Hey guys, recently I've been interested in going Leona top lane. Do you think it would be better to go AP or AD? Also, don't worry I'm not planning to go into ranked with this, just for a bit of fun. :)
Edit: lol someone went and downvoted everyone in this thread
Handy Sandy 3 votesomg bruiser leona's is so scary its not even funny its stronger than top lane 
WorksAtAGayBar1 voteswhat build do you recommend :p
Boompenguins2 votesAD Bruiser Leona does work, but Ap leona has a lot of damage too. Honestly, Its just your choice. Try playing 2 games where you get fed, one with AD, one with AP, see which one you like better.
In my opinion, AP tank and AD Bruiser would be about just as good!
Try it yourself, and have fun doing so! (Just dont try it out for the first time in ranked)
WorksAtAGayBar1 votesAD Bruiser Leona does work, but Ap leona has a lot of damage too. Honestly, Its just your choice. Try playing 2 games where you get fed, one with AD, one with AP, see which one you like better.
In my opinion, AP tank and AD Bruiser would be about just as good!
Try it yourself, and have fun doing so! (Just dont try it out for the first time in ranked)
Yea I was thinking about doing AP bruiser, Lichbane and rylais, maybe RoA? and then full tank. :P
Korillo1 votesWhile all of her abilities scale off of AP, I still think she'd be better as a total tank. Maybe you can throw righteous glory in there though for the active.
Idk something like:
+ Boots ??
Anyway GL, my build might be trash but I'm sure you'll figure something out!
xWaters1 votesMaybe like Triforce/hydra then tank?
WorksAtAGayBar1 votesSo like a Fiora/Irelia build?
DeathBurst1 votesSooo, I never actually tried any of that, but I have a few build suggestions. Keep in mind though: Leona's passive is a big part of your power budget, and she can't trigger it by herself, so whatever you do, Leona in a solo-lane will always be inferior to a true solo laner that can exploit 100% of its own kit. Maybe it can work out against a late game scaling champ who isn't too oppressive in lane, since once team-fights start you can use your passive, but by this point he should be more useful than you, and you can't shut him down early. And against an early game bully, you simply can't win your lane alone.
Most "standard" play-style, as far as Solo-lane Leona can be called standard, is probably a lot like Malphite/Maokai, and building along those lines: 
and maybe a Voidstaff or an Hextech Item last, with Boots in the middle somewhere (either Lucidity for more spells over time or Sorcery for more burst). Other good items to consider are Iceborn Gauntlet (for the spellblade passive adding to your burst), Righteous Glory (for big engages if you didn't go for RoA, otherwise you waste the Catalyst passive), or Frozen Hearth (for the CDR if you didn't built any other mana item). Trinity or Titanic are other good offensive options if you don't want to go for Liandry, and if you are behind, all standard Tank items can be considered depending on the specific circumstances: ZZ'rot, Randuin, Thornmail, Solari, Banner, maybe even Knight's Vow.
Another build, full AP, based on 
may work too. Not too sure about Liandry, maybe Protobelt or GLP are better. Obviously you'll be very squishy compared to standard Leona, but still less squishy than a standard mage, and you have a pretty big burst.
You can probably go for a build based on Titanic Hydra, and then other Tank Items with HP, since you have Hydra plus Q aa-resets.
Yet another possibility is an on-hit build, with a potpourri of items among: 
and maybe 
/ . Buy EITHER Titanic OR Lichbane, and complete your build appropriately with more HP or more AP. Don't forget to exploit your Q aa-reset.
Have fun experimenting.
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