Leona, League of Legends champion
Win Rate
51.4%
Pick Rate
4.1%
Ban Rate
10.5%

Leona Support Build: Items & Boots

Leona A TierTankSupport
Patch
26.19
Games
8,130
Lane
Support
Tier
All Tiers
Last Updated
Oct 8, 2026 UTC
Methodology
Data Methodology

The most-played Patch 26.19 Leona build is Plated Steelcaps, Locket of the Iron Solari, Knight's Vow, Thornmail, Protoplasm Harness, Kaenic Rookern, Oracle Lens: 10.34% of games, 57.56% win rate. Below are the boots, first items, starting items and summoner spells players pick most, each with its own win rate and game count.

Best Leona Build - Highest Win Rate Items

Top Summoner Spells

  • FlashIgnite
    Flash + Ignite
    60.4%Win Rate79.2%Pick Rate
  • ExhaustFlash
    Exhaust + Flash
    65.1%Win Rate15.1%Pick Rate

Build Stats

61.72%Win Rate
+10.29%WR Diff
8.49%Pick Rate
418Matches

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.

The core items for this Leona build are Locket of the Iron Solari, Knight's Vow, and Bandlepipes. This item combination achieves a 61.7% win rate across 418 matches analyzed.

At full build, Leona gains a total of 1350 Health, 190 Armor, and 50 MR, giving a strong power profile for a balanced playstyle.

Best Leona Runes

Resolve primary rune treeResolve
  • Aftershock
  • Font of Life
  • Second Wind
  • Overgrowth
Precision secondary rune treePrecision
  • Legend: Haste
  • Triumph
  • Ability Haste
  • Health Scaling
  • Health Scaling
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Leona Abilities

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Leona build strength based on the items chosen in the build when compared to all builds across every champion. Strongest in: Physical Resistance, Health. Lower in: Magic Damage, Physical Damage.

The most popular starting items for Leona are Health Potion, Health Potion, Stealth Ward with a 61.7% win rate and 55.2% pick rate.

61.7%Win Rate
55.2%Pick Rate
These are Leona's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Locket of the Iron Solari (52.3% WR, +0.9% WR diff, 72.7% pick rate) provides 30 Armor, 200 Health, 30 MR. Knight's Vow (57.2% WR, +5.8% WR diff, 28.1% pick rate) provides 40 Armor, 200 Health. Bandlepipes (58.1% WR, +6.7% WR diff, 19.3% pick rate) provides 20 Armor, 200 Health, 20 MR. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.
  • Locket of the Iron Solari S Tier
    Locket of the Iron Solari - 2,200 gold - Leona core item

    Locket of the Iron Solari

    2,200 2,200
    52.31%Win Rate
    +0.88%WR Diff
    72.68%Pick Rate
  • Knight's Vow S Tier
    Knight's Vow - 2,300 gold - Leona core item

    Knight's Vow

    2,300 2,300
    57.19%Win Rate
    +5.76%WR Diff
    28.13%Pick Rate
  • Bandlepipes S Tier
    Bandlepipes - 2,300 gold - Leona core item

    Bandlepipes

    2,300 2,300
    58.11%Win Rate
    +6.68%WR Diff
    19.26%Pick Rate
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Leona players complete Hollow Radiance first in 0% of games, winning 70.4% of them. The median first item is finished at 14:30 (25th to 75th percentile: 13:00 to 15:48).

First item

BuildWin RatePick RateDone atGames
70.4%0.4%14:3027
52.1%70.6%12:545,331
56.3%3.2%13:12240

First two items

BuildWin RatePick RateDone atGames
57.5%21.7%22:241,366
57.9%10.7%22:18675
66.7%0.6%21:1839

Three-item core

BuildWin RatePick RateDone atGames
76.0%0.8%31:3625
66.3%3.1%31:1295
62.7%7.2%29:06220

Stages keep purchase order, so "A then B" and "B then A" are counted separately. Completion time is the minute the last item of the stage was bought. Boots are tracked separately.

Large sampleBased on 7,551 matches. That is a large enough sample for these numbers to be reliable.

Leona players max W > E > Q in 67% of games, winning 52.5% of the 5,192 games that followed that order. The grid shows the most common ability at every level.

Skill priorityW - EclipseWE - Zenith BladeEQ - Shield of DaybreakQ
Level123456789101112131415161718
Q12345
W12345
E12345
R123
  • W > Q > E: 19% of games, 50.9% win rate
  • Q > E > W: 5% of games, 47.8% win rate
Large sampleBased on 7,773 matches. That is a large enough sample for these numbers to be reliable.
Top situational items for Leona include Thornmail, Protoplasm Harness. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
  • Thornmail S Tier
    Thornmail - 2,450 gold - Leona situational item

    Thornmail

    2,450 2,450
    52.92%Win Rate
    +1.49%WR Diff
    39.98%Pick Rate
  • Protoplasm Harness S Tier
    Protoplasm Harness - 2,600 gold - Leona situational item

    Protoplasm Harness

    2,600 2,600
    56.17%Win Rate
    +4.74%WR Diff
    7.97%Pick Rate
The best boots for Leona are Plated Steelcaps. Adjust based on enemy team comp.
  • Plated Steelcaps S Tier
    Plated Steelcaps - 1,200 gold - Leona boots

    Plated Steelcaps

    1,200 1,200
    52.70%Win Rate
    +1.27%WR Diff
    51.02%Pick Rate
The recommended trinket for Leona is Oracle Lens for vision control and map awareness.
  • Oracle Lens S Tier
    Oracle Lens - Leona trinket for vision control

    Oracle Lens

    0 0
    52.15%Win Rate
    +0.72%WR Diff
    88.81%Pick Rate

Combined statistics from all items in this Leona build.

