Who wins: Advantage — enemy
From the counter table · Patch 7.2dIrelia winsLeona wins
One of these champions is not usually played in this lane — treat the verdict as a rough guide.
How to play it
- 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
- Save your dash for CC
Don't dash in — keep it to escape Leona's crowd control.
Items that answer Leona
Grouped by why they work — hover or tap an item for its stats
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 Irelia
- Engage combo: E (Flawless Duet) → Q (Bladesurge) to assassinate
- Q (Bladesurge) resets on kill or marks — chain through minions + champs
- Passive (Ionian Fervor) — 4 stacks grants bonus attack speed + on-hit
Base stats by level (you / enemy)
■ Irelia · ■ LeonaLevel 1
- Health690 / 750
- Attack damage58 / 62
- Armor46 / 55
- Magic resistance38 / 38
- Attack speed0.80 / 0.80
- Movement speed350 / 345
Level 5
- Health1202 / 1198
- Attack damage76 / 74
- Armor66 / 74
- Magic resistance46 / 46
- Attack speed0.87 / 0.84
- Movement speed350 / 345
Level 15
- Health2482 / 2318
- Attack damage122 / 104
- Armor116 / 121
- Magic resistance66 / 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.