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Leona Wild Rift Build — Patch 7.2e

蕾欧娜 · 曙光女神 Tank S

✅ Patch 7.2e · stats updated 2026-09-12 · real builds of 24 top-ranked China server players captured 2026-09-11

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How the strongest players on the Wild Rift China server (国服) build Leona: live win/pick statistics by rank bracket, the most-used item and rune sets, and the real loadouts of the top ranked Leona players, captured in-game.

📖 How to play Leona

Most-used builds on the China server (Master+)

Support

Core items
52.2% WR
21.13% use
Bulwark of the Mountain
Bulwark of the Mountain
Sunfire Aegis
Sunfire Aegis
Dawnshroud
Dawnshroud
54.4% WR
9.58% use
Bulwark of the Mountain
Bulwark of the Mountain
Sunfire Aegis
Sunfire Aegis
Radiant Virtue
Radiant Virtue
49.7% WR
8.28% use
Bulwark of the Mountain
Bulwark of the Mountain
Sunfire Aegis
Sunfire Aegis
Frozen Heart
Frozen Heart
Runes
51.7% WR
35.74% use
Ice Overlord
Ice Overlord
Unshakeable
Unshakeable
Second Wind
Second Wind
Overgrowth
Overgrowth
Transcendence
Transcendence
50.2% WR
23.31% use
Ice Overlord
Ice Overlord
Unshakeable
Unshakeable
Second Wind
Second Wind
Overgrowth
Overgrowth
Hexflash
Hexflash

Most-used items & runes · from our Top-30 screenshots

Counted on 25 real builds captured from the Chinese client, player by player. Independent from the official API above.

Items
Relic Shield
Relic Shield
96%
Armored Advance
Armored Advance
76%
Radiant Virtue
Radiant Virtue
52%
Dawnshroud
Dawnshroud
52%
Sunfire Aegis
Sunfire Aegis
44%
Frozen Heart
Frozen Heart
40%
Runes
Second Wind
Second Wind
84%
Unshakeable
Unshakeable
72%
Unflinching
Unflinching
56%
Overgrowth
Overgrowth
40%
Hexflash
Hexflash
36%
Transcendence
Transcendence
36%

Top 30 ranked players — real in-game builds📅 updated 2026-09-11

Taken from the official in-game China leaderboard. Spells, runes and items of every public top player.

24 of the top 30 players have a public match history; the others keep theirs private.

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player #2 name
summoner spells of rank 2 Leona player
runes of rank 2 Leona player
items of rank 2 Leona player
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player #3 name
summoner spells of rank 3 Leona player
runes of rank 3 Leona player
items of rank 3 Leona player
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summoner spells of rank 4 Leona player
runes of rank 4 Leona player
items of rank 4 Leona player
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player #5 name
summoner spells of rank 5 Leona player
runes of rank 5 Leona player
items of rank 5 Leona player
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player #6 name
summoner spells of rank 6 Leona player
runes of rank 6 Leona player
items of rank 6 Leona player
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player #7 name
summoner spells of rank 7 Leona player
runes of rank 7 Leona player
items of rank 7 Leona player
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player #8 name
summoner spells of rank 8 Leona player
runes of rank 8 Leona player
items of rank 8 Leona player
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player #9 name
summoner spells of rank 9 Leona player
runes of rank 9 Leona player
items of rank 9 Leona player
10
player #10 name
summoner spells of rank 10 Leona player
runes of rank 10 Leona player
items of rank 10 Leona player
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player #11 name
summoner spells of rank 11 Leona player
runes of rank 11 Leona player
items of rank 11 Leona player
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player #12 name
summoner spells of rank 12 Leona player
runes of rank 12 Leona player
items of rank 12 Leona player
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player #14 name
summoner spells of rank 14 Leona player
runes of rank 14 Leona player
items of rank 14 Leona player
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player #16 name
summoner spells of rank 16 Leona player
runes of rank 16 Leona player
items of rank 16 Leona player
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player #17 name
summoner spells of rank 17 Leona player
runes of rank 17 Leona player
items of rank 17 Leona player
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player #19 name
summoner spells of rank 19 Leona player
runes of rank 19 Leona player
items of rank 19 Leona player
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player #20 name
summoner spells of rank 20 Leona player
runes of rank 20 Leona player
items of rank 20 Leona player
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player #21 name
summoner spells of rank 21 Leona player
runes of rank 21 Leona player
items of rank 21 Leona player
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player #23 name
summoner spells of rank 23 Leona player
runes of rank 23 Leona player
items of rank 23 Leona player
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player #24 name
summoner spells of rank 24 Leona player
runes of rank 24 Leona player
items of rank 24 Leona player
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player #25 name
summoner spells of rank 25 Leona player
runes of rank 25 Leona player
items of rank 25 Leona player
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player #27 name
summoner spells of rank 27 Leona player
runes of rank 27 Leona player
items of rank 27 Leona player
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player #28 name
summoner spells of rank 28 Leona player
runes of rank 28 Leona player
items of rank 28 Leona player
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player #29 name
summoner spells of rank 29 Leona player
runes of rank 29 Leona player
items of rank 29 Leona player
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player #30 name
summoner spells of rank 30 Leona player
runes of rank 30 Leona player
items of rank 30 Leona player

