Talk:Leona/@comment-77.123.162.28-20120521183537/@comment-160.5.184.139-20120522150304

Response to OP's number 5 - Leona's ultimate has amazing range and despite the delay in casting it (which is usually negligle) is very easy to hit enemies with. Furthermore it has a really short cooldown. It is available every 30 seconds! You're only considering the role of the ultimate in a defensive aspect. Her ultimate is more offensive as it deals damage, it stuns and it has a fast cooldown. In that aspect, her ultimate is better than Shens.

6. Leona is a CC maniac. She has two stuns or 1 stun+slow. Compared to Shen's taunt.

And besides Leona IS a viable tank. She is just a pure tank (and early game support), meaning that she is meant to take damage from the enemies. Thus a 6 second boost in armor and magic resist is much better than a temporary shield that can possibly be blown away after a few seconds.