Imbued with the fire of the sun, Leona is a holy warrior of the Solari who defends Mount Targon with her Zenith Blade and the Shield of Daybreak. Her skin shimmers with starfire while her eyes burn with the power of the celestial Aspect within her. Armored in gold and bearing a terrible burden of ancient knowledge, Leona brings enlightenment to some, death to others.
One of League of Legends' most beloved tank supports, Leona, is here to bring her radiant dawn to the world of Riftbound. Her status as an engage support carries over well, as she combines Order and Calm to make use of the Stun mechanic, matching the CC that her engage tools provide in the aforementioned game.
Her champion card, Leona Determined is able to defend pretty well, considering she has the Shield mechanic. But, also, she can stun on attack, making combat sometimes ludicrously one-sided, as well as helping support the rest of the frontline. But ultimately, you can attack a battlefield that has a single defending unit and make sure that none of your units die in the process, which makes her very safe to use.
With this, you have the ability to go slightly wide, but with the interaction that Calm brings (especially against non-Unit based strategies). You can integrate the ability to move units in a flexible way, and use interesting Action spells to be able to grow your units out of the way of harm at a moment's notice. However, the dichotomy of the Order domain and Calm's 'if it's the only unit you control there' motif means you need to be able to support a singular unit at a battlefield if required too.
Leona Signature Cards
Leona's signature cards both support her flexible unit-based strategy, either enabling her Stun or rewarding you for utilising Stun. Radiant Dawn, her legend, lets you buff units on stunning, giving you a payoff for stunning (other than its effect). Buffs only apply once per unit, though, and so you'll either need to go slightly wide or figure out ways to get around the restriction.
Zenith Blade is a great spell that evokes Leona's stun ability in League of Legends, stunning a unit while also pulling a unit of your own to that battlefield. Being an action, this can truly turn the tide of combat, and provides a way to be able to both attack alone and bring backup if required.
Leona Staple Cards and Synergies
This will be updated as cards are revealed over spoiler season.
Right now, we haven't seen much of what Leona's card pool can do, but stun cards like Solari Chief are going to be vital to Leona's stun strategy. So, watch this space as we see more cards over the next few weeks.
Lee Sin, Ascetic is a great pairing with Radiant Dawn as it lets you make use of its buff over and over, growing lee sin to make him near-impossible to take down during combat.
Leona Sample Decks –
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