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How to Win Leona vs Rek'Sai Counter MatchupLeona is in the s tier of champions

Leona vs Rek'Sai

How to Beat Rek'Sai as Leona in LoLLeona is in the b tier of champions
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Fighter

How to Beat Rek'Sai as Leona

based on 678 Leona vs Rek'Sai matchups
Win Rate
56.3 %
K/D/A
2.76
Pick Rate
0.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League of Legends rounds every week. In our dataset, Leona battled Rek'Sai 678 times. Having so many matchups for Leona versus Rek'Sai provides us a lot of confidence in our capacity to produce useful statistics and a recommended build to destroy your rival. This particular champion matchup is relatively rare. Leona fights Rek'Sai in only 0.5% of her games.

Leona vs Rek'Sai Matchup Summary

Leona does a great job of beating Rek'Sai. Normally, she wins a terrific 56.3% of the time the champions fight one another in. In Leona versus Rek'Sai games, Leona’s side is 0.1% more probable to get first blood, implying that she most likely will get first blood versus Rek'Sai.

Best Leona vs Rek'Sai Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsCloth Armor

Core Leona Items

~22 Mins
Knight's VowLocket of the Iron SolariSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

ThornmailFrozen HeartCelestial OppositionZeke's Convergence

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 HasteArmorHealth Scaling
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
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E
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R
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E
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Rek'Sai as Leona

Tips for Playing as Leona against Rek'Sai

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 Rek'Sai

When Rek'Sai is near, she can see the position of you and your allies, but only if you're moving.

If you see one of Rek'Sai's tunnels, briefly stand on one of the entrances to destroy it.

Rek'Sai's Furious Bite gains damage as she builds Fury. Be very careful around her when her Fury is full.

Leona vs Rek'Sai Counter Stats

Leona Image
Win Rate
56.3 %
VS
Win Rate
43.7 %
Rek'Sai Image
2.1
< Kills >
6.8
5.9
< Deaths >
6.8
14.2
< Assists >
8
0.38
< Killing Sprees >
1.55
32
< Minions Killed >
31
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
1.26
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.41
2,802
< Physical Damage >
13,367
6,687
< Magic Damage >
65
1,009
< True Damage >
3,633
10,499
< Damage Dealt >
17,065
22,952
< Damage Taken >
35,796
8,678
< Gold Earned >
11,589
1.65
< Towers >
1.26
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.33
2,724
< Total Healing >
16,637
10,656
< Experience >
13,112
58
< Vision Score >
21
24
< Wards Placed >
6
233
< Time Dealing CC >
283

How to Counter Rek'Sai with Leona in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature some valuable Leona vs. Rek'Sai counter stats that may help you explain the differences between the two. As an example, Leona’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Rek'Sai’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Leona may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Rek'Sai. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.

Leona often has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her counter does. Typically, she receives less damage than Rek'Sai. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Leona and Rek'Sai

Damage Types Compared

Leona
Rek'Sai
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Leona
Rek'Sai

Who is Better, Leona or Rek'Sai?

Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Leona usually wins when taking on Rek'Sai, with a 56.3% win rate. As a result, Leona makes a fantastic counter for Rek'Sai.

While Leona does have a much higher win rate compared to Rek'Sai, when on opposite teams, Leona also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more challenging character to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Leona into Rek'Sai.

Furthermore, Leona has a great deal of utility and CC, a similar amount to Rek'Sai. This 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 for every situation in League of Legends, in Leona vs Rek'Sai matchups, Leona is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Leona is a great counter to Rek'Sai. Focus your actions on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Leona against Rek'Sai.

Other Champion Matchups Against Leona

Leona Loses Against

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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 Rek'Sai Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rek'Sai as Leona, we analyzed 678 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 Rek'Sai 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

To truly master Leona in order to counter Rek'Sai during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Leona usually gets a similar amount of CS relative to Rek'Sai. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The top items to have in your Leona versus Rek'Sai build include Knight's Vow, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Solstice Sleigh. When Leona included at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better against Rek'Sai than with many other common builds. In fact, Leona had an average winrate of 56.3% when playing against Rek'Sai with this counter build.

To have the best probability of crushing Rek'Sai as Leona, Leona players should equip the Aftershock, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Leona vs Rek'Sai counterpicks, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 56.3% winrate overall.

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