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

Leona vs Viktor

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

based on 2,059 Leona vs Viktor matchups
Win Rate
50.6 %
K/D/A
2.66
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of rated League matches that we review every week. This guide on how to beat Viktor as Leona resulted from an examination of 2059 ranked rounds where both champions fought one another. This champ matchup is fairly rare. Leona encounters Viktor in only 1.5% of her games.

Leona vs Viktor Matchup Summary

Leona has done a average job of beating Viktor. On average, she wins a acceptable 50.6% of the time the champions fight each other in. In Leona versus Viktor rounds, Leona’s team is 0.2% more likely to gain first blood. This indicates that she probably will be able to get first blood against Viktor.

Best Leona vs Viktor Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorPlated Steelcaps

Core Leona Items

~22 Mins
Zeke's ConvergenceLocket of the Iron SolariSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

BloodsongTrailblazerForce of NatureThornmail

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 HasteArmorMagic Resist
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
10
E
11
R
12
E
13
E
14
Q
15
Q
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R

Guide to Countering Viktor as Leona

Tips for Playing as Leona against Viktor

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 Viktor

Be careful about how close you let Viktor get to you. Viktor's control of the battlefield increases with his proximity to his opponent.

Be aware of how many augments Viktor has upgraded by looking at the color of the light on his staff (purple, yellow, blue, red).

Leona vs Viktor Counter Stats

Leona Image
Win Rate
50.6 %
VS
Win Rate
49.4 %
Viktor Image
2.1
< Kills >
6.3
5.9
< Deaths >
5.8
13.6
< Assists >
7.4
0.37
< Killing Sprees >
1.44
32
< Minions Killed >
179
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.46
2,669
< Physical Damage >
626
6,438
< Magic Damage >
25,064
936
< True Damage >
761
10,044
< Damage Dealt >
26,451
23,288
< Damage Taken >
18,378
8,564
< Gold Earned >
11,945
1.5
< Towers >
1.96
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
2,877
< Total Healing >
1,511
10,505
< Experience >
14,672
57
< Vision Score >
18
24
< Wards Placed >
9
220
< Time Dealing CC >
275

How to Counter Viktor with Leona in LoL

The stats provided here clarify some significant Leona versus Viktor counter statistics that can help you appreciate the distinctions between these two champs. As an example, Leona’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Viktor’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Leona may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Viktor. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Leona typically has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than her opponent does. On average, she takes more damage than Viktor. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Leona and Viktor

Damage Types Compared

Leona
Viktor
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Leona
Viktor

Who is Better, Leona or Viktor?

Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Leona usually fairs equally well when facing off against Viktor, with a 50.6% win rate. As a result, Leona makes an ok counter to Viktor.

While Leona does have a higher win rate compared to Viktor, when facing one another, Leona also has a much lower learning curve that makes her a less time consuming champion to develop with. You should be careful when picking Leona into Viktor.

Additionally, Leona also has a very large amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Viktor. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Leona vs Viktor matchups, Leona is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Leona is a decent counter for Viktor. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Leona against Viktor.

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Leona Wins Against

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Additional Information for Leona Players

How We Calculated Our Leona vs Viktor Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Viktor as Leona, we analyzed 2,059 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 Viktor 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 to counter Viktor during both the early game 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 stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Leona on average picks up a lot less CS relative to Viktor. Champs who on average don't earn much CS often 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, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Leona versus Viktor build consist of Zeke's Convergence, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Solstice Sleigh. When Leona used at least these three items in her build, she performed much better vs Viktor than with most other typical builds. In fact, Leona had an average win rate of 50.6% battling Viktor with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Viktor as Leona, Leona players should use the Aftershock, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for Leona vs Viktor clashes, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 50.6% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Viktor as Leona are given for every ranked division. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to a specific rank, you can use the selection menu located at the top of this page.