Support Matchup

Leona vs Soraka

Patch: 15.17 (25.17)
League: Platinum+
Leona

Leona

the Radiant Dawn
Support
Leona Support Overall Win Rate
50.64%

Matchup Win Rate

51.7%
Leona vs Soraka Wins
48.3%
Soraka vs Leona Wins
Soraka

Soraka

the Starchild
Support
Soraka Support Overall Win Rate
52.60%

Leona vs Soraka - Support Matchup Guide Patch 15.17 (25.17)

Leona Support vs Soraka Support - Who is stronger?

Leona Support has an advantage against Soraka (51.7% win rate) based on 1006 games. The matchup leans toward Leona.

View detailed statistics below: items, runes, and counter builds for Leona Support vs Soraka Support in patch 15.17 (25.17), including win rates and pick rates. With proper study, this can improve your chances of victory up to 70%+ in this matchup.

Statistical Matchup Analysis

Current meta showdown: Leona (6.5% pick rate, 9th most popular out of 53 Support champions) versus Soraka (5.2%, 16th place). These two support titans clash constantly, making matchup mastery a decisive factor in your climb. Optimize for consistency: Aftershock paired with Font of Life (56.6% win rate, 7.0% popularity) provides the stats you need, while the item sequence Locket of the Iron Solari > Thornmail > Heartsteel with Plated Steelcaps delivers 70%+ win rate against Soraka.

Lane wins, vision lags: While winning the matchup (51.72%), Leona trails in vision control (0.82 vs 0.96 wards/min). Better map coverage could unlock even greater team advantages. Complete superiority: Leona dominates both win rate (51.7%) and damage output (346 vs 212/min, 2nd among Support). The 134 damage/min difference creates massive snowball potential. Intriguing anomaly: Leona wins the matchup (51.7%) despite a lower KDA (2.50 vs 2.90). This suggests you win through macro influence and clutch plays in key moments rather than consistent individual performance.

Leona vs Soraka - Support Stats Comparison

Leona Support
Leona Support
Versus
Soraka Support
Soraka Support
A+TierS+
51.7%Matchup Winrate48.3%
50.64%Role Winrate52.60%
#18Winrate Rank#4
6.5%Pickrate5.2%
2.5Average KDA2.9
295Gold per Minute273
0.82Wards per Minute0.96
346Damage per Minute212

How to Beat Soraka as Leona (Support)

While statistically Leona is slightly stronger than Soraka as support, neither champion has an overwhelming advantage in this matchup. The winner is determined by player skill and understanding the intricacies of the confrontation. Studying this guide will improve your chances of success.

The magic damage that Leona deals remains relevant in the late game. Look for opportunities to initiate or counter-initiate. Meanwhile, Soraka deals primarily magic damage (79.81%), additional magic resistance may be required.

Consider the excellent vision control demonstrated by Soraka, ranking 10th (versus 39th for Leona) in ward placement among supports. This means the opponent provides better map vision for their team. Meanwhile, their higher KDA (2.9 versus 2.5) suggests they participate more effectively in team fights.

Key aspects of the Leona Support versus Soraka Support matchup

Despite the statistical advantage in the matchup, overconfidence can be the main mistake. It is important for the Leona player to maintain constant pressure on Soraka, not allowing the opponent to safely scale up, and actively use the advantage gained to help their team.

Leona vs Soraka: Support Summoner Spells

Most Popular

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Ignite
Ignite Deals true damage over time to target enemy champion and reduces healing effects on them for the duration.
47.7% Win Rate90.8% Pick Rate

Highest Win Rate

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Ignite
Ignite Deals true damage over time to target enemy champion and reduces healing effects on them for the duration.
47.7% Win Rate90.8% Pick Rate

Leona vs Soraka: Support Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Resolve
Aftershock
Aftershock After immobilizing an enemy champion, increase your Armor and Magic Resist by 35 + 80% of your Bonus Resists for 2.5s. Then explode, dealing magic damage to nearby enemies.

Damage: 25 - 120 (+8% of your bonus health)
Cooldown: 20s

Resistance bonus from Aftershock capped at: 80-150 (based on level)

Aftershock

After immobilizing an enemy champion, increase your Armor and Magic Resist by 35 + 80% of…

Font of Life
Font of Life Impairing the movement of an enemy champion restores @BaseHeal@ Health to you and the lowest health nearby allied champion.

70% effect for Ranged Users.

Cooldown: 20s

Font of Life

Impairing the movement of an enemy champion restores @BaseHeal@ Health to you a…

Bone Plating
Bone Plating After taking damage from an enemy champion, the next 3 spells or attacks you receive from them deal 30-60 (based on level) less damage.

