How to Recruit Leonie: Expedition Answers and Best Class

Leonie is a character in Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes (FEW3H). Read on to learn how to recruit Leonie, the answers for expeditions with Leonie, the best class for Leonie, their unique abilities, and their strongest combos!

Leonie Best Class and Gifts

Leonie Overview

Leonie		Starting Class	Soldier
		Starting Weapon	Lance
Playable Character?	Yes	Crests	No known crests.
Affiliation	Leicester Alliance

Leonie Best Class

How to Change Classes

Leonie Innate Abilities

Leonie has to master the Falcon Knight class to get the Flyswatter innate ability.

Innate Abilities are secret abilities not listed among the acquired abilities, and can only be attained by branching out of a unit's recommended class.

How to Get Innate Abilities for Each Character

Leonie Likes and Dislikes

Best Gifts for Leonie

Best Gifts to Give Each Character

How to Recruit Leonie

Scarlet Blaze	Azure Gleam	Golden Wildfire
Chapter 12: The Rising Darkness	Unrecruitable in this path.	Chapter 03: The Battle for the Locket

Recruit by using the Persuade Leonie Strategy

When this character is faced as an enemy during the main quest of the chapters listed above, you may use the Persuade Strategy to recruit this unit after defeating them in battle. Persuade Leonie costs 30 Strategy Points to use.

Recruitment Guide: How to Recruit Units

Failing to Recruit Leonie

If you are playing on the Scarlet Blaze path and want to recruit Leonie in Chapter 12: The Rising Darkness, it is possible for you to fail to recruit Leonie even after using the Persuade Leonie Strategy if you killed Jeralt beforehand in Chapter 10: Shifting History.

Expedition Answers with Leonie

Leonie's Expedition Answers Guide

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Question / Prompt	Best Response
Prompt: Me and art don't really agree. It's not that I'm unskilled, it just...isn't in my wheelhouse.	Praise her other talents.
Prompt: People don't need Crests to be strong. I'm never gonna use my lack of a Crest as an excuse for anything.	Say that other stuff counts more.
Prompt: I think everybody has at least one fateful encounter that completely changes their life.	Say you've had one too.
Prompt: I managed to become a mercenary, but it was really tough to make money when I was starting out.	Praise her dedication
Prompt: In this day and age, what does it even matter who's a noble and who's a commoner?	Suggest getting rid of ranks entirely.
Prompt: Most villagers go their whole lives without knowing what their lord looks like. That's just how it is.	Say they should get a chance to.
Prompt: I borrowed a lot of money from the people in my village so that I could go to the Officers Academy, but then it shut down. I feel really bad about that.	Praise her for becoming a mercenary.
Question: Ask about any personal news. Prompt: Well, at least in the army we don't have to worry where our next meal's coming from.	Let that sink in for a moment.
Question: Ask about any personal news. Prompt: I used to feel like I made a lot of progress every time I trained, but now it's like I'm stuck in a rut.	Speculate.
Question: Ask about dreams for the future. Prompt: I wanna be a first-rate mercenary with a cool-sounding nickname someday.	Reassure her.
Question: Ask about memories of the past. Prompt: I liked living in my village. Back then I didn't even realize how poor my family was.	Ask for more details.
Question: Ask about preferred fighting style. Prompt: I follow Captain Jeralt's method—use whatever means necessary to win.	Give a rueful smile.
Question: Ask about their dislikes. Prompt: I've hated spiders ever since one bit me when I was a kid.	Act dependable.
Question: Ask about their family. Prompt: My father was the main hunter in our village. As was my grandfather, great-grandfather, and probably even great-great-grandfather.	Be impressed.
Question: Ask about their friends. Prompt: Sure, I've got friends who help me out, but I also see some of them as rivals.	Join the competition.
Question: Ask about their likes. Prompt: I've been hunting ever since I was little, so it's more than a hobby to me. It's a part of my life.	Get competitive over it.
Question: Ask about their worries. Prompt: Hmm. I guess I'm worried that I haven't made a name for myself as a mercenary yet.	Commend that.
Question: Ask what they think of you Prompt: You've been a mercenary for longer than I have, so I'd like to learn from you.	Act dependable.
Question: Ask what they think of you. Prompt: It's hard to pick up techniques from you, since you use that strange power and all.	Be dispirited.

Expeditions Guide: All Expedition Answers

How to Use Leonie

Tips on Using Leonie

Pros	Leonie, especially as a Cavalier, is very fast. This makes it easier to get around the map. Her Careful Study ability makes it quicker to attack foes, and with each hit her attack speed grows.
Cons	Her Rivalry skill only works with the opposite sex.

Leonie Combos and Unique Abilities

Leonie Unique Abilities

Ability Name	Type	Description
Careful Study	Action	Allows the unit to string together 2 times the normal number of regular attacks. Based on the number of consecutive hits, speed will increase, and final regular or strong attacks will strengthen.
Rivalry	Support	When an ally of the opposite sex is nearby or is the unit's adjutant: slightly increases the Warrior Gauge fill rate.
Makings of a Merc	Tactical	When ordered to attack: reduces damage received from enemies by 30%.

Holy Knight Class Action

	Charge forward and juggle enemies as you push through and Luminance will attach on them.

Hold X to consume the Class Gauge and charge forward while radiating Luminance, which will attach to nearby enemies. The Class Gauge will fill over time and when dashing. Land an attack on an enemy with Luminance attached to them to deal additional damage and restore HP.

Holy Knight Combo List

	Swing the lance and slam it on the ground to throw enemies into the air.
	Two regular lance attacks with a lance thrust with a light magic effect that volleys them mid-air.
	A series of lance attacks and a summoned light beam that lifts enemies into the air.
	Attack with a spinning lance that creates a light tornado, blasting enemies in front of the unit after some consecutive regular attacks.
	Slash at enemies with your lance with the help of light magic, and finish with a charged light attack on the ground that pushes enemies back.
	Unleash a series of regular lance attacks and charge forward with multiple, powerful lance thrusts.
Spam	Shoot a magic arrow that pushes enemies aside after performing multiple regular attacks.

Dismounted Holy Knight Combo List

	Unleash a flurry of stabs that knocks affected enemies back.
	Swipe at enemies then quickly rush forward to stab and launch them up in the air.
	Jump and slam the ground after swiping at enemies thrice.
	After two swipes, briefly stab at enemies before jumping and releasing a powerful ground slam that clears the area.
	Spin your weapon around to gather your enemies before knocking them away with a piercing attack.
	Perform a double spin attack before a slam attack that knocks enemies away.
	Slam your weapon to the ground, then spin your weapon around before knocking your enemies away.
Spam	Knock your enemies away after performing a series of a regular attacks.

When dismounted, a Holy Knight's combos are similar to a Soldier's. You can dismount and mount your horse by pressing + on your Switch.

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