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Leona vs Taric

Leona
vs
47.9%

over 1256 games

Taric
Analyze a draft with Leona

Skill matchup

Heavy AP damageVery tankyHeavy CCStrong engage

Build vs Taric

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Leona: Locket of the Iron Solari, Knight's Vow, Thornmail, Plated Steelcaps, Celestial Opposition, Solstice Sleigh, Bramble Vest, Bloodsong.

Starting items

Health Potion
x2

Core build

Locket of the Iron Solari
1
Knight's Vow
2
Thornmail
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Celestial Opposition
5

Summoner spells

FlashDot72%
ExhaustFlash20%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Celestial Opposition
Solstice Sleigh
Bramble Vest
Bloodsong
Bandlepipes
Protoplasm Harness
Kaenic Rookern
Zeke's Convergence
Frozen Heart
Randuin's Omen
Heartsteel
Sunfire Aegis
Mikael's Blessing
Abyssal Mask
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Oblivion Orb
Force of Nature
Dead Man's Plate
Imperial Mandate
Unending Despair
Hollow Radiance
Redemption
Warmog's Armor
54.4% WR46 games
ResolveResolve
AftershockAftershock
Font of LifeFont of Life
Second WindSecond Wind
OvergrowthOvergrowth
PrecisionPrecision
Legend: HasteLegend: Haste
TriumphTriumph
Ability HasteHealth ScalingHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Taric's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Bravado (P)

Spellcasts empower Taric's next 2 basic attacks to deal bonus magic damage, reduce his spell cooldowns, and attack in quick succession.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
33s15s16s–
63s15s16s3m
93s15s16s3m
113s15s16s2m30
163s15s14s2m
183s15s12s2m

Playing as Leona

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Engage at level 2

    Look for an engage at level 2: with Zenith Blade (E) then Shield of Daybreak (Q), you root then stun your target.

  2. Only engage if your carry follows

    Only engage if your carry can follow: Sunlight (passive) marks your targets for 1.5 seconds, and only your allies trigger it for extra damage.

  3. Activate Eclipse before engaging

    Activate Eclipse (W) right before engaging: you gain armor, magic resist and damage reduction, extended if the explosion hits an enemy.

  4. R on a stunned target

    Engage with Zenith Blade (E) and Shield of Daybreak (Q), then cast Solar Flare (R) on the stunned target: they can't leave the center, which stuns.

Playing against Taric

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Leave the line of his beam

    Get out of the line of Dazzle (E) as soon as it appears: the beam only bursts and stuns after a short delay, and it can also come from the ally bound to Taric.

  2. Punish him when he steps up to auto

    Take a trade when he steps up to hit: each auto empowered by Bravado (passive) lowers his cooldowns, so he needs those hits.

  3. Kill before his Cosmic Radiance

    When he casts Cosmic Radiance (R), decide fast: kill one of his allies before the invulnerability lands, or back off until the effect ends.

  4. Hit far from Taric during his ult

    During Cosmic Radiance (R), hit an enemy far from Taric and from the ally bound by Bastion (W): only champions near them are invulnerable.

Other Leona matchups

Patch 16.21.1