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How to Win Leona vs Karthus Counter MatchupLeona is in the s tier of champions

Leona vs Karthus

How to Beat Karthus as Leona in LoLLeona is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Karthus as Leona

based on 1,638 Leona vs Karthus matchups
Win Rate
51.8 %
K/D/A
2.74
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked League of Legends games each and every week. Within our data, Leona fought Karthus in 1638 games. With so many games with Leona vs Karthus provides us a lot of confidence in our capacity to produce actionable statistics and a recommended build to annihilate your foe. This counter matchup is relatively rare. Leona has to counter Karthus in only 1.2% of her games.

Leona vs Karthus Matchup Summary

Leona has done a decent job of beating Karthus. On average, she wins a acceptable 51.8% of matches the champions face off with one another in. In Leona vs Karthus matches, Leona’s team is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood. This implies that she probably will be able to get first blood against Karthus.

Best Leona vs Karthus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorKindlegem

Core Leona Items

~22 Mins
Knight's VowLocket of the Iron SolariCelestial Opposition

Optional Items

Force of NatureTrailblazerZeke's ConvergenceThornmail

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Leona to level upw
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Second ability for Leona to level upe
>
Last skill for Leona to max outq

Runes

ResolveAftershockFont of LifeBone PlatingUnflinching
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Ability HasteArmorMagic Resist
Leona's passive ability p
Leona's q ability q
Leona's w ability w
Leona's e ability e
Leona's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
E
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W
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E
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R
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E
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E
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Karthus as Leona

Tips for Playing as Leona against Karthus

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.

Advice to Win Against Karthus

Karthus can cast spells for a short duration after he is killed. Move away from his corpse to be safe.

Make sure you always have enough health to survive Requiem, even if you have to go back to the base more frequently to heal.

Leona vs Karthus Counter Stats

Leona Image
Win Rate
51.8 %
VS
Win Rate
48.2 %
Karthus Image
2.4
< Kills >
7
6.1
< Deaths >
7.7
14.3
< Assists >
10
0.44
< Killing Sprees >
1.64
33
< Minions Killed >
85
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.87
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.28
2,915
< Physical Damage >
238
6,948
< Magic Damage >
29,002
1,012
< True Damage >
2,137
10,876
< Damage Dealt >
31,378
25,319
< Damage Taken >
29,360
8,937
< Gold Earned >
12,726
1.52
< Towers >
1.07
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.22
3,301
< Total Healing >
9,171
11,211
< Experience >
14,679
57
< Vision Score >
19
24
< Wards Placed >
7
218
< Time Dealing CC >
223

How to Counter Karthus with Leona in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature several strategic Leona versus Karthus counter statistics that can help us distinguish the distinctions between the two. Leona’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Karthus’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Leona may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Karthus. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Leona usually has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her foe does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Karthus. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Leona and Karthus

Damage Types Compared

Leona
Karthus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Leona
Karthus

Who is Better, Leona or Karthus?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Leona usually wins when facing off against Karthus, with a 51.8% win rate. Therefore, Leona makes a good counter to Karthus.

While Leona does have a higher winrate than Karthus, when facing one another, Leona also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less complex champ to learn. You should be careful when picking Leona into Karthus.

Additionally, Leona also has a very large amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Karthus. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Leona vs Karthus matchups, Leona is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Leona is a decent counter for Karthus. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Leona against Karthus.

Additional Information for Leona Players

How We Calculated Our Leona vs Karthus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Karthus as Leona, we analyzed 1,638 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 Karthus as Leona 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Leona in order to counter Karthus during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Leona often accumulates less CS compared to Karthus. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Leona versus Karthus build consist of Knight's Vow, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Celestial Opposition. When Leona used at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better vs. Karthus than with most other typical builds. In fact, Leona boasted an average win rate of 51.8% battling Karthus with these items in her kit.

To have the best probability of annihilating Karthus as Leona, Leona players should take the Aftershock, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for Leona vs Karthus clashes, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 51.8% win rate overall.

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