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Leona vs Malzahar

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How to Beat Malzahar as Leona

based on 4,589 Leona vs Malzahar matchups
Win Rate
52.2 %
K/D/A
2.71
Pick Rate
3.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter statistics from the millions of ranked LoL matches that we review each week. Our guide on how to beat Malzahar as Leona came out of an analysis of 4589 ranked rounds where both champs engaged each other. This particular champ matchup is somewhat rare. Leona fights Malzahar in only 3.3% of her matches.

Leona vs Malzahar Matchup Summary

Leona has done a good job of beating Malzahar. On average, she wins a fantastic 52.2% of the time the champions oppose one another in. In Leona against Malzahar matches, Leona’s team is 0.2% more probable to gain first blood, implying that she probably will get first blood against Malzahar.

Best Leona vs Malzahar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorPlated Steelcaps

Core Leona Items

~22 Mins
ThornmailFrozen HeartSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

TrailblazerUnending DespairBloodsongSunfire Aegis

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 LifeSecond WindOvergrowth
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Tenacity
Ability HasteArmorArmor
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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Q
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Guide to Countering Malzahar as Leona

Tips for Playing as Leona against Malzahar

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 Malzahar

Malzahar is especially dangerous when he has built up his Void Swarm.

When Malzahar hits a spell on enemies affected by Malefic Visions, the Visions are refreshed.

Avoid minion waves that have been affected by Malefic Visions. You never know when they may die and pass the Visions onto you.

Leona vs Malzahar Counter Stats

Leona Image
Win Rate
52.2 %
VS
Win Rate
47.8 %
Malzahar Image
2.2
< Kills >
5.1
5.9
< Deaths >
5.7
13.8
< Assists >
7.9
0.41
< Killing Sprees >
1.17
33
< Minions Killed >
195
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.5
2,892
< Physical Damage >
628
6,875
< Magic Damage >
20,884
1,002
< True Damage >
438
10,769
< Damage Dealt >
21,951
23,717
< Damage Taken >
18,314
8,760
< Gold Earned >
12,014
1.61
< Towers >
2.2
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
3,021
< Total Healing >
1,436
10,842
< Experience >
15,035
55
< Vision Score >
20
23
< Wards Placed >
10
249
< Time Dealing CC >
406

How to Counter Malzahar with Leona in LoL

The stats provided here feature some important Leona versus Malzahar counter statistics that may help us realize the differences between this set of champions. Leona’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Malzahar’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Leona may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Malzahar. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Leona often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her opponent does. Typically, she receives more damage than Malzahar. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Leona and Malzahar

Damage Types Compared

Leona
Malzahar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Leona
Malzahar

Who is Better, Leona or Malzahar?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Leona usually wins when facing off against Malzahar, with a 52.2% win rate. As a result, Leona makes a good counter to Malzahar.

While Leona does have a higher winrate compared to Malzahar, when they face off with one another, Leona also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less difficult character to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Leona into Malzahar.

Moreover, Leona also has a very large amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Malzahar. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Leona vs Malzahar 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 team fights.

Leona is a good counter to Malzahar. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Leona against Malzahar.

Additional Information for Leona Players

How We Calculated Our Leona vs Malzahar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Malzahar as Leona, we analyzed 4,589 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 Malzahar 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

To truly master Leona to counter Malzahar during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Leona usually accumulates a lot less CS as Malzahar. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The most important items to use in your Leona versus Malzahar build include Thornmail, Frozen Heart, and Solstice Sleigh. When Leona bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better when fighting Malzahar than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Leona boasted an average win rate of 52.2% when countering Malzahar with this build.

To have the best chance of annihilating Malzahar 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 Malzahar battles, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 52.2% win rate overall.

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