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

Leona vs Kindred

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

based on 2,708 Leona vs Kindred matchups
Win Rate
54.7 %
K/D/A
2.67
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends matches every week. In our data, Leona engaged Kindred in 2708 games. Including so many matchups for Leona versus Kindred provides us a lot of confidence in our ability to provide enlightening stats and a recommended build to wreck your enemy. This particular champion pairing is fairly rare. Leona has to counter Kindred in only 1.9% of her matches.

Leona vs Kindred Matchup Summary

Leona does a great job of countering Kindred. Typically, she wins a fantastic 54.7% of games the champions oppose each other in. In Leona versus Kindred matches, Leona’s side is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood, implying that she probably will get first blood against Kindred.

Best Leona vs Kindred Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalKindlegem

Core Leona Items

~22 Mins
Zeke's ConvergenceThornmailSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Sunfire AegisBloodsongKnight's VowFrozen Heart

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Leona to level upw
>
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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Q
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Guide to Countering Kindred as Leona

Tips for Playing as Leona against Kindred

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 Kindred

When Kindred uses Lamb's Respite get inside, it stops all champions from dying.

Kindred is fragile - turn the pressure up on her, and she will be forced to play cautiously.

Clear the Hunts Wolf activates on jungle camps to slow down Kindred's damage output.

Leona vs Kindred Counter Stats

Leona Image
Win Rate
54.7 %
VS
Win Rate
45.3 %
Kindred Image
2.1
< Kills >
6.4
5.8
< Deaths >
7
13.4
< Assists >
7.6
0.39
< Killing Sprees >
1.47
31
< Minions Killed >
39
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
1.42
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.39
2,739
< Physical Damage >
14,243
6,452
< Magic Damage >
3,830
894
< True Damage >
1,302
10,086
< Damage Dealt >
19,375
22,513
< Damage Taken >
30,048
8,481
< Gold Earned >
11,773
1.61
< Towers >
1.42
0
< Baron Takedowns >
0.33
2,656
< Total Healing >
16,429
10,290
< Experience >
12,988
53
< Vision Score >
22
23
< Wards Placed >
6
229
< Time Dealing CC >
214

How to Counter Kindred with Leona in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight several important Leona against Kindred counter stats that may help you appreciate the distinctions between the two. Leona’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kindred’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Leona may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Kindred. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.

Leona normally has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her counter does. Typically, she takes less damage than Kindred. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Leona and Kindred

Damage Types Compared

Leona
Kindred
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Leona
Kindred

Who is Better, Leona or Kindred?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Leona usually wins when trying to fight Kindred, with a 54.7% win rate. As a result, Leona makes a great counter for Kindred.

While Leona does have a much higher win rate than Kindred, when facing one another, Leona also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more challenging champ to learn. You don't need to be too worried when picking Leona into Kindred.

Furthermore, Leona has a great deal of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kindred. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Leona vs Kindred matchups, Leona is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Leona is a great counter for Kindred. Focus your actions on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Leona against Kindred.

Other Champion Matchups Against Leona

Leona Loses Against

LilliaLillia44.7% winrateZacZac46.9% winrateCassiopeiaCassiopeia46.9% winrateSingedSinged47.4% winrate

Leona Wins Against

YuumiYuumi60.6% winrateNidaleeNidalee60.2% winrateKai'SaKai'Sa57.4% winrateGragasGragas56.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Leona Players

How We Calculated Our Leona vs Kindred Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kindred as Leona, we analyzed 2,708 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 Kindred 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.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Leona to counter Kindred during both the early game 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 mind the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Leona most often picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Kindred. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Leona versus Kindred build include Zeke's Convergence, Thornmail, and Solstice Sleigh. When Leona used at least these three items in her build, she performed much better when facing Kindred than with most other typical builds. In fact, Leona had an average win rate of 54.7% when playing against Kindred with these items in her kit.

To have the best chance of annihilating Kindred as Leona, Leona players should equip the Aftershock, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Leona vs Kindred fights, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 54.7% win rate overall.

If you need to see Leona versus Kindred tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a particular division rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the stats and build suggestions given are computed using every round run with both champs.