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How to Win Rell vs Leona Counter MatchupRell is in the b tier of champions

Rell vs Leona

How to Beat Leona as Rell in LoLRell is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Leona as Rell

based on 1,940 Rell vs Leona matchups
Win Rate
45.5 %
K/D/A
2.65
Pick Rate
4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked League games each and every week. In our dataset, Rell faced off against Leona 1940 times. Using so many games with Rell vs Leona gives us a lot of faith in our ability to produce enlightening data and a supported build to destroy Leona. This matchup is relatively rare. Rell is forced to battle against Leona in only 4.0% of her rounds.

Rell vs Leona Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Rell has done a pathetic job of beating Leona. On average, she wins a lowly 45.5% of matches the champions fight one another in. In Rell versus Leona rounds, Rell’s side is 0.1% less expected to get first blood, implying that she most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Leona.

Best Rell vs Leona Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalCloth Armor

Core Rell Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerKnight's VowCelestial Opposition

Optional Items

Unending DespairForce of NatureThornmailFrozen Heart

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Rell to level upw
>
Second ability for Rell to level upe
>
Last skill for Rell to max outq

Runes

InspirationGlacial AugmentHextech FlashtraptionBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Ability HasteArmorHealth Scaling
Rell's passive ability p
Rell's q ability q
Rell's w ability w
Rell's e ability e
Rell's ultimate ability r
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W
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Q
3
E
4
W
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W
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R
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W
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Guide to Countering Leona as Rell

Advice to Win Against Leona

When Leona activates Eclipse, you have three seconds to get away from her before she deals damage.

Only foes in the center of Solar Flare get stunned, so you can often avoid this if you're quick.

Rell vs Leona Counter Stats

Rell Image
Win Rate
45.5 %
VS
Win Rate
54.5 %
Leona Image
1.9
< Kills >
2.3
6.6
< Deaths >
6.1
15.6
< Assists >
14.8
0.32
< Killing Sprees >
0.42
28
< Minions Killed >
31
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.45
1,881
< Physical Damage >
2,799
5,240
< Magic Damage >
6,943
901
< True Damage >
981
8,024
< Damage Dealt >
10,724
21,697
< Damage Taken >
22,421
8,491
< Gold Earned >
8,638
1.65
< Towers >
1.65
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
2,662
< Total Healing >
2,728
10,418
< Experience >
10,366
52
< Vision Score >
55
22
< Wards Placed >
23
303
< Time Dealing CC >
251

How to Counter Leona with Rell in LoL

The stats provided here feature some significant Rell against Leona counter statistics that can help you interpret the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Rell’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Leona’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Rell may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Leona..

Rell normally has a similar longest killing spree as her matchup does. On average, she receives a similar amount of damage to Leona. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Rell and Leona

Damage Types Compared

Rell
Leona
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rell
Leona

Who is Better, Rell or Leona?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Rell usually loses when playing against Leona, with a 45.5% win rate. Thus, Rell makes a bad counter to Leona.

While Rell does have a much lower winrate than Leona, when on opposite teams, Rell also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes her a less time consuming champion to develop with. You may get destroyed when picking Rell into Leona.

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

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

Rell is a bad counter to Leona. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Rell against Leona.

Other Champion Matchups Against Rell

Rell Loses Against

LilliaLillia42.3% winrateSingedSinged42.9% winrateLissandraLissandra44.5% winrateSwainSwain44.7% winrate

Rell Wins Against

YuumiYuumi56.6% winrateLee SinLee Sin56.6% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc55.8% winrateNautilusNautilus54.7% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

MordekaiserMordekaiser+ 53.1% 3196 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 53.4% 7804 GamesSwainSwain+ 54.2% 985 GamesLilliaLillia+ 56.3% 2856 Games

Additional Information for Rell Players

How We Calculated Our Rell vs Leona Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Leona as Rell, we analyzed 1,940 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 Leona as Rell 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 learn all of the intricacies of Rell in order to counter Leona during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rell often picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Leona. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They 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, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Rell versus Leona build consist of Trailblazer, Knight's Vow, and Celestial Opposition. When Rell incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better against Leona than with most other common item sets. In fact, Rell had an average winrate of 45.5% battling Leona with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest probability of crushing Leona as Rell, Rell players should use the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Rell vs Leona battles, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 45.5% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Leona as Rell are shown for all skill levels combined. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to an individual skill level, you can use the selection menu at the top of this page.