User blog comment:StrategicMagic/Leona - Wasted in Support/@comment-7007348-20130412082356

I have personally witnessed AD bruiser top Leona, and I agree that it IS very powerful. Brings great CC, with right items can do a lot of damage. And there the problem lies. Leona top as a damage dealer is EXTREMELY gold dependent, we got ours quite fed and she had good CS. Ours also happened to have nearly 750 games with Leona, all top brusiser.

While I will agree that it can be very beneficial to have a Leona top, I believe that without a LOT of experience, it would not be easy to pull off. People see new idea, rage instantly and assume its a troll. Shit happens, y'know?

Leona as a support is used purely for the CC, assuming that another damage dealer is in top. She also has some good base damage as a support.

Having a Leona in top is a pretty big burden even as a very tanky champion. While on paper it does look very good, I would consider before picking it up seriously.