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Leona Build & Runes

If you're looking for the best rune build for Leona we've got you covered. Below you can find the best items and runes to build for Leona, as determined by calculations of thousands of Plat+ League of Legends games. If you are already familiar with how to play Leona this is a great resource to quickly get a good rune selection for Patch 12.9. However, if you are a new Leona player we highly recommend reading through some of the guides above to learn why this build is strong on Leona!

Patch 12.8: 513624 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Resolve

Inspiration

Second Best

48%

Win Rate 3091 Games

Resolve

Inspiration

Third Best

62%

Win Rate 55 Games

Resolve

Inspiration

Second Best

46%

Win Rate 11153 Games

Third Best

46%

Win Rate 647 Games

Second Best

48%

Win Rate 48547 Games

Third Best

46%

Win Rate 2181 Games

Second Best

39%

Win Rate 3198 Games

Third Best

43%

Win Rate 235 Games

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Passive Ability

Second Best

68%

Win Rate 258 Games

Passive Ability

Third Best

67%

Win Rate 141 Games

Passive Ability

Patch 12.8: 513624 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Resolve

Inspiration

Second Best

58%

Win Rate 59 Games

Resolve

Inspiration

Third Best

45%

Win Rate 465 Games

Resolve

Inspiration

Second Best

49%

Win Rate 536 Games

Second Best

50%

Win Rate 681 Games

Third Best

46%

Win Rate 127 Games

Second Best

40%

Win Rate 182 Games

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! Small Sample Size Warning * There is either not a lot of games played on this champion or the builds vary greatly, we have provided the top build but it does not have a high confidence rating so use your own discretion.

Passive Ability

Second Best

70%

Win Rate 10 Games

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Third Best

43%

Win Rate 7 Games

Passive Ability

Patch 9.2: 48691 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Second Best

40%

Win Rate 60 Games

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Leona Counters

Learn 's counters and discover matchups where they have an advantage! When you're starting a game of League of Legends you should always keep in mind if you'll be at an advantage or disadvantage against your opponent, so you can know whether to bully them or play safe. You can find detailed breakdowns of each matchup on CounterStats, and you can also check out some Leona guides to see how to build and play against other champions you may find yourself up against!

This counter data is for Leona Support in Plat+ games. The percent shown is the enemy champion's counter rating against Leona. Counter rating is our own statistic that factors in counter kills, overall kills, early lead ratio, comeback ratio, and win percent to give the whole picture of that champion's effectiveness as a counter pick.

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CR is Counter Rating, which is a combination of multiple counter factors. Counters shown are for Leona Leona Support

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Leona Skins

Find Leona's skins and when they were last on sale. Never miss a sale for your favorite skin by using our Wish List feature! You can also find all Leona skins and chromas on Leona's skins page.

Skin Release Wishlist Popularity Cost

High Noon Leona

Legendary

May 12, 2022

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1820

Debonair Leona

December 9, 2021

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DWG Leona

Special Events

April 28, 2021

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Battle Academia Leona Prestige Edition

Limited Edition

March 18, 2021

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Battle Academia Leona

March 18, 2021

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Mecha Kingdoms Leona

January 15, 2020

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Solar Eclipse Leona

Legendary

November 27, 2018

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1820

Lunar Eclipse Leona

Legendary

November 27, 2018

Wishlist

1820

Barbecue Leona

September 8, 2016

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750

PROJECT: Leona

September 8, 2015

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Pool Party Leona

September 10, 2013

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Iron Solari Leona

February 10, 2012

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975

Valkyrie Leona

July 13, 2011

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520

Defender Leona

Legacy

July 13, 2011

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750

Classic Leona

Original

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Leona's Abilities

Sunlight Leona's Passive

Self

Leona's damaging spells affect the target with Sunlight for 1.5 seconds. When allied champions deal damage to those targets they consume the Sunlight debuff to deal 25-144 (at levels 1-18) additional magic damage. The amount is increased every 2 levels. Leona is unable to activate the additional damage herself.

Shield of Daybreak Leona's Q Ability

Self

45 / 50 / 55 / 60 / 65

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

Eclipse Leona's W Ability

275

14 / 13 / 12 / 11 / 10

Leona raises her shield to grant herself 8 / 12 / 16 / 20 / 24 flat damage reduction for 3 seconds. She also gains 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 35 (+20% of bonus Armor) bonus Armor and 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 35 (+20% of bonus Magic Resistance) Magic Resistance for the same duration.

When the effect ends, Leona deals 45 / 80 / 115 / 150 / 185 (+40% of ability power) magic damage to nearby enemies while prolonging the effect for a bonus 3 seconds if any enemies are struck.

Zenith Blade Leona's E Ability

700

12 / 10.5 / 9 / 7.5 / 6

Leona projects a solar image of her sword, which deals 50 / 90 / 130 / 170 / 210 (+40% of ability power) magic damage to all enemies in a line. When the image fades, the last enemy champion struck will be immobilized for 0.5 seconds and Leona will dash to them.

Solar Flare Leona's Ultimate (R) Ability

1200

100

90 / 75 / 60 / 60 / 60

After a brief delay, Leona calls down a beam of solar energy dealing 100 / 175 / 250 (+80% of ability power) magic damage and slowing enemies by 80% for 1.5 seconds. Enemies in the center of the beam are stunned instead of slowed.

Questions About Leona

Latest Questions

Should I main multi styles of a role?

Asked by Molses on May 12, 2022

So we all know the advice that is to main two to three champions for your main role (and two for the second?), but should we main different styles like One tank, one enchanter, one mage for support or we should choose champions by comfort or...

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How do I adjust my build situationally?

Asked by KittenBits on April 26, 2020

This kind of question likely requires a really in-depth answer, so my apologies for that. I was wondering how to learn to adjust my build based on the enemy's team comp, item selection and the overall status of whatever match I'm in. When I play,...

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New Female Tank?

Asked by BlackRoseGirl on January 25, 2020

Ok, so it appears we have a VERY small amount of female tanks, with about 3 off-tanks(Illaoi, Shyvana, and Vi) 2 vanguards(Leona and Sejuani) and only ONE warden(Poppy)! Is there any hope that Riot will release a new female tank, preferably Top...

how to carry as support

Asked on March 15, 2016

i recently started playing support and im having a lot of trouble winning with support. can someone help? i play all the champions that i tagged.

Looking for a duo partner EUW

Asked by Heavenborne on August 27, 2015

Hey, Im looking for a Silver player to join me in ranked, I main supp (Karma, Leona, Janna), but can also play top/jung, I'm S4 currently. I am looking for preferably an adc, but just an overall calm player. I generally play about 2-3 games...

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Rune Page/Build for Thresh/Leona

Asked by sebas8181 on July 16, 2014

Hi people. I like playing Thresh/Leona as tanky support, with a decent adc their combos dominate almost any bot lane, and they bring lots of utility/peeling/cc. The problem is that i'm poor in runes, and since they are similar champs, by the...

How Do I Get Better In LoL?

Asked by TSM Toyz on June 20, 2014

Hello! Im Not The TPA Toyz However I Am A Huge Fan Of Toyz and Scarra (Explains The TSM). Especially Coming From Australia. Anyways, Im Having Problems In LoL At the momentw. For Mid Lane, I Main Orianna And Katarina However I Play Orianna More...