User blog comment:StrategicMagic/Leona - Wasted in Support/@comment-5077844-20130412052655

I disagree with this..like...completely.

In my opinion, there is a scale of supports, where one end marks the most passive, defensive support (Soraka), to the most aggressive, offensive one (Blitzcrank). All other supps are somewhere in between. Leona is somewhere close to Blitz.

So the thing is, just because a support doesn't have tons of heals, ally auras, buffs, doesn't mean it's a bad supp (you call Blitz a useless supp? a good blitz can set up every kill in the whole game, without even endangering himself by engaging. Calling blitz a useless supp is like calling Darius useless top because he has no sustain)

So now actually about Leona: She IS a goddamn supp and the reason why she isn't really played as an AP solo laner (I said "not really" and not "never"), is becasue of her passive being useless in 1 v1 and her terribly low Ap ratios. Also her AD scales bad, so ad bruiser Leona doesn't work either.

The purpose of a support is, to help the adc sustain or get kills. Leona is used for the latter, and she's goddamn good at it.

P.S.: Leona DOES get tanky even with little items. Mid game ---> Shurelya's, Aegis, Ruby sightstone = awesome tank.