Swain vs Leona SUPPORT Matchup Guide

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Overview

Deny Leona brush control to block her engage angles and protect your ADC's positioning.
Use root threat from minion angles to set up ADC follow-up damage.
Prioritize river vision and wave control to track Leona's roam timer and secure dragon setup.

Threaten pull from minion angles and commit only with ADC burst ready.
Hold for level 6 all-ins to sustain through Leona's engage and enable extended fights.
Deny Leona brush control to reduce her layered + engage and force her to overextend.

Respect Leona's level 2 all-in with + when ADC is out of position or wave is large.
Avoid stepping into brush without vision to prevent surprise engages and layered crowd control.
Track Leona's ultimate cooldown to avoid clean engages or counter-engages from range.

Contest level 2 only if your ADC can follow your + pull trade for burst damage.
Keep the wave thin near your tower to reduce Leona's engage range and protect your ADC.
Deny brush access before Leona hits level 3 to limit her all-in threat and vision control.

Level 2 unlocks + pull combo; use it to force early trades with ADC follow-up.
Level 3 grants full kit; leverage slow and brush control to pressure and zone.
Level 6 ultimate transforms fights; use to sustain through Leona's engage and punish her low mobility.

Convert roots into ADC burst kills by controlling brush and lane space.
Use drain zone with ADC follow-up to force favorable all-ins and deny enemy ADC access.
Maintain river vision and crash waves to enable safe roams or secure dragon setups with your ADC.

Tactical tip

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