Hero Stats

HP 38 ATK 43 SPD 22 DEF 29 RES 30

Boon + Def Bane - HP

Skill Set

Hero Build Overview/Explanation

This Leo is using a +HP seal, ergo the 38 HP despite having a minus HP nature.

A Horse Emblem "Enemy Phase" build. Makes use of a supporting horse team running "Ward Cavalry" (+12/12 defenses), "Rauorowl+" (+6/6 defenses), "Rally Def/Res"(+3/3) and both S supports* (+4/4) to create a tank build that rivals armored units. Properly set up, this Leo can achieve a monstrous 54/55 defenses, as well as a +10/10 to the offensive stats. Kills everything on the rebound (some requiring the Iceberg proc) that isn't running Panic Ploy or Zanbato-like effects.

Out of the *default* Cavalry hating units (Grey/Mathilda/Wolf Tomes), only Grey will kill Leo. I have not yet run the calculations when Skill Inheritance is considered.

The perfect bane/boon (not considering meta changes) would be -Spd/+Def so that more units can double into him, charging up Iceberg in more scenarios. Any of the defense seals (HP/DEF/RES) work wonders, with HP taking the highest priority so that Panic Ploy 1 users (the seal) have a harder time applies debuffs.

The S support may be overkill, but a 46 HP Leo will be much harder to ploy. The supporting team should run a healer, just in case of Leo falling under the Quick Riposte threshold. If the Panic Ploy seal warps the horse meta, consider Summoner Supporting him. A +HP Leo will have 49 HP at no merges, with the seal. Valter, the most accessible Panic Ploy user, has a maximum 45 HP with an HP seal. Considering skill inheritance, all neutral armored units with Panic Ploy 3 will destroy his buffs. With the Seal, this drops to just Zephiel proving "reliably" problematic.

*My Leo has only one S support, with Clarine, because Anna is my "waifu" (I'm told that translates to favorite unit).