How to win lane as Leona against Taric · 49.3% win rate over 1,789 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Leona | Level 1 favours you: your instant E engage beats his charge-up Dazzle stun. |
| Level 2 | Leona | Level 2 is yours as E-Q lockdown lands before his two-part stun can. |
| Level 3 | Leona | Level 3 stays Leona since your dash always beats his telegraphed CC. |
| Levels 4-5 | Leona | Levels 4-5 favour you as your engage out-tempos his shield-and-poke play. |
| Level 6 | Leona | Level 6 is yours because you can time the all-in around his R delay. |
| First item | Leona | First item keeps the edge yours: you dive past his shields with impunity. |
| Two+ items | Leona | 2+ items still favours your lane engage even as his R makes fights grindy. |
You control levels 1-2 because your E-Q engage is instant while Taric's Dazzle stun must charge and can be sidestepped; get your lockdown first and your ADC converts. He'll shield with Bastion and poke with Q, but he can't stop your dash, so bait his E then all-in on its cooldown.
The full Leona vs Taric report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.
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