Diana - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
49.6%
Pick Rate
3.6%

Dianavs Leona

CFighterAssassin
Patch26.10
Matches2,379,056
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedMay 22, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Diana vs Leona is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.10. Leona wins with a 80.0% win rate (+60.0%) over Diana based on 5 games. Leona holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Diana build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Diana vs Leona matchup.

Diana Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Diana performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.

Compare against an opponent
Leona - 20.0% win rateLeona(20.0%)
Diana - 20.0% win rate in this matchup
Diana
20.0% WR
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Leona vs Diana matchup - 80.0% win rate
Leona
80.0% WR

Who Wins the Diana vs Leona Matchup?

Leona wins the Diana vs Leona matchup
Winner
Leona
Matches: 5
20.0%
Win Rate
80.0%
1.2
CS / min
1.2
680
DMG / min
476
11,475
Gold / game
11,179
104
Heal / min
239
937
DMG Mitigated / min
1,354
0.3
CC / min
1.9
0.0%
Early Game WR
100.0%
25.0%
Late Game WR
75.0%

Diana vs Leona Matchup Summary

The Diana vs Leona matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 5 recent matches analyzed, Leona wins with a 80.0% win rate compared to Diana's 20.0%, giving Leona a 60.0 percentage point advantage. Leona dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Diana players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Leona leads by 1.6s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Leona has a strong advantage in this matchup. Diana players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Leona overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Diana vs Leona Laning Phase Breakdown

Leona wins the laning phase against Diana in League of Legends

Leona is favored during the laning phase against Diana, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Leona holds advantages in farming, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
1.2Diana
1.2Leona
Diana and Leona farm at nearly identical rates in this matchup, with only a 0.1 CS/min difference. Neither champion holds a meaningful farming advantage, so lane dominance will come from trading and jungle interaction rather than CS leads.
Damage
680Diana
476Leona
Diana heavily out-damages Leona by 204 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Leona should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Diana's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
11,475Diana
11,179Leona
Diana and Leona generate nearly equal gold per game, with just a 296 gold difference. Neither champion has a clear economic advantage, so gold leads will depend on individual play quality, kill participation, and objective contributions.
Utility
0.3Diana
1.9Leona
Leona brings significantly more crowd control than Diana, with 1.6 more seconds of CC per minute. This large utility gap makes Leona far more valuable in setting up jungle ganks, controlling objectives, and locking down targets in team fights. Diana should invest in tenacity and position carefully to avoid being chain-CC'd.
Sustain
1,041Diana
1,594Leona
Leona vastly out-sustains Diana, healing and mitigating 552 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Leona can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Diana is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Diana, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Diana Build Against Leona

Mercury's Treads is the optimal boots choice against Leona, providing the mobility and stats Diana needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Diana against Leona are Zhonya's Hourglass, Hextech Rocketbelt and Knight's Vow. This combination gives Diana an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Diana vs Leona matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Leona
100.0%
+100.0% advantage
Diana early game win rateDiana0.0%
Leona early game win rateLeona100.0%
Late Game
Leona
75.0%
+50.0% advantage
Diana late game win rateDiana25.0%
Leona late game win rateLeona75.0%

Leona dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 100.0% win rate — a 100.0 percentage point lead over Diana. This lopsided early game means Leona can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Leona is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 75.0% win rate — 50.0 points above Diana. Extended games heavily favor Leona, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

Leona holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Diana players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.

Best Diana Runes Against Leona

Domination rune tree - Diana primary runes vs LeonaDomination
Electrocute - best Diana rune vs LeonaSudden Impact - best Diana rune vs LeonaGrisly Mementos - best Diana rune vs LeonaTreasure Hunter - best Diana rune vs Leona
Sorcery rune tree - Diana secondary runes vs LeonaSorcery
Manaflow Band - best Diana rune vs LeonaScorch - best Diana rune vs Leona
100.0% WR

The Domination and Sorcery rune setup gives Diana the best tools to compete against Leona in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.


