Biolizard28 posted...
Aegis is for supports and bruisers, not legitimate tanks. Nasus and Taric good. Alistar and Leona bad.
KanzarisKelshen posted...
You don't want Glacial Shroud on Leona though. Like sure, it's a great item, but a Randuin's is way better on her for instance because she gets resists naturally, unless you absolutely, positively need dat stun as much as possible. That costs you 3k, which puts you in a large hole compared to TriForce already. Add a cata and you're over the cost. Remember that with W available, Leona wants health.
Why wouldn't you want more stun on Leona when her primary role is to freeze people in place to get their asses beat? And you can't say that you're 1-2k gold in the hole because, guess what, that wasn't my example. Banshee's alone gives her more health, more mana, and magic resistance along with a CC blocker. Those sound like things I'd want on a tank more than...
For 2k, Phage + HoG gets you:
A) 400 health. Good.
B) Slow. Good because it means your peel doesn't stop with your abilities.
C) Damage. Also good because a tank with no damage is a tank with no threat.
In other words, the first or second Triforce component gives you literally all good stats. The first component also gives you two out of three good stats, and the third component gives you two out of three too. So you have 9 different stats and you make good use of 7. This makes TriForce an excellent purchase. Not rushed all at once mind you, but a quickie phage and maybe sheen are terrific on Leona.
You're making a far bigger deal out of the slow than is necessary. There's a 25% chance of it activating, and if you're wailing on them for long enough for that to bridge the gap between Qs, something's gone horribly wrong. Health without resistances isn't of much use, and I know "leona es the best, #1, best, shield es always win, never loose" but remember, you primary farming tool, which you'll be using A LOT if you're gunning for Triforce in a timely manner, is that same shield. I agree with Realo that Triforce is a luxury item, not what you center your build around. Especially not when you're in a position that requires you to give up farm, something Leona has to do.
Why are you farming minions and not champions? Leona is up there with Alistar for catching people and crushing them. Hell, she's better because she doesn't have to worry about a pushback.
Also, Banshee's is overkill on Leona, at least early. Given how your initiation mechanism works it takes a REALLY skilled player to counter it, so the need for a spellshield that is going to be popped in the poking phase is minimal. The HP is good of course, but it's a 150 increase over Phage, and the MR is nice but overkill until later. I wouldn't get it until like my third item (where third is "after one or two triforce components and another tank item") unless the team I was facing was super magic heavy.
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