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How to Win Corki vs Leona Counter MatchupCorki is in the b tier of champions

Corki vs Leona

How to Beat Leona as Corki in LoLCorki is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Leona as Corki

based on 1,430 Corki vs Leona matchups
Win Rate
46.3 %
K/D/A
2.4
Pick Rate
3.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of ranked League games that we evaluate every week. This guide on how to beat Leona as Corki resulted from an examination of 1430 ranked matches where both champs faced off against each other. This particular matchup is relatively rare. Corki has to counter Leona in only 3.6% of his rounds.

Corki vs Leona Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Corki has done a terrible job of beating Leona. On average, he wins a lowly 46.3% of matches the champs battle each other in. In Corki against Leona rounds, Corki’s side is 0.2% less likely to gain first blood. This indicates that he probably won't be able to get first blood against Leona.

Best Corki vs Leona Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
Glowing MoteTear of the Goddess

Core Corki Items

~22 Mins
MuramanaMalignanceSpear of Shojin

Optional Items

Maw of MalmortiusRapid FirecannonVoid StaffEclipse

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
ResolveBone PlatingOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Corki's passive ability p
Corki's q ability q
Corki's w ability w
Corki's e ability e
Corki's ultimate ability r
1
E
2
Q
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
11
R
12
E
13
E
14
W
15
W
16
R

Guide to Countering Leona as Corki

Tips for Playing as Corki against Leona

Valkyrie can be used defensively as well, so try using it for a quick escape.

Phosphorus Bomb can be used to reveal enemy units that might be hiding in a nearby patch of brush.

Corki can continue to attack while using Gatling Gun. Maximizing Gatling Gun is key to mastering Corki.

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.

Corki vs Leona Counter Stats

Corki Image
Win Rate
46.3 %
VS
Win Rate
53.7 %
Leona Image
6.9
< Kills >
2.1
6
< Deaths >
6
7.5
< Assists >
13.8
1.57
< Killing Sprees >
0.37
184
< Minions Killed >
32
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.45
3,545
< Physical Damage >
2,733
22,033
< Magic Damage >
6,457
970
< True Damage >
955
26,549
< Damage Dealt >
10,146
21,368
< Damage Taken >
23,614
12,701
< Gold Earned >
8,613
2.01
< Towers >
1.56
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0
3,172
< Total Healing >
2,934
14,478
< Experience >
10,637
18
< Vision Score >
58
9
< Wards Placed >
24
224
< Time Dealing CC >
232

How to Counter Leona with Corki in LoL

The stats provided here feature some important Corki versus Leona matchup statistics that may help us grasp the distinctions between this pair of champions. For instance, Corki’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Leona’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Corki may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Leona. This observation is in large part fueled by the difference in kills.

Corki usually has a much larger longest killing spree than his enemy does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Leona. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Corki and Leona

Damage Types Compared

Corki
Leona
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Corki
Leona

Who is Better, Corki or Leona?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Corki usually loses when taking on Leona, with a 46.3% win rate. As a result, Corki makes a poor counter to Leona.

While Corki does have a lower winrate compared to Leona, when they face off with one another, Corki also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champion to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Corki into Leona.

Additionally, Corki also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Leona. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Corki vs Leona matchups, Leona is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Corki is a terribly counter for Leona. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Corki against Leona.

Other Champion Matchups Against Corki

Corki Loses Against

SkarnerSkarner42.2% winrateDr. MundoDr. Mundo42.3% winrateLilliaLillia43.1% winrateFiddlesticksFiddlesticks43.6% winrate

Corki Wins Against

OlafOlaf54.8% winrateShyvanaShyvana54.6% winrateJarvan IVJarvan IV54.2% winrateYuumiYuumi53.6% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

KledKled+ 52.4% 464 GamesSejuaniSejuani+ 53.1% 377 GamesMaokaiMaokai+ 53.2% 1887 GamesTalonTalon+ 55.3% 358 Games

Additional Information for Corki Players

How We Calculated Our Corki vs Leona Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Leona as Corki, we analyzed 1,430 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 Corki 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

Corki Build Leona Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Corki 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 suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Corki most often racks up much more CS compared to Leona. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. 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 need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.

The top items to have in your Corki versus Leona build include Muramana, Malignance, and Spear of Shojin. When Corki used at least these three items in his build, he did much better versus Leona than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Corki boasted an average winrate of 46.3% when playing against Leona with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of beating Leona as Corki, you should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Corki vs Leona counters, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 46.3% win rate overall.

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