How do you build Leona now?

ForgottenLuck·9/10/2015, 4:46:46 AM·2 votes·457 views

I just bought project Leona and I do miss playing as her allot but ever since the increase cost of many popular tank items that where once the main core for me, going tanky support builds I now have no idea on how to build her since support don't usually get lots of money during the game I feel like buying Frozen heart and Randuin don't really do much at that point where it possible to buy them since by then the opposing adc should already have two if not three offensive items unless he is not dominated in lane, and that is not including that a support already have to buy their sup item,sight stone and boot's I feel like I will always get dominated by the enemy adc unless he is completely behind, bringing me back to my main question how do you build Leo now? or any other tanky support?

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Archon X9/10/2015, 4:54:24 AM3 votes

For the price of a Trinity Force you can get an entire Frozen Heart and a Null-magic mantle and a crystalline bracer, which have far more utility.

Professor Ward9/10/2015, 5:50:48 AM2 votes

80% of the time i usually forgo frozen heart, while the stats/passive are nice, the mana is just not needed on leona

THE KEY is to build hp and max W Her w scales from armor/mr meaning a point in either is worth more to leona, meaning hp is harder to come by and far more valuable.

With either build i start item 3302 item 2054 item 3340 first back item 2049 , upgrade to item 3341 , item 1001 (will need around 1100, adc should have 1550 by this point).

Build revolves around leonas all in. If i feel that we are going to stay lane phase or are at all ahead, i go ahead and finish after stone/boots item 3401 While it does have nice very sustain, gold farm, and a great health boost its the active that really shines botlane, and especially with leona

UNIQUE – DEADLY PHALANX: Shield target ally for 10% of your maximum health for 4 seconds. After 4 seconds, the shield explodes, dealing (100% of the target's AD) + (30% of the target's AP) magic damage, regardless of if the shield remained intact (60 second cooldown).

Basically this is another leona w, with a little more punch. It can be self cast and stacked with w for massive damage or put on your adc for a sure sustain in the fight, an underlooked active.

My second build mirrors my first just without maxing relic until later item 3111 item 3742 for the mr/speed and the armor/hp on deadmans, the 75% slow works very well with leona and the rest of the passive is just a great bonus. Then item 3102 and depending on how much ap damage they are doing( usually much more than ad) i will go item 3065 to put my hp at an insane level or if i feel im tanky enough in the hp department ill go item 3512

So usual build is something like item 3401 item 2049 item 3111 item 3742 maybe item 3102 With full build being item 2045 item 1324 {{item:3065}or item 3143 or item 3512