How to beat Leona

Common role: Support

A tanky engage support who chains cc and locks a target down for the kill.

What makes Leona dangerous

Leona is a full-lockdown engage tank: she stuns with her E dash, roots and slows with her passive and Q, and her ultimate is a delayed AoE stun that starts fights. She chains so much cc that a caught target is dead before they can act, and she's durable enough to dive the backline and survive.

How to play against Leona

• 1Dodge her E engage — it's her only gap-closer. If she can't land the E stun, her whole cc chain never starts. Stand behind minions.
• 2Respect her all-in range: once she's on you, the cc chains together. Back off when she steps up, and punish her when her E is on cooldown.
• 3Dodge or spread for her ultimate — it's a slow-moving delayed AoE stun. Sidestep the center to avoid the full lockdown.
• 4Buy tenacity/QSS on your carry — Leona's whole threat is cc duration. Cutting the chain lets your carry escape the dive.

Weaknesses to exploit

• ✓Everything hinges on landing her E engage — dodge it.
• ✓Long cooldowns; punish her when E is down.
• ✓Tenacity/QSS breaks her cc chain.
• ✓Low damage on her own — she needs a follow-up.

Abilities & how to counter them

What each of Leona's abilities does — and how to play around it.

• P
  サンライト

  攻撃スキルが命中した敵に1.5秒間「サンライト」の効果を付与する。この状態の対象に味方チャンピオンがダメージを与えると「サンライト」を消費して追加魔法ダメージを与える。

• Q
  シールド・オブ・デイブレイク

  次の通常攻撃時に盾を使って攻撃し、追加魔法ダメージを与えて対象にスタン効果を付与する。

• W
  エクリプス

  自身の体を盾で保護し、ダメージ軽減率、物理防御、魔法防御を増加させる。効果時間終了時に近くに敵がいる場合は、その全員に魔法ダメージを与え、さらにシールドの効果時間が延長される。

• E
  ゼニスブレード

  剣から太陽のエネルギーを放ち、指定方向のすべての敵ユニットに魔法ダメージを与える。最後に命中した敵チャンピオンに一時的なスネア効果を付与し、レオナが近くまで素早く移動する。

  Strong: a dash-stun — her only engage and the start of her cc chain. Weak: dodge it (stand behind minions) and her whole lockdown never begins.

• R
  ソーラーフレア

  指定地点に太陽の力を呼び寄せ、効果範囲内の敵ユニットにダメージを与える。範囲の中心部にいる敵にスタン効果を与え、外側にいる敵にはスロウ効果を与える。

  Strong: a delayed AoE stun that starts fights. Weak: a slow-moving zone — sidestep the center to avoid the full lockdown.

Itemization

Leona is a tanky engage support; you don't itemize against her — you dodge her E and bring tenacity/QSS to break her cc chain. Body-block her engage with minions and punish the long cooldown on her E.

This guide covers Leona's core kit and playstyle — advice that holds up across patches.