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Leona Build Guide by Ithumaer

Leona, the Sun Goddess- Is it hot in here or is it just her?

Leona, the Sun Goddess- Is it hot in here or is it just her?

Updated on July 26, 2011
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deathalo44 (29) | July 27, 2011 1:47am
Basically, our playstyles are highly different, but then again, yours may work for you better than other playstyles.

For me, I've faced a lot of good AD players who can even deciminate a high armor, high health Leona. A particular Tryn basically rushed my base, 1v1 me under turret and forced me back. He survives with half hp and taken off half of mine. Several other instances where a Leona lacks in armor and gets taken down easily.

Personally, I find Leona building more armor better than Leona building more MR. ADs provide a constant stream of decreasing hp while APs nuke you with a couple of shots. After those shots, they usually can't do much, so reducing certain spells may be better.

And finally, thanks for not writing me off :) I think I was kinda pissed off that day.
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Ithumaer (1) | July 26, 2011 7:11pm
Actually no, I honestly never have looked at the Brand guides, so that's news to me.

As for the first comment, I'm aware that you see a few custom games in my win record picture, but I assure you this build works against human players much better than you may think. I'm honestly left wondering if you tried the build, or if you just looked at it then commented. I play a good 10-15 games a day and I lose 1 usually due to a leaver, and I easily perform my role as the tank.

You use AD characters as the main hold against this build, to which I have a few comments. Firstly, Leona's multiple CC abilities and passive mean that any Master Yi's, Twisted Fates, and Trynd's will ALWAYS get nuked. I've yet to play any that I consider a real threat. Secondly, in my experience enemies usually run for the carries on my team WAY before bothering to look at me in team fights, having nearly 5K health doesn't make me a prime target and all of Leona's Stuns allow her to freeze these AD characters and watch them get insta-killed with their lower health. In late game I normally build Thornmail if dealing with heavy AD teams, though often my health is more than enough to deal with them.

As for the lack of armor, I have to highly disagree. I'm not sure what team fights you play in, but in my games a few people have already dropped by the 6 second mark. Also, when at level 18, Eclipse is not a very long cooldown, being near the 5 second mark at that point, which if 6 seconds is apparently not long enough to make a difference, neither is 5.

The main point of my build, in my own opinion, is to mainly provide more of a guide on HOW to play Leona, rather than what items to take. These are items I suggest, due to my success that I've had with them.

However, I do appreciate you comment on the masteries and I'll look into a different spectrum for the Utility page.

Thanks,

-Ithumaer
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DeadCow9497 (3) | July 26, 2011 4:27pm
is this name a copy of the brand guide, is it just hot in here or is it brand?
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deathalo44 (29) | July 26, 2011 12:56am
I suggest you test your bare basic builds on bots, and nearly-fully worked out builds on players. Players usually are much better.

Early to mid game, you'll have a REALLY hard time. Your hp is weak, your armor is dangerously low and your magic resist is somewhat strong. However, against most teams, which are usually balanced, focusing on FoN isn't the best choice early. Playing your build to circle around both armor and MR, or just plain hp, or else focusing on your lane opponents (there isn't much point getting fon against a Master Yi and a Tryn, is it?)

I suggest Frozen Heart as a core item. It is one of the biggest 3 anti-AD item and it gives CDR and Mana. It'll probably replace Shurelya's Reverie. Remember, you don't need that much regen, or that much movement speed. You can easily hold down someone for your team, as well as putting off enemies hitting you. It also slows anyone who attacks you.

If you really want a gold item, I suggest Heart of Gold. It builds to Randuin's Omen, another of the best anti-AD item. Its slows this time also slows attack speed. Its active can slow the movement speed of any surrounding enemy much more, and is cheap thanks to gold effect.

Greed isn't one of the best mastery. In fact, it usually sucks. Unless you seriously cannot get past 50 last hits late game, its useless. It gives 180 gold every 30 minutes, not counting the time for minions to spawn etc.

Good hands > Perseverance. Your regen is already godly enough. 2% diff doesn't make that much difference when you got enough to regen by the next team fight.

70 armor/mr for 6 seconds isn't practical. In a prolonged teamfight, you'll suffer a lot. 81 armor for a tank is just a banner saying I"M FAKE KILL ME PLEASE to people who hit REALLY hard like tryn, TF etc. A total of 151 armor and 244 magic resist for 6 seconds still isn't good enough, unless you can ensure it always stays there when you want it to.

Spirit visage may not be as good as you may think. Remember, you don't need to invest that much on regen, which is one of the least important part of a tank.

Hope it helps :)
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