Leonavs Yuumi
Leona vs Yuumi is a moderate matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Leona wins with a 51.0% win rate (+2.0%) over Yuumi based on 98 games. Leona wins the early laning phase while Yuumi scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Leona build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Leona vs Yuumi 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.
Yuumi(51.0%)Who Wins the Leona vs Yuumi Matchup?
Leona vs Yuumi Matchup Summary
The Leona vs Yuumi matchup is a very close matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 98 recent matches analyzed, Leona wins with a 51.0% win rate compared to Yuumi's 49.0%, giving Leona a 2.0 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Leona controls the early laning stage, but Yuumi outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Leona needs to press advantages before Yuumi reaches their power spikes, while Yuumi should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Leona leads by 796 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Leona has a statistical edge, but the margin is close enough that respecting Yuumi's strengths is important. Trade when cooldowns are favorable, track the enemy jungler, and build toward your strongest item spikes to convert the slight advantage into a decisive lead. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Leona vs Yuumi Laning Phase Breakdown
Leona is favored during the laning phase against Yuumi, winning 5 out of 5 key stat categories. Leona holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Leona Build Against Yuumi
Plated Steelcaps is the optimal boots choice against Yuumi, providing the mobility and stats Leona needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Leona against Yuumi are Locket of the Iron Solari, Knight's Vow and Thornmail. This combination gives Leona an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 80.0% win rate across 5 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Yuumi. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Leona vs Yuumi matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Leona59.3%Yuumi40.7%Leona40.9%Yuumi59.1%Leona dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 59.3% win rate — a 18.5 percentage point lead over Yuumi. This lopsided early game means Leona can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Yuumi is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 59.1% win rate — 18.2 points above Leona. Extended games heavily favor Yuumi, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Leona must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Yuumi reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Yuumi survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.
Best Leona Runes Against Yuumi
Resolve
Precision
The Resolve primary with Precision secondary combination helps Leona maximize their potential in this closely contested matchup, providing the right mix of offensive and defensive tools to edge out Yuumi.
Leona matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.7. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50.78% | 258 | 1.1 | 372 | 8,715 | 49.2% | 52.2% | |
| 48.25% | 257 | 1.1 | 369 | 8,896 | 45.2% | 50.3% | |
| 55.19% | 241 | 1.0 | 396 | 8,911 | 58.4% | 51.7% | |
| 51.11% | 225 | 1.0 | 361 | 8,911 | 46.3% | 54.6% | |
| 43.04% | 158 | 1.1 | 373 | 8,794 | 34.9% | 48.4% | |
| 47.52% | 141 | 1.1 | 388 | 8,576 | 53.0% | 42.7% | |
| 41.30% | 138 | 1.1 | 345 | 8,953 | 36.4% | 44.6% | |
| 45.38% | 130 | 1.1 | 321 | 8,029 | 44.6% | 46.4% | |
| 40.32% | 124 | 1.1 | 380 | 8,592 | 40.0% | 40.6% | |
| 54.24% | 118 | 1.1 | 411 | 9,147 | 62.3% | 47.7% | |
| 55.14% | 107 | 1.1 | 406 | 9,250 | 60.0% | 50.9% | |
| 53.27% | 107 | 1.1 | 380 | 8,720 | 54.5% | 51.9% | |
| 52.83% | 106 | 1.1 | 370 | 8,330 | 47.3% | 58.8% | |
| 58.65% | 104 | 1.0 | 423 | 9,143 | 61.9% | 56.5% | |
| 55.00% | 100 | 1.1 | 391 | 8,896 | 55.8% | 54.4% | |
| 46.00% | 100 | 1.1 | 344 | 8,220 | 40.8% | 51.0% | |
| 51.02% | 98 | 1.0 | 343 | 8,822 | 59.3% | 40.9% | |
| 52.58% | 97 | 1.1 | 382 | 9,000 | 53.9% | 51.7% | |
| 51.09% | 92 | 1.1 | 458 | 8,958 | 56.1% | 47.1% | |
| 54.22% | 83 | 1.0 | 360 | 8,882 | 58.8% | 51.0% | |
| 51.25% | 80 | 1.1 | 338 | 8,185 | 55.6% | 45.7% | |
| 51.25% | 80 | 1.1 | 399 | 9,328 | 55.9% | 47.8% | |
| 52.50% | 80 | 1.1 | 409 | 8,808 | 52.6% | 52.4% | |
| 43.42% | 76 | 1.1 | 367 | 8,152 | 41.9% | 45.5% | |
| 54.41% | 68 | 1.0 | 408 | 9,309 | 60.7% | 50.0% | |
| 48.39% | 62 | 1.1 | 369 | 8,796 | 46.7% | 50.0% | |
| 48.33% | 60 | 1.1 | 378 | 8,677 | 51.7% | 45.2% | |
| 47.37% | 57 | 1.0 | 418 | 8,700 | 46.4% | 48.3% | |
