Leona

Leona Build

the Radiant Dawn

Role: Support Pick Rate: 8.1% Win Rate: 54.28%

Recommended Build

Summoner Spells

Flash Flash
Ignite Ignite

Skill Priority

W E Q

Items

Start
World Atlas
Health Potion
Core
Celestial Opposition Celestial Opposition
Plated Steelcaps Plated Steelcaps
Locket of the Iron Solari Locket of the Iron Solari
Late
Knight's Vow
Protoplasm Harness

Runes

Most Played
Resolve
Aftershock
Aftershock 90.6% · 53.2% WR
Font of Life
Font of Life 89.6% · 53.2% WR
Bone Plating
Bone Plating 48.3% · 52.6% WR
Unflinching
Unflinching 51.6% · 52.7% WR
Inspiration
Cosmic Insight
Cosmic Insight 7.1% · 51.2% WR
Biscuit Delivery
Biscuit Delivery 7.1% · 51.3% WR
Ability Haste
Ability Haste
Health Scaling
Health Scaling
Health Scaling
Health Scaling
Best WR
Resolve
Aftershock
Aftershock 90.6% · 53.2% WR
Font of Life
Font of Life 89.6% · 53.2% WR
Second Wind
Second Wind 39.4% · 53.9% WR
Overgrowth
Overgrowth 39.5% · 53.8% WR
Precision
Legend: Haste
Legend: Haste 0.2% · 53.3% WR
Triumph
Triumph 0.4% · 51.7% WR
Attack Speed
Attack Speed
Health
Health

Skill Order

Q
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
W
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
R
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15

Win Rate by Elo

Iron Iron 46.25%
Bronze Bronze 50.26%
Silver Silver 51.11%
Gold Gold 51.94%
Platinum Platinum 52.26%
Emerald Emerald 52.75%
Diamond Diamond 52.97%
Master Master 53.88%
Grandmaster Grandmaster 55.61%
Challenger Challenger 55.65%
All Elos All Elos 52.91%

Best Counters and Matchups for Leona

See all counters for Leona

Top 5 Counters Against Leona

Sion
47.5% WR -1.1%
Zac
48.3% WR +0.7%
Fiddlesticks
Fiddlesticks Matchup detail
48.4% WR +0.2%
Taric
49.4% WR +3.1%
Shen
49.9% WR +2.0%

Top 5 Best Matchups for Leona

Twitch
65.2% WR +11.2%
Mel
62.3% WR +6.9%
Sylas
61.4% WR +10.9%
Sett
61.2% WR +8.9%
Heimerdinger
Heimerdinger Matchup detail
61.0% WR +10.6%

