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

Leona vs Mordekaiser

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

based on 9,746 Leona vs Mordekaiser matchups
Win Rate
49.1 %
K/D/A
2.53
Pick Rate
7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked League games that we get from Riot Games each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Mordekaiser as Leona resulted from an analysis of 9746 ranked matches where both champions faced one another. This particular counter matchup is somewhat uncommon. Leona encounters Mordekaiser in only 7.0% of her rounds.

Leona vs Mordekaiser Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Leona has done a poor job of beating Mordekaiser. Typically, she wins a acceptable 49.1% of the time the champs face off with one another in. In Leona versus Mordekaiser matches, Leona’s side is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood. This indicates that she probably will be able to get first blood against Mordekaiser.

Best Leona vs Mordekaiser Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsMercury's Treads

Core Leona Items

~22 Mins
Knight's VowFrozen HeartSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Unending DespairForce of NatureKaenic RookernZeke's Convergence

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 HasteMagic ResistMagic 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
2
E
3
W
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
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E
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Guide to Countering Mordekaiser as Leona

Tips for Playing as Leona against Mordekaiser

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 Mordekaiser

Mordekaiser builds up a powerful damage aura when fighting champions, so keep your distance.

Realm of Death will cut you off from your teammates completely. Try to save mobility spells to escape Mordekaiser once inside

Damage he deals can be converted into a large shield, and consumed for health

Leona vs Mordekaiser Counter Stats

Leona Image
Win Rate
49.1 %
VS
Win Rate
50.9 %
Mordekaiser Image
2.1
< Kills >
7.3
6.2
< Deaths >
6
13.6
< Assists >
5.3
0.37
< Killing Sprees >
1.67
31
< Minions Killed >
153
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.44
2,827
< Physical Damage >
2,755
6,681
< Magic Damage >
21,766
964
< True Damage >
649
10,474
< Damage Dealt >
25,172
23,286
< Damage Taken >
31,703
8,554
< Gold Earned >
11,887
1.48
< Towers >
2.09
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
2,770
< Total Healing >
9,362
10,557
< Experience >
15,015
54
< Vision Score >
17
23
< Wards Placed >
8
233
< Time Dealing CC >
256

How to Counter Mordekaiser with Leona in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show several significant Leona vs. Mordekaiser counter statistics that may help you distinguish the distinctions between the pair. Leona’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Mordekaiser’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Leona may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Mordekaiser. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.

Leona typically has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than her matchup does. On average, she receives less damage than Mordekaiser. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Leona and Mordekaiser

Damage Types Compared

Leona
Mordekaiser
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Leona
Mordekaiser

Who is Better, Leona or Mordekaiser?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Leona usually fairs equally well when taking on Mordekaiser, with a 49.1% win rate. As a result, Leona makes an ok counter to Mordekaiser.

While Leona does have a lower win rate than Mordekaiser, when they face off with one another, Leona also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more difficult character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Leona into Mordekaiser.

Furthermore, Leona has a great amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Mordekaiser. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Leona vs Mordekaiser matchups, Mordekaiser is the better champ with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Leona is a somewhat poor counter for Mordekaiser. Focus your play on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Leona against Mordekaiser.

Additional Information for Leona Players

How We Calculated Our Leona vs Mordekaiser Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Mordekaiser as Leona, we analyzed 9,746 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 Mordekaiser 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Leona in order to counter Mordekaiser during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Leona typically gets a lot less CS compared to Mordekaiser. Champs who on average don't earn much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Leona versus Mordekaiser build include Knight's Vow, Frozen Heart, and Solstice Sleigh. When Leona combined at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better countering Mordekaiser than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Leona boasted an average win rate of 49.1% when playing against Mordekaiser with this build.

To have the greatest chance of defeating Mordekaiser 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. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Leona vs Mordekaiser fights, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 49.1% win rate overall.

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