Matchup
You are stronger early — look to snowball before your opponent scales.
Build vs Leona
Build adapted to this matchup
Starting items
Core build
Standard
Anti AD
Anti CC
Anti Tank
DPS
Power Spikes
Strength by game phase
Cassiopeia
LeonaLeona's abilities
Passive, spells and ultimate
Damaging spells afflict enemies with Sunlight for 1.5 seconds. When allied Champions deal damage to those targets, they consume the Sunlight to deal additional magic damage.
Cooldowns
Cooldowns by spell rank
| Level | Q | W | E | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 5s | 14s | 12s | – |
| 6 | 5s | 14s | 12s | 1m30 |
| 9 | 5s | 13s | 12s | 1m30 |
| 11 | 5s | 12s | 12s | 1m15 |
| 16 | 5s | 10s | 9s | 1m |
| 18 | 5s | 10s | 6s | 1m |
Playing against Leona
How to counter and exploit weaknesses
Respect her level 2: if Leona hits level 2 first, back off immediately because her E+Q engage is deadly.
Stay away from your ADC: if she E's onto you and your ADC is nearby, her allies can focus both of you.
Punish her when her E is on cooldown (12-8s): Leona without engage is a melee support with no utility.
Champions with disengage (Janna, Morgana) counter Leona: an anti-CC shield or knockback cancels her entire combo.
Source: op.gg + LTL Engine · Patch 16.9.1 · May 9, 2026