LeonCrest

Based on the lion, which unlike other felines, can sleep up to 20 hours a day, saving its energy for very specific moments of intense activity—mainly hunting and defending its territory.

LeonCrest is divided into seven wide segments that form a spiral pattern, evoking both a whirlwind and a lion’s mane. Its diameter is smaller than usual, but from the side it is noticeably thicker, since it uses a two-layer structure: a lower plastic layer and an upper metal layer. This makes it taller than most BX and UX, with the metal positioned higher than normal. Its design is meant to act like a defensive wall, stopping and returning impacts.

LeonCrest is a Blade with very unique behavior. Its wide, segmented shape lets it latch onto opponents and generate strong rebounds, while the lower plastic absorbs a large portion of incoming damage, and the upper metal returns hits effectively thanks to its edges.

However, this design comes with three drawbacks:

• > Medium–low stamina: its small size, poor aerodynamics, and thick profile mean that even though it can take hits, it falls short in spin time.

• > High center of gravity: with the metal placed higher, it tends to wobble and over-tilt in the late game, losing stability fast.

• > Medium weight: this makes it easy to push around and knock out of the stadium.

Even so, its whirlwind-like shape reflects impacts with surprising efficiency, letting it conserve energy well during direct clashes. Because of this, its defensive potential really shines when you over-tilt it at launch, letting the metal grind and hit first, then letting it stand back up so the plastic layer comes into play and cushions impacts.

That said, using it fully stationary is usually rough because it’s so easy to push. Still, you can turn that weakness into a strength by using small Bits that look for intentional rebounds, allowing it to counterattack or break the opponent’s attack rhythm. Lowering its center of gravity is absolutely key to reducing wobble and improving its overall performance.

Where it completely struggles is against stamina and pure defense Beys. It has trouble reaching Ratchets for Bursts, lacks the weight to move heavy Beys, gets outspun easily, and left-spin Beys beat it through spin equalization.