Who counters Leona — hardest matchups & how to play them

The toughest lane matchups for Leona on the Wild Rift China server, with why each is hard and exactly how to play it.

MorganaLeona vs Morgana Hard counter

Why Morgana counters Leona: Black Shield cancels your entire identity: E, Q and R become choreography with no CC.

How to play Leona into Morgana: Fake the engage to make her waste the shield — it has a 20+ second cooldown — then commit for real. Or engage whoever is NOT shielded.

→ Morgana
JannaLeona vs Janna Unfavorable

Why Janna counters Leona: The tornado stops your E and her R returns you to sender: every entry ends in a washing-machine spin.

How to play Leona into Janna: Instant E plus Q BEFORE the tornado charges. Engage right after she spends her Q on minions: track it like a vital cooldown.

→ Janna
MilioLeona vs Milio Unfavorable

Why Milio counters Leona: The cleanse melts your stun chain: your linked CC fizzles into a round of fiery applause.

How to play Leona into Milio: Spread the chain: E stun, wait for him to spend the cleanse, THEN the R. The reverse order gifts everything to his button.

→ Milio
LuluLeona vs Lulu Skill matchup

Why Lulu counters Leona: Polymorph in the middle of your engage and shields on your damage: the fairy who turns your dive into a field trip.

How to play Leona into Lulu: Enter from fog of war: a reactive Polymorph needs to see you coming. When Lulu is exposed, punish her first: without her the duo is naked.

→ Lulu
ThreshLeona vs Thresh Skill matchup

Why Thresh counters Leona: The Lantern extracts whoever you stunned and the Flay keeps you off the follow-up: the jailer against the sun.

How to play Leona into Thresh: Stun the target FIRST, then him: the Lantern cannot save someone already under your team. Fast engages, never telegraphed.

→ Thresh

Who to play with Leona — best team synergies

The champions Leona works best alongside on the Wild Rift China server, lane by lane, with the reason each pairing works.

Best Baron partners for Leona

Leona + Aatrox Best pairing

His page says mobile opponents step out of the telegraphed The Darkin Blade (Q) swings: held inside Zenith Blade (E) and Shield of Daybreak (Q) nobody steps anywhere, and the edge of every swing detonates Sunlight (P).

Leona + Irelia Strong

Flawless Duet (E) is her only ranged tool and a free target dodges it: under Zenith Blade (E) and Shield of Daybreak (Q) it always connects, and the mark it leaves refreshes Bladesurge (Q) for the reset chain.

Leona + Volibear Strong

His page calls his kit entirely single-target with almost no area control: Solar Flare (R) is the missing half. And for as long as the target cannot move, The Relentless Storm (P) reaches five stacks and splashes onto everyone nearby.

Leona + Jax Strong

Jax lives on duels and his page says pure kiting shuts him out of the fight: Zenith Blade (E) hands him a body that cannot walk away, and the Counter Strike (E) stun chains straight onto the end of yours.

Leona + Malphite Situational

Unstoppable Force (R) piles them into one spot and Solar Flare (R) stuns the pile a moment later: two engages back to back that nobody blocks. Neither of you deals damage though, so it only works with follow-up behind you.

Best Jungle partners for Leona

Leona + Rengar Best pairing

His page says that if the opening leap does not close, Rengar dies right there: on a target already pinned between Zenith Blade (E) and Shield of Daybreak (Q) it closes nearly every time, and the guaranteed Savagery (Q) crit detonates Sunlight (P).