| 52.63% | 57 | 1.0 | 399 | 9,338 | 77.8% | 41.0% | |
| 52.63% | 57 | 1.1 | 446 | 9,063 | 56.5% | 50.0% | |
| 66.07% | 56 | 1.0 | 389 | 9,090 | 59.1% | 70.6% | |
| 63.27% | 49 | 1.0 | 391 | 9,452 | 57.9% | 66.7% | |
| 56.82% | 44 | 1.1 | 370 | 8,773 | 60.0% | 54.2% | |
| 45.00% | 40 | 1.1 | 408 | 7,802 | 46.1% | 42.9% | |
| 46.15% | 26 | 1.2 | 422 | 9,014 | 55.6% | 41.2% | |
| 60.00% | 25 | 1.1 | 400 | 9,749 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 52.17% | 23 | 1.1 | 411 | 8,656 | 50.0% | 54.5% | |
| 45.45% | 22 | 0.9 | 402 | 9,250 | 50.0% | 42.9% | |
| 50.00% | 20 | 0.9 | 410 | 9,085 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 55.00% | 20 | 1.1 | 393 | 9,223 | 50.0% | 58.3% | |
| 56.25% | 16 | 0.9 | 329 | 9,885 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 1.1 | 378 | 8,254 | 42.9% | 57.1% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 0.9 | 444 | 9,989 | 20.0% | 62.5% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 0.9 | 488 | 9,386 | 75.0% | 44.4% | |
| 33.33% | 12 | 0.9 | 385 | 8,973 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 1.2 | 407 | 9,046 | 44.4% | 100.0% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 1.2 | 372 | 8,307 | 33.3% | 40.0% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 0.9 | 405 | 8,053 | 75.0% | 28.6% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 0.9 | 320 | 7,758 | 57.1% | 75.0% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 1.1 | 463 | 8,677 | 60.0% | 80.0% | |
| 30.00% | 10 | 0.9 | 493 | 10,775 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 0.9 | 404 | 9,408 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 1.0 | 405 | 8,396 | 16.7% | 100.0% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 1.1 | 458 | 10,692 | 100.0% | 71.4% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 1.1 | 492 | 11,409 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 1.1 | 331 | 8,921 | 40.0% | 33.3% | |
| 85.71% | 7 | 1.4 | 460 | 8,867 | 75.0% | 100.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 1.1 | 505 | 10,622 | 100.0% | 60.0% | |
| 100.00% | 7 | 1.1 | 369 | 7,926 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 0.9 | 359 | 9,239 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 1.1 | 404 | 7,282 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 1.1 | 514 | 10,819 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 1.2 | 331 | 8,638 | 33.3% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 0.9 | 399 | 8,277 | 75.0% | 0.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 0.9 | 356 | 9,030 | 33.3% | 100.0% | |
| 100.00% | 5 | 1.0 | 433 | 11,353 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 1.7 | 471 | 9,645 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 1.1 | 457 | 10,419 | 0.0% | 75.0% | |
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Leona vs Yuumi - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Leona do against Yuumi in League of Legends?
Leona wins the Leona vs Yuumi matchup with a 51.0% win rate compared to Yuumi's 49.0%, a 2.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 98 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.
How does Leona do against Yuumi in the early game?
In the early game, Leona has the advantage against Yuumi with a 59.3% win rate versus 40.7%. Leona players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Leona do against Yuumi in the late game?
In the late game, Yuumi takes over the Leona vs Yuumi matchup with a 59.1% win rate compared to 40.9%. Yuumi scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Leona vs Yuumi matchup?
Leona wins the matchup against Yuumi with a 51.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 2.0 percentage point advantage means Leona is moderately favored in this lane matchup based on 98 games analyzed.
What is the best Leona build against Yuumi?
The best Leona build against Yuumi includes Locket of the Iron Solari, Knight's Vow, Thornmail with Plated Steelcaps. This build achieves a 80.0% 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 Yuumi?
The best Leona runes against Yuumi use the Resolve primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 62.9% win rate in the Leona vs Yuumi matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Leona counter Yuumi?
Yes, Leona has a favorable matchup against Yuumi with a 51.0% win rate. Leona has a solid advantage over Yuumi in lane based on current patch 26.7 data.
How do I play Leona against Yuumi?
When playing Leona against Yuumi, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. You have early game priority — look for kills and zone control before first recall. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.