Leona, League of Legends champion
Win Rate
52.7%
Pick Rate
3.9%
Ban Rate
10.6%

Leona Support Build: Items & Boots

Leona S TierTankSupport
Patch
26.20
Games
7,878
Lane
Support
Tier
All Tiers
Last Updated
Oct 17, 2026 UTC
Methodology
Data Methodology

The most-played Patch 26.20 Leona build is Mercury's Treads, Locket of the Iron Solari, Thornmail, Kaenic Rookern, Knight's Vow, Bandlepipes, Oracle Lens: 10.65% of games, 55.41% 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
    55.3%Win Rate79.3%Pick Rate
  • ExhaustFlash
    Exhaust + Flash
    58.5%Win Rate17.8%Pick Rate

Build Stats

55.41%Win Rate
+2.69%WR Diff
10.65%Pick Rate
527Matches

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, Thornmail, and Kaenic Rookern. This item combination achieves a 55.4% win rate across 527 matches analyzed.

At full build, Leona gains a total of 1150 Health, 165 Armor, and 150 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, Magic Resistance. Lower in: Magic Damage, Physical Damage.

The most popular starting items for Leona are Health Potion, Health Potion, Stealth Ward with a 54.1% win rate and 52.3% pick rate.

54.1%Win Rate
52.3%Pick Rate
These are Leona's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Locket of the Iron Solari (53.0% WR, +0.3% WR diff, 72.8% pick rate) provides 30 Armor, 200 Health, 30 MR. Thornmail (53.7% WR, +1.0% WR diff, 42.9% pick rate) provides 75 Armor, 150 Health. Kaenic Rookern (55.3% WR, +2.6% WR diff, 15.0% pick rate) provides 400 Health, 80 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
    53.02%Win Rate
    +0.30%WR Diff
    72.82%Pick Rate
  • Thornmail S Tier
    Thornmail - 2,450 gold - Leona core item

    Thornmail

    2,450 2,450
    53.70%Win Rate
    +0.98%WR Diff
    42.88%Pick Rate
  • Kaenic Rookern S Tier
    Kaenic Rookern - 2,900 gold - Leona core item

    Kaenic Rookern

    2,900 2,900
    55.27%Win Rate
    +2.55%WR Diff
    15.04%Pick Rate
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Leona players complete Bandlepipes first in 3% of games, winning 63.1% of them. The median first item is finished at 13:06 (25th to 75th percentile: 11:18 to 15:06).

First item

BuildWin RatePick RateDone atGames
63.1%3.2%13:06236
53.0%70.0%12:485,143
57.0%4.6%14:36337

First two items

BuildWin RatePick RateDone atGames
72.3%1.0%22:0065
75.0%0.4%22:4828
58.4%21.0%22:181,309

Three-item core

BuildWin RatePick RateDone atGames
75.0%1.4%30:5444
63.6%7.0%28:36214
66.0%3.1%30:3694

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 7,342 matches. That is a large enough sample for these numbers to be reliable.

Leona players max W > E > Q in 65% of games, winning 53.4% of the 4,901 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, 52.0% win rate
  • Q > E > W: 6% of games, 54.0% win rate
Large sampleBased on 7,573 matches. That is a large enough sample for these numbers to be reliable.
Top situational items for Leona include Knight's Vow, Bandlepipes. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
  • Knight's Vow S Tier
    Knight's Vow - 2,300 gold - Leona situational item

    Knight's Vow

    2,300 2,300
    58.70%Win Rate
    +5.98%WR Diff
    28.37%Pick Rate
  • Bandlepipes S Tier
    Bandlepipes - 2,300 gold - Leona situational item

    Bandlepipes

    2,300 2,300
    58.20%Win Rate
    +5.48%WR Diff
    18.80%Pick Rate
The best boots for Leona are Mercury's Treads. Adjust based on enemy team comp.
  • Mercury's Treads S Tier
    Mercury's Treads - 1,250 gold - Leona boots

    Mercury's Treads

    1,250 1,250
    52.85%Win Rate
    +0.13%WR Diff
    25.65%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
    53.51%Win Rate
    +0.79%WR Diff
    88.19%Pick Rate

Combined statistics from all items in this Leona build.

