Leonavs Rell
Leona vs Rell is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Rell wins with a 57.8% win rate (+15.6%) over Leona based on 154 games. Rell holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Leona build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Leona vs Rell 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 the Leona vs Rell Matchup?
Leona vs Rell Matchup Summary
The Leona vs Rell matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 154 recent matches analyzed, Rell wins with a 57.8% win rate compared to Leona's 42.2%, giving Rell a 15.6 percentage point advantage. Rell dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Leona players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Rell leads by 247 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Rell has a strong advantage in this matchup. Leona players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Rell 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.
Leona vs Rell Laning Phase Breakdown
Leona is favored during the laning phase against Rell, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Leona holds advantages in farming, damage and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Leona Build Against Rell
Mercury's Treads is the optimal boots choice against Rell, providing the mobility and stats Leona needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Leona against Rell are Locket of the Iron Solari, Knight's Vow and Zeke's Convergence. This combination gives Leona an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 66.7% win rate across 3 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Rell. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Leona vs Rell matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Leona39.8%
Rell60.2%Leona45.1%Rell54.9%Rell dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 60.2% win rate — a 20.5 percentage point lead over Leona. This lopsided early game means Rell can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Rell is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 54.9% win rate — 9.9 points above Leona. Extended games heavily favor Rell, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
Rell holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Leona players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Leona Runes Against Rell
Resolve
Inspiration
The Resolve and Inspiration rune setup gives Leona the best tools to compete against Rell in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Leona matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. 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.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47.31% | 501 | 1.1 | 373 | 8,869 | 51.2% | 44.5% | |
| 50.22% | 460 | 1.1 | 368 | 8,576 | 55.0% | 45.8% | |
| 53.73% | 415 | 1.1 | 354 | 9,172 | 47.1% | 57.7% | |
| 53.61% | 388 | 1.1 | 389 | 8,606 | 55.1% | 52.1% | |
| 49.56% | 343 | 1.1 | 342 | 8,847 | 47.9% | 50.8% | |
| 46.26% | 294 | 1.1 | 366 | 8,764 | 44.1% | 47.9% | |
| 56.01% | 291 | 1.0 | 387 | 8,682 | 51.9% | 59.6% | |
| 56.32% | 261 | 1.1 | 394 | 9,104 | 53.9% | 58.3% | |
| 51.63% | 215 | 1.1 | 395 | 8,908 | 48.4% | 54.0% | |
| 52.58% | 213 | 1.1 | 392 | 8,719 | 56.4% | 49.6% | |
| 46.41% | 209 | 1.1 | 324 | 8,353 | 47.4% | 45.6% | |
| 56.41% | 195 | 1.0 | 416 | 9,254 | 50.6% | 60.3% | |
| 49.48% | 192 | 1.1 | 363 | 8,391 | 50.0% | 49.0% | |
| 53.93% | 191 | 1.1 | 354 | 8,965 | 57.0% | 51.8% | |
| 51.05% | 190 | 1.1 | 365 | 8,796 | 42.9% | 56.6% | |
| 41.94% | 186 | 1.1 | 419 | 8,648 | 33.7% | 50.0% | |
| 46.88% | 160 | 1.1 | 394 | 8,837 | 47.1% | 46.7% | |
| 36.88% | 160 | 1.1 | 438 | 8,619 | 37.5% | 36.3% | |
| 65.41% | 159 | 1.1 | 329 | 8,090 | 72.8% | 55.2% | |
| 55.35% | 159 | 1.0 | 440 | 8,885 | 56.0% | 54.8% | |
| 42.21% | 154 | 1.1 | 370 | 7,940 | 39.8% | 45.1% | |
| 52.78% | 144 | 1.1 | 344 | 8,729 | 47.8% | 57.1% | |
| 56.52% | 138 | 1.1 | 436 | 9,141 | 58.8% | 55.2% | |
| 53.44% | 131 | 1.0 | 394 | 8,812 | 50.0% | 56.5% | |
| 54.33% | 127 | 1.0 | 334 | 8,138 | 47.3% | 64.2% | |
| 50.00% | 118 | 1.1 | 377 | 8,614 | 54.5% | 46.0% | |
| 40.00% | 115 | 1.1 | 356 | 8,643 | 45.8% | 35.8% | |
| 60.38% | 106 | 1.1 | 390 | 8,803 | 54.4% | 65.0% | |
| 60.58% | 104 | 1.1 | 415 | 8,897 | 58.8% | 62.3% | |
| 48.54% | 103 | 1.1 | 347 | 8,754 | 43.2% | 52.5% | |
| 52.81% | 89 | 1.1 | 383 | 8,728 | 47.5% | 57.1% | |
| 42.53% | 87 | 1.0 | 394 | 8,297 | 34.9% | 50.0% | |
| 42.53% | 87 | 1.0 | 387 | 9,097 | 48.6% | 38.5% | |
| 52.24% | 67 | 1.1 | 404 | 8,655 | 48.3% | 55.3% | |
| 50.00% | 58 | 1.1 | 373 | 9,128 | 66.7% | 40.5% | |
| 46.43% | 56 | 1.1 | 389 | 8,489 | 56.3% | 33.3% | |
| 40.00% | 50 | 1.3 | 425 | 9,430 | 33.3% | 44.8% | |
| 64.10% | 39 | 1.0 | 336 | 9,276 | 47.4% | 80.0% | |
| 45.95% | 37 | 1.2 | 400 | 8,116 | 43.5% | 50.0% | |
| 62.16% | 37 | 1.2 | 441 | 9,138 | 58.8% | 65.0% | |
| 35.14% | 37 | 1.1 | 356 | 8,912 | 20.0% | 45.5% | |
| 53.33% | 30 | 0.9 | 393 | 8,378 | 54.5% | 52.6% | |
| 56.00% | 25 | 1.1 | 411 | 8,565 | 58.3% | 53.9% | |
