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Lulu

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1. Summoner Spells

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Jiffree

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Summoner Spells

Generally, picking Exhaust and Flash on Leona is ideal.

The Exhaust spell is an invaluable tool in protecting your AD carry and mitigating the amount of damage taken. It's also extremely useful in team fights in protecting your team if you can use it on the enemy AP carry right before they unleash their burst damage. This will reduce their burst by 30%! It's important NOT to exhaust the enemy support as it has little use except for reducing move speed. Almost never worth exhausting support. Whenever using exhaust, try to use it right before the enemy unleashes their burst to optimize the amount of damage decreased.

Flash allows an aggressive support like Leona to make plays and an all round useful spell. Can never go wrong pick this up.

I only use this combo if my ad carry is running cleanse. Ad has cleanse to cleanse exhaust and ignite, while still having the advantage with ignite. It's really strong during the laning phase, but in team fights it's quite lackluster.

If you're feeling especially manly, you can try this to have more power in fights. Be extra careful not to get baited into fights since you do not have flash.

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Runes

Quints

Greater Quintessence of Gold

+1 Gold/10 Seconds x 3

Self explanatory. Supports don't get much gold and this will help get money in the bank. Pimpin' ain't easy.

Marks

Greater Mark of Armor

+0.91 Armor x 9

Leona is the type of champion that needs to be very close to the enemy team. As such, it's important to be as tanky as possible.

Greater Mark of Armor Penetration

+1.28 Armor Penetration x 9

This set of marks is mainly for more lane phase domination. When using this, it's important to auto attacking enemy champions as often as possible.

Seals

Greater Seal of Armor

+1.41 Armor x 9

No better runes for this slot. Armor + Leona = Good.

Glyphs

Greater Glyph of Magic Resist

+1.34 Magic Resist x 9

Leona is often known as a snowball support, and getting flat magic resist runes will help boost her pre-level 9 gameplay. I'd advise against scaling MR runes unless you have a 2v1 lane.

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Masteries

1/1

0/4

0/2

0/4

0/1

0/3

0/1

0/2

0/3

0/1

0/3

0/4

0/1

Offense: 1

0/1

0/3

4/4

1/2

3/3

0/3

0/1

2/2

1/2

1/1

0/1

1/1

0/3

0/1

0/3

0/1

Defense: 13

1/1

3/3

1/1

0/1

0/3

0/2

4/4

0/1

0/3

1/1

2/2

0/4

0/3

1/1

0/1

0/3

0/1

Utility: 16

1-13-16

This mastery set allows for Leona to be tankier whilst still being able to get points in Wealth, Biscuiteer, and Explorer. Biscuit is really important since Leona has no sustain spells. I feel like for early phases of the game, the MP regen is so much stronger than summoner spell cooldown. It allows you to do more combos which equates into roaming, aggressive early fights, etc. It's true that the summoner spell CDR is better in all other phases of the game, but the 20 sec longer cooldown on exhaust is worth it for early game aggression IMHO.
It's wise to buy the summoner cooldown enchantment or the Captain boots when it comes to the later stages of the game. At the end of the day, it's a preference thing. If you feel like you will be roaming more and engaging in more fights, it might be in your interest to get the mana regen.

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Abilities

Slot	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
	Passive
Q	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
W	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
R	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18

-Almost always get Q at level 1 since it has a shorter cooldown and doesn't force you into a position you might not want.

-Maxing W on Leona first is imperative because it allows you to be much more tankier and maximizes damage.

-Only get E level 1 if your team is going to level 1 fight because it allows for more damage for your passive proc.

Spell Order
R>W>Q>E

I would recommend to not smartcast Solar Flare (ultimate) because it dramatically reduces the accuracy for the stun especially for players that are unfamiliar to Leona.

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Items

Start With

Core

Situational

Core

-Starting with

early allows Leona to have added sustain against high range poke lanes. Generally, you want to start with

to gain advantages in lane.

-Since Leona doesn't provide any sustain, starting with

will make the laning phase easier.

-Early vision wards will allow Leona to remove enemy vision and granting greater presence and overall control of brushes and areas in general (allows you to play more aggressive).

-By getting a

, it makes it so GP5's are less necessary because each placed ward is 75 gold saved. Over an entire game, this is equal to the amount of gold GP5 items generate.

-Getting

early lets Leona initiate with greater ease, and helps the team in fights/escapes in general. Don't really want to rush this item, unless you're team is super ahead and want to continue to snowball.

-Rushing

is generally a good idea, since you will be in front of the carries and soaking up alot of the damage. This in combination with Locket of the Iron Solari is strong against AOE team comps. Upgrade Aegis to

if that have more AP damage since the aura doubles the amount of MR given to teammates from 15 to 30 MR.