  • Total armorArmor:190
  • Total movement speedMovement Speed:45
  • Total healthHealth:1350
  • Total magic resistanceMagic Resistance:50

Build Comparison

Best WR
Most Played
Alt 1
Leona armorArmor
190
190
170
Leona movement speedSpeed
45
45
45
Leona healthHealth
1350
1150
1550
Leona magic resistanceMR
50
130
110
When facing Leona's top counters like Janna, Seraphine, Morgana, 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 Thornmail or Protoplasm Harness based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Leona performance.
durable frontlinerFirst Power Spike2,200gHollow Radiance at 14:30 (median)

This Leona durable frontliner build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. Its 61.7% win rate comes from only 418 games, so treat it as an observation rather than a proven edge. The build's key strengths include strong physical damage mitigation and 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, and 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.

Strengths

  • Strong physical damage mitigation
  • Substantial health pool for survivability

Champions with Similar Builds to Leona

Leona Support Boots, Starting Items & Summoner Spells (Patch 26.19)

7,745 games

Most Leona Support players rush Locket of the Iron Solari first (71% of games), finished at a median of 12.9 minutes. Plated Steelcaps are the usual boots (54%). The standard summoner spells are Flash + Ignite (73%). The game usually starts with Health Potion + Health Potion + Stealth Ward.

Leona boots

OptionPlayersWin RateGames
Plated SteelcapsPlated SteelcapsMost played53.5%52.7%4,146
Mercury's TreadsMercury's Treads31.7%51.0%2,452
Boots of SwiftnessBoots of Swiftness7.9%57.0%609
Ionian Boots of LucidityIonian Boots of Lucidity1.6%49.6%123

Leona starting items

OptionPlayersWin RateGames
Health PotionStealth WardHealth Potion ×2 + Stealth WardMost played55.0%52.4%4,169
Health PotionHealth Potion ×227.7%52.0%2,103
Health PotionOracle LensHealth Potion ×2 + Oracle Lens2.6%48.5%194
Control WardStealth WardControl Ward + Stealth Ward1.8%50.0%136

Leona summoner spells

OptionPlayersWin RateGames
FlashIgniteFlash + IgniteMost played73.1%52.1%5,663
ExhaustFlashExhaust + Flash20.5%50.1%1,584
FlashHealFlash + Heal5.0%50.5%384

Every option is listed with its own pick rate, win rate and game count from ranked games this patch. Options under 40 games are left out.

Leona First Item and Core Build Timing

Which item Leona players finish first and which three-item core they build, with the median completion minute and the middle 50% of games — the timing to beat if you want to spike before your opponent.

First completed item

ItemsFinishedPlayersWin RateGames
Locket of the Iron Solari Locket of the Iron Solari12.9 min
11.2-15.0 min
70.6%52.1%5,327
Heartsteel Heartsteel14.3 min
12.7-16.2 min
5.1%54.4%386
Knight's Vow Knight's Vow14.8 min
12.8-16.5 min
3.8%53.4%283
Bandlepipes Bandlepipes13.2 min
11.6-15.2 min
3.2%56.3%240

Three-item core

ItemsFinishedPlayersWin RateGames
Locket of the Iron SolariThornmailKaenic Rookern Locket of the Iron Solari → Thornmail → Kaenic Rookern31.5 min
29.2-33.7 min
11.0%57.0%335
Locket of the Iron SolariKnight's VowBandlepipes Locket of the Iron Solari → Knight's Vow → Bandlepipes29.1 min
26.6-31.1 min
7.2%62.7%220
Locket of the Iron SolariKnight's VowThornmail Locket of the Iron Solari → Knight's Vow → Thornmail29.5 min
27.3-31.5 min
6.4%60.5%195
Locket of the Iron SolariKnight's VowKaenic Rookern Locket of the Iron Solari → Knight's Vow → Kaenic Rookern31.2 min
28.8-33.7 min
3.1%66.3%95

Every Leona Support Item by Win Rate

The completed items Leona players build most this patch, with the share of games each one appears in and its win rate. Situational items sit low in pick rate for a reason — read the win rate next to the game count.

OptionPlayersWin RateGames
Locket of the Iron SolariLocket of the Iron SolariMost played76.2%52.3%5,905
ThornmailThornmail42.0%52.9%3,250
Knight's VowKnight's Vow29.5%57.2%2,286
BandlepipesBandlepipes20.2%58.1%1,566
Kaenic RookernKaenic Rookern14.4%54.4%1,115
Protoplasm HarnessProtoplasm Harness8.4%56.2%648
HeartsteelHeartsteel7.2%54.9%561
Frozen HeartFrozen Heart6.7%52.5%520
Sunfire AegisSunfire Aegis4.2%56.6%327
Zeke's ConvergenceZeke's Convergence3.5%48.1%268
Randuin's OmenRanduin's Omen2.6%51.7%201
Jak'Sho, The ProteanJak'Sho, The Protean1.8%52.4%143

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Leona's most-built items
Your build (4/6)
Locket of the Iron SolariThornmailKaenic RookernPlated Steelcaps
Total gold8,750

This core is in our ranked data: 57% win rate over 335 games.

Total stats from items
Health
750
Armor
130
Magic Resist
110
Ability Haste
10
Move Speed
45