So...what's the verdict for Leona?

[quote=Rudmed]Maybe, I just need to find a good one.[/quote]

[quote=Bloofyre]woah woah woah... guys. I didn't say she had the damage of Irelia... I said she is more like an offtank because there is no real reason to focus her... but she is still tanky, she doesn't have the damage, which is why I didn't say tanky DPS. Excuse me for saying she is like Irelia, she was the only FEMALE offtank I could think of.[/quote]

[quote=Babit]Offtank in itself is getting to be the way to go nowadays though.[/quote]

[quote=Vyere]Most tanks are being ignored because they're just acting meat shields, and not dishing out much dmg. With offtanks, they're hard to kill, and can take out squishies by themselves. As for Leona, I'm waiting for her to come out here in my place(I'm not in EU nor NA), and when she becomes f2p, I'll just see if she'd be worth a buck or two.[/quote]

[quote=Caladar]After having played Leona almost constantly over the past 3 days (yea, I have no life), I've gotta conclude that the only way I can somewhat decently play with her is with maxed CDR (FH+Spirit Visage), FoN, 9/0/21 masteries, and Sheen for an ever so slight boost in damage that she ow so desperately needs. Also armor penetration quints and marks had a much greater effect on her since her cooldowns are humongous in the early game without any cdr, so auto-attacks are all you're left with after those are gone. Also in some Haunting Guise helped me get a couple of kills/assists in the early game in some games, for kinda obvious reasons (wait in brush, drop ult, W>E>Q). As soon as we entered mid-game I made a point of it to sell the Haunting Guise whenever I needed funds or when they no-longer were so squishy. (That's when I see Rod Of Ages/Rylai's/Frozen Mallet, or any form of major MRes) Then again.... you do need to share farm with a carry to get ANYTHING done at all later in the game since you can't jungle(quickly at least compared to others). This would get her the gold she needs to get her first items out quite quickly, if only she could kill as effectively as other junglers. Solo laning is just shit, I've only been able to solo-mid once with quite some success, but that was never repeated. Solo top was a feeding frenzy and I make a point of it to rage at my team if they dare to suggest it. Not going to even try that again, even if they buff her. Basicly she needs a buff to her damage, cause she has none past a certain level if you don't have any magic penetration from items and/or 35~40% CDR. Leona is quite a good disabler with Shurelya, sheen, nashor, and haunting guise in 3v3 if the other team has no solid tank with brains and your team mates are AD.[/quote]

[quote=xSilver2o]I bought Leona when she first came out and have been playing her pretty consistently and found her to very enjoyable as well as a functional team player. As for the people who don't believe she is a TANK, your sadly mistaken. Her passive makes her great in team fights alone, throw in 3 stuns on enemy carries and fortitude to survive anything the enemy throws at you. My build has been working very well against all teams because I vary in which item a get first. The end result is that Leona become virtually unkillable late game. Getting a quick pstone follow by tier 1 boots and Heart of Gold for sustainability in lane. From their I usually go either up to Merc/Ninja, into Negaton's or a Chain Vest depending on the team make up. My final build ends up being Force of Nature, R. Omens, and Shurelyas. Once you have those 3 times getting Shurelyas last (even after a banshee if heavy ap), you'll have over 100 hp/5, cdr, and while eclipse is active you should have Magic/Physical damage reduced by 70% making you very very tough to kill. Her abilities aren't meant to be 2nd on the damage meters, you're the tank qq about damage thats what carries are for. Duo lane your damage along with passive makes Leona and excellent aggressive laning partner. Good for zoning and picking out single targets for your carry to kill. She works best in a duo lane, having a ranged carry helps Leonas passive do a lot of damage while keeping your lane partner safe, tanks J.O.B. If you haven't played her than you really shouldn't be commenting on her gameplay. I usually can carry the load as tank early and late game, Eclipse along with masteries and runes makes your survivability strong. Here is the build I've been running, look at the items I have, pick them based on the other teams composition. http://www.mobafire.com/league-of-legends/build/leona-ma-ma-ma-my-leona-102648 Created by me for you. -xSilver2o[/quote]

[quote=Rudmed]Hate to sound like a complete hypocriate now, but after I got a game with her. I really enjoyed her. She is a really good tank, and I was like. Oh, okay nevermind she is a boss. So apperantly before I go and assume something I need to play that champion.[/quote]

[quote=theBMB]While I agree that her base damage could use a boost, I think Leona is a pretty solid tank. As with any tank you kinda have to be aggressive and just charge into the enemy team and hope that your team follows. Maxing her w first is essential, keeps her alive much longer.[/quote]

[quote=Gster]Her Farming ability is bad mid-late game. 1 of her stun requires her to Auto attack while the other requires good guessing skills and hoping your opponents don't have a good reaction time. ( lets face it, any pro can dodge Elona ult stun and only receiving the slow).[/quote]

[quote=Ukaei]I screwed up my Wins and Loses playing Leona like a madmen.. I just don't like her, and I bought her bundle too.. I guess the craze about her being a female tanking got to me as it did to so many others.[/quote]