Current tournament record. #19 in the current Snapshot, with 1 Top 8 finish across 4 events; 5 entries counted toward field share and a best finish of #5.
What Leona Rewards
Radiant Dawn · printed ability
“When you stun one or more enemy units, buff a friendly unit. (If it doesn't have a buff, it gets a +1 Might buff.)”
Leona asks you to care about combat math; the fun is setting up fights where your units survive because the Legend ability changes the numbers.
The Game Plan
Leona wants stun effects to do double duty: stop an enemy unit now and grow your own board for the next fight. The deck is defensive, but its buffs create real counterattack pressure.
Strengths
Stuns convert into buffs
Good defensive tempo
Can grow a key unit while answering attackers
Watch Outs
Needs stun effects
Buffs require a friendly unit in play
Can be passive without follow-up pressure
Turn by Turn
1Early: keep a friendly unit alive so stun triggers have a buff target.
2Midgame: stun attackers to protect a battlefield and buff the unit that will fight next.
3Late: stack repeated stun-to-buff turns into a board that can finally conquer.
New to this Legend? Pick Leona if you like control turns that also make your own units bigger.
What Winning Leona Looks Like
The full list below comes straight from a recent top-performing event run, runes and battlefields included. Use it as the reference build, then adjust for your collection.
City Challenge: Beijing (National Open Special) - Bracket B @ 阿卡丽的神秘商店 Riftbound Top Decks, 2026-07-19 · 56 cards
Legend (1)
Leona, Radiant Dawn1
Units (14)
Carrion Dredger3
Scuttle Crab3
Vi, Peacekeeper3
Fiora, Victorious2
Irelia, Fervent2
Leona, Determined1
Spells (22)
Charm3
Defy3
Discipline3
Call to Glory2
Hidden Blade2
Salvage2
Zenith Blade2
Back Off1
En Garde1
Not So Fast1
Sacrifice1
Tactical Retreat1
Gear (4)
Guardian Angel2
Shepherd's Heirloom1
Zhonya's Hourglass1
Runes (12)
Calm Rune6
Order Rune6
Battlefields (3)
Monastery of Hirana1
Ravenbloom Conservatory1
Sunken Temple1
Also putting up results: (City Challenge: Beijing (National Open Special) - Bracket B @ 阿卡丽的神秘商店 Riftbound Top Decks, 2026-07-19) and (City Challenge: Beijing (National Open Special) - Bracket A @ 阿卡丽的神秘商店 Riftbound Top Decks, 2026-07-19).
The Cards Doing the Work
Card advantage · 3x
Scuttle Crab
“When you play me, draw 1. [Deathknell] → Choose an opponent. They reveal their hand. You can look at their facedown cards this turn. Gain 1 XP. (When I die, get the effects.)”
Removal & reach · 3x
Vi, Peacekeeper
“[Ambush] (You may play me as a [Reaction] to a battlefield where you have units.) When I attack, [Stun] an enemy unit here. (It doesn't deal combat damage this turn.)”
How to Start Playing Leona
Leona has no preconstructed starter deck, so this is a singles build — start from the proven list above in the deck builder and trim toward the cards you own.
Calm
Order![Riftbound Legend: Radiant Dawn. When you stun one or more enemy units, buff a friendly unit. (If it doesn't have a buff, it gets a +1 [S] buff.)](https://cmsassets.rgpub.io/sanity/images/dsfx7636/game_data_live/822b8bc7987a47498550708b18ef166b121fd620-744x1039.png?w=2048&q=70&auto=format&fit=max)
![Riftbound Unit: Scuttle Crab. (Units with 0 [S] can conquer and hold.)
When you play me, draw 1.
[Deathknell][>] Choose an opponent. They reveal their hand. You can look at their facedown cards this turn. Gain 1 XP. (When I die, get the effects.)](https://cmsassets.rgpub.io/sanity/images/dsfx7636/game_data_live/8c9a251b2deb21716fba0ac83c6aac96563fa19d-744x1039.png?w=2048&q=70&auto=format&fit=max)
![Riftbound Unit: Vi, Peacekeeper. [Ambush] (You may play me as a [Reaction] to a battlefield where you have units.)
When I attack, [Stun] an enemy unit here. (It doesn't deal combat damage this turn.)](https://cmsassets.rgpub.io/sanity/images/dsfx7636/game_data_live/51610bbdecd77b15f58b9a968611e536ebdf445e-744x1039.png?w=2048&q=70&auto=format&fit=max)
![Riftbound Spell: Discipline. [Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.)
Give a unit +2 [S] this turn. Draw 1.](https://cmsassets.rgpub.io/sanity/images/dsfx7636/game_data_live/8b9613970b505e3ad6abe2d51d091778314a7d48-744x1039.png?w=2048&q=70&auto=format&fit=max)