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

Leona vs Varus

How to Beat Varus as Leona in LoLLeona is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Varus as Leona

based on 5,390 Leona vs Varus matchups
Win Rate
53.4 %
K/D/A
2.55
Pick Rate
3.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup stats from the millions of rated League matches that we get from Riot Games each week. Our guide on how to beat Varus as Leona resulted from an evaluation of 5390 ranked rounds where both champs clashed against one another. This pairing is fairly rare. Leona fights Varus in only 3.9% of her matches.

Leona vs Varus Matchup Summary

Leona does a good job of beating Varus. Typically, she wins a whopping 53.4% of the time the champions fight one another in. In Leona vs Varus matches, Leona’s team is 0.1% more likely to get first blood, implying that she probably will be able to get first blood against Varus.

Best Leona vs Varus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsKindlegem

Core Leona Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerLocket of the Iron SolariCelestial Opposition

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernThornmailUnending DespairFrozen Heart

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 HasteHealth ScalingHealth 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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E
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Varus as Leona

Tips for Playing as Leona against Varus

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 Varus

When he gets a kill or assist, Varus temporarily gains Attack Speed and is much more dangerous.

You'll get bound in place if a tendril from Varus' ultimate, Chain of Corruption, reaches you. You can cause the tendril to die however by running far enough away from it.

If you are affected by Blight, Varus' abilities will deal extra damage to you.

Leona vs Varus Counter Stats

Leona Image
Win Rate
53.4 %
VS
Win Rate
46.6 %
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2.1
< Kills >
7.3
6.2
< Deaths >
6.7
13.7
< Assists >
7.3
0.38
< Killing Sprees >
1.72
32
< Minions Killed >
171
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.46
2,804
< Physical Damage >
14,356
6,658
< Magic Damage >
6,818
984
< True Damage >
416
10,447
< Damage Dealt >
21,590
23,280
< Damage Taken >
19,396
8,638
< Gold Earned >
12,237
1.55
< Towers >
2.27
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
2,795
< Total Healing >
4,292
10,638
< Experience >
12,584
56
< Vision Score >
18
24
< Wards Placed >
9
232
< Time Dealing CC >
260

How to Counter Varus with Leona in LoL

The stats provided here clarify some valuable Leona against Varus counter stats that can help us understand the differences and similarities between the pair. Leona’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Varus’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Leona may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Varus. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Leona usually has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than her opponent does. Commonly, she receives more damage than Varus. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Leona and Varus

Damage Types Compared

Leona
Varus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Leona
Varus

Who is Better, Leona or Varus?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Leona usually wins when taking on Varus, with a 53.4% win rate. Therefore, Leona makes a great counter for Varus.

While Leona does have a higher win rate than Varus, when facing one another, Leona also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more time consuming character to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Leona into Varus.

Additionally, Leona has a great deal of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Varus. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Leona vs Varus 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 teammates during team fights.

Leona is a great counter for Varus. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Leona against Varus.

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 Varus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Varus as Leona, we analyzed 5,390 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 Varus 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 Varus Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Leona to counter Varus during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Leona most often gets a lot less CS relative to Varus. Champs who on average don't earn much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Leona versus Varus build consist of Trailblazer, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Celestial Opposition. When Leona bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better countering Varus than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Leona boasted an average win rate of 53.4% when countering Varus with this build.

To have the best likelihood of beating Varus as Leona, you should take the Aftershock, Font of Life, Second Wind, Overgrowth, Triumph, and Legend: Tenacity runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Leona vs Varus counters, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 53.4% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Varus as Leona are presented for all skill levels combined. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a specific rank, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.