Leona + Xin Zhao Strong

His damage only exists if all three empowered Three Talon Strike (Q) hits land, and his page says mobile targets dash away before that: rooted by Zenith Blade (E) and stunned a heartbeat later, nobody dashes anywhere at all.

Leona + Pantheon Strong

Grand Starfall (R) is visible on the way down and anyone watching walks out of the circle: Solar Flare (R) stuns the centre and slows everything around it by 80%, so nobody leaves. And he lands with Mortal Will (P) already armed.

Leona + Warwick Strong

Infinite Duress (R) can be dodged and can be knocked out of the air: on a body held by Zenith Blade (E) and Shield of Daybreak (Q) neither of those happens, and the counter-engage lands on you, with Eclipse (W) already up.

Leona + Jarvan IV Strong

His page warns that Cataclysm (R) is a death sentence if it walls in the wrong target: you pick that target with Zenith Blade (E) and hold it there, and you are inside the arena too, with Eclipse (W) soaking the damage.

Best Mid partners for Leona

Leona + Swain Best pairing

Demonic Ascension (R) only drains whoever stays inside its radius, and Solar Flare (R) slows everything around the centre by 80%: nobody walks out of there. And Nevermove (E) stops being a gamble, because you are the one locking the target down.

Leona + Zoe Strong

Every scrap of her damage runs through a skillshot, and on her own she misses them: on a target nailed between Zenith Blade (E) and Shield of Daybreak (Q), Sleepy Trouble Bubble (E) and Paddle Star! (Q) always land, and that burst is what you lack.

Leona + Annie Strong

Annie dies without an escape and her spells barely reach anywhere, so walking in first is your job: Solar Flare (R) stuns whoever is caught in the middle and slows the rest, and she just unloads Summon: Tibbers (R) from the edge of her range.

Leona + Orianna Strong

Command: Protect (E) lets her attach the ball to you: you charge in with Zenith Blade (E) carrying her whole damage zone with you, shielded, and Command: Shockwave (R) goes off from there onto people your stun is already holding.

Best Duo (ADC) partners for Leona

Leona + Samira Best pairing

Samira only matters at point-blank range and any hard crowd control shuts her combo down before it starts: you hand her a body that cannot move for two seconds, which is exactly the time she needs to hit S rank and press Inferno Trigger (R).

Leona + Kalista Best pairing

Let her bind you: Fate's Call (R) throws you into their backline, where Zenith Blade (E) and Shield of Daybreak (Q) land on a carry that never saw you coming. And her page says she owns no hard crowd control of her own.

Leona + Miss Fortune Strong

Bullet Time (R) keeps her still for three seconds and anyone walking out of the cone wastes it: Solar Flare (R) stuns the centre and slows everyone around it by 80%, so the volleys fall on people who cannot step aside.

Leona + Jhin Strong

The Deadly Flourish (W) root only exists if the target has just taken damage from an ally: Zenith Blade (E) poke along the whole line marks one for him every time, with Sunlight (P) on top. Then Solar Flare (R) holds it still for four shots.

Leona + Yunara Strong

Yunara has no shields and no dashes, and her early game is standing still and hitting: a target nailed down by Zenith Blade (E) lets her do exactly that, and the first shot she puts on it detonates Sunlight (P).

Stats by rank bracket & lane

Diamond+
LaneTierWin%Pick%Ban%Pos.
SupportS50.88%9.62%7.75%#5 / 34
Master+
LaneTierWin%Pick%Ban%Pos.
SupportS50.88%9.59%7.99%#5 / 34
Challenger
LaneTierWin%Pick%Ban%Pos.
SupportA50.85%8.5%6.43%#8 / 33
Sovereign
LaneTierWin%Pick%Ban%Pos.
SupportA49.51%6.24%2.69%#12 / 33

Abilities (original CN names)

Sunlight
Passive
Sunlight
日光
Shield of Daybreak
Q
Shield of Daybreak
破晓之盾
Eclipse
W
Eclipse
日蚀
Zenith Blade
E
Zenith Blade
天顶之刃
Solar Flare
R
Solar Flare
日炎耀斑

How to play Leona — Wild Rift guide, combos & tips

Leona, the Radiant Dawn, is a full-tank engage champion in Wild Rift, most often played in the support role - she is built to start fights, not carry them. Her own damage is low, but almost nothing in the game locks a single target down as hard as she can: every ability she lands applies Sunlight, a debuff that detonates for bonus magic damage the moment she or an ally lands a follow-up hit. Her job each fight is simple - dive in first, chain her stuns, and let the rest of her team do the killing while she eats the damage.