Patch History

V14.18
  • Stats Base armor reduced to 43 from 47.
V14.16
  • Zenith Blade Bug Fix: Basic attack that is automatically declared after dashing now properly triggers a stack of Electrocute, Phase Rush, or Conqueror.
V14.15
  • Sunlight Base damage reduced to 32 − 151 (based on level) from 32 − 168 (based on level).
  • Eclipse Base damage reduced to 55 / 85 / 115 / 145 / 175 from 55 / 90 / 125 / 160 / 195.
V14.9
  • Stats Selection radius increased to 120 units from 75.
V13.24
  • Eclipse Base bonus resistances increased 20 / 27.5 / 35 / 42.5 / 50 from 20 / 25 / 30 / 35 / 40.
  • Solar Flare Base damage increased to 150 / 225 / 300 from 100 / 175 / 250.
V13.21
  • Sunlight Damage now triggers Leona's own damage effects but still grants kill credit to the ally applying it.
V13.18
  • General Updated ability icons.
V13.16
  • General Bug Fix: Sword and shield models no longer appear pixelated.
V13.8
  • Eclipse Base bonus resistances increased to 20 / 25 / 30 / 35 / 40 from 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 35. Base damage increased to 55 / 90 / 125 / 160 / 195 from 45 / 80 / 115 / 150 / 185.
V12.15
  • Shield of Daybreak Mana cost reduced to 35 / 40 / 45 / 50 / 55 from 45 / 50 / 55 / 60 / 65.
  • Solar Flare Disable duration increased to 1.75 seconds from 1.5.
V12.12 - June 30th Hotfix
  • Sunlight Damage increased to 32 − 168 (based on level) from 25 − 144 (based on level).
V12.10
  • Stats Base health increased to 646 from 576. Health growth increased to 101 from 87. Armor growth increased to 4.8 from 3.6. Magic resistance growth increased to 2.05 from 1.25.
V12.7
  • General Updated visual effects.
  • Original Leona Complete overhaul.
  • Valkyrie Leona, Defender Leona, Iron Solari Leona Same as new base.
  • Pool Party Leona Recolored from base.
  • PROJECT: Leona Minimal tweaks.
  • Barbecue Leona Same as new base, grills glow during Eclipse.
V11.23
  • Zenith Blade Undocumented: No longer is blocked by spell shield. Undocumented: Dash no longer fails to occur if the target becomes untargetable or is not within 3000 units after being struck.
V11.17
  • Eclipse Bonus resistances reduced to 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 35 from 20 / 25 / 30 / 35 / 40.
V11.11
  • Eclipse Base damage reduced to 45 / 80 / 115 / 150 / 185 from 60 / 95 / 130 / 165 / 200.
V11.1
  • Stats Base magic resistance reduced to 32 from 32.1. Base health reduced to 576 from 576.16. Base attack damage reduced to 60 from 60.04.
V10.14
  • Sunlight Bug Fix: Triggering it with Nunu & Willump's cleave from Call of the Freljord no longer causes their passive to be unavailable for the rest of the game.
V10.6
  • General Recommended items updated.
V10.3
  • Eclipse Base damage reduced to 60 / 95 / 130 / 165 / 200 from 60 / 100 / 140 / 180 / 220.
  • Zenith Blade Base damage reduced to 50 / 90 / 130 / 170 / 210 from 60 / 100 / 140 / 180 / 220.
V9.17
  • Shield of Daybreak Cooldown reduced to 5 seconds from 6.
V9.16
  • General Adjusted splash artwork for Barbecue Leona.
V9.14
  • Eclipse New Effect: When active, now takes 8 / 12 / 16 / 20 / 24 less damage from all sources of pre-mitigation damage, up to a maximum of 50% reduction. Bonus armor reduced to 20 / 25 / 30 / 35 / 40 from 25 / 35 / 45 / 55 / 65. Bonus magic resistance reduced to 20 / 25 / 30 / 35 / 40 from 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60.
  • Solar Flare Removed: No longer empowers Leona's next 3 / 4 / 5 basic attacks to gain 100 bonus range and deal 30 / 40 / 50 (+ 15% AP) bonus magic damage.
V9.7
  • Zenith Blade Cooldown reduced to 12 / 10.5 / 9 / 7.5 / 6 seconds from 13 / 12 / 11 / 10 / 9.
  • PROJECT: Leona Bug Fix: Buffs aura now properly follow the model during certain animations.
V8.16
  • Eclipse Cooldown reduced to 14 / 13 / 12 / 11 / 10 seconds from 14 at all ranks.
V8.15
  • General Adjusted splash artwork for Barbecue Leona.
V8.14
  • PROJECT: Leona Zenith Blade Bug Fix: VFX no longer pass through Yasuo's Wind Wall.
V8.9
  • Eclipse Base damage increased to 60 / 100 / 140 / 180 / 220 from 40 / 80 / 120 / 160 / 200.
V8.8
  • Iron Solari Leona Solar Flare Bug Fix: Decal will no longer be improperly rotated on lower graphics settings.
V8.7
  • General Leona defaults to attack damage as her default adaptive stat.
V8.3
  • Stats Base health regeneration increased to 8.5 from 8.428.
V7.24b
  • Shield of Daybreak Base damage reduced to 10 / 35 / 60 / 85 / 110 from 30 / 55 / 80 / 105 / 130.
V7.24
  • Eclipse Base damage reduced to 40 / 80 / 120 / 160 / 200 from 60 / 100 / 140 / 180 / 220.
V7.22
  • Stats Base armor increased to 47 from 27.208.
  • Eclipse Bonus armor increased to 25 / 35 / 45 / 55 / 65 from 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60.
V7.17
  • Sunlight Mark duration reduced to 1.5 seconds from 3.5. Base damage increased to 25 − 144 (based on level) from 20 − 105 (based on level).
  • Shield of Daybreak Cooldown changed to 6 seconds at all ranks from 9 / 8 / 7 / 6 / 5.
V7.7
  • General Bug Fix: Fixed a bug where her model didn't fade away during her death animation for her base and a few of her skins.
V6.21
  • General Bug Fix: Pool Party Leona now properly faces the camera during her recall animation when she has the Hand of Baron buff.
V6.19
  • Zenith Blade Bug Fix: Fixed a bug preventing Leona from Flashing during Zenith Blade's cast time.
V6.17
  • Zenith Blade Bug Fix: Fixed a bug where it displayed no visuals to enemies if Leona cast it in Fog of War and flashed into vision during the cast time.
V6.16
  • Sunlight New Effect: Base damage text is visible to Leona when triggered by allies.
V6.14
  • Sunlight Base damage changed to 20 − 105 (based on level) from 20 − 140 (based on level).
