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

Leona vs Shaco

How to Beat Shaco as Leona in LoLLeona is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Shaco as Leona

based on 3,919 Leona vs Shaco matchups
Win Rate
48.3 %
K/D/A
2.31
Pick Rate
4.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked LoL games each and every week. Within our dataset, Leona faced off against Shaco 3919 times. With so many matchups for Leona vs Shaco provides us confidence in our capacity to provide informative statistics and a pro build to destroy your opposition. This matchup is fairly uncommon. Leona is forced to battle against Shaco in only 4.8% of her matches.

Leona vs Shaco Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Leona has done a below average job of countering Shaco. On average, she wins a lowly 48.3% of games the champs oppose each other in. In Leona versus Shaco rounds, Leona’s side is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood, implying that she most likely will get first blood against Shaco.

Best Leona vs Shaco Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionRelic Shield

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLifewell Pendant

Core Leona Items

~22 Mins
EvenshroudBulwark of the MountainForce of Nature

Optional Items

Knight's VowZeke's ConvergenceSunfire AegisThornmail

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

InspirationGlacial AugmentHextech FlashtraptionBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
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
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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 Shaco as Leona

Tips for Playing as Leona against Shaco

Shield of Daybreak and Zenith Blade form a powerful offensive combo.

You can absorb a huge amount of damage using Eclipse, but you must stay near enemies to gain the bonus duration.

Lead the charge and mark your foes with Sunlight before your allies deal damage.

Advice to Win Against Shaco

If Shaco is doing well early-game, it is worth the investment to place Stealth Wards near his Jungle camps.

If Shaco uses Deceive to enter a fight he won't be able to quickly use it again to get away. Work with your team to quickly focus him down.

Leona vs Shaco Counter Stats

Leona Image
Win Rate
48.3 %
VS
Win Rate
51.7 %
Shaco Image
2
< Kills >
6.9
6.1
< Deaths >
5.6
12.1
< Assists >
8.4
0.35
< Killing Sprees >
1.59
34
< Minions Killed >
33
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
1.01
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.39
2,343
< Physical Damage >
5,094
3,986
< Magic Damage >
12,046
744
< True Damage >
1,688
7,073
< Damage Dealt >
18,829
22,180
< Damage Taken >
22,593
7,816
< Gold Earned >
10,992
1.21
< Towers >
1.13
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.25
2,391
< Total Healing >
7,169
10,199
< Experience >
12,507
48
< Vision Score >
27
21
< Wards Placed >
9
149
< Time Dealing CC >
615

How to Counter Shaco with Leona in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show several critical Leona against Shaco matchup stats that can help you interpret the differences between the pair. As an example, Leona’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Shaco’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Leona may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Shaco..

Leona usually has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than her opponent does. Typically, she receives a similar amount of damage to Shaco. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Leona and Shaco

Damage Types Compared

Leona
Shaco
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Leona
Shaco

Who is Better, Leona or Shaco?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Leona usually loses when playing against Shaco, with a 48.3% win rate. As a result, Leona makes a poor counter for Shaco.

While Leona does have a lower winrate compared to Shaco, when on opposite teams, Leona also has a much lower difficulty level that makes her a less complex champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Leona into Shaco.

Moreover, Leona also has a lot of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Shaco. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Leona vs Shaco matchups, Shaco is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Leona is a somewhat poor counter for Shaco. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Leona against Shaco.

Other Champion Matchups Against Leona

Leona Loses Against

OriannaOrianna45.2% winrateSwainSwain46.8% winrateZacZac46.8% winrateSkarnerSkarner47.7% winrate

Leona Wins Against

YuumiYuumi60.1% winrateK'SanteK'Sante58% winrateLuluLulu56.6% winrateKennenKennen56.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Leona Players

How We Calculated Our Leona vs Shaco Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shaco as Leona, we analyzed 3,919 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 Shaco 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 truly master Leona in order to counter Shaco 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 listen to the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Leona often racks up a similar amount of CS as Shaco. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Leona versus Shaco build include Evenshroud, Bulwark of the Mountain, and Force of Nature. When Leona bought at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better when facing Shaco than with most other common builds. In fact, Leona had an average win rate of 48.3% battling Shaco with this build.

To have the best likelihood of beating Shaco as Leona, Leona players should take the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Leona vs Shaco counterpicks, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.3% winrate overall.

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