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How to Win Ezreal vs Leona Counter MatchupEzreal is in the b tier of champions

Ezreal vs Leona

How to Beat Leona as Ezreal in LoLEzreal is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Leona as Ezreal

based on 8,455 Ezreal vs Leona matchups
Win Rate
45.7 %
K/D/A
2.43
Pick Rate
3.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of recently rated League matches that we analyze each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Leona as Ezreal came out of an analysis of 8455 ranked rounds where both champions opposed one another. This matchup is fairly rare. Ezreal has to counter Leona in only 3.7% of his rounds.

Ezreal vs Leona Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ezreal does a awful job of beating Leona. Normally, he wins a lowly 45.7% of games the champs face each other in. In Ezreal against Leona games, Ezreal’s side is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood against Leona.

Best Ezreal vs Leona Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
SheenCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Ezreal Items

~22 Mins
MuramanaTrinity ForceHubris

Optional Items

Spear of ShojinGuardian AngelBloodthirsterNavori Quickblades

Summoner Spells

summonerboost summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionPress the AttackPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth
Ezreal's passive ability p
Ezreal's q ability q
Ezreal's w ability w
Ezreal's e ability e
Ezreal's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
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R
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E
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Leona as Ezreal

Tips for Playing as Ezreal against Leona

Use Arcane Shift to help line up your other skill shots.

You can line up Trueshot Barrage to hit multiple minion waves or even Monsters.

You can play Ezreal either as a Attack Damage carry or Ability Power carry depending on how you build him.

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.

Ezreal vs Leona Counter Stats

Ezreal Image
Win Rate
45.7 %
VS
Win Rate
54.3 %
Leona Image
6.7
< Kills >
2
5.8
< Deaths >
5.9
7.4
< Assists >
13.5
1.58
< Killing Sprees >
0.36
171
< Minions Killed >
32
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.45
16,177
< Physical Damage >
2,754
7,199
< Magic Damage >
6,598
674
< True Damage >
989
24,050
< Damage Dealt >
10,342
19,790
< Damage Taken >
23,974
11,865
< Gold Earned >
8,594
2.19
< Towers >
1.56
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
5,126
< Total Healing >
3,067
12,598
< Experience >
10,705
17
< Vision Score >
56
8
< Wards Placed >
24
94
< Time Dealing CC >
224

How to Counter Leona with Ezreal in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize several important Ezreal vs. Leona counter stats that can help us grasp the differences and similarities between the two. Ezreal’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Leona’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Ezreal may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Leona. This observation is largely caused by the difference in kills.

Ezreal typically has a much larger longest killing spree than his enemy does. On average, he takes less damage than Leona. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Ezreal and Leona

Damage Types Compared

Ezreal
Leona
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ezreal
Leona

Who is Better, Ezreal or Leona?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Ezreal usually loses when taking on Leona, with a 45.7% win rate. Thus, Ezreal makes a poor counter to Leona.

While Ezreal does have a much lower winrate than Leona, when facing one another, Ezreal also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging character to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Ezreal into Leonaas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Ezreal has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Leona. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Ezreal vs Leona matchups, Leona is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Ezreal is a bad counter for Leona. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Ezreal against Leona.

Additional Information for Ezreal Players

How We Calculated Our Ezreal vs Leona Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Leona as Ezreal, we analyzed 8,455 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 Ezreal 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Ezreal to counter Leona during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ezreal typically gets much more CS relative to Leona. Champs who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Ezreal versus Leona build include Muramana, Trinity Force, and Hubris. When Ezreal incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better versus Leona than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Ezreal boasted an average win rate of 45.7% when playing against Leona with this build.

To have the highest chance of coming out on top against Leona as Ezreal, Ezreal players should equip the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Ezreal vs Leona face-offs, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 45.7% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Leona as Ezreal are given for all skill levels combined. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a particular rank, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.