Hoshidan Summer Leo Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Leo - Festival Bonds from the game Fire Emblem Heroes (FEH). Read on to learn the best IVs (Individual Values), best builds (Inherit Skill), weapon refinement, stats at Lv 40, and more for Hoshidan Summer Leo.

Heroes With the Same Name
Summer Leo	Leo
Picnic Leo	Valentine's Leo
Hoshidan Summer Leo

Special Heroes - Timidity Trials Featured Heroes
Hoshidan Summer Nephenee [9.5/10]	Hoshidan Summer Lucia [9.5/10]	Hoshidan Summer Mia [9.5/10]	Hoshidan Summer Leo [8.5/10]

Hoshidan Summer Leo Rating and Basic Information

Overall Rating	8.5/10
Reroll Ranking (excluding Inherit Skill)	B (▶Reroll Ranking)
Ranking (including Inherit Skill)	B (▶FEH Tier List)

Leo - Festival Bonds: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Colorless / Colorless Tome / Cavalry
Rarity	5 Star 4 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Weapon skill grants a visible Atk bonus and a guaranteed follow-up status effect to unit, and grants bonus stats and true damage to unit during combat.

Hoshidan Summer Leo Skills at 5★

Juicy Bucketful+ Might: 12　 Range: 2 At start of turn, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk+6 and "if unit initiates combat, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack" to unit for 1 turn. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 to unit during combat and deals +X damage (X = number of 【Bonus】 effects active on unit and foe, excluding stat bonuses, x 5; max 25; excluding area-of-effect Specials).

Glacies Cooldown Count = 4 Boosts damage dealt by 80% of unit’s Res.

Still Water 3 Grants Atk/Res+5. Inflicts Def-5.

Fatal Smoke 3 Foe cannot recover HP during or after combat, and after combat, inflicts【Deep Wounds】on target and foes within 2 spaces of target. 【Deep Wounds】 Unit’s HP cannot be healed through its next action.

Hoshidan Summer Leo Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (15)		★★☆☆☆
Atk (7)		★★★★★
Spd (8)		★★★☆☆
Def (5)		★☆☆☆☆
Res (13)		★★★★★

◯ = Stat gains +4 with a superboon, ✕= Stat goes down by -4 with a superbane, - = No assets or flaws

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+Atk / -Def

The best IVs for Hoshidan Summer Leo are +Atk and -Def. Lacking an exclusive weapon to call his own, Leo needs every point of Atk he can to deal as much damage as possible, especially against sturdier units.

Leo's Def is abysmal at only base 18, and any attack from a half-decent physical attacker will be enough to defeat Leo in one hit. Thus, it is a safe bane to take.

+Atk for a +10 merge

We recommend +Atk when merging Hoshidan Summer Leo up to +10 to maximize his damage output. +Res is also an option to utilize him as a magical tank and attacker hybrid unit.

Hoshidan Summer Leo Best Builds

Offensive Hoshidan Summer Leo

HOT
： Juicy Bucketful+ ： Reposition ： Glacies ： -	： Flared Mirror ： Occultist's Strike ： Atk/Res Ploy 3 ： Atk/Res Solo 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This build uses Flared Mirror and Occultist's Strike to wear down tanks with pre-combat damage before defeating them after they have been weakened.

Budget Hybrid Attacker/Tank Hoshidan Summer Leo

： Juicy Bucketful+ ： Reposition ： Glacies ： -

： Still Water 3 ： A/R Far Trace 3 ： Fatal Smoke 3 ： Still Water 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This budget build doubles as both an attacker and a magic tank using Leo's high Res. A/R Far Trace 3 can be acquired using Divine Codes Ephemera as of the time of Leo's release; it can be replaced by Lull Atk/Res 3 if it can't be acquired anymore.

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Hoshidan Summer Leo Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
174
HP	37	Rank: 972/1171
Atk	46	Rank: 45/1171
Spd	27	Rank: 880/1171
Def	18	Rank: 1024/1171
Res	46	Rank: 11/1171

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	42	62	32	22	51	209
Lv.40 +10	42	50	32	22	51	197

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	37	58	27	18	46	186
5★ Lv.40	37	46	27	18	46	174
4★ Lv.40	14	6	8	4	13	45

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	15	19	8	5	13	60
4★ Lv.1	14	14	8	4	13	53

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Brave Robin (F)	40	45	47	30	26	188
Arlen	41	42	45	38	17	183
Fallen Veyle	40	47	16	32	47	182
Laurent	39	46	30	24	43	182
Valentine's Robin (F)	42	41	16	39	42	180
Elffin	37	20	47	28	46	178
Summer Ymir	38	45	18	35	41	177
Legendary Guinivere	37	39	45	16	40	177
New Year Askr	40	42	16	42	37	177
Arval	40	44	27	23	43	177
Gotoh	40	42	14	38	42	176
Hoshidan Summer Leo	37	46	27	18	46	174
Gullveig	37	45	47	27	18	174
Brave Byleth (F)	39	41	43	26	24	173
Tea Lysithea	38	46	46	20	22	172
Ascended Celica	40	43	42	21	25	171
Tine	38	42	42	23	26	171
Young Soren	36	42	34	16	43	171
Niime	36	42	33	17	43	171
Legendary Micaiah	38	42	31	19	41	171
Brave Marianne	38	40	41	17	35	171
Kiran	41	35	35	28	28	167
Ashera	37	35	39	15	40	166
Xane	47	30	34	25	30	166
Summer Micaiah	38	42	30	16	37	163
Bramimond	39	40	27	21	35	162
Winter Lysithea	38	42	40	19	23	162
Bridal Micaiah	39	39	20	19	38	155

Note: Stats bonuses from skills are not taken into account.

