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

Leona vs Jax

How to Beat Jax as Leona in LoLLeona is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Jax as Leona

based on 9,721 Leona vs Jax matchups
Win Rate
50.8 %
K/D/A
2.63
Pick Rate
7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked LoL matches each and every week. In our dataset, Leona faced off against Jax in 9721 games. Having so many matchups for Leona versus Jax gives us faith in our capability to provide useful data and a supported build to suppress your opposition. This particular counter pairing is somewhat uncommon. Leona encounters Jax in only 7.0% of her matches.

Leona vs Jax Matchup Summary

Leona does a ok job of beating Jax. Normally, she wins a acceptable 50.8% of games the champions battle one another in. In Leona vs Jax matches, Leona’s team is 0.1% more expected to get first blood. This indicates that she most likely will get first blood versus Jax.

Best Leona vs Jax Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorPlated Steelcaps

Core Leona Items

~22 Mins
Zeke's ConvergenceKnight's VowSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernUnending DespairBloodsongTrailblazer

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 LifeConditioningOvergrowth
InspirationHextech FlashtraptionCosmic Insight
Ability HasteHealth ScalingTenacity and Slow 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
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Q
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E
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W
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W
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W
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R
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W
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Guide to Countering Jax as Leona

Tips for Playing as Leona against Jax

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 Jax

Try to engage him in short bursts instead of going toe-to-toe with him. Preventing him from attacking consecutively drastically lowers his damage output.

Jax can dodge all incoming attacks for a very short amount of time and stuns enemies in melee range when it ends. Wait to strike him until after his dodge is finished.

Leona vs Jax Counter Stats

Leona Image
Win Rate
50.8 %
VS
Win Rate
49.2 %
Jax Image
2.2
< Kills >
6.6
6
< Deaths >
6.5
13.6
< Assists >
5.8
0.4
< Killing Sprees >
1.52
32
< Minions Killed >
116
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.64
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.47
2,734
< Physical Damage >
12,010
6,683
< Magic Damage >
8,104
978
< True Damage >
719
10,396
< Damage Dealt >
20,833
22,875
< Damage Taken >
29,965
8,582
< Gold Earned >
11,941
1.57
< Towers >
2.13
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.16
2,740
< Total Healing >
8,791
10,585
< Experience >
14,272
55
< Vision Score >
19
23
< Wards Placed >
8
242
< Time Dealing CC >
193

How to Counter Jax with Leona in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify several vital Leona versus Jax counter statistics that may help you explain the distinctions between this set of champs. For instance, Leona’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Jax’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Leona may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Jax. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Leona usually has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her foe does. On average, she takes less damage than Jax. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Leona and Jax

Damage Types Compared

Leona
Jax
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Leona
Jax

Who is Better, Leona or Jax?

Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Leona usually fairs equally well when playing against Jax, with a 50.8% win rate. Therefore, Leona makes an ok counter for Jax.

While Leona does have a higher winrate compared to Jax, when on opposite teams, Leona also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less complex champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Leona into Jax.

Furthermore, Leona has a great deal of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Jax. 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 Jax matchups, Leona is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Leona is a decent counter for Jax. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Leona against Jax.

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 Jax Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Jax as Leona, we analyzed 9,721 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 Jax 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 Jax Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Leona in order to counter Jax during both the laning 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 suggestions shown above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Leona on average gets a lot less CS compared to Jax. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The most important items to use in your Leona versus Jax build include Zeke's Convergence, Knight's Vow, and Solstice Sleigh. When Leona combined at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better when facing Jax than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Leona had an average win rate of 50.8% when playing against Jax with this counter build.

To have the best probability of beating Jax as Leona, you should use the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Hextech Flashtraption, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Leona vs Jax LoL games, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 50.8% winrate overall.

If you need to view Leona x Jax tips and counter builds for a an individual player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu provided above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and build suggestions shown are calculated using every game played with these champions.