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Blitzcrank vs Leona

How to Beat Leona as Blitzcrank in LoLBlitzcrank is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Leona as Blitzcrank

based on 3,076 Blitzcrank vs Leona matchups
Win Rate
45.8 %
K/D/A
2.23
Pick Rate
4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches each week. In our dataset, Blitzcrank engaged Leona in 3076 games. Including so many matchups for Blitzcrank vs Leona provides us a lot of confidence in our ability to provide informative stats and a solid build to crush Leona. This particular champ matchup is relatively rare. Blitzcrank encounters Leona in only 4.0% of his matches.

Blitzcrank vs Leona Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Blitzcrank has done a awful job of beating Leona. Typically, he wins a lowly 45.8% of the time the champions face off with one another in. In Blitzcrank against Leona games, Blitzcrank’s team is 0.1% more expected to gain first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood versus Leona.

Best Blitzcrank vs Leona Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionRelic Shield

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsMobility Boots

Core Blitzcrank Items

~22 Mins
EvenshroudZeke's ConvergenceBulwark of the Mountain

Optional Items

Knight's VowFrozen HeartThornmailPauldrons of Whiterock

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveAftershockDemolishConditioningOvergrowth
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Ability HasteArmorHealth Scaling
Blitzcrank's passive ability p
Blitzcrank's q ability q
Blitzcrank's w ability w
Blitzcrank's e ability e
Blitzcrank's ultimate ability r
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E
3
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 Blitzcrank

Tips for Playing as Blitzcrank against Leona

Using Blitzcrank's grab to pull an enemy into your tower range followed by a Power Fist will allow the tower to get several hits on them.

The 1-2-3 combo of Rocket Grab, Power Fist, and Static Field can devastate an individual opponent.

Advice to Win Against Leona

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

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

Blitzcrank vs Leona Counter Stats

Blitzcrank Image
Win Rate
45.8 %
VS
Win Rate
54.2 %
Leona Image
2.1
< Kills >
1.9
6.5
< Deaths >
6.1
12.4
< Assists >
13.5
0.36
< Killing Sprees >
0.34
34
< Minions Killed >
34
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.33
< Inhibitors >
0.41
2,350
< Physical Damage >
2,477
5,526
< Magic Damage >
4,350
804
< True Damage >
752
8,681
< Damage Dealt >
7,581
20,750
< Damage Taken >
20,688
7,703
< Gold Earned >
7,835
1.14
< Towers >
1.42
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
1,938
< Total Healing >
2,205
9,921
< Experience >
10,081
45
< Vision Score >
48
20
< Wards Placed >
20
242
< Time Dealing CC >
147

How to Counter Leona with Blitzcrank in LoL

The stats provided here feature some significant Blitzcrank against Leona counter statistics that can help you realize the differences and similarities between the two. Blitzcrank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Leona’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Blitzcrank may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Leona..

Blitzcrank often has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Leona. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Blitzcrank and Leona

Damage Types Compared

Blitzcrank
Leona
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Blitzcrank
Leona

Who is Better, Blitzcrank or Leona?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Blitzcrank usually loses when playing against Leona, with a 45.8% win rate. Thus, Blitzcrank makes a bad counter to Leona.

While Blitzcrank does have a much lower win rate compared to Leona, when facing one another, Blitzcrank also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champ to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Blitzcrank into Leona.

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

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Blitzcrank vs Leona matchups, Leona is the better champion with a much lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Blitzcrank is a terribly counter to Leona. Focus your play on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Blitzcrank against Leona.

Other Champion Matchups Against Blitzcrank

Blitzcrank Loses Against

SingedSinged44.9% winrateZacZac45.4% winrateLeonaLeona45.8% winrateNilahNilah45.8% winrate

Blitzcrank Wins Against

YuumiYuumi56.3% winrateK'SanteK'Sante56.2% winrateGragasGragas56.1% winrateNidaleeNidalee54.7% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

ShyvanaShyvana+ 53.1% 3718 GamesZileanZilean+ 53.5% 114 GamesZacZac+ 54.4% 1322 GamesSingedSinged+ 55.6% 954 Games

Additional Information for Blitzcrank Players

How We Calculated Our Blitzcrank vs Leona Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Leona as Blitzcrank, we analyzed 3,076 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 Blitzcrank 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

Blitzcrank Build Leona Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Blitzcrank in order 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 tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Blitzcrank typically gets a similar amount of CS relative to Leona. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Blitzcrank versus Leona build consist of Evenshroud, Zeke's Convergence, and Bulwark of the Mountain. When Blitzcrank used at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Leona than with most other typical builds. In fact, Blitzcrank boasted an average winrate of 45.8% when countering Leona with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against Leona as Blitzcrank, you should equip the Aftershock, Demolish, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Blitzcrank vs Leona matchups, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 45.8% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Leona as Blitzcrank are presented for every ranked division. If you would like to filter the stats and builds to a particular player tier, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.