  • Total magic resistanceMagic Resistance:150
  • Total movement speedMovement Speed:45
  • Total armorArmor:165
  • Total healthHealth:1150

Build Comparison

Best WR
Most Played
Alt 1
Leona magic resistanceMR
130
50
150
Leona movement speedSpeed
45
45
45
Leona armorArmor
190
190
165
Leona healthHealth
1150
1350
1150
When facing Leona's top counters like Milio, Seraphine, Taric, 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 Bandlepipes 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 Spike2,200gBandlepipes at 13:06 (median)

This Leona durable frontliner build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. With a 55.4% win rate across 527 matches, this build has proven highly effective in the current meta. The build's key strengths include strong physical damage mitigation, excellent magic damage resistance, 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, Thornmail, and Kaenic Rookern 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
  • Excellent magic damage resistance
  • Substantial health pool for survivability

Champions with Similar Builds to Leona

Leona Support Boots, Starting Items & Summoner Spells (Patch 26.20)

7,546 games

Most Leona Support players rush Locket of the Iron Solari first (70% of games), finished at a median of 12.8 minutes. Plated Steelcaps are the usual boots (58%). 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 played57.6%53.3%4,349
Mercury's TreadsMercury's Treads26.7%52.8%2,018
Boots of SwiftnessBoots of Swiftness7.6%54.9%577
Ionian Boots of LucidityIonian Boots of Lucidity1.7%54.5%132

Leona starting items

OptionPlayersWin RateGames
Health PotionStealth WardHealth Potion ×2 + Stealth WardMost played52.6%53.1%3,880
Health PotionHealth Potion ×228.5%53.5%2,100
Health PotionOracle LensHealth Potion ×2 + Oracle Lens2.5%56.1%187
Control WardStealth WardControl Ward + Stealth Ward2.3%46.5%172

Leona summoner spells

OptionPlayersWin RateGames
FlashIgniteFlash + IgniteMost played73.0%52.8%5,505
ExhaustFlashExhaust + Flash21.2%51.9%1,603
FlashHealFlash + Heal4.2%53.5%316

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 Solari12.8 min
11.1-14.9 min
70.0%53.0%5,140
Heartsteel Heartsteel14.6 min
12.9-16.6 min
4.6%57.0%337
Knight's Vow Knight's Vow14.1 min
12.4-16.0 min
4.3%54.5%312
Bandlepipes Bandlepipes13.1 min
11.3-15.1 min
3.2%63.0%235
Zeke's Convergence Zeke's Convergence13.1 min
11.6-15.3 min
1.3%58.7%92

Three-item core

ItemsFinishedPlayersWin RateGames
Locket of the Iron SolariKnight's VowBandlepipes Locket of the Iron Solari → Knight's Vow → Bandlepipes28.6 min
26.8-30.7 min
7.0%63.6%214
Locket of the Iron SolariKnight's VowThornmail Locket of the Iron Solari → Knight's Vow → Thornmail28.5 min
27.1-31.2 min
6.8%58.0%207
Locket of the Iron SolariThornmailBandlepipes Locket of the Iron Solari → Thornmail → Bandlepipes29.1 min
26.7-31.6 min
4.4%60.2%133
Locket of the Iron SolariKnight's VowKaenic Rookern Locket of the Iron Solari → Knight's Vow → Kaenic Rookern30.6 min
28.6-32.7 min
3.1%66.0%94
Locket of the Iron SolariKaenic RookernThornmail Locket of the Iron Solari → Kaenic Rookern → Thornmail30.9 min
29.7-32.8 min
1.4%75.0%44

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 played76.0%53.0%5,734
ThornmailThornmail44.8%53.7%3,377
Knight's VowKnight's Vow29.6%58.7%2,233
BandlepipesBandlepipes19.6%58.2%1,480
Kaenic RookernKaenic Rookern15.7%55.3%1,185
Protoplasm HarnessProtoplasm Harness7.9%56.9%596
HeartsteelHeartsteel7.2%57.6%542
Frozen HeartFrozen Heart6.5%53.1%490
Sunfire AegisSunfire Aegis5.0%53.1%375
Randuin's OmenRanduin's Omen3.2%52.9%238
Zeke's ConvergenceZeke's Convergence2.8%62.6%211
Jak'Sho, The ProteanJak'Sho, The Protean1.5%49.6%113

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Leona's most-built items
Your build (4/6)
Locket of the Iron SolariKnight's VowBandlepipesPlated Steelcaps
Total gold8,000

This core is in our ranked data: 63.6% win rate over 214 games.

Total stats from items
Health
600
Armor
115
Magic Resist
50
Ability Haste
35
Move Speed
45

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