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
  日光

  技能会在敌人身上施加【日光】效果，持续1.5秒。在此期间，蕾欧娜友军对这些目标造成伤害时，会触发【日光】，使目标受到额外的魔法伤害。

• Q
  破晓之盾

  蕾欧娜用盾进行下次普通攻击，造成额外魔法伤害并晕眩目标。

• W
  日蚀

  蕾欧娜举起盾牌，提供伤害减免、护甲和魔法抗性。当持续时间首次结束时，如果附近有敌人，那么她会对其造成魔法伤害并延长效果的持续时间。

• E
  天顶之刃

  蕾欧娜投掷一束日光，对直线上的所有敌人造成魔法伤害。当效果消失时，蕾欧娜会冲向最后一个被击中的敌人并使其无法移动。

  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
  日炎耀斑

  蕾欧娜召唤一道太阳光束，对区域内的敌人造成伤害。区域中心的敌人会被晕眩，并且外围的敌人会被减速。

  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.