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

Leona vs Lulu

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

based on 1,988 Leona vs Lulu matchups
Win Rate
56.3 %
K/D/A
2.76
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of rated League games that we review every week. This guide on how to beat Lulu as Leona came out of an evaluation of 1988 ranked matches where both champions faced one another. This particular counter matchup is fairly rare. Leona encounters Lulu in only 1.4% of her matches.

Leona vs Lulu Matchup Summary

Leona does a great job of countering Lulu. Typically, she wins a terrific 56.3% of matches the champs fight one another in. In Leona vs Lulu games, Leona’s team is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood, indicating that she probably will be able to get first blood against Lulu.

Best Leona vs Lulu Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorPlated Steelcaps

Core Leona Items

~22 Mins
Frozen HeartLocket of the Iron SolariCelestial Opposition

Optional Items

BloodsongTrailblazerThornmailKnight's Vow

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 LifeSecond WindOvergrowth
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Tenacity
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
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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 Lulu as Leona

Tips for Playing as Leona against Lulu

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 Lulu

Lulu excels when opponents heavily commit. Don't give her this chance! Use heavy harass tactics instead to force Lulu and her partner out of lane.

The shots from Lulu's faerie can be intercepted - hide behind your minions to avoid the additional Faerie attacks.

Leona vs Lulu Counter Stats

Leona Image
Win Rate
56.3 %
VS
Win Rate
43.7 %
Lulu Image
1.9
< Kills >
1.7
5.5
< Deaths >
5.5
13.3
< Assists >
14.3
0.34
< Killing Sprees >
0.28
32
< Minions Killed >
28
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.47
2,603
< Physical Damage >
1,137
6,286
< Magic Damage >
5,790
908
< True Damage >
604
9,798
< Damage Dealt >
7,531
21,821
< Damage Taken >
16,089
8,487
< Gold Earned >
8,282
1.77
< Towers >
1.98
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
2,673
< Total Healing >
2,057
10,413
< Experience >
10,489
57
< Vision Score >
57
24
< Wards Placed >
25
231
< Time Dealing CC >
264

How to Counter Lulu with Leona in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore several influential Leona against Lulu counter stats that can help us grasp the distinctions between the two. Leona’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Lulu’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Leona may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Lulu..

Leona typically has a similar longest kill spree as her foe does. On average, she receives more damage than Lulu. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Leona and Lulu

Damage Types Compared

Leona
Lulu
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Leona
Lulu

Who is Better, Leona or Lulu?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Leona usually wins when taking on Lulu, with a 56.3% win rate. Therefore, Leona makes a fantastic counter to Lulu.

While Leona does have a much higher winrate compared to Lulu, when on opposite teams, Leona also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less challenging character to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Leona into Lulu.

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

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Leona vs Lulu matchups, Leona is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Leona is a great counter for Lulu. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Leona against Lulu.

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

Aurelion SolAurelion Sol+ 55.6% 2270 GamesSennaSenna+ 56.2% 1595 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 56.7% 22899 GamesLilliaLillia+ 58.3% 8896 Games

Additional Information for Leona Players

How We Calculated Our Leona vs Lulu Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lulu as Leona, we analyzed 1,988 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 Lulu 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

Leona Build Lulu Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Leona to counter Lulu during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Leona most often gets a similar amount of CS as Lulu. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Leona versus Lulu build include Frozen Heart, 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 Lulu than with many other common item sets. In fact, Leona boasted an average win rate of 56.3% when countering Lulu with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of defeating Lulu as Leona, you should equip the Aftershock, Font of Life, Second Wind, Overgrowth, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Leona vs Lulu clashes, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 56.3% winrate overall.

If you need to see Leona x Lulu tips and builds for a an individual skill level, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and strategies given are computed using all rounds run with these champs.