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Introduction
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I wanted to publish a decent build for AD Leona, since I could not find one on Mobafire. Most dismiss AD Leona as a troll build, but I want to show that she is actually viable as an AD carry assassin/bruiser. I will add more thoughts after I play some ranked games with her.
Although she doesn't have any AD scaling skills, I build Leona AD because her AP scalingn is awful. She does decent attack damage this way, and after including the base AP burst damage from her skills, the overall result is good, sustained damage. Leona is incredibly fun to play as an AD bruiser/carry.
Short and Sweet: This build gives her damage and also some tankiness, which, combined with her shield and stuns, makes her the sexiest AD carry shutdown champion.
Why should you pick AD Leona?
Her laning phase is not bad. As long as you have your shield and stun, it's easy to harass, and back off before your shield is gone. Focus on last hitting in top, because Leona does not have much damage after level 6 - she has surprising burst from her abilities at this point - until she gets

She's also useful in team-fights because her



Her damage isn't amazing, but it doesn't matter as much because of the low defences of her ideal prey: carries. In duels with other bruisers, she makes up for her damage with superior bulk and a stun every 4-5 seconds. AD Leona is worth the top lane farm because she can destroy the enemy AD carry after getting a little fed. She does not have a reliable escape, but there are two options:




AD Leona brings her own unique set of benefits to a team, just like any other AD bruiser. She's tanky, but she can't be ignored because of the damage she can deal to carries. Her stuns, slow, immobilizing gap-closer, and

TL;DR This build is too fun, so go try it.
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Pros
+ // Can kill AD carries good + // Good in late-game duels + // Gap closer with ![]() + // Good defensive stats and survivability for a bruiser + // Great team fight utility |
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Cons
- // No AD scaling abilities - // 100% melee, so relatively easy to counter or kite - // Hard to master skill-shots - // Needs farm to fulfill her role well - // No reliable escape |
Runes





Attack Damage is necessary for Leona to last hit minions.
Armor Penetration helps Leona clear jungle faster and deal more damage during ganks

Great for early game tankiness. This will allow you to absorb more blows from the enemy laner and jungle creeps.

This makes Leona even tankier against AP champions late game.

Leona has below average movement speed, so these address that problem.
These runes are just my suggestions for a balanced rune set. You can go with runes that suit your play style, such as getting more AD with




Offensive
Defensive
See Recommended Masteries for Top Lane
This is a bruiser with mana mastery set that gives some damage, good defensive bonuses, and mana regen. I prefer this set over the little extra damage provided by the first set because it benefits Leona both early and late game with mana regen for the laning phase, and extra health and cc resistance for fights.
Utility
See Recommended Masteries for Jungle
4-5-21 is the preferred set when jungling Leona. CDR and gold.

Flash is a great escape tool for Leona, since she does not have one in her skill set. Flash can also be used to dodge or chase - it's just a great spell in general. I take it over ghost, since you can go over walls.

When you're fighting an enemy AD champion, exhaust will allow you to completely demolish them even more. The slow from exhaust is also useful to prevent enemy ADC's from escaping.





















Top build order
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Jungle build order
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