Matchup

Heavy CCStrong engageVery tanky

You are stronger late game — farm safe and avoid early trades.

Build vs Leona

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Shield
Health Potion

Core build

Unending Despair
1vs AD
Jak'Sho, The Protean
2vs Hybride
Thornmail
3vs Hybride

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Sunfire Aegis
5vs AD

Summoner spells

41260%
121420%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Sunfire Aegis
5vs AD
Randuin's Omen
vs AD

Other options

Protoplasm Harness
Survival
100.0% WR1 games
ResolveResolve
Grasp of the UndyingGrasp of the Undying
DemolishDemolish
ConditioningConditioning
OvergrowthOvergrowth
PrecisionPrecision
Legend: HasteLegend: Haste
TriumphTriumph
Attack SpeedHealth ScalingHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
OrnnOrnn
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