Pyke vs Leona — Support Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Pyke against Leona · 49.38% win rate over 7,337 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Closer than it looks — Pyke owns 5 of the 7 game windows to Leona's 2, but the win rate still favours Leona: you have to convert those windows or the game slips away. Pyke wins 49.38% of games vs Leona in support (7,337 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1PykePyke's level-1 hook threat beats Leona's rangeless, slow early presence.
Level 2PykePyke's level-2 E-stun trade lands before Leona's engage chain is leveled.
Level 3LeonaLeona's level-3 E-Q lockup chains onto Pyke's dash and wins the trade.
Levels 4-5LeonaLevels 4-5 Leona's full CC and tankiness dominate any close-range fight.
Level 6PykePyke's level-6 R executes low Leona and punishes her committed engage.
First itemPykeSerrated Dirk keeps Pyke's execute lethal even as Leona stacks resistances.
Two+ itemsPykePyke's fog hooks and reset execute out-pick Leona once he plays around her CC.

Early game (levels 1–5)

Level 1-2 leans to you: you spike at 2 with hook plus E stun before Leona has her engage chain fully leveled, so short-trade and back off while she's still a slow-moving bruiser with no ranged threat.

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The full Pyke vs Leona report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.

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