The house's own Radiant Dawn brings the sunset to its enemies, renowned for its insane engagement potential mixed with consistently heavy damage for a supporting character. With an increasing amount of counter-picks in the meta, however, how do Leona's players continue their absolute dominance down the lane?
Stagger your engagement
Leona's L - Zenith Blade pulls her towards a target, grabs them briefly, and often causes her to line up to get each subsequent ability. The attack results in one of the most devastating chain crowd control sequences in all video games, prompting opponents to take Cleanse or something to cope with its usefulness (Quicksilver Sash).
Some champions have naturally available answers, however, which often results in downsides like Morgana's E - Black Shield, or any part of Thresh's kit. To counter this and limit how the opponent can react, I recommend engaging with E and then waiting for him to engage his defensive abilities - allowing him to stop before continuing with the rest of your combo.
Roaming with solar flare
A - Leona's Solar Flare has a range of one screen, being an on-demand stun if opponents are stuck in the center of it. Solar Flare's engagement then gives Leona and her allies the ability to follow along with more crowd control and damage, and as such, the opponent is often forced to escape. However, Leona will have at least three chances to use Solar Flare early in the game before the enemy Flash returns. Take advantage of the relatively still champions plaguing the middle lane right now (Ryze, Cassiopeia) and aggressively fish for picks with Solar Flare.
Flash Mid-E
The most time-consuming Leona trick to figure out is to use the Flash Summoner spell halfway through your E cast.
The flash summoner spell will artificially increase the range of your E, allowing those mentioned above the following crowd control combination, with little time for an enemy response.
