Leona Support Build

Leona Champion Guide

Role: Tank

Lane: Support

Leona Support performs best with a build featuring Celestial Opposition, Plated Steelcaps, Locket of the Iron Solari, Knight's Vow, and Thornmail. The most effective rune setup for Leona Support includes Aftershock, Font of Life, Bone Plating, and Unflinching in the primary tree, paired with Biscuit Delivery and Cosmic Insight in the secondary tree.

Leona Champion Abilities

Sunlight

Leona's damaging spells affect the target with Sunlight for 2.5 seconds. When allied champions deal damage to those targets they consume the Sunlight debuff to deal 32-151 (at levels 1-18) additional magic damage. The amount is increased every 2 levels. Leona is unable to activate the additional damage herself. P

Shield of Daybreak

Leona's next attack stuns for 1 second and deals an additional 10 / 35 / 60 / 85 / 110 (+30% of ability power) magic damage. Q

Eclipse

Leona raises her shield, reducing incoming damage by 8 / 12 / 16 / 20 / 24 and gaining 20 / 27.5 / 35 / 42.5 / 50 (+20% bonus armor) armor and 20 / 27.5 / 35 / 42.5 / 50 (+20% bonus magic resistance) magic resist for 3 seconds. Afterwards, her shield detonates, dealing 55 / 85 / 115 / 145 / 175 (+40% of ability power) magic damage to nearby enemies. If she hits at least one, she retains the armor and magic resist bonuses for an additional 3 seconds. W

Zenith Blade

Leona thrusts with a sword of light, dealing 50 / 90 / 130 / 170 / 210 (+40% of ability power) magic damage. The last champion struck will be rooted for 0.5 seconds and Leona will dash to them. E

Solar Flare

Leona calls down a radiant beam of solar energy dealing 150 / 225 / 300 (+80% of ability power) magic damage and slowing by 80% for 1.75 seconds. Enemies in the center of the flare are stunned for the same duration instead of slowed. R

Leona Summoner Spells

Flash

Flash is a location-targeted summoner spell that causes your champion to blink to the location in range of your cursor.

Ignite

Ignite is a unit-targeted summoner spell that burns an enemy champion for a few seconds, dealing periodic true damage, applying healing reduction, and revealing the target over the duration.

Leona Runes

Leona Items

Leona Ability Order

Leona Matchups Overview

Strong against

Mel

Pantheon

Nautilus

Yuumi

Blitzcrank

Xerath

Weak against

Brand

Neeko

Shaco

Soraka

Taric

Janna

Leona Tips and Tricks

You can use your Q combo to quickly destroy wards and deny vision. Try to keep the minion wave even or closer to your side of the map, as engaging in the early game will be difficult if your lane is constantly pushing. If you’re unable to secure kills in the bottom lane after level 6, don’t hesitate to roam and assist other lanes. Your Ultimate is a powerful tool that can help you snowball, so whenever it’s available, look for opportunities to help your mid lane.

Leona Best Build, Runes, Items

Most Popular

For the most common Leona Support build, take Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells. Use Aftershock as your keystone, followed by Font of Life, Bone Plating, and Unflinching in the primary tree, with Biscuit Delivery and Cosmic Insight in the secondary tree. For rune shards, take Ability Haste in offense, Health Scaling in flex, and Health Scaling in defense, depending on the matchup. Start with Celestial Opposition, followed by Plated Steelcaps and Locket of the Iron Solari. Finish the build with Knight's Vow, Thornmail, and Vigilant Wardstone. Stick to the ability max order of W - E - Q.

Alternative

Another option for Leona Support is taking Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells. Use Aftershock as your keystone, with Font of Life, Bone Plating, and Unflinching in the primary tree, and Biscuit Delivery with Cosmic Insight in the secondary tree. For rune shards, take Ability Haste, Health Scaling, and Health Scaling. Start with Solstice Sleigh, followed by Plated Steelcaps and Locket of the Iron Solari. Finish the build with Knight's Vow, Thornmail, and Kaenic Rookern. Stick to the ability max order of W - E - Q.

Off-Meta

For an off-meta approach, take Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells. Use Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight in the primary rune tree, with Bone Plating and Unflinching in the secondary tree. Take Ability Haste, Health Scaling, and Health Scaling as your rune shards. Start with Celestial Opposition, followed by Plated Steelcaps and Locket of the Iron Solari. Finish the build with Knight's Vow, Thornmail, and Vigilant Wardstone. Stick to the ability max order of W - E - Q.

Situational Leona Runes and Items

Depending on your game context, matchup, and enemy champions, you may need to adjust your items or runes. Carefully consider your team composition, the enemy team, and the game state when planning your Leona build. For example, if facing an opponent with high Magic damage, you may want to take Magic Resist in your rune shards, or choose Armor against a team with heavy physical damage.