Shadowkin 
Void Defense Leonardo — guide
Speed101
HP17670
Defense1619
Attack782 Guide: Leonardo
In short
Leonardo is a legendary Defense champion from the Shadowkin faction who deals massive DEF-based damage and supports his team. He excels in Arena and Hydra with powerful AoE attacks, buff removal, and ally protection. Build priority: maximize damage while maintaining survivability.
Strengths
- High AoE damage scaling with DEF, ignoring DEF and gaining bonus per buff.
- Places Unkillable and Counterattack on himself, and 60% Increase DEF and 50% Ally Protection on the team.
- Removes all enemy buffs upon killing with AoE (cannot be reflected).
- Passive Stoneskin when HP drops below 50% and joins attacks of allied turtles.
- Synergy with Donatello, Michelangelo, and Raphael: ignore DEF, damage based on lost HP, auto-activation of AoE.
Weaknesses
- Requires legendary tomes to reduce cooldowns (A2 and A3).
- Vulnerable to crowd control when not under Unkillable.
- Base damage without buffs is moderate, needs ramp-up.
- Team composition dependent for full turtle synergy.
Where to use
Best in Arena (Classic, Tag, Live) and Hydra (5.0). Good in Clan Boss (4.5) and Faction Wars (5.0). Decent in Dungeons (4.0), Hard mode (4.0), and Chimera (4.0). Weaker in Doom Tower (3.5).
Stats and gear
Priority: DEF (main damage stat), SPD, C.RATE (100%), C.DMG. Secondary: HP, RES. ACC not needed. Rough targets: DEF 5000+, SPD 200+, C.RATE 100%, C.DMG 250%+. Sets: Savage, Lethal, Protection, Stoneskin, Defiant, Merciless. For Arena: Stoneskin; for Hydra: Protection or Merciless.
Masteries and blessings
Trees: Offense and Defense. Key masteries: Foekiller or Boss Slayer for damage, Sharpened Riposte for counterattacks, Bloodthirsty Prowess for extra damage. Blessings: Faultless Defense (survivability), Crushing Rend (ignore DEF), Heavencast (damage from buffs), Lightning Cage (control). For Arena: Crushing Rend or Heavencast; for Hydra: Faultless Defense.
Tomes
Prioritize A2 (Admiration) to reduce cooldown to 3 turns for frequent Unkillable and team buffs. Then A3 (Turtles Together) for 3-turn cooldown. A1 can be left unbooked.
Verdict
Leonardo is one of the best defense-based damage dealers in the game, capable of carrying both Arena and Hydra. If you need a versatile champion with excellent support and damage, invest without hesitation.
Build
Savage
Lethal
Protection
Stoneskin
Defiant
Merciless
Foekiller
Parting Gift
Sharpened Riposte
Bloodthirsty Prowess
Boss Slayer
Faultless defense
Crushing rend
Heavencast
Lightning cage
The Cat's Gaze
Wand of Submission
StormcallerThe build is a guideline: the first sets in the list fit most often. Adapt it to your artifacts and goals.
Skills
Leonardo is a Legendary champion in RAID: Shadow Legends from the Shadowkin faction (Nyresan Union), role — Defense, affinity — Void.
Skills
| Skill | Description | Level Upgrades |
Slice of Pizza | Attacks an enemy 2 times. When counterattacking, repeats this attack once more against a random enemy. Ignores 3% of the target's DEF for each buff on this Champion (max: 15%). Damage based on [DEF] = 1.7 × [DEF] (2 times) Effects: Ignores DEF | Lvl 2 Damage +5% Lvl 3 Damage +5% Lvl 4 Damage +10% |
Admiration Cooldown: 5 turns | Places a 60% Increase DEF buff and an Ally Protection 50% buff on all allies except this Champion for 2 turns. Places an Unkillable buff and a Counterattack buff on this Champion for 2 turns. Effects: 60% Increase DEF, Counterattack, Unkillable, 50% Ally Protection | Lvl 2 Cooldown -1 Lvl 3 Cooldown -1 |
Turtles Together Cooldown: 4 turns | Attacks all enemies. The damage dealt by this skill is increased by 5% for each buff on allies and enemies. If an enemy is killed by this attack, removes all buffs from enemies. * This effect cannot be reflected. Damage based on [DEF] = 3.4 × [DEF] AoE Turtle Ally 1 turtle: Ignores 15% of the target's Defense for each Donatello, Michelangelo, and Raphael on the team. * This hero does not count. 2 turtles: Increases the damage dealt by this skill in proportion to own lost HP. 3 turtles: Activates this skill when an ally's HP drops below 50%. * Available once per skill. If multiple heroes with this skill are on the team, it only triggers for one. Effects: Ignores DEF, Removes buffs | Lvl 2 Damage +10% Lvl 3 Damage +10% Lvl 4 Damage +10% Lvl 5 Cooldown -1 |
Hero in a Shell [P] | Places a Stoneskin buff on self for 1 turn each time own HP drops below 50%. *Available once per skill. When Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo, or Raphael attack, joins the attack. Effects: Stoneskin | |
| Aura | Increases Ally DEF in all battles by 33%. |
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