CampaignAll-Shotgun team: Leona · 2 Shotgun attackers · 1 CDR (Liter) · 1 flex slot. Her pellet and range buffs only matter when you field Shotgun allies alongside her.Arena/PvPFast-crit team: Leona · Blanc · 1 one-shot attacker · 1 flex slot · 1 flex slot. Burst II raises the whole team's critical damage by 34.64%, suited to fast finishing plays.Raid & InterceptionSustained Shotgun team: Leona · Novel · 1 tank · 2 flex Shotgun attackers. Her +20% range buff helps Shotguns hold up better against large bosses at range.

Leona — Stats, Skills, Best Teams

Q: Should you pull?

YES if you're building a Shotgun-focused team. Her range, pellet, and crit buff kit is a rare specialized combo for this weapon type. Without any Shotgun allies, Leona's value shrinks to just the wide critical-damage buff on Burst — still usable, but not optimal.

Q: Skill Investment Priority

Suggested path: 1/1/1 (playable) → 4/1/7 → 7/4/10 → 10/7/10. Prioritize Burst since her wide critical-damage buff drives her main value; level Skill 2 alongside it since it triggers right on entering Full Burst; Skill 1 comes later since it needs 5-15 normal attacks first.

30-second summary of Leona

Leona is a Water Nikke in the Supporter class, manufactured by Tetra. Stats and skill text below come straight from the game's data.

“The oldest member of the Happy Zoo. Entrusted to take care of ferocious animals such as lions and tigers. Even the most disobedient animal will obey her.”

Updated: 2026-08-02

Should you pull?

YES if you're building a Shotgun-focused team. Her range, pellet, and crit buff kit is a rare specialized combo for this weapon type. Without any Shotgun allies, Leona's value shrinks to just the wide critical-damage buff on Burst — still usable, but not optimal.

Review & Analysis

Leona is a Water Code Supporter made by Tetra, belonging to the Happy Zoo squad. Skill 1, Thunderous Roar, stacks +2.62% team-wide critical rate after 5 normal attacks (up to 5 stacks, lasting 5 seconds), and after 15 normal attacks boosts effective range by 20% for allies using a Shotgun. Skill 2, Courageous Look, raises the whole team's hit rate by 20.28% on entering Full Burst, and adds 5 pellets to the 2 highest-ATK Shotgun allies. Her Burst II, Lion's Heart, raises the whole team's critical damage by 34.64%, plus 21.32% critical rate for Shotgun allies once Roar is fully stacked. Leona is a specialized buffer for Shotgun-heavy compositions, and her value drops sharply on teams without Shotgun users.

Base Stats

HP647,453

ATK21,307

DEF4,420

Max Ammo9

Reload Time1.5s

Burst II

Skills

Normal Attack

Affects target(s). Deals 201.5% of ATK as damage. Deals 200% damage when attacking core.

Thunderous RoarSkill 1

Activates after 5 normal attack(s). Affects all allies. Roar: Critical Rate ▲ 1.38%, stacks up to 5 time(s) and lasts for 5 sec. Activates after 15 normal attack(s). Affects all allies with a Shotgun. Maximum Effective Range ▲ 20% for 10 sec.

Courageous LookSkill 2

Activates when entering Full Burst. Affects all allies. Hit Rate ▲ 10.77% for 10 sec. Activates when entering Full Burst. Affects 2 ally unit(s) with the highest ATK and a Shotgun. Increases number of pellets by 5 for 10 sec.

Lion's HeartBurst Skill

Affects all allies. Critical Damage ▲ 20.46% for 10 sec. Activates when the caster's Roar is fully stacked. Affects all allies with a Shotgun. Critical Rate ▲ 12.6% for 10 sec.

Skill Investment Priority

Prioritize Burst (wide critical damage buff) → Skill 2 (hit rate plus pellets for Shotguns) → Skill 1 (crit rate that stacks over normal attacks, slower).

Suggested path: 1/1/1 (playable) → 4/1/7 → 7/4/10 → 10/7/10. Prioritize Burst since her wide critical-damage buff drives her main value; level Skill 2 alongside it since it triggers right on entering Full Burst; Skill 1 comes later since it needs 5-15 normal attacks first.

Strengths & Weaknesses

Strengths

Burst II boosts the whole team's critical damage by 34.64%, valuable regardless of weapon composition.
Her specialized buffs (range, pellet count) elevate Shotguns, which are otherwise weak at range.

Weaknesses

Pellet and range buffs only matter with Shotgun allies present, wasted on other weapon compositions.
Skill 1 needs 5-15 normal attacks to trigger, slow to ramp up.

Overload Priority

Overload priority by weapon type — applies to every Nikke using this weapon.

Sub-stat	Priority	Rolls
ATK		4x
Max Ammo		2-4x
Hit Rate		1-4x
Elemental DMG		2x

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General Info

Meta Tier

D

Class

Supporter

Element

Water

Weapon Type

SG · Lion's Roar

Manufacturer

Tetra

Squad

Happy Zoo

Voice Actors

Son Jung-min · Ashely Biski · Haruka Yoshimura

Illustrator

DDUCK KONG

Release date

11 january 2024

Recommended Teams

Campaign

All-Shotgun team: Leona · 2 Shotgun attackers · 1 CDR (Liter) · 1 flex slot. Her pellet and range buffs only matter when you field Shotgun allies alongside her.

Arena/PvP

Fast-crit team: Leona · Blanc · 1 one-shot attacker · 1 flex slot · 1 flex slot. Burst II raises the whole team's critical damage by 34.64%, suited to fast finishing plays.

Raid & Interception

Sustained Shotgun team: Leona · Novel · 1 tank · 2 flex Shotgun attackers. Her +20% range buff helps Shotguns hold up better against large bosses at range.

Costumes

Zoo Keeper

Lore & Trivia

“The oldest member of the Happy Zoo. Entrusted to take care of ferocious animals such as lions and tigers. Even the most disobedient animal will obey her.”