| 50.00% | 24 | 1.2 | 393 | 8,119 | 56.3% | 37.5% | |
| 52.17% | 23 | 1.0 | 408 | 9,106 | 50.0% | 53.9% | |
| 40.91% | 22 | 1.0 | 354 | 7,776 | 21.4% | 75.0% | |
| 52.38% | 21 | 1.2 | 482 | 10,661 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 47.62% | 21 | 1.3 | 477 | 9,292 | 50.0% | 45.5% | |
| 63.16% | 19 | 1.1 | 466 | 8,634 | 58.3% | 71.4% | |
| 52.63% | 19 | 1.1 | 449 | 9,392 | 85.7% | 33.3% | |
| 70.59% | 17 | 0.9 | 354 | 8,744 | 75.0% | 66.7% | |
| 33.33% | 15 | 1.3 | 437 | 9,639 | 16.7% | 44.4% | |
| 60.00% | 15 | 1.0 | 365 | 7,711 | 60.0% | 60.0% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 1.1 | 387 | 8,755 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 1.1 | 346 | 7,439 | 62.5% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 1.2 | 404 | 9,173 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 12 | 1.1 | 413 | 8,438 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 75.00% | 12 | 1.1 | 434 | 7,746 | 62.5% | 100.0% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 1.0 | 368 | 8,613 | 50.0% | 28.6% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 1.5 | 378 | 9,171 | 20.0% | 66.7% | |
| 80.00% | 10 | 1.4 | 493 | 9,025 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 0.9 | 373 | 8,653 | 40.0% | 75.0% | |
| 12.50% | 8 | 1.0 | 423 | 8,544 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 1.1 | 497 | 10,727 | 40.0% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 1.0 | 554 | 10,406 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 2.9 | 534 | 9,323 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 1.4 | 355 | 8,603 | 75.0% | 33.3% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 1.0 | 411 | 9,123 | 100.0% | 40.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 1.1 | 309 | 8,666 | 33.3% | 75.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 1.0 | 404 | 8,059 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 1.4 | 567 | 7,712 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 85.71% | 7 | 0.9 | 444 | 10,966 | 100.0% | 80.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 1.2 | 337 | 8,133 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 1.1 | 436 | 9,383 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 1.2 | 285 | 7,465 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 1.4 | 374 | 7,713 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 0.9 | 307 | 6,238 | 25.0% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 2.0 | 368 | 8,762 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 1.9 | 455 | 7,407 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 1.0 | 447 | 9,356 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 3.0 | 382 | 8,330 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 0.9 | 383 | 8,905 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 0.9 | 484 | 8,316 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 1.0 | 425 | 9,536 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 1.3 | 300 | 7,914 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 1.0 | 405 | 9,461 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 1.6 | 488 | 6,544 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
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Leona vs Rell - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Leona do against Rell in League of Legends?
Rell wins the Leona vs Rell matchup with a 57.8% win rate compared to Leona's 42.2%, a 15.6 percentage point difference. This data is based on 154 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.
How does Leona do against Rell in the early game?
In the early game, Rell has the advantage against Leona with a 60.2% win rate versus 39.8%. Rell players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Leona do against Rell in the late game?
In the late game, Rell takes over the Leona vs Rell matchup with a 54.9% win rate compared to 45.1%. Rell scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Leona vs Rell matchup?
Rell wins the matchup against Leona with a 57.8% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 15.6 percentage point advantage means Rell is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 154 games analyzed.
What is the best Leona build against Rell?
The best Leona build against Rell includes Locket of the Iron Solari, Knight's Vow, Zeke's Convergence with Mercury's Treads. This build achieves a 66.7% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Leona runes against Rell?
The best Leona runes against Rell use the Resolve primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 45.8% win rate in the Leona vs Rell matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Leona counter Rell?
No, Leona struggles against Rell with only a 42.2% win rate. Rell has the advantage in this matchup. Leona players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Rell's lead.
How do I play Leona against Rell?
When playing Leona against Rell, play cautiously and avoid Rell's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Rell has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.