Duration: 1.5s
Cooldown: 55s

Bone Plating

After taking damage from an enemy champion, the next 3 spells or attacks you re…

Unflinching
Unflinching Gain 6 - 12 (level scaling) Armor and Magic Resist when crowd controlled and for 2 seconds after.

Unflinching

Gain 6 - 12 (level scaling) Armor and Magic Resist when crowd controlled and fo…

Secondary Path
Inspiration
Biscuit Delivery
Biscuit Delivery Biscuit Delivery: Gain a Total Biscuit of Everlasting Will every 2 mins, until 6 min.

Biscuits restore 12% of your missing health. Consuming or selling a Biscuit permanently increases your max health by 30.

Biscuit Delivery

Biscuit Delivery: Gain a Total Biscuit of Everlasting Will every 2 mins, until …

Cosmic Insight
Cosmic Insight +18 Summoner Spell Haste
+10 Item Haste

Cosmic Insight

+18 Summoner Spell Haste+10 Item Haste

Adaptive
Scaling Cooldown Reduction
Scaling Cooldown Reduction +8 Ability Haste

Scaling Cooldown Reduction

+8 Ability Haste

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

48.5% Win Rate45.2% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Resolve
Aftershock
Aftershock After immobilizing an enemy champion, increase your Armor and Magic Resist by 35 + 80% of your Bonus Resists for 2.5s. Then explode, dealing magic damage to nearby enemies.

Damage: 25 - 120 (+8% of your bonus health)
Cooldown: 20s

Resistance bonus from Aftershock capped at: 80-150 (based on level)

Aftershock

After immobilizing an enemy champion, increase your Armor and Magic Resist by 35 + 80% of…

Font of Life
Font of Life Impairing the movement of an enemy champion restores @BaseHeal@ Health to you and the lowest health nearby allied champion.

70% effect for Ranged Users.

Cooldown: 20s

Font of Life

Impairing the movement of an enemy champion restores @BaseHeal@ Health to you a…

Second Wind
Second Wind After taking damage from an enemy champion, heal for 4% of your missing health +3 over 10s.

Second Wind

After taking damage from an enemy champion, heal for 4% of your missing health …

Unflinching
Unflinching Gain 6 - 12 (level scaling) Armor and Magic Resist when crowd controlled and for 2 seconds after.

Unflinching

Gain 6 - 12 (level scaling) Armor and Magic Resist when crowd controlled and fo…

Secondary Path
Domination
Sudden Impact
Sudden Impact Damaging basic attacks and abilities deal a bonus 20 - 80 True Damage based on level to enemy champions after using a dash, leap, blink, teleport, or when leaving stealth for 4s.

Cooldown: 10s

Sudden Impact

Damaging basic attacks and abilities deal a bonus 20 - 80 True Damage based on …

Relentless Hunter
Relentless Hunter Gain 8 Move Speed out of combat per Bounty Hunter stack. Bounty Hunter stacks are earned the first time you get a takedown on each enemy champion.

Relentless Hunter

Gain 8 Move Speed out of combat per Bounty Hunter stack. Bounty Hunter stacks a…

Adaptive
Scaling Cooldown Reduction
Scaling Cooldown Reduction +8 Ability Haste

Scaling Cooldown Reduction

+8 Ability Haste

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

+65 Health
+65 Health +65 Health

+65 Health

+65 Health

56.6% Win Rate7.0% Pick Rate

Leona vs Soraka: Support Item Builds

Most Popular Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
World Atlas
World Atlas (400 gold)
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
49.6% Win Rate83.5% Pick Rate
Popular Boots
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed

Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
45.0% Win Rate59.4% Pick Rate
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity

48.2% Win Rate21.4% Pick Rate
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
57.5% Win Rate7.8% Pick Rate
Core Build
Kindlegem
Kindlegem (800 gold) 200 Health
10 Ability Haste

->
Locket of the Iron Solari
Locket of the Iron Solari (2200 gold) 200 Health
25 Armor
25 Magic Resist
10 Ability Haste

Devotion
Grant nearby allies a 200 - 360 Shield that decays over 2.5 seconds.
Knight's Vow
Knight's Vow (2300 gold) 200 Health
40 Armor
10 Ability Haste
100% Base Health Regen

Sacrifice
While near your Worthy ally, take 12% of the damage they receive and heal for 10% of the damage they deal to champions.Pledge (0s)
Designate an ally as Worthy.
Thornmail
Thornmail (2450 gold) 150 Health
75 Armor

