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Leona Popular Build

The patch 25.23 Leona most played build uses Ionian Boots of Lucidity, Locket of the Iron Solari, Redemption, Thornmail, Knight's Vow, Kaenic Rookern, Oracle Lens. This Leona build has a 15.18% pick rate and a 60.57% win rate in LoL patch 25.23. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Leona build choices below.

  • Leona passive ability - Sunlight - League of Legends
    Sunlight

    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.

  • Leona Q ability - Shield of Daybreak - League of Legends
    Shield of Daybreak

    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
  • Leona W ability - Eclipse - League of Legends
    Eclipse

    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
  • Leona E ability - Zenith Blade - League of Legends
    Zenith Blade

    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
  • Leona R ultimate ability - Solar Flare - League of Legends
    Solar Flare

    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
Classes:
  • Tank,
  • Support
51.21%Win Rate
Leona A tier

Leona's highest win rate build path includes Locket of the Iron Solari, Redemption, Thornmail as core items. Choose from multiple build variations below based on your playstyle and game situation. Each build is analyzed from thousands of ranked games to provide you with data-driven item recommendations.

Best Leona Build - Highest Win Rate Items

Popular Leona Build Guide - Complete Item Build Path

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.

60.57%Win Rate
15.18%Pick Rate
246Build Matches

Best Leona Core Items - Build These First

These are Leona's essential items that you should build in nearly every game. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.

  • Redemption - 2,300 gold - Leona core item

    Redemption

    2,300 2,300

    Activate to heal allies and damage enemies in an area

  • Leona health Health:200
  • Thornmail - 2,450 gold - Leona core item

    Thornmail

    2,450 2,450

    Click for detailed item information and stats

  • Leona armor Armor:75
  • Leona health Health:150
  • High Win Rate Situational Items for Leona

    These are the recommended top performing situational items to complete your Leona build. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.

  • Kaenic Rookern - 2,900 gold - Leona situational item

    Kaenic Rookern

    2,900 2,900

    Click for detailed item information and stats

  • Leona health Health:400
  • Leona magic resistance Magic Resist:80
  • Best Boots for Leona

    Choose your boots based on the enemy team composition and your playstyle needs.

    Recommended Trinket for Leona

    Your recommended trinket choice for vision control and map awareness.

    Complete Leona Build Item Stats

    Combined statistics from all items in this Leona build.

    Leona Counter Build Advice

    When facing Leona's top counters like Pantheon, Milio, Maokai, 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 Knight's Vow or Kaenic Rookern based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Leona performance.

    Leona - Champions with Similar Builds

    These champions share similar playstyles with Leona. The build shown is Leona's current popular leona build configuration, which may also be effective on these champions.

    List of champions that use similar core items to Leona
    Champion
    Full Build
    Win Rate
    Pick Rate
    View Build
    • Ionian Boots of Lucidity - Leona Popular Leona Build item
    • Locket of the Iron Solari - Leona Popular Leona Build item
    • Redemption - Leona Popular Leona Build item
    • Thornmail - Leona Popular Leona Build item
    • Knight's Vow - Leona Popular Leona Build item
    • Kaenic Rookern - Leona Popular Leona Build item
    • Oracle Lens - Leona Popular Leona Build item
    64.4%14.0%View Build →
    • Ionian Boots of Lucidity - Leona Popular Leona Build item
    • Locket of the Iron Solari - Leona Popular Leona Build item
    • Redemption - Leona Popular Leona Build item
    • Thornmail - Leona Popular Leona Build item
    • Knight's Vow - Leona Popular Leona Build item
    • Kaenic Rookern - Leona Popular Leona Build item
    • Oracle Lens - Leona Popular Leona Build item
    71.6%13.1%View Build →
    • Ionian Boots of Lucidity - Leona Popular Leona Build item
    • Locket of the Iron Solari - Leona Popular Leona Build item
    • Redemption - Leona Popular Leona Build item
    • Thornmail - Leona Popular Leona Build item
    • Knight's Vow - Leona Popular Leona Build item
    • Kaenic Rookern - Leona Popular Leona Build item
    • Oracle Lens - Leona Popular Leona Build item
    60.4%6.5%View Build →

    Leona Build - Frequently Asked Questions

    What is the best Leona build?

    The best Leona build in this patch includes Locket of the Iron Solari, Redemption, and Thornmail. This build has a 60.57% win rate and is picked 15.18% of the time.

    What are Leona's core items?

    Leona's core items are Locket of the Iron Solari, Redemption, and Thornmail. 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?

    Ionian Boots of Lucidity are the best boots for Leona. Increases Move Speed and Cooldown Reduction They are included in 15.2% of Leona builds.

    What is the best trinket for Leona?

    Oracle Lens is the best trinket for Leona. Disables nearby invisible wards and traps for a duration 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.