Best LoL Swarm Leona build

For most players, Leona is the first non-default Champion you will unlock in LoL Swarm. She also serves as the first tank-oriented Champion for the new game mode, providing a unique style of melee gameplay. We’ve put together the best LoL Swarm Leona build that takes advantage of her innate tankiness and ability to deal massive melee damage.

Best Leona build for Swarm

The absolute best build for Leona in Swarm revolves around her ability to deal massive AoE damage while being a tanking juggernaut. With this build, you’ll add some additional defensive weapons while also building up close-ranged damage and then expanding on it with Area Size and increased Projectiles. Here is the best build for Leona in Swarm:

Best Leona Weapons

You’ll definitely want to evolve Leona’s Champion Weapon, Shield Slam. Once evolved into Light of the Lion, she deals massive damage in a big cone while also marking the targets to then be detonated dealing even more AoE damage. Paired with some defense-oriented weapons like Iceblast Armor and close-range AoE weapons that are enhanced via Area Size, like Radiant Field and Ani-Mines, Leona can become a walking death machine. Here are the best weapons for Leona:

• Shield Slam evolved into Light of the Lion (Requires Armor Passive)
• Radiant Field evolved into Explosive Embrace (Requires Area Size Passive)
• Iceblast Armor evolved into Deep Freeze (Requires Armor Passive)
• Ani-Mines evolved into Jinx’s Tri-Namite (Requires Area Size Passive)
• Vortex Glove evolved into Tempest’s Gauntlet (Requires Health Regen Passive)

Best Leona Passives

The best Passives for Leona are Area Size for increased AoE damage followed by mostly defensive Passives like Armor, Max Health, and Health Regen. All of the chosen weapons evolve using these Passives, making it a great synergistic build. You can also pick up further damage increases like Ability Haste and Projectiles if you have the extra Passive slots to do so. Youll want to prioritize these best Leona Passives for this Swarm build:

• Armor
• Max Health
• Health Regen
• Projectiles
• Area Size
• Ability Haste

How to unlock Leona in Swarm

For most players, Leona is going to be the first Champion you unlock in LoL Swarm. All you need to do to unlock Leona is upgrade the Searing Shortbow weapon to Level 2 on any level. You can do this in a matter of minutes using one of the starter characters, Jinx or Seraphine. Doing so will unlock Leona permanently, allowing you to use the powerful juggernaut the next time you play.