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

Leona vs Vex

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

based on 2,657 Leona vs Vex matchups
Win Rate
53.9 %
K/D/A
2.61
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of ranked League of Legends games that we get from Riot Games each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Vex as Leona resulted from an examination of 2657 ranked games where both champs fought each other. This particular champ matchup is somewhat rare. Leona is forced to battle against Vex in only 1.9% of her rounds.

Leona vs Vex Matchup Summary

Leona has done a good job of countering Vex. Normally, she wins a whopping 53.9% of matches the champions oppose each other in. In Leona vs Vex games, Leona’s team is 0.1% more probable to obtain first blood, indicating that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Vex.

Best Leona vs Vex Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsKindlegem

Core Leona Items

~22 Mins
Zeke's ConvergenceKnight's VowLocket of the Iron Solari

Optional Items

Frozen HeartForce of NatureTrailblazerSolstice Sleigh

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 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
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
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E
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W
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E
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R
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E
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Guide to Countering Vex as Leona

Tips for Playing as Leona against Vex

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 Vex Counter Stats

Leona Image
Win Rate
53.9 %
VS
Win Rate
46.1 %
Vex Image
2.2
< Kills >
7.1
6.2
< Deaths >
6.4
14
< Assists >
8
0.39
< Killing Sprees >
1.63
32
< Minions Killed >
159
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.38
2,752
< Physical Damage >
1,366
6,742
< Magic Damage >
21,910
960
< True Damage >
954
10,455
< Damage Dealt >
24,232
23,707
< Damage Taken >
19,127
8,722
< Gold Earned >
11,429
1.59
< Towers >
1.81
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
2,823
< Total Healing >
2,025
10,749
< Experience >
14,099
55
< Vision Score >
19
23
< Wards Placed >
9
234
< Time Dealing CC >
558

How to Counter Vex with Leona in LoL

The stats shown here feature several influential Leona vs. Vex matchup stats that can help us figure out the differences between the two. As an example, Leona’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Vex’s ratio of NaN, showing that Leona may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Vex. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Leona often has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her opponent does. On average, she receives more damage than Vex. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Leona and Vex

Damage Types Compared

Leona
Vex
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Leona
Vex

Who is Better, Leona or Vex?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Leona usually wins when facing off against Vex, with a 53.9% win rate. As a result, Leona makes a great counter to Vex.

While Leona does have a higher winrate compared to Vex, when facing one another, Leona also has a much greater difficulty level that makes her a more time consuming champ to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Leona into Vex.

Additionally, Leona has a great amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Vex. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting 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 Vex 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 teamfights.

Leona is a great counter to Vex. Focus your gameplay on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Leona against Vex.

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 Vex Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vex as Leona, we analyzed 2,657 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 Vex 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 Vex Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Leona to counter Vex during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Leona often gets a lot less CS as Vex. Champions who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions 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 have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Leona versus Vex build include Zeke's Convergence, Knight's Vow, and Locket of the Iron Solari. When Leona combined at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better against Vex than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Leona boasted an average winrate of 53.9% battling Vex with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Vex as Leona, you should equip the Aftershock, Font of Life, Second Wind, Overgrowth, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for Leona vs Vex LoL games, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 53.9% win rate overall.

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