Leona vs Yuumi Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
Leona, the Radiant Dawn, meets Yuumi, the Magical Cat, in the Support lane. The sample behind this page is 2,448 games from patch 16.13.1, and Leona wins 56.5% of them. A 6.5-point edge is what puts this matchup in Leona’s column.
Zoomies (E) is the ability Leona has to respect, just as Yuumi plays around Shield of Daybreak. The pressure spikes when Solar Flare and Final Chapter come online together.
Range decides much of the early game: Yuumi attacks from 425 units, Leona from 125. For Leona, engage timing is the whole answer; without it every auto favours Yuumi.
With Leona and Yuumi both dealing mixed damage, stacking a single stat answers most of it. The stat sheet reads 646 HP and 43 armour for Leona against 500 and 25 for Yuumi. Early physical trades read in Leona’s favour thanks to 18 more armour. Level 18 armour lands at 125 for Leona and 96 for Yuumi. Base attack damage is 60 against 49, so Leona wins the raw auto-attack exchange. Leona covers ground faster from level one (335 against 330).
This lane rebuilds from live ranked data each cycle.
FAQ
Yes — Leona holds the statistical advantage in this matchup. Leona wins 56.5% of the recorded games.
56.5% from Leona's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
2,448 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.