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

Leona vs Udyr

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

based on 4,199 Leona vs Udyr matchups
Win Rate
52.4 %
K/D/A
2.68
Pick Rate
3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends matches that we evaluate each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Udyr as Leona came out of an evaluation of 4199 ranked games where both champions faced off against each other. This champ pairing is relatively rare. Leona is forced to battle against Udyr in only 3.0% of her games.

Leona vs Udyr Matchup Summary

Leona does a good job of countering Udyr. On average, she wins a fantastic 52.4% of the time the champs clash against each other in. In Leona against Udyr matches, Leona’s team is 0.1% more probable to get first blood, implying that she most likely will get first blood versus Udyr.

Best Leona vs Udyr Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorPlated Steelcaps

Core Leona Items

~22 Mins
Zeke's ConvergenceThornmailCelestial Opposition

Optional Items

BloodsongTrailblazerFrozen HeartKnight's Vow

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 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
8
E
9
W
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E
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R
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E
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E
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Udyr as Leona

Tips for Playing as Leona against Udyr

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 Udyr

After using the more powerful, Awakened version of an ability, Udyr cannot Awaken other abilities for some time.

Udyr has limited ranged options, try to keep distance.

Leona vs Udyr Counter Stats

Leona Image
Win Rate
52.4 %
VS
Win Rate
47.6 %
Udyr Image
2.1
< Kills >
5
5.9
< Deaths >
5.9
13.7
< Assists >
7.9
0.37
< Killing Sprees >
1.14
32
< Minions Killed >
78
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
1.03
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.46
2,753
< Physical Damage >
7,399
6,595
< Magic Damage >
9,112
943
< True Damage >
812
10,292
< Damage Dealt >
17,324
22,741
< Damage Taken >
32,459
8,523
< Gold Earned >
11,354
1.55
< Towers >
1.83
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.24
2,810
< Total Healing >
13,214
10,505
< Experience >
13,934
55
< Vision Score >
19
23
< Wards Placed >
6
241
< Time Dealing CC >
2,002

How to Counter Udyr with Leona in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore several significant Leona versus Udyr counter stats that can help you understand the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Leona’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Udyr’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Leona may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Udyr. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Leona typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her counter does. Typically, she takes less damage than Udyr. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Leona and Udyr

Damage Types Compared

Leona
Udyr
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Leona
Udyr

Who is Better, Leona or Udyr?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Leona usually wins when trying to fight Udyr, with a 52.4% win rate. Therefore, Leona makes a good counter for Udyr.

While Leona does have a higher winrate than Udyr, when they face off with one another, Leona also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less challenging champion to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Leona into Udyr.

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

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Leona vs Udyr matchups, Leona is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Leona is a good counter to Udyr. Focus your actions on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Leona against Udyr.

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

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Additional Information for Leona Players

How We Calculated Our Leona vs Udyr Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Udyr as Leona, we analyzed 4,199 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 Udyr 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 Udyr Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Leona in order to counter Udyr during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Leona on average gets less CS as Udyr. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Leona versus Udyr build consist of Zeke's Convergence, Thornmail, and Celestial Opposition. When Leona included at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better when facing Udyr than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Leona boasted an average winrate of 52.4% battling Udyr with this counter build.

To have the best chance of coming out on top against Udyr as Leona, Leona players should equip the Aftershock, Font of Life, Second Wind, Overgrowth, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for Leona vs Udyr fights, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 52.4% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Udyr as Leona are shown for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to filter the stats and builds to a specific skill level, you can use the selection menu at the top of this page.