Hoshidan Summer Leo Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Hoshidan Summer Leo Roles

Leo - Festival Bonds Roles
Close-Physical	Ranged-Physical	Close-Magic	Ranged-Magic
Physical Wall	Magic Wall	Effective Weapon	Movement Assist
Exclusive Skill	All-Range Counter	Recovery	Refresher
Legendary	Mythic	Duo / Harmonized	Resplendent

Hoshidan Summer Leo is a ranged magic attacker (range = 2). Therefore, when not accounting for the Weapon Triangle, the amount of damage he deals will be equivalent to his Atk minus the foe's Res stat.

Hoshidan Summer Leo Strengths

Juicy Bucketful+ boosts damage and creates a follow-up attack

Hoshidan Summer Leo's Juicy Bucketful+ grants him Atk+6 and a status effect that grants him a guaranteed follow-up attack at the start of each turn.

In combat, Juicy Bucketful+ grants Leo Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 and bonus damage equal to number of 【Bonus】 effects active on Leo and his foe (excluding stat bonuses) x 5; capped at +25 damage.

This inheritable weapon focuses directly on dealing high damage and foregoes most other effects that improve survivability.

Hoshidan Summer Leo Weaknesses

Lack of Unique Skills

Hoshidan Summer Leo suffers from not having any unique skills to call his own, making him unable to stand out amongst other units.

Mage cavalry units are quite abundant in the game, and lacking an exclusive weapon makes Hoshidan Summer Leo replaceable by better units.

Weak to Cavalry Effective Weapons

Hoshidan Summer Leo takes 1.5x damage from cavalry-effective weapons like Thani or Binding Reginleif, and one blow from this type of weapon will deal significant damage. Make sure you know what weapons you are up against before hopping too far into the line of battle!

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Should You Unlock Potential for this Hero?

We Recommend Unlocking Potential for Leo - Festival Bonds!

We recommend that you use Unlock Potential to bring Leo - Festival Bonds from 4 Stars to 5 Stars. Leo - Festival Bonds is very useful as a cavalry magic tank, so you may find using Unlock Potential on Leo - Festival Bonds helpful if your team lacks a party member with this role.

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Hoshidan Summer Leo - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Stone	4	2	No Effect	3★
Elstone	6	2	No Effect	3★
Juicy Bucketful	8	2	At start of turn, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk+6 and "if unit initiates combat, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack" to unit for 1 turn. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 to unit during combat and deals +X damage (X = number of 【Bonus】 effects active on unit and foe, excluding stat bonuses, x 5; max 25; excluding area-of-effect Specials).	3★
Juicy Bucketful+	12	2	At start of turn, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk+6 and "if unit initiates combat, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack" to unit for 1 turn. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 to unit during combat and deals +X damage (X = number of 【Bonus】 effects active on unit and foe, excluding stat bonuses, x 5; max 25; excluding area-of-effect Specials).	5★

Assists

This Hero has no Assist skills that can be learned.

Specials

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Chilling Wind	(Cooldown Count = 4) Boosts damage dealt by 50% of unit’s Res.	3★
Glacies	(Cooldown Count = 4) Boosts damage dealt by 80% of unit’s Res.	4★

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Still Water 1	Grants Atk/Res+3. Inflicts Def-3.	3★
Still Water 2	Grants Atk/Res+4. Inflicts Def-4.	3★
Still Water 3	Grants Atk/Res+5. Inflicts Def-5.	4★
Fatal Smoke 1	If unit initiates combat, foe cannot recover HP during or after combat, and after combat, inflicts【Deep Wounds】on target and foes within 1 space of target. 【Deep Wounds】 Unit's HP cannot be healed through its next action.	3★
Fatal Smoke 2	If unit initiates combat, foe cannot recover HP during or after combat, and after combat, inflicts【Deep Wounds】on target and foes within 2 spaces of target. 【Deep Wounds】 Unit's HP cannot be healed through its next action.	4★
Fatal Smoke 3	Foe cannot recover HP during or after combat, and after combat, inflicts【Deep Wounds】on target and foes within 2 spaces of target. 【Deep Wounds】 Unit’s HP cannot be healed through its next action.	5★

Hoshidan Summer Leo as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★☆☆

Hoshidan Summer Leo has Juicy Bucketful+, Still Water 3, and Fatal Smoke 3 as inheritable options.

He is good to use as bridge fodder for tier 4 skills branching out from his base kit skills.

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How to Get Hoshidan Summer Leo

Obtained through a Special Summoning Event!

Hoshidan Summer Leo is a limited time Hero who can be pulled from a Special Heroes Summoning Event. They do not appear in regular summons.

Note: Not currently a featured hero in any Summon events.

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Voice Actor and Illustrator Information

Voice Actor (English)	Max Mittelman
Illustrator	Dd
Appears In	Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest and Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright

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