SUMMONER’S RIFT · SUPPORT
Leona Support build
Source patch 26.21 · Snapshot 2026-11-03
Core purchase order
Locket of the Iron SolariActivate to shield nearby allies from damage
2200 gold · full shop price
Knight's VowPartner with an ally to protect each other
2300 gold · full shop price
BandlepipesRead the current in-game tooltip for passive and active conditions.
2300 gold · full shop price
Reference core, not a fixed full build. Adapt to your gold and opponents.
Start
- Health Potion × 2
Boots and later choices
Boot options are shown separately because recall timing and threats affect when to buy them.
- Plated Steelcaps
Later candidates from the source, not a mandatory order or a validated six-item combination:
- Celestial Opposition
- Solstice Sleigh
- Thornmail
How to use this route
Your purchases should help you initiate or protect a teammate on a support budget. Judge a completed utility item by who benefits from it during the next fight.
When to change this build
If you are the only frontline, personal durability may be necessary. If an ally is being targeted while you survive comfortably, protection for that ally can be more valuable.
Enter your completed items and components in the build advisor before comparing the next purchase. Treat counter items as alternatives: buying every suggested counter can delay the core that makes your champion effective.
Matchup context
| Opponent | Champion win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Thresh | 50.36% | 6690 |
| Nautilus | 53.32% | 4831 |
| Lulu | 54.67% | 4780 |
| Alistar | 50.53% | 3746 |
| Blitzcrank | 52.78% | 3683 |
| Nami | 51.26% | 3519 |
| Braum | 48.34% | 3339 |
| Milio | 50.8% | 2620 |
These are match results for the source sample, not lane-win probabilities or a prediction of your own game. Only rows with at least 200 games appear. Player skill, composition and patch changes can alter the result.
Does this also apply in ARAM or Classic?
No. This guide describes the listed Summoner’s Rift lane. Use the separate ARAM or Classic section in the interactive library for those modes. An alternative AP or AD route is not automatically a measured popular build.
Sources and limits
MOBA Trainer: Leona support source · Riot Data Dragon item catalog · How Riftwise creates advice. Item catalog version 16.22.1.
Patch notes describe balance changes; they do not establish which build is most successful. Dates above describe the stored source snapshot. This is a reference, not a guarantee of an optimal purchase.
Worked example: Twitch versus Jinx and Leona · Browse all champion guides