MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Leona vs Sylas
How often does Leona beat Sylas in Support?
Leona into Sylas in Support: 49% observed win rate across 473 ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Leona behind by 500 gold.
Leona at 15:00
- Gold: -500
- CS: -2
- XP: +20
Typical gap to Sylas, from 470 games that reached 15:00.
Does Leona counter Sylas?
No counter here: Leona sits at 49% over 473 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.
Beating Sylas: the Leona game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Leona at 62% across 135 games. Flip the lead and Leona falls to 44% across 338.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 62% | 135 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 44% | 338 |
| First blood | 57% | 158 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 46% | 92 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 47% | 215 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 61% | 66 |
Someone usually dies here around 3:34 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 9:00. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Leona's Support build, with receipts
Into Sylas specifically, Leona finishes Locket of the Iron Solari first most often: 49.6% over 131 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Leona core is Locket of the Iron Solari, Bandlepipes, Knight's Vow: 60.1% across 1,101 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Health Potion + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Locket of the Iron Solari (33,658 games).
Skill plan: Leona players max W first and take Q at level 1.