Leon Best Build & Counters (Updated Daily)

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Best Leon Build

Most picked build across all modes

Star Power

Smoke Trails

52% Pick

Gadget

Lollipop Drop

61% Pick

Gear 1

SHIELD

36.6% Pick

Gear 2

DAMAGE

34.7% Pick

Best star power for Leon

Among Leon players, Smoke Trails leads the star power slot at 52.0%. Star powers unlock at Power 9 and run passively, either always active or triggering by themselves the moment their condition is met. The other option, Invisiheal, sits at 48.0%.

Best gadget for Leon

The most common gadget is Lollipop Drop at 61.0%. You fire it yourself and can keep using it all match, waiting out the cooldown each time, so players pick the effect they want on hand most often. Clone Projector sees the rest of the picks at 39.0%.

Best gears for Leon

SHIELD leads the gear slot at 36.6%, with DAMAGE (34.7%) close behind. Gears add a smaller boost rather than a new effect, so this pick fine-tunes the build more than it redefines it.

What Leon players unlock

Of the Leon players who have unlocked only one star power, 51.8% chose Smoke Trails.

ItemUnlocked byUnlocked first

Smoke TrailsStar Power92.7%51.8%

InvisihealStar Power92.5%48.2%

Clone ProjectorGadget92.3%74.1%

Lollipop DropGadget86%25.9%

ShieldGear59.4%-

DamageGear58.9%-

SpeedGear22%-

HealthGear18%-

VisionGear13.7%-

90.6% of maxed Leon owners have unlocked his Hypercharge.

What players who own Leon have unlocked, counted from tracked profiles over the last 30 days. "Unlocked first" is the share among the players who own only one of a pair, which is the closest thing to a preference the game data exposes: Supercell never publishes which build a player equipped in a match, so nothing here is a pick rate or a win rate by build.

Best Modes & Maps for Leon

Best Modes

Brawl Arena54.5%

Wipeout 5v553.3%

Brawl Ball 5v549.9%

Best Maps

Spiraling OutBrawl Ball

BrawlerverseKnockout 5v5

Double SwooshGem Grab

Leon Counters

Strong Against

Best matchups: how often Leon wins against each

Shelly59.6%

Nita57.5%

Jacky57.2%

Weak Against

Toughest matchups: how often Leon wins against each

Wendy31.2%

Cosmo31.4%

Damian32.1%

How to counter Leon

Queueing into Leon? These are the picks that beat him most often in our matchup data.

Wendy wins 68.8% of recorded matchups, outlasting his pressure with steady sustain.
Cosmo wins 68.6% of recorded matchups.
Damian wins 67.9% of recorded matchups, soaking Leon’s damage and winning the fight up close.

Leon Synergies

Best Teammates

Trunk63.8%

Bolt62.2%

Wendy63.9%

Popular Comps

Rico + Leon + Edgar17%

Brock + Piper + Leon31.9%

Shelly + Leon + Edgar14.8%

Leon Stats

At Level 11

Health6,600

Speed820

Damage960

Reload1.9s

Range9.7

Ammo3

DPS505

Super-

Win Rate by Mode

Brawl Arena54.5%

Wipeout 5v553.3%

Brawl Ball 5v549.9%

Brawl Ball48.2%

Knockout45.6%

About Leon

Since Leon doesn't like hanging with other people much, his ability to become invisible comes in handy. Only his little sister, Nita, seems to get through to him.

For gear and gadget choices, the field has settled on Smoke Trails (52.0%) and Lollipop Drop (61.0%) as Leon's default build. In the current meta Leon rates D-tier; Brawl Arena is where it performs best, winning 54.5% of games. Out of 108 rated brawlers, Leon sits at #95 right now. As an Assassin, Leon is usually drafted to fill that role rather than as a flexible pick outside it. Against Shelly, Leon wins 59.6% of games, its most favorable matchup. Wendy is the counter to respect (31.2%), and Trunk the teammate that lifts it most. Beyond its best matchup, Leon holds up against Nita (57.5%) and Jacky (57.2%) too. Bolt is a solid secondary pairing for Leon too, at 62.2% together. Leon is currently one of the weaker picks in the roster; it can still work on the right map, but it's fighting the meta. The Wendy matchup is severe enough that Leon players should consider swapping when it appears on the enemy team. The star power choice is genuinely contested, Smoke Trails (52.0%) and Invisiheal (48.0%) both see serious play, usually split by mode.

Leon Star Powers and Gadgets

Attack

Spinner Blades

Leon flicks his wrist and fires four Spinner Blades. The blades deal less damage the farther they travel.

Super

Smoke Bomb

Leon becomes invisible for seconds. If he attacks, he will be revealed. Enemies close to Leon will be able to spot him.

Smoke Trails

Star Power

When Leon is not visible, he gains a movement speed for the duration of his invisibility.

Invisiheal

Star Power

Leon recovers health over time while his Super is active.

Clone Projector

Gadget

Leon creates an illusion of himself to confuse his enemies. The clone attacks enemies dealing minor damage

Lollipop Drop

Gadget

Leon throws a stealthy area for his team to hide in. The lollipop slowly loses its health over time.

Leon Skins

19 in the catalog

MechaLegendary

Shadow MechaLegendary

Radiant MechaLegendary

White WolfMythic

3 Legendary, 1 Mythic, 2 Epic, 4 Super Rare, 2 Rare, 7 more

View all Leon skins

Leon FAQ

What is the best Leon build in Brawl Stars?

The most picked Leon build runs Smoke Trails star power (52.0% pick rate) with Lollipop Drop gadget (61.0% pick rate). The top gear picks are SHIELD and DAMAGE. Across all builds combined, Leon holds a 44.6% overall win rate and rates D-tier.

What star power should you use on Leon?

Smoke Trails. It leads Leon's star power picks at 52.0%, against 48.0% for Invisiheal. Star powers are passive, so the equipped one works by itself all match and the leader is usually the one whose effect fits how the brawler is played.

Is Leon good right now?

Leon is currently D-tier with a 44.6% overall win rate. Its best mode is Brawl Arena at 54.5%. It sees 1.0% pick rate across all modes. That puts it at #95 out of 108 rated brawlers.

Which brawlers beat Leon?

Wendy beats Leon 68.8% of the time, the strongest counter in the data. Cosmo (68.6%) and Damian (67.9%) are also unfavorable matchups to face. On the other side, Leon beats Shelly 59.6% of the time, its best matchup in the data.

What modes is Leon best in?

Leon performs best in Brawl Arena (54.5% win rate), followed by Wipeout 5v5 (53.3%) and Brawl Ball 5v5 (49.9%). Brawl Ball rounds out its next-best mode at 48.2%. The spread between its best and worst recorded modes is 6.3%, so where you play Leon noticeably changes its odds.

What is Leon's max health in Brawl Stars?

At level 11, Leon has 6,600 health and a movement speed of 820. Its basic attack deals 960 damage with 3 ammo at a range of 9.7. It reloads in 1.9s.