Diana matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.10. The table below shows Diana's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Diana build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Diana matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.10
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
51.72%2326.088512,38260.6%44.5%
48.96%1926.086412,38048.2%49.5%
52.69%1671.474312,27447.3%57.0%
46.39%1661.468512,05542.1%50.0%
45.45%1653.979011,69144.3%46.5%
41.98%1621.367711,88948.8%35.0%
42.48%1535.790811,98637.5%46.1%
46.41%1531.473612,63144.3%47.8%
50.34%1505.890312,11060.7%44.1%
50.34%1495.695112,42155.2%47.3%
45.64%1494.090911,99139.7%52.1%
46.85%1432.582811,78350.0%43.3%
50.36%1376.096511,69351.4%49.2%
48.87%1335.887512,16961.8%39.7%
45.38%1305.793812,30552.7%40.0%
47.66%1281.369012,45055.9%40.6%
56.00%1255.997311,68160.9%50.8%
42.15%1211.873711,95239.3%45.0%
48.33%1201.462611,67948.2%48.4%
49.15%1181.576713,79659.6%40.9%
45.30%1174.185912,44141.7%47.8%
45.61%1145.780311,15840.4%49.3%
45.87%1096.191612,22952.9%39.7%
57.14%1051.476412,97955.8%58.5%
41.75%1031.265011,78038.8%44.4%
47.06%1025.579211,59448.9%45.6%
45.83%963.476312,06353.9%36.4%
46.24%935.879911,24046.3%46.1%
46.67%901.471812,78742.5%50.0%
51.14%885.781512,20241.7%57.7%
45.00%801.571813,27850.0%42.0%
45.45%771.571612,16056.8%35.0%
42.65%686.082710,73941.7%43.8%
51.47%681.574612,43648.3%53.9%
41.18%685.091112,60339.3%42.5%
54.55%661.769712,39358.1%51.4%
50.77%656.394013,12246.4%54.0%
56.25%646.391412,76962.5%52.5%
47.62%636.080311,91864.3%34.3%
30.16%635.71,01913,16339.1%25.0%
46.77%621.977712,56754.2%42.1%
51.67%605.799811,61851.5%51.9%
49.15%591.477012,90044.4%53.1%
65.52%585.891612,51462.5%67.7%
55.36%561.577012,64050.0%59.4%
50.91%556.191811,00850.0%52.0%
44.44%541.365712,32840.9%46.9%
64.15%535.893411,79759.1%67.7%
44.23%521.370312,99750.0%40.0%
47.06%516.093011,83736.4%55.2%
52.94%516.088411,81472.0%34.6%
54.00%503.579113,55062.5%50.0%
42.86%491.364611,50646.1%39.1%
44.90%493.575411,72952.4%39.3%
52.08%485.782011,62656.0%47.8%
46.67%451.576814,02850.0%44.8%
44.44%455.688611,78961.1%33.3%
52.27%441.266512,03250.0%54.2%
59.09%445.989412,25956.5%61.9%
45.24%421.672012,04247.6%42.9%
45.24%421.482513,82272.7%35.5%
55.00%404.791712,20866.7%45.5%
51.28%395.71,03911,73058.8%45.5%
48.65%376.192211,13161.9%31.3%
38.89%364.477911,27541.2%36.8%
52.78%361.779313,87553.9%52.2%
51.43%351.980313,13550.0%52.6%
48.57%352.779412,06044.4%52.9%
47.06%343.180812,34328.6%60.0%
64.71%341.370111,64557.9%73.3%
36.36%332.468911,99350.0%26.3%
48.48%334.487112,27762.5%35.3%
35.48%312.974812,14246.7%25.0%
58.06%312.275212,84162.5%53.3%
50.00%306.397613,03963.6%42.1%
40.00%305.696811,53030.8%47.1%
50.00%281.364112,54357.1%42.9%
38.46%262.182211,80435.7%41.7%
36.00%251.881214,48066.7%26.3%
62.50%245.897112,21475.0%56.3%
39.13%231.964511,63327.3%50.0%
36.36%222.677511,92235.7%37.5%
54.55%225.086512,41754.5%54.5%
50.00%225.378610,76836.4%63.6%
38.10%215.593811,51127.3%50.0%
61.90%215.075612,80872.7%50.0%
33.33%212.571512,17740.0%27.3%
76.19%215.181512,26866.7%88.9%
28.57%213.078412,64628.6%28.6%
52.38%211.474313,67950.0%54.5%
65.00%201.782314,548100.0%56.3%
60.00%205.994713,66762.5%58.3%
