Leona vs Soraka Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
Two very different profiles meet in the Support lane: Leona the tank/support hybrid, Soraka the support/mage hybrid. Over 2,095 ranked games on patch 16.13.1, Leona closes out 47.2% of them. Sitting 2.8 points below the 50% line marks Soraka as a genuine problem pick for Leona.
Leona threatens Solar Flare; Soraka counters through Astral Infusion. Solar Flare and Wish are the two buttons that end the exchange outright.
Both Leona and Soraka threaten mainly mixed damage, so one resistance covers the lane. Leona carries 646 base health to Soraka’s 605, and 43 armour to 32. Leona absorbs early autos better by 11 armour. Late-game bases read 2363 health / 125 armour for Leona and 2101 / 117 for Soraka. Base attack damage is 60 against 50, so Leona wins the raw auto-attack exchange. Movement speed: Leona 335, Soraka 325.
The 550-versus-125 attack range gap means Soraka can contest the wave from outside Leona’s reach. That forces Leona to play around cooldowns and pathing rather than raw stats.
That 47.2% rests on 2,095 recorded games from 16.13.1. No hand-editing here — the Leona figures come straight from ranked play.
FAQ
No — current data marks this as a counter matchup: Soraka has the statistical edge. Leona wins 47.2% of the recorded games.
47.2% from Leona's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
2,095 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Leona build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Leona build page.