Leona Legend ability
When you stun one or more enemy units, boost a unit of yours.
Letter text: When you stun one or more enemy units, buff a friendly unit.Your legend is in play from the first turn and cannot be removed, so this ability is the foundation on which the entire deck is built.
How to play Leona
Stunning is good on its own: a stunned unit adds no Strength to combat. With Leona, in addition, each stun makes your table bigger. Leona, Determined stuns when attacking, Leona, Zealot leaves the stunned in his field almost without Strength and Zenith Blade stuns and moves a unit of yours there.
Domains: Calm and Order
Calm
Defence and patience: protect your units and punish the attacker.
Order
Wide boards, clean answers and units that strengthen each other.
A Leona deck can only include cards from Calm and Order; its 12 Runes are split between those two Domains.
Phased game plan
- First shifts
Play tough units and save the stuns for the fights that matter.
- Midrange
Stun the best defender, attack and boost. Repeat each turn.
- End of game
Leona, Zealot in a field with stunned enemies wins any fight.
Cards for Leona
As well as its Legend, Leona has its own Champion Units and Signature cards. Choose one as your Chosen Champion; it starts the game outside the deck.
| Letter | Type | Domain | Cost | Strength |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leona - Determined | Champion unit | Order | 4 +1 Power | 4 |
| Leona - Zealot | Champion unit | Calm | 6 +1 Power | 6 |
| Zenith Blade | signature spell | CalmOrder | 3 +2 Power | — |
Strengths
- Neutralize the best rival unit
- Grows while controlling
- Very solid defending
Weak points
Stun does not eliminate: the problem returns the next turn. It suffers against decks with many small units.
Who should play Leona?
Players who enjoy controlling combat without relying on eliminating units.
Leona FAQ
What domains does Leona use in Riftbound?
Calm and Order. Your deck can only carry cards from those two domains.
What does Leona's legend ability do?
When you stun one or more enemy units, boost a unit of yours.
Is Leona a good legend to start with?
You can, but Leona performs better when you already know the rules of combat. It has medium difficulty.
In which collection did Leona come out?
At Origins.