Thorns
When struck by an Attack, deal magic damage to the attacker and apply 40% Wounds for 3 seconds if they are a champion.
53.2% Win Rate10.0% Pick Rate
Final Build
Randuin's Omen
Randuin's Omen (2700 gold) 350 Health
75 Armor

Resilience
Receive 30% less damage from Critical Strikes.
Humility
Slow nearby enemies by 70% for 2 seconds.
0.0% Win Rate49.9% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
World Atlas
World Atlas (400 gold)
69.5% Win Rate2.0% Pick Rate
Highest Winrate Boots
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
57.5% Win Rate7.8% Pick Rate
Symbiotic Soles
Symbiotic Soles (900 gold) 40 Move Speed
Voidborn
Gain Empowered Recall.
Symbiosis
After traveling 150000 units of distance, transform into Synchronized Souls.
51.2% Win Rate3.3% Pick Rate
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity

48.2% Win Rate21.4% Pick Rate
Core Build
Kindlegem
Kindlegem (800 gold) 200 Health
10 Ability Haste

->
Locket of the Iron Solari
Locket of the Iron Solari (2200 gold) 200 Health
25 Armor
25 Magic Resist
10 Ability Haste

Devotion
Grant nearby allies a 200 - 360 Shield that decays over 2.5 seconds.
Thornmail
Thornmail (2450 gold) 150 Health
75 Armor

Thorns
When struck by an Attack, deal magic damage to the attacker and apply 40% Wounds for 3 seconds if they are a champion.
Heartsteel
Heartsteel (3000 gold) 900 Health
100% Base Health Regen

Colossal Consumption (0s) per target
If an enemy champion is nearby for a few seconds, your next Attack against them deals 70 plus 6% of your max Health as bonus physical damage and grants 8% of the damage as max Health.
Goliath
For each 1000 max Health, gain 3% increased size, up to 30%.
98.8% Win Rate2.3% Pick Rate
Final Build
Abyssal Mask
Abyssal Mask (2650 gold) 350 Health
45 Magic Resist
15 Ability Haste

Unmake
Nearby enemy champions take 12% more magic damage.
100.0% Win Rate49.8% Pick Rate
Other Items
Abyssal Mask
Abyssal Mask (2650 gold) 350 Health
45 Magic Resist
15 Ability Haste

Unmake
Nearby enemy champions take 12% more magic damage.
100.0% Win Rate49.8% Pick Rate

Leona vs Soraka: Support Skill (abilities) Orders

Most Frequent Skill Order

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Shield of Daybreak Leona uses her shield to perform her next basic attack, dealing bonus magic damage and stunning the target.
Q
Q
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Q
W
W
Eclipse Leona raises her shield to gain Damage Reduction, Armor, and Magic Resist. When the duration first ends, if there are nearby enemies, she will deal magic damage to them and prolong the duration of the effect.
W
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W
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W
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E
Zenith Blade Leona projects a solar image of her sword, dealing magic damage to all enemies in a line. When the image fades, the last enemy champion struck will be briefly immobilized and Leona will dash to them.
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Solar Flare Leona calls down a beam of solar energy, dealing damage to enemies in an area. Enemies in the center of the area are stunned, while enemies on the outside are slowed.
R
R
R
Max Order: W > E > Q
42.0% Win Rate44.0% Pick Rate

Highest Win % Skill Order

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Shield of Daybreak Leona uses her shield to perform her next basic attack, dealing bonus magic damage and stunning the target.
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Eclipse Leona raises her shield to gain Damage Reduction, Armor, and Magic Resist. When the duration first ends, if there are nearby enemies, she will deal magic damage to them and prolong the duration of the effect.
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Zenith Blade Leona projects a solar image of her sword, dealing magic damage to all enemies in a line. When the image fades, the last enemy champion struck will be briefly immobilized and Leona will dash to them.
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Solar Flare Leona calls down a beam of solar energy, dealing damage to enemies in an area. Enemies in the center of the area are stunned, while enemies on the outside are slowed.
R
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Max Order: W > E > Q
87.3% Win Rate0.8% Pick Rate

Leona tips:

  • Lead the charge and mark your foes with Sunlight before your allies deal damage.
  • Shield of Daybreak and Zenith Blade form a powerful offensive combo.
  • You can absorb a huge amount of damage using Eclipse, but you must stay near enemies to gain the bonus duration.

Playing Against Soraka

  • Focus on attacking Soraka when she ever ventures to the frontline to heal her allies.
  • Take advantage of Soraka's long cooldown on Equinox if she uses it to harass.
  • It's easier to focus Soraka than the ally she is healing.