Matchup

Janna
Janna
30%
70%

vs

52.8%

over 1952 games

Leona
Leona
57%
43%
Heavy CCStrong engageVery tanky

Skill matchup

Build vs Leona

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Health Potion
x2

Core build

Moonstone Renewer
1HP
Redemption
2
Mejai's Soulstealer
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Dream Maker
5HP

Summoner spells

4783%
3411%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Bandlepipes
5vs Hybride
Knight's Vow
vs AD
Zhonya's Hourglass
vs AD

Anti Heal

Morellonomicon
6vs Heal

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Anti Tank

Shadowflame
5vs Tank
Stormsurge
vs Tank

DPS

Imperial Mandate
Mage
Luden's Echo
Mage
Liandry's Torment
Mage tank

Other options

Dream Maker
HP
Mikael's Blessing
HP
Shurelya's Battlesong
Ardent Censer
Solstice Sleigh
HP
Zaz'Zak's Realmspike
HP
Echoes of Helia
HP
Dawncore
Celestial Opposition
HP
Diadem of Songs
HP
Staff of Flowing Water
Locket of the Iron Solari
HP
Bloodsong
HP
84.6% WR13 games
SorcerySorcery
Summon AerySummon Aery
Manaflow BandManaflow Band
CelerityCelerity
Gathering StormGathering Storm
ResolveResolve
RevitalizeRevitalize
Font of LifeFont of Life
Adaptive ForceMove SpeedHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
JannaJanna
LeonaLeona
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral

Leona's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Sunlight (P)

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

LevelQWER
35s14s12s
65s14s12s1m30
95s13s12s1m30
115s12s12s1m15
165s10s9s1m
185s10s6s1m

Playing against Leona

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

1

Respect her level 2: if Leona hits level 2 first, back off immediately because her E+Q engage is deadly.

2

Stay away from your ADC: if she E's onto you and your ADC is nearby, her allies can focus both of you.

3

Punish her when her E is on cooldown (12-8s): Leona without engage is a melee support with no utility.

4

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