  • Shield of Daybreak Base damage reduced to 30 / 55 / 80 / 105 / 130 from 40 / 70 / 100 / 130 / 160. Cooldown reduced to 9 / 8 / 7 / 6 / 5 seconds from 11 / 10 / 9 / 8 / 7. Bonus range increased to 50 from 30 Bug Fix: Stun lasting longer than intended. Tooltip updated to display correct stun duration (1.25 seconds instead of the intended 1).
  • Eclipse Base damage reduced to 60 / 100 / 140 / 180 / 220 from 60 / 110 / 160 / 210 / 260.
  • Zenith Blade Root duration increased to 0.5 seconds from 0.25.
  • Solar Flare Base damage reduced to 100 / 175 / 250 from 150 / 250 / 350. New Effect: After casting, and for the next 5 seconds, Leona's sword glows with Incandescence, causing her next 3 / 4 / 5 basic attacks to gain 100 bonus range, deal 30 / 40 / 50 (+ 15% AP) on-hit bonus magic damage, and apply Sunlight. Incandescence stacks fall of all at once.
V6.13
  • Shield of Daybreak Tooltip updated to display correct stun duration (1.25 seconds instead of the intended 1).
V6.2
  • Zenith Blade Bug Fix: Rooting targets with active spell shields mid-dash.
V5.16
  • Stats Armor growth increased to 3.6 from 3.1.
V5.10
  • Zenith Blade Projectile width reduced to 70 from 90.
V4.17
  • General Texture update to Classic, Defender, Iron Solari, and Valkyrie.
V4.15
  • Twisted Treeline Solar Flare Cooldown increased to 100 / 90 / 80 seconds from 90 / 75 / 60.
  • Dominion Solar Flare Cooldown increased to 100 / 90 / 80 seconds from 90 / 75 / 60.
V4.5
  • Stats Base armor increased to 22 from 18. Base health regen reduced to 7 from 9.
  • Eclipse Bonus resistances reduced to 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60 from 25 / 35 / 45 / 55 / 65.
V3.14
  • Eclipse Bonus armor changed to 25 / 35 / 45 / 55 / 65 (+ 20% bonus armor) from 30 / 40 / 50 / 60 / 70. Bonus magic resistance changed to 25 / 35 / 45 / 55 / 65 Champions that have been made a Vessel by Test of Spirit (E)(+ 20% bonus magic resistance) from 30 / 40 / 50 / 60 / 70.
V3.13
  • Solar Flare Mana cost reduced to 100 at all ranks from 100 / 150 / 200.
V1.0.0.152
  • Stats Movement speed increased to 335 from 310.
V1.0.0.150
  • Shield of Daybreak Cooldown corrected to match tooltip (11 / 10 / 9 / 8 / 7 seconds).
V1.0.0.139
  • Stats Magic resistance per level increased to 1.25 from 0.
V1.0.0.138
  • Sunlight New particle Bug Fix: Occasionally scoring double kills against Kog'Maw during Icathian Surprise, Karthus during Death Defied, and/or Omen of Death's target.
  • Zenith Blade Hitbox increased slightly to match animation.
V1.0.0.130
  • Dominion Sunlight Bug Fix: Scoring double kills when used with Storm Shield against Karthus during Death Defied and/or Omen of Death's target.
V1.0.0.125
  • General Recommended items updated to include Ionian Boots of Lucidity and Trinity Force.
V1.0.0.123
  • Shield of Daybreak Cooldown reduced to 11 / 10 / 9 / 8 / 7 seconds from 12 / 11 / 10 / 9 / 8.
  • Eclipse Bug Fix: Breaking enemy spell shields on activation.
  • Zenith Blade Mana cost reduced to 60 at all ranks from 60 / 65 / 70 / 75 / 80. New Effect: Leona will attempt to attack the target she dashes to. Particle updated to match area of effect.
  • Solar Flare Cooldown reduced to 90 / 75 / 60 seconds from 105 / 90 / 75.
V1.0.0.121 added
  • Sunlight (Innate) Leona's abilities mark the target with sunlight. Allied champions that damage marked targets deal additional damage and consume the mark.
  • Shield of Daybreak (Q) Leona charges her shield with the power of the sun causing her next melee attack to deal additional damage and briefly stun the target.
  • Eclipse (W) Leona raises her shield granting her additional Armor and Magic Resistance for 3 seconds. When the effect ends she deals area of effect damage and increases the duration of the defensive bonuses by 3 seconds if she damages an enemy.
  • Zenith Blade (E) Leona throws a blade of sunlight that deals damage to all enemies in a line. Leona teleports to the last enemy champion hit by this attack.
  • Solar Flare (Ultimate) After a brief delay, Leona calls down a beam of solar energy dealing damage and slowing enemies. Enemies in the center of the beam are stunned instead of slowed.

Recommended build

What players actually run on Leona on the current patch: summoner spells, skill priority, starting, core and late items, runes and skill order.

Every entry comes with its pick rate (how often it is chosen) and, where available, its win rate. For runes, Most Played is the page the majority takes and Best WR the variant that wins most among those with enough games: when they differ, the second is usually the sharper choice, the first the safer one.

Win rate by elo

Leona's win rate in each rank tier, from Iron to Challenger, plus all tiers combined.

A champion that climbs with rank is usually one that rewards mechanics or game knowledge; one that peaks in low elo is often easy to pick up and punished by better players. Read the tier you play in, not the average. Tiers with no data for this patch are hidden.

Counters and matchups

A preview of the counters page: the five opponents Leona struggles against the most, and the five it beats most often, on the current patch.

Percentages are Leona's own win rate in each duel, with the gap to its overall win rate. The full lists, with every matchup that has enough games, are on the counters page linked below each table.

Patch history

Balance changes that touched Leona, patch by patch, most recent first, as published in the official patch notes.

The ten latest patches are shown, the older ones fold out. Use it to read the win rate movements above: a jump right after a patch is usually a buff or a nerf, not a change in how people play the champion.