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Leona vs Malphite

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TankFighter

How to Beat Malphite as Leona

based on 5,576 Leona vs Malphite matchups
Win Rate
52 %
K/D/A
2.67
Pick Rate
4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL games that we review each week. This guide on how to beat Malphite as Leona came out of an examination of 5576 ranked matches where both champs opposed each other. This particular champion pairing is fairly rare. Leona has to counter Malphite in only 4.0% of her matches.

Leona vs Malphite Matchup Summary

Leona has done a good job of countering Malphite. Normally, she wins a terrific 52.0% of games the champions clash against each other in. In Leona vs Malphite rounds, Leona’s team is 0.2% more probable to obtain first blood, implying that she probably will be able to get first blood against Malphite.

Best Leona vs Malphite Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsKindlegem

Core Leona Items

~22 Mins
Zeke's ConvergenceThornmailFrozen Heart

Optional Items

Unending DespairKnight's VowForce of NatureBloodsong

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
8
E
9
W
10
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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R

Guide to Countering Malphite as Leona

Tips for Playing as Leona against Malphite

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 Malphite

If you're a physical damage character stay behind your allies when fighting Malphite. Ground Slam can significantly reduce your damage output.

Malphite is one of a couple tanks who are capable of jungling. Watch out if he gets Smite.

Leona vs Malphite Counter Stats

Leona Image
Win Rate
52 %
VS
Win Rate
48 %
Malphite Image
2.2
< Kills >
5
6.1
< Deaths >
5.3
14.1
< Assists >
8.6
0.41
< Killing Sprees >
1.14
32
< Minions Killed >
139
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.42
2,775
< Physical Damage >
4,855
7,005
< Magic Damage >
14,607
1,017
< True Damage >
679
10,797
< Damage Dealt >
20,142
23,431
< Damage Taken >
24,804
8,694
< Gold Earned >
10,637
1.55
< Towers >
1.85
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
2,865
< Total Healing >
3,178
10,619
< Experience >
13,983
56
< Vision Score >
21
24
< Wards Placed >
10
251
< Time Dealing CC >
678

How to Counter Malphite with Leona in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify several influential Leona versus Malphite counter statistics that may help you explain the differences and similarities between the pair. Leona’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Malphite’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Leona may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Malphite. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Leona often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her counter does. Commonly, she receives a similar amount of damage to Malphite. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Leona and Malphite

Damage Types Compared

Leona
Malphite
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Leona
Malphite

Who is Better, Leona or Malphite?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Leona usually wins when trying to fight Malphite, with a 52.0% win rate. As a result, Leona makes a good counter for Malphite.

While Leona does have a higher winrate compared to Malphite, when on opposite teams, Leona also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more complex champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Leona into Malphite.

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

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Leona vs Malphite matchups, Leona is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Leona is a decent counter to Malphite. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Leona against Malphite.

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 Malphite Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Malphite as Leona, we analyzed 5,576 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 Malphite 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Leona in order to counter Malphite during both the lane 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 suggestions displayed here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Leona typically accumulates a lot less CS relative to Malphite. Champs who on average don't take much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The top items to use in your Leona versus Malphite build include Zeke's Convergence, Thornmail, and Frozen Heart. When Leona incorporated at least these three items in her build, she did much better when facing Malphite than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Leona had an average win rate of 52.0% battling Malphite with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Malphite as Leona, you should take 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 that we analyzed for Leona vs Malphite counter picks, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 52.0% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Malphite as Leona are displayed for every ranked division. To filter the statistics and builds to a specific division, you should use the selection menu at the top of this page.