Leon/Playstyle Tips

In-Game Tips

 * Find enemies in areas with bodies of water to unleash his Human Torpedo for tons of damage.
 * Keep an eye on Area Restriction. His chance of winning improves significantly when areas with water remain open.

General
Leon is a beginner friendly character. His skill set allows for a stable and straightforward early game but a weak late game. His starting stats are relatively average so early contesting is not advised unless Human Torpedo can push the enemy out. Early game Rapacious Collecting allows Leon to amass items faster and thus complete armor/weapons faster than his competition. Completing these items allows Leon to contest areas easier which in turn allows him to run a more efficient route. It is generally recommended to finish or work toward a weapon of at least blue quality first to allow Leon to contest areas easier (but do not neglect your armor). Armor isn't as ideal for contesting, as while you may push an opponent out of the area, your low damage output would mean you spend less time searching and slow down your crafting. Slower crafting cripples Leon's ability to become a tank early, and while you may gain mastery, the trade off is that other characters with better scaling can now complete their equipment and a pace closer to yours. Completing a full set of equipment early allows you to focus on food and stamina earlier; limiting the pool of food for other players.

Midgame: Leon, like most characters, is focused on gathering food, farming mastery and making a spare weapon if needed. Leon's Human Torpedo allows him to easily contest water areas for popular foods like Saury (Beach) and Tuna (Docks). In this period of time, it is recommended to look for fights to raise mastery and use Rapacious Collecting off cooldown with a food or food ingredients in mind. Noises at water areas should be chased quickly, as Leon's Human Torpedo can steal kills, force bigger heals to be used by enemies, and inflict free damage as enemies may run instantly. One of the most important uses of Human Torpedo is to push people out of Dr. Wickeline. Winning Dr. Wickeline's area allows Leon to farm mastery and easily craft Chimera's Cry.

Lategame: Leon's stats start to seriously hinder him in the final few Restricted Areas. His paltry 48 attack at lvl 18 means that his damage is often lower than his opponents' unless he has a significant mastery lead and/or a Legendary weapon. However, if played correctly, Leon should have a decent store of food at this stage.

Popular starting areas:


 * Lighthouse- Bloodwing Knuckle as weapon with Steel arm and body armor with the iron ore obtained here (this area is very popular for Leon, since he can use the buffed Human Torpedo)
 * Alley- Cotton Work Glove-based Hand weapons with Suit as body
 * Forest- Ahriman's Hand or Enhanced Gauntlet with leather and iron ore