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Leona vs Miss Fortune

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How to Beat Miss Fortune as Leona

based on 18,648 Leona vs Miss Fortune matchups
Win Rate
48.8 %
K/D/A
2.54
Pick Rate
13.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League matches that we get from Riot Games every week. This guide on how to beat Miss Fortune as Leona came out of an evaluation of 18648 ranked games where both champions fought one another. This champ pairing is somewhat common. Leona encounters Miss Fortune in 13.4% of her games.

Leona vs Miss Fortune Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Leona has done a dismal job of countering Miss Fortune. Normally, she wins a acceptable 48.8% of games the champs face each other in. In Leona versus Miss Fortune games, Leona’s team is 0.1% more expected to gain first blood. This implies that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Miss Fortune.

Best Leona vs Miss Fortune Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalPlated Steelcaps

Core Leona Items

~22 Mins
Frozen HeartLocket of the Iron SolariForce of Nature

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernHollow RadianceKnight's VowRanduin's Omen

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 HasteMagic ResistArmor
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
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
W
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W
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R
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W
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Guide to Countering Miss Fortune as Leona

Tips for Playing as Leona against Miss Fortune

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 Miss Fortune

Miss Fortune's speed boost is removed if she is damaged by an enemy.

Miss Fortune is easy to kill if you can reach her; target her first in team fights.

Leona vs Miss Fortune Counter Stats

Leona Image
Win Rate
48.8 %
VS
Win Rate
51.2 %
Miss Fortune Image
2.2
< Kills >
8.1
6.1
< Deaths >
6.4
13.3
< Assists >
7.5
0.38
< Killing Sprees >
1.86
32
< Minions Killed >
169
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.51
2,857
< Physical Damage >
20,367
6,789
< Magic Damage >
1,157
982
< True Damage >
1,027
10,629
< Damage Dealt >
22,552
23,506
< Damage Taken >
19,224
8,610
< Gold Earned >
12,732
1.46
< Towers >
2.38
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
2,762
< Total Healing >
4,027
10,594
< Experience >
12,643
55
< Vision Score >
20
23
< Wards Placed >
10
236
< Time Dealing CC >
151

How to Counter Miss Fortune with Leona in LoL

The stats shown here clarify several vital Leona versus Miss Fortune matchup statistics that may help you explain the distinctions between the two. For instance, Leona’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Miss Fortune’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Leona may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Miss Fortune. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Leona normally has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her opponent does. Typically, she takes more damage than Miss Fortune. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Leona and Miss Fortune

Damage Types Compared

Leona
Miss Fortune
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Leona
Miss Fortune

Who is Better, Leona or Miss Fortune?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Leona usually loses when trying to fight Miss Fortune, with a 48.8% win rate. Thus, Leona makes a poor counter for Miss Fortune.

While Leona does have a lower win rate compared to Miss Fortune, when facing one another, Leona also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes her a more challenging character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Leona into Miss Fortune.

Moreover, Leona has a lot of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Miss Fortune. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Leona is a somewhat poor counter for Miss Fortune. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Leona against Miss Fortune.

Additional Information for Leona Players

How We Calculated Our Leona vs Miss Fortune Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Miss Fortune as Leona, we analyzed 18,648 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 Miss Fortune 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 truly master Leona in order to counter Miss Fortune during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Leona most often gets a lot less CS compared to Miss Fortune. Champions who on average don't take much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Leona versus Miss Fortune build include Frozen Heart, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Force of Nature. When Leona included at least these three items in her build, she did much better vs. Miss Fortune than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Leona had an average win rate of 48.8% when countering Miss Fortune with this build.

To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Miss Fortune as Leona, you should equip the Aftershock, Font of Life, Second Wind, Overgrowth, Triumph, and Legend: Tenacity runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Leona vs Miss Fortune clashes, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.8% winrate overall.

If you would like to view Leona versus Miss Fortune tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a an individual division rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu shown above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and strategies given are calculated using all matches completed with both champs.