Who wins: Advantage — you
From the counter table · Patch 7.2dGaren winsLeona wins
One of these champions is not usually played in this lane — treat the verdict as a rough guide.
How to play it
- Press early
Garen is stronger in the first levels — shove and deny farm.
- Don't chase
Leona escapes faster than you — take farm and towers instead of running.
- Magic resistance
Leona deals magic damage — Maw of Malmortius as your 2nd or 3rd item.
- Long fights
Leona is a tank — build sustained damage and keep hitting; burst won't do it.
When you are in danger
Items that answer Leona
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How to beat Leona
- Don't extend in her E (Zenith Blade) range — it's her engage spell
- Save Flash for E — if it lands she'll chain full combo on you
- Buy Mercury's Treads + Quicksilver Sash for her CC chain
- Passive Sunlight — ally damage after her ability hits harder; don't trade while marked
How to play as Garen
- Q (Decisive Strike) cleanses slows + grants MS — use to engage or escape
- Lean on Perseverance — back off 8 seconds and you heal massive HP
- Time E (Judgment) on tanks after Black Cleaver shreds their armor
Base stats by level (you / enemy)
■ Garen · ■ LeonaLevel 1
- Health660 / 750
- Attack damage64 / 62
- Armor52 / 55
- Magic resistance38 / 38
- Attack speed0.80 / 0.80
- Movement speed350 / 345
Level 5
- Health1172 / 1198
- Attack damage86 / 74
- Armor75 / 74
- Magic resistance48 / 46
- Attack speed0.87 / 0.84
- Movement speed350 / 345
Level 15
- Health2452 / 2318
- Attack damage141 / 104
- Armor133 / 121
- Magic resistance74 / 66
- Attack speed1.05 / 0.93
- Movement speed350 / 345
The verdict is built from WildPick's curated counter table and the champions' kits — not from match win rates. Wild Rift has no public match API.