Strengths

  • One of the longest single-target lockdowns in the game: Zenith Blade's root flows directly into Shield of Daybreak's 1-second stun, with Solar Flare able to extend the chain even further if the target is still nearby.
  • Extremely tanky by kit alone - Eclipse grants 40 bonus armor and 40 magic resist for 3 seconds and refreshes itself for another 3 seconds (plus a burst of magic damage) if enemies are still close when it expires.
  • Zenith Blade doubles as a real gap-closer and pick tool, rooting the last enemy hero hit in its line and dashing Leona to them - great for diving backlines, not just trading in lane.
  • Very low mechanical floor, which makes her one of the most approachable engage tanks in Wild Rift for players new to the support role.

Weaknesses

  • Her personal damage is genuinely low; if her ADC or jungler doesn't punish the stun window she opens, the whole engage can go to waste.
  • Zenith Blade is a skillshot with real cast time and limited range - sidestepping it, or any dash or hard CC immunity, shuts down her entire combo before it starts.
  • No mobility outside of Zenith Blade: once it's down, she has no way to catch a fleeing target or escape a bad fight, and can be kited or flanked freely.
  • Anti-CC tools counter her completely - a well-timed cleanse or damage shield turns Leona's whole engage into a champion who dove in for nothing.

Combos

  • Zenith Blade -> Shield of Daybreak -> auto attack - the root drags the target in and holds them just long enough for the empowered auto to land as a full 1-second stun, chaining CC with no gap for them to react.
  • Eclipse -> Zenith Blade -> Shield of Daybreak -> Solar Flare - pop Eclipse for the resistance buff before diving, root and close the distance with Zenith Blade, chain into the stun, then drop Solar Flare on the same spot to keep everyone locked down until your team arrives.
  • Solar Flare -> Zenith Blade -> Shield of Daybreak - open from max range when it isn't safe to walk up first: Solar Flare stuns and slows the grouped enemies, then dash in on the priority target and finish the chain.
  • Zenith Blade -> Eclipse - root and dash onto whoever is diving your carry, then pop Eclipse immediately to shield the incoming damage and threaten the detonation burst if they linger nearby; a peel tool as much as an engage one.

Skill order: E > Q > W

Early game

Look to all-in the moment the enemy oversteps: Zenith Blade closes the gap and roots them, and Shield of Daybreak's empowered auto turns that root into a full stun before they can react. Your own damage is low this early, so only commit when your ADC or jungler can actually punish the window - an engage with no follow-up just burns your cooldowns for nothing. Between engages, poke with Zenith Blade from range; it chips HP across the whole line and applies Sunlight, so even a stray ally auto attack afterward converts into bonus magic damage. Once level 5 hits, hold Solar Flare for the moment the lane groups up or tries to run - it turns most skirmishes into a near-guaranteed kill.

Mid & late game — teamfighting

In the mid-to-late game Leona is almost always the one who goes in first - walk or flash onto the biggest threat, land Zenith Blade for the root and gap-close, then chain Shield of Daybreak's stun to hold them while your team collapses onto the fight. Save Solar Flare for when the enemy team is grouped: dropped into the middle of a cluster, it stuns whoever is caught at the center and slows everyone else by 80%, which can win a fight almost by itself even though it isn't much personal damage. Engage with Eclipse already active rather than popping it after you're in trouble - the extra resistances help you survive the dive, and staying near enemies when it expires triggers the damage burst and extends your buff further. Your job in every fight is to hold crowd control and absorb damage, not to deal it - chain CC onto their priority targets and trust your team to finish what you started.

Pro tips

  • Rush Bulwark of the Mountain early - the ally shield it grants on ability cast fits a dive-first tank perfectly - then build into Frozen Heart or Thornmail depending on whether the enemy's damage comes from auto attacks or abilities.
  • Don't throw Zenith Blade at minions or half-committed pokes; it's your only gap-closer and root, so missing it removes almost your entire threat until it comes back up.
  • Call your engages before you commit - because your own damage is so low, a Leona all-in is only ever as good as the follow-up damage your team lands inside your stun window.