Leona Top Build
The patch 26.1 Leona top build uses Boots of Swiftness, Locket of the Iron Solari, Knight's Vow, Bandlepipes, Redemption, Zeke's Convergence, Oracle Lens. This Leona build has a 6.49% pick rate and a 64.22% win rate in LoL patch 26.1. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Leona build choices below.
Sunlight
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.
Shield of Daybreak
Leona uses her shield to perform her next basic attack, dealing bonus magic damage and stunning the target.
Cost:- 30/
- 35/
- 40/
- 45/
- 50
Cooldown:- 5
Range:- 100
Eclipse
Leona raises her shield to gain Damage Reduction, Armor, and Magic Resist. When the duration first ends, if there are nearby enemies, she will deal magic damage to them and prolong the duration of the effect.
Cost:- 60
Cooldown:- 14/
- 13/
- 12/
- 11/
- 10
Range:- 450
Zenith Blade
Leona projects a solar image of her sword, dealing magic damage to all enemies in a line. When the image fades, the last enemy champion struck will be briefly immobilized and Leona will dash to them.
Cost:- 40/
- 45/
- 50/
- 55/
- 60
Cooldown:- 12/
- 11/
- 9/
- 8/
- 6
Range:- 875
Solar Flare
Leona calls down a beam of solar energy, dealing damage to enemies in an area. Enemies in the center of the area are stunned, while enemies on the outside are slowed.
Cost:- 100
Cooldown:- 90/
- 75/
- 60
Range:- 1200
- Tank,
- Support
Select a Leona Build
Locket of the Iron Solari
Knight's Vow
Bandlepipes
- Locket of the Iron Solari
- Knight's Vow
Thornmail
- Locket of the Iron Solari
- Thornmail
Kaenic Rookern
- Locket of the Iron Solari
Redemption- Thornmail
Best Leona Build - Highest Win Rate Items
This Leona build focuses on a balanced mix of offense and defense. Build the core items first for your power spike, then adapt with situational items based on enemy team composition.
These are Leona's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Locket of the Iron Solari (51.9% WR, +0.4% WR diff, 67.8% pick rate) provides 25 Armor, 200 Health, 25 MR. Knight's Vow (58.5% WR, +6.9% WR diff, 27.0% pick rate) provides 40 Armor, 200 Health. Bandlepipes (55.9% WR, +4.4% WR diff, 22.8% pick rate) provides 20 Armor, 200 Health, 20 MR. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.
2,200Leona build strength based on the items chosen in the build when compared to all builds across every champion. Strongest in: Physical Resistance, Magic Resistance. Lower in: Gold Efficiency, Physical Damage.
Top situational items for Leona include Redemption, Zeke's Convergence. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
The best boots for Leona are Boots of Swiftness. Adjust based on enemy team comp.
The recommended trinket for Leona is Oracle Lens for vision control and map awareness.
Combined statistics from all items in this Leona build.
Movement Speed:55
Armor:110
Health:900
Magic Resistance:70
Ability Power:30
When facing Leona's top counters like Braum, Maokai, Milio, consider adjusting your situational items to increase survivability and match their damage output. Focus on completing your core damage items before heavily investing in defensive situational items, as Leona needs sufficient damage to remain a threat in counter matchups. Adapt your final build slots with items like Redemption or Zeke's Convergence based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Leona performance.
This Leona durable frontliner build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. With a 64.2% win rate across 232 matches, this build has proven highly effective in the current meta. The build's key strengths include strong physical damage mitigation, substantial health pool for survivability. This tanky Leona build works best when your team lacks frontline presence. You can absorb damage and create opportunities for your carries to deal damage. The armor in this build makes it effective against AD-heavy enemy compositions with champions like assassins or marksmen. This build's moderate gold investment allows Leona to spike earlier in the game. Prioritize completing Locket of the Iron Solari, Knight's Vow, Bandlepipes to maximize your mid-game impact. For optimal results with this Leona build, focus on proper itemization timing, positioning in teamfights, and adapting your situational items based on the specific challenges each game presents.
Champions that use similar core items to Leona. These builds share at least 2 core items with the current top leona build and may have similar playstyles and power spikes.
Leona Build - Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best Leona build?
The best Leona build in this patch includes Locket of the Iron Solari, Knight's Vow, and Bandlepipes. This build has a 64.22% win rate and is picked 6.49% of the time.
What are Leona's core items?
Leona's core items are Locket of the Iron Solari, Knight's Vow, and Bandlepipes. These items provide the best stats and synergies for Leona's kit and playstyle in League of Legends.
What are the best boots for Leona?
Boots of Swiftness are the best boots for Leona. These boots provide optimal mobility and stats for Leona's playstyle. They are included in 6.5% of Leona builds.
What is the best trinket for Leona?
Oracle Lens is the best trinket for Leona. This trinket provides optimal vision control and map awareness. Using Oracle Lens helps Leona maintain vision around objectives and track enemy movements.
Are there alternative Leona builds?
Yes, alternative Leona builds include options like Locket of the Iron Solari, Thornmail, and Kaenic Rookern. Different builds can be more effective depending on team composition and matchups.
Where does MetaBot source build data for Leona?
MetaBot sources its build data for Leona directly from the Riot Games API, provided to developers for ingesting game data from League of Legends. MetaBot analyzes hundreds of thousands of matches daily to help it determine build statistics.
How does MetaBot determine what the best Leona builds are?
MetaBot filters out any matches that don't use complete builds for Leona. From there, we aggregate the Leona builds data and use that to determine which builds are finding the most success in the current League of Legends meta. High performing builds with low confidence intervals resulting from thin data are dropped from our final results.