Jack Of All Trades, Master Of A Few. Leo's basic tools range from decent to amazing, allowing them to rely on fundamentals in most scenarios.
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Jack Of All Trades, Master Of A Few. Leo's basic tools range from decent to amazing, allowing them to rely on fundamentals in most scenarios.
Linear. A lot of Leo's good moves have poor tracking, making them susceptible to sidestep/walk.
Heat Smash
{{Plainlist| * Mid, i16~17, +8~+9
- Allows the use of moves during Lightning Glare
Strengths
Jack Of All Trades, Master Of A Few. Leo's basic tools range from decent to amazing, allowing them to rely on fundamentals in most scenarios.
Whiff Punish Machine. Leo's df+2 launcher reaches from range 2.5, allowing them to easily whiff punish a lot of moves. Also, f,F+2 reaches from range 3.75, leading to insane reward at the wall.
Wall Monster. Leo gets great mixup potential at the wall, where a lot of good reward moves turn into great reward.
Stances. Leo's BOK and KNK stances give great pressure, with a lot of moves that lead into them being at least slightly plus, and decently fast moves out of stance can make the opponent think twice before they try to punish.
Sky's The Limit. Leo's qcf crouch dash, an already great mobility tool, can be cancelled, leading into amazing wall carry and mobility with good execution.
Heat Smash. Leo's standing Heat Smash hits from range 2.5, is i16, jails into the +8 on block finisher, and can be cancelled into crouch dash by holding df, making you +16. If the opponent throws out a stubby move, you get a free chunk of damage, and on block, you get a free mixup.
Weaknesses
Linear. A lot of Leo's good moves have poor tracking, making them susceptible to sidestep/walk.
Heat Engagers. Leo is the only character without a single hit Heat Engager without being in a stance or from a string. Leo's Heat Engagers are all unsafe except for one that can be ducked on reaction but is hit confirmable.
Moves to learn first
Signature and situational picks come from the guide; the fastest launcher and best unpunishable poke are derived from this character's own frame data.
- Fastest launcherBT□△
i11 · 21 dmg · -20 on block
Tui Bu Dan Yi
- Safe on blockBOK✕
i21 · 30 dmg · +5 on block
Startled Crane
Watch the guide
Video guides for this character, linked to the sections that matter most. Notation on this site comes from the frame data; these show the technique.