leona does a poor job of covering Yasuo during teamfights.
Synergies between Yasuo and Leona
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Is Yasuo better when played alongside Leona?
There is no ideal synergy for Yasuo that will always be his best teammate. However, overall, Leona is a very typical ally for Yasuo. By being on the same team as Yasuo, she increases their win rate by 0.4% to 51.0%. This demonstrates that there is a weak strategic relationship between Yasuo and Leona that allows them to perform stronger together than without each other.
Leona has a much lower diffuclty than Yasuo. That means Yasuo players don't need to be cautious when enlisting Leona comrades to play with, as they will require a much lower level of skill to be able to do well with you.
Fighting on the same side, you should witness an overall large increase in your team’s capability to provide utility and CC for your side. When paired, these champions will help their other teammates secure a victory.
Although, by pairing Yasuo and Leona together, you may not be giving your other teammates a lot of AP. Make sure to pick other champions on your team that fills this disparity in their kit.
Regardless of your Leona ally's ability, you should focus on maximizing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to truly master Yasuo to pair well with Leona during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends games, you should continue reading to master additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly.
The most important items to use in your Yasuo and Leona synergy build consist of Guardian Angel, Blade of The Ruined King, and Kraken Slayer. When Yasuo incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better when paired up with Leona than with many other common builds. In fact, Yasuo boasted an average win rate of 51.0% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Leona with this build.
To have the highest chance of vanquishing your oponents, Yasuo players should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for this champion pairing, this composite of runes resulted in the top win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 51.0% win rate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to synergize Leona with Yasuo are displayed for all skill levels combined. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a particular rank, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.