-Get defensive boots according to the enemy team's damage source.

Situational Items

-Getting a

early allows Leona to be super tanky in lane and help win alot of trades. Not always necessary, mainly get it when they have an

or a

-With the new FOTM of

stacking, it can be a good idea to get even more armor with

and

. Picking up Frozen Heart if you dont have as much CDR and getting Randiuns if you have CDR and want more HP.

is a good dive item on Leona if your team is ahead in gold and the other team is able to turtle and fend off tower pushes. HIGHLY SITUATIONAL.

-With the new changes to

, I feel like it is not very worth it unless it's almost baron dance time. It only lasts for a certain time limit and will disappear if you die with it on. Even if you don't die, it will depend on if the enemy team will very warding alot or not. This item is very hit or miss.

-You might want to get

if they have alot of AP damage. The movement speed bonus will help Leona initiate and the MR will mitigate burst you will face upon initiating. The active can also help your carries kite divers or chase down running enemies.

-

will allow you to protect your AD carry further. HIGHLY situational. Leona

Questionable

is a very strong item for hypercarry AD carries, but I feel indifferent about this item, because rarely would you have to lane with a Kog, Vayne, or Draven as Leona. Even then, this item does not provide alot of tankiness that Leona needs to initiate fights and soak damage.

can be a good item to allow your team to kite enemies, but it will make Leona squishy and it does not provide anything useful outside of its active.

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Matchups

steebur

5 months ago

hi jiffree. this guide is ham

Hexadecimal

5 months ago

We've featured your guide on LolKing! Great job on the guide and keep up the good work ^_^

kkfnx

5 months ago

Why do you need meditation?leona is an all in support and her spells dont need that much mp,10% summoner spell CDR seems way better.

Jiffree

5 months ago

I feel like for early phases of the game, the MP regen is so much stronger. It allows you to do more combos which equates into roaming, aggressive early fights, etc. It's true that the summoner spell CDR is better in all other phases of the game, but the 20 sec longer cooldown on exhaust is worth it for early game aggression IMHO.
It's wise to buy the summoner cooldown enchantment or the Captain boots when it comes to the later stages of the game. At the end of the day, it's a preference thing.

Markzs

5 months ago

I've never had run out with mana on Leona. She's not like Alistar that can only do 2 Burst Combo and it's empty. I agree with @kkgnx.

Jiffree

5 months ago

Yeah, it's a preference thing. NOT GOING HAM ENUFF. :)

F r

5 months ago

I don't know why people downvote the high ELO guides, but I love this guide. Very good job.

WhoInThisWorld

5 months ago

It cause low elo dude go in with the masteries and tips and then!... they dont know how to play support and think its the guide fault for not telling them to not steal farm from carry....

WhoInThisWorld

5 months ago

It cause low elo dude go in with the masteries and tips and then!... they dont know how to play support and think its the guide fault for not telling them to not steal farm from carry....

Gloin

4 months ago

Because it being high elo player guide doesn't make it good maybe?

This guide is just meh. It is not bad but there is nothing really useful in it.

Hal Frank

3 months ago

Well I dont really agree with you.. but the fact is he did put the way Leona should be played to perform at its best, I do play leona long before this guide the way this guide says... never lost with her... not a big coincidence i'm 100% sure this guide is the best for leona :)

Phildo386

5 months ago

Can you please tell me why there is no starting items with vision wards? It is much easier to control the bushes if you have one to start. No up or down vote until I see what you have to say.

Vithrandi

5 months ago

Wouldnt going with cdr grant better aggression? I mean you can get %6 cdr from utility along with cdr glyphs it'd be around %12 cdr, also I don't think magic damage will be hitting tough enough for a while since there is W

Lodestar

5 months ago

As a Leona main since Season 2 with a 2137 ELO season one there's a lot of things about this guide that I dislike. I suggest you take a look at my guide as has a lot better tips and as well as a stronger item/mastery build than the one suggested here.

http://www.lolking.net/guides/50259

Destroyer10001

5 months ago

How is Lulu at medium difficulty? Doesn't she counter leona? :3

Jiffree

5 months ago

I feel like it's mainly a skill matchup. Dodge her poke and you should have no worries. When she hits 6 just try not to get baited into doing stupid stuff.

NORA Fitroll

5 months ago

No loose for a moment : 4/4. So great guide !

Mljask

4 months ago

Many questionable choices, including:
Tough skin + Relentless over Resistance?
Meditation + Wanderer over Mastermind???
Ohmwrecker as a suggested item... Also a complete lack of MR situational items.
No specifics as to which items you should replace with situational from your "late game" build.
Matchups and tips are a bit vague, but I guess that's okay for an introductory guide. An okay guide overall, but definitely room for improvement.