Leonavs Alistar
Leona vs Alistar is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Leona wins with a 56.1% win rate (+12.2%) over Alistar based on 98 games. Leona wins the early laning phase while Alistar scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Leona build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Leona vs Alistar matchup.
Leona Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Leona 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.
Who wins Leona vs Alistar?
Leona wins 54.7% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 47.4% and 61.8% (95% range).
- Expected
- 51.6% From both champions' overall Support win rates
- Matchup effect
- +3.0 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 181 games Lane: Support
- vs patch 26.18
- +8.3 pts Within normal patch-to-patch noise
Lane: Support · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Leona, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Leona wins 54.7% of 181 games (95% range 47.4–61.8%).
- Both champions' overall Support win rates predict 51.6% for Leona; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Leona usually wins the lane: 234 gold ahead of Alistar at 15 minutes on average (177 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Alistar gets stronger as the game goes on: Leona wins 66.7% of games of 25 minutes or less but only 49.6% of longer ones.
- Leona players pick Boots of Swiftness far more often against Alistar: 7.8% of their other Support games, 12.2% here.
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Leona and Alistar played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Leona's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Leona vs Alistar Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Leona vs Alistar Win Rate by Game Length
Leona's win rate against Alistar by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
Alistar gets stronger as the game goes on: Leona wins 66.7% of games of 25 minutes or less but only 49.6% of longer ones.
Leona vs Alistar Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)LeonaLeona gold at 15: +234
- First itemLeonaLeona: 12.5 min · Alistar: 13.1 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesEvenLeona wins 57.1% of 77 games
- 30+ min gamesEvenLeona wins 45.7% of 81 games
What Leona Changes Against Alistar
Choices Leona players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Support games.
Boots of SwiftnessBootsUsually7.8%vs Alistar12.2%+4.4 pts59.1% WR here
Ability Haste (offense)Stat shardUsually94.5%vs Alistar90.6%−3.9 pts54.9% WR here
Attack Speed (offense)Stat shardUsually3.3%vs Alistar6.6%+3.3 pts
Usually3.4%vs Alistar6.6%+3.2 pts
Best Leona Build vs Alistar
Usual Leona build (Support)
90.0% win rate · 10 games
Against Alistar
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 10 of 63 Leona games against Alistar carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Leona's standard build instead.
- Leona usually completes Locket of the Iron Solari first, at 12.5 min (median of 129 games).
- Alistar usually completes Locket of the Iron Solari first, at 13.1 min (median of 98 games).
- Skill priority: W > E > Q — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Leona Runes vs Alistar
Usual Leona runes (Support)
Aftershock
53.1% win rate · 2,490 games
Against Alistar
Aftershock60.9% win rate · 23 games
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Leona matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. The table below shows Leona'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 Leona build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Leona Matchups
Hardest for Leona
Easiest for Leona
Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.
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Leona vs Alistar FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Leona vs Alistar?
Current data slightly favors Leona, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Leona wins 54.7% of 181 games (95% range 47.4–61.8%).
What is Leona's win rate against Alistar?
Leona wins 54.7% of 181 Support games against Alistar on patch 26.19 (95% range 47.4–61.8%). Based on both champions' overall Support win rates, 51.6% would be expected.
Does Leona counter Alistar?
Not clearly. Leona wins 54.7% of 181 games against Alistar, and the 95% range (47.4–61.8%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Leona or Alistar?
Leona usually wins the lane: 234 gold ahead of Alistar at 15 minutes on average (177 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Leona outscale Alistar?
Alistar gets stronger as the game goes on: Leona wins 66.7% of games of 25 minutes or less but only 49.6% of longer ones.
When is Alistar strongest against Leona?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Alistar is ahead of Leona beyond the margin of error.
What should Leona build against Alistar?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Leona's usual Support core: Locket of the Iron Solari, Frozen Heart, Heartsteel. The biggest change against Alistar: Boots of Swiftness (7.8% usually, 12.2% here).
What runes should Leona use against Alistar?
Aftershock with Resolve and Precision — 60.9% over 23 games against Alistar. The biggest change against Alistar: Ability Haste (offense) (94.5% usually, 90.6% here).