Matchup
Skill 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
Summoner spells
95%
4%Anti AD
Anti Heal
Anti AP
Anti Heal
Anti Tank
DPS
Other options
Domination
Hail of Blades
Cheap Shot
Sixth Sense
Ultimate Hunter
Resolve
Unflinching
Bone Plating
Power Spikes
Strength by game phase
Pyke
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