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

Leona vs Qiyana

How to Beat Qiyana as Leona in LoLLeona is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Qiyana as Leona

based on 1,613 Leona vs Qiyana matchups
Win Rate
55.9 %
K/D/A
2.74
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds each and every week. In our database, Leona faced Qiyana 1613 times. Using so many games with Leona vs Qiyana provides us a lot of faith in our ability to provide useful stats and a solid build to smash your enemy. This particular matchup is relatively rare. Leona fights Qiyana in only 1.2% of her rounds.

Leona vs Qiyana Matchup Summary

Leona does a great job of countering Qiyana. On average, she wins a terrific 55.9% of matches the champs clash against one another in. In Leona versus Qiyana rounds, Leona’s side is 0.1% more expected to obtain first blood, indicating that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Qiyana.

Best Leona vs Qiyana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalCloth Armor

Core Leona Items

~22 Mins
Knight's VowLocket of the Iron SolariCelestial Opposition

Optional Items

Zeke's ConvergenceFrozen HeartBloodsongTrailblazer

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
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
W
5
W
6
R
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W
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E
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W
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Guide to Countering Qiyana as Leona

Tips for Playing as Leona against Qiyana

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.

Leona vs Qiyana Counter Stats

Leona Image
Win Rate
55.9 %
VS
Win Rate
44.1 %
Qiyana Image
2.2
< Kills >
7.8
5.8
< Deaths >
6.8
13.7
< Assists >
6.2
0.41
< Killing Sprees >
1.75
32
< Minions Killed >
146
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.33
2,803
< Physical Damage >
18,859
6,773
< Magic Damage >
1,749
974
< True Damage >
944
10,551
< Damage Dealt >
21,552
22,675
< Damage Taken >
23,682
8,602
< Gold Earned >
11,972
1.59
< Towers >
1.48
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
2,793
< Total Healing >
3,258
10,520
< Experience >
13,785
56
< Vision Score >
17
24
< Wards Placed >
7
229
< Time Dealing CC >
101

How to Counter Qiyana with Leona in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize some influential Leona vs. Qiyana matchup statistics that can help us appreciate the distinctions between the two. For instance, Leona’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Qiyana’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Leona may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Qiyana. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Leona typically has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than her opponent does. Typically, she receives a similar amount of damage to Qiyana. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Leona and Qiyana

Damage Types Compared

Leona
Qiyana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Leona
Qiyana

Who is Better, Leona or Qiyana?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Leona usually wins when taking on Qiyana, with a 55.9% win rate. As a result, Leona makes a fantastic counter to Qiyana.

While Leona does have a much higher win rate compared to Qiyana, when facing one another, Leona also has a much lower difficulty level that makes her a less time consuming character to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Leona into Qiyana.

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

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Leona vs Qiyana 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 team members during teamfights.

Leona is a great counter to Qiyana. Focus your actions on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Leona against Qiyana.

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 Qiyana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Qiyana as Leona, we analyzed 1,613 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 Qiyana 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 Qiyana Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Leona to counter Qiyana during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Leona often gets a lot less CS relative to Qiyana. Champs who on average don't get much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The best items to have in your Leona versus Qiyana build include Knight's Vow, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Celestial Opposition. When Leona bought at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better vs Qiyana than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Leona boasted an average win rate of 55.9% when countering Qiyana with these items in her kit.

To have the highest chance of crushing Qiyana as Leona, you should equip the Aftershock, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Leona vs Qiyana battles, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 55.9% winrate overall.

If you want to get Leona vs Qiyana tips and counter builds for a an individual skill level, please choose one from the selection menu provided above. By default, the statistics and guides given are computed using all games finished with these champions.