Leo and Scorpio Compatibility

How Leo and Scorpio fit together

You are three signs apart, which is called a square. You share a style of acting, since you are the same mode, but your elements pull in different directions. The result is friction and attraction in the same place, which keeps things lively and sometimes tense.

Fire and water are very different temperaments. Fire is outward and direct, and water is inward and feeling, so the pull is both strong and a little steamy, and it works best when each learns the other’s language.

Both are fixed signs, which means both are loyal, persistent and slow to change their minds. That gives the relationship staying power, and it can also mean a standoff when neither will move.

Leo in love

Leo loves warmly and generously. It enjoys romance, celebration and being proud of its partner, and it shows affection in big, open ways that leave no doubt where it stands.

Scorpio in love

Scorpio loves intensely and privately. It wants to know a partner completely, gives total loyalty once it trusts, and takes closeness very seriously.

What each brings, and what each needs

Leo brings warmth, loyalty and a flair for making ordinary days feel special, and needs appreciation, loyalty, and a partner who enjoys the fun of it. The hardest parts tend to be being overlooked, and asking for attention directly.

Scorpio brings depth, loyalty and a rare willingness to go all the way in, and needs trust, honesty, and a partner who does not play games with it. The hardest parts tend to be forgiving quickly, and letting someone see it being unsure.

Making it work

Treat the friction as information. When you disagree, ask what each of you is really protecting. A square tends to grow the people in it, and it rewards honesty over politeness.

This is the Sun sign view only

This page looks at two Sun signs. A full picture also depends on where your Moons, Venuses and Mars signs fall, and how the two charts lie over each other, which is called synastry. You can try the free compatibility tool on this site, or build each chart with the birth chart calculator. For each sign on its own, read the Leo compatibility guide and the Scorpio compatibility guide.

Questions about Leo and Scorpio compatibility

Are Leo and Scorpio compatible?

Any two signs can build a lasting relationship, and the Sun sign is only one layer of a chart. As a square, three signs apart, Leo and Scorpio tend to mix warmth with deep feeling, and the main thing to work on is turning friction into honesty.

What do Leo and Scorpio have in common?

Both are fixed signs, so you share a style of acting, even though your elements differ. Leo is ruled by the Sun and Scorpio by Mars and Pluto.

What does each need from the other?

Leo needs appreciation, loyalty, and a partner who enjoys the fun of it. Scorpio needs trust, honesty, and a partner who does not play games with it.

See every pairing on the zodiac compatibility page.