League of Legends: How supporter Leona plays
In this article, we introduce you to how Supporter Leona plays in League of Legends. Leona's goal is to protect the AD carry on bot lane. We show you items, runes and championships with which you can do this.
Supporter Leona on bot lane
As a supporter, you should protect your AD carry on bot lane, especially in early game. With Leona's skills, you can not only do this: You can also play offensively so that your AD carry gets kills. With "shield of the daybreak" your next blow stuns. "Eclipse" increases your armor and magic resistance for 3 seconds. After 3 seconds, you deal damage to nearby units. With "Zenith Blade" you attract opposing champions. Your Ultimate "Solar Flare" deals damage to an area and slows enemies by 80% or stuns you for 1.5 seconds. This is how you should develop your skills:
- Start at level 1 with "Shield of Daybreak", followed by "Zenith Blade" and "Eclipse".
- From level 4, first remove "Eclipse", then "Shield of Daybreak" and then "Zenith Blade".
- Tip: Use "shield of daybreak" and "zenith blade" in combination. This is how you pull yourself towards your opponent and stun him at the same time.
- Skill your ultimate "solar flare" whenever possible (level 6/11/16).
- "Flash" and "Exhaustion" are recommended as summoners' spells.
Items for Leona in League of Legends
Items for Leona can turn out differently. Depending on whether you want to expand your supporter more as a supporter or as a tank. We would like to introduce you to the supporting supporter. For a tank supporter, you only buy items that have proper magic resistance, armor and life.
- In the early game you should get the "Medallion of the Nomads" and "Sehender Stein" as soon as possible. This way you get constant gold and can ensure visibility.
- You can then expand "Sighting Stone" to "Sighting Ruby Stone". The "Medallion of the Nomads" is expanded to "Amulet of the Rise". Then you should buy the "Amulet of the Iron Solari".
- In the end game, you still buy items that improve your defense. You should react to the opposing team and ask yourself whether you need armor or magic resistance. Get, for example, "Spirit View" or "Randuin's Omen".
The right runes and championships
Since Leona is more of a defensive supporter, the runes and championships are also defensive. You can adapt them to your preferences and, for example, use somewhat more aggressive runes. We recommend the following rune set:
- Great sign of armor
- Great armor seal
- Great Glyph of Magic Resistance
- Great essence of life
- Championship kill: 0/21/9
The guide only serves as a guide. For example, you can play Leona even more defensively with more tank items. A similar supporter is Thresh. You can find out more about him in this practical tip.