50.00%202.389415,728100.0%33.3%
42.11%195.09489,85250.0%36.4%
47.37%192.375014,45242.9%50.0%
50.00%186.596211,80670.0%25.0%
47.06%172.872412,03750.0%42.9%
29.41%171.482713,14112.5%44.4%
25.00%163.16509,75930.0%16.7%
50.00%161.574010,78858.3%25.0%
66.67%156.490111,50083.3%55.6%
73.33%152.781012,04977.8%66.7%
46.67%155.993112,46440.0%50.0%
57.14%146.31,16414,10766.7%50.0%
76.92%135.388113,77185.7%66.7%
61.54%133.690312,91166.7%57.1%
54.55%115.68219,47537.5%100.0%
50.00%104.776710,97250.0%50.0%
50.00%105.992711,14325.0%66.7%
50.00%105.494114,03966.7%42.9%
40.00%101.165012,15160.0%20.0%
55.56%94.184811,71225.0%80.0%
33.33%95.887111,71833.3%33.3%
25.00%85.388811,2180.0%66.7%
75.00%85.67588,95866.7%100.0%
62.50%85.091511,250100.0%40.0%
100.00%74.81,03313,004100.0%100.0%
28.57%72.46399,16850.0%0.0%
85.71%75.287812,973100.0%80.0%
83.33%66.21,02211,05466.7%100.0%
33.33%66.285311,07133.3%33.3%
83.33%61.280015,340100.0%80.0%
83.33%65.696715,1700.0%83.3%
66.67%62.478911,05450.0%75.0%
50.00%66.31,10114,04650.0%50.0%
33.33%63.97469,07225.0%50.0%
33.33%66.197114,513100.0%0.0%
20.00%51.268011,4750.0%25.0%
80.00%53.81,1778,72666.7%100.0%
20.00%55.065013,3870.0%25.0%
0.00%52.169012,0340.0%0.0%
20.00%55.583711,11150.0%0.0%
20.00%56.07949,8890.0%50.0%
80.00%55.989815,2070.0%80.0%
80.00%52.694314,841100.0%66.7%

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Diana vs Leona - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Diana do against Leona in League of Legends?

Leona wins the Diana vs Leona matchup with a 80.0% win rate compared to Diana's 20.0%, a 60.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 5 recent ranked games in patch 26.10.

How does Diana do against Leona in the early game?

In the early game, Leona has the advantage against Diana with a 100.0% win rate versus 0.0%. Leona players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Diana do against Leona in the late game?

In the late game, Leona takes over the Diana vs Leona matchup with a 75.0% win rate compared to 25.0%. Leona scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Diana vs Leona matchup?

Leona wins the matchup against Diana with a 80.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.10. The 60.0 percentage point advantage means Leona is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 5 games analyzed.

What is the best Diana build against Leona?

The best Diana build against Leona includes Zhonya's Hourglass, Hextech Rocketbelt, Knight's Vow with Mercury's Treads. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Diana runes against Leona?

The best Diana runes against Leona use the Domination primary tree with Sorcery secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Diana vs Leona matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Diana counter Leona?

No, Diana struggles against Leona with only a 20.0% win rate. Leona has the advantage in this matchup. Diana players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Leona's lead.

How do I play Diana against Leona?

When playing Diana against Leona, play cautiously and avoid Leona's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Leona has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.