How to Play Leona Top: Tips & Power Spikes (26.20)

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Leona Power Spikes (Patch 26.20)

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When Leona Top gets stronger, in the order it happens in a typical ranked game: ability unlocks from the most common skill order, item spikes at the median minute players finish them, and the game length Leona wins most.

Lv 3
All three basic abilities at level 3
Leona's full combo is online — the first point where trading all-in is realistic.
Lv 6
Ultimate rank 1 at level 6
The biggest early spike: look for a kill or a roam as soon as Leona hits it.
Lv 11
Ultimate rank 2 at level 11
Lower ultimate cooldown means more fights Leona can start or win.
Lv 16
Ultimate rank 3 at level 16
Lower ultimate cooldown means more fights Leona can start or win.

Item timings are medians: half of players finish later. Fall behind in farm and every item spike moves back with it.

Leona Mid and Late Game

What Leona does better or worse than other champions after laning, from this patch's ranked games — percentiles where 100 is the highest of every champion.

Play to these strengths

Leona brings crowd control (percentile 96): start the fight or follow up on a teammate's engage.
Leona out-wards most champions (percentile 92): keep owning vision around the next objective.
Leona soaks damage well (percentile 81): stand between the enemy and your carries.
Leona wins 6.4 points more in long games than short ones: avoid coin-flip fights early and let the game go long.

Mistakes to avoid

Leona is not a damage carry (9/100): don't take fights expecting Leona to win them alone.
Leona falls behind in CS (10/100): last-hit the waves you can, items still matter.

Playing Leona

Lead the charge and mark your foes with Sunlight before your allies deal damage.
Shield of Daybreak and Zenith Blade form a powerful offensive combo.
You can absorb a huge amount of damage using Eclipse, but you must stay near enemies to gain the bonus duration.

Playing Against Leona

When Leona activates Eclipse, you have three seconds to get away from her before she deals damage.
Only foes in the center of Solar Flare get stunned, so you can often avoid this if you're quick.

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How to Play Leona FAQ - Patch 26.20

When does Leona power spike?

Leona's spikes in a typical ranked game: All three basic abilities at level 3; Ultimate rank 1 at level 6; Ultimate rank 2 at level 11; Ultimate rank 3 at level 16.

How do you play Leona Top?

From this patch's ranked data, Leona wins by playing to these strengths: start fights with crowd control; control vision; front-line for your carries.

Leona How to Play: Tips & Power Spikes