Orochi Leona 97
Blue
Balanced
COST: 63
Orochi Leona 97 is a Blue Balanced Fighter that is originally part of the KOF 97 roster.
LEADER SKILL
Increases Balance type Fighter's ATK by 30% and Critical Rate by 10%
OVERVIEW
Overview
Leona comes in with a great attack pool of 6564 with an additional attack boost from her cores. Her HP and DEF surprisingly higher then average then one would think. Her leader skill is a rainbow leader skill with 30% attack power and 10% Critical rate up for Balanced/Technical fighters (ones with the target reticule on their circle icons)
Core
Leona comes with a pretty decent passive set, with Penetration increase (a hard to find core back then) along with HP/ATK up. She comes with a Blow-type skill enhancement but that only applies to two of her attacks. She comes with a combo duration time increase buff, but that’s really just minimal in my opinion due to how she isn’t really as multi-hit besides her projectile.
Her second passive is pretty decent with a 3.7% Heal on crit. It’s not really out-there heal like Orochi or Genjuro’s, but it’s definitely much better then 1.7%. Her first passive completely reduces all her cooldowns by 0.6 seconds. This will be huge later on.
Skills
If there is a way to describe her skills: Hits hard, low cooldowns.
Leona’s first skill is a dashing slash that follows up with a launch. It’s pretty strong, boasting a 810% multiplier and having 10.6 seconds of cooldown time. However, it LOVES to miss a lot in PvE… Especially with aerial targets or targets against the wall.
It now has Super Armor and Guard disable, which makes it a solid tool for PvP. Leona’s second skill has her create a stationary fireball. It has a startup animation, but it will appear most of the time even if Leona is hit. It is multi-hit and hits rapidly. It’s cooldown is 10.5 seconds and it does pretty good damage (611%). It causes [Electric Shock] now, which adds to how the skill can act as a bigger buffer between the enemy and her.
Leona’s third skill is almost like the first skill. The skill grounds enemies when it hits, dealing 809% damage. Leona gains an attack and critical hit rate buff for 5 seconds from this, making this skill the necessary connecting combo skill for a finisher. It has a cooldown of 8.5 seconds. Mark that down. Her rework has made her MUCH, much better.
What if I told you that you can reduce cooldown by 5-6 seconds?
Let’s break it down.
Leader skills: 97 Joe: -1.5 Second leader skill for balanced Hijikata (Gintama): +25% Attack, -1 second leader skill for balanced Jealousy Blue Mary (Epic Quest): -0.8 Second Leader Skill, +30% Attack for women
Cards: Maxima or Kula/K’ option cards: -1.9 seconds each, -3.8 seconds total. So if we combine -1.6/3 seconds with -3.8 seconds… We get -5.4/6.8 seconds on her cooldown. So her third skill would have the cooldown of 3.1/1.7 seconds.
That means that you can constantly be using skills all the time as long as you do not drop the combo. Amazing, right? Well, it is. This is why Orochi Leona dominated DPS charts for a Very. Long. Time.
Orochi Leona’s Striker Skill is her first skill. It deals a surprising 431% attack value but also has the accuracy of a goddamn malfunctioning WWII rifle. Her striker/main links are also equally as bad as Iori’s. Orochi Leona gets outdated thanks to Original Zero later, who takes over her role of not only damage but also providing more affects then her.
Conclusion
She has overtaken Orochi Iori thanks to her rework, however. She’s a much better character in PvP now thanks to some of the buffs on her damage, which makes her absurdly powerful.
-xArceDuce
SKILLS
Active
Grand Saber EX
10.6s
Level 5
Inflicts DMG equal to 810% of ATK to an enemy. Gains Super Armor for 3 second(s) when using a Skill. 100% chance to ignore target's Guard upon landing a skill.
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Level 4
Inflicts DMG equal to 786% of ATK to an enemy. Gains Super Armor for 2.5 second(s) when using a Skill. 85% chance to ignore target's Guard upon landing a skill.
Level 3
Inflicts DMG equal to 763% of ATK to an enemy. Gains Super Armor for 2 second(s) when using a Skill. 70% chance to ignore target's Guard upon landing a skill.
Level 2
Inflicts DMG equal to 741% of ATK to an enemy. Gains Super Armor for 1.5 second(s) when using a Skill. 55% chance to ignore target's Guard upon landing a skill.
Level 1
Inflicts DMG equal to 720% of ATK to an enemy. Gains Super Armor for 1 second(s) when using a Skill. 40% chance to ignore target's Guard upon landing a skill.
Active
Baltic Launcher
10.5s
Level 5
Inflicts DMG equal to 611% of ATK to an enemy. Deals Shock DMG equal to 29% of ATK to the target every 1s for 7 second(s) upon landing a skill.
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Level 4
Inflicts DMG equal to 593% of ATK to an enemy. Deals Shock DMG equal to 25% of ATK to the target every 1s for 7 second(s) upon landing a skill.
Level 3
Inflicts DMG equal to 576% of ATK to an enemy. Deals Shock DMG equal to 21% of ATK to the target every 1s for 7 second(s) upon landing a skill.
Level 2
Inflicts DMG equal to 559% of ATK to an enemy. Deals Shock DMG equal to 17% of ATK to the target every 1s for 7 second(s) upon landing a skill.
Level 1
Inflicts DMG equal to 543% of ATK to an enemy. Deals Shock DMG equal to 13% of ATK to the target every 1s for 7 second(s) upon landing a skill.
Active
Leona Crash EX
8.5s
Level 5
Inflicts DMG equal to 809% of ATK to an enemy. Increases critical rate by 20% for 5 second(s). Increases ATK by 25% for 5 second(s).
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Level 4
Inflicts DMG equal to 785% of ATK to an enemy. Increases critical rate by 17.5% for 5 second(s). Increases ATK by 22% for 5 second(s).
Level 3
Inflicts DMG equal to 762% of ATK to an enemy. Increases critical rate by 15% for 5 second(s). Increases ATK by 19% for 5 second(s).
Level 2
Inflicts DMG equal to 740% of ATK to an enemy. Increases critical rate by 12.5% for 5 second(s). Increases ATK by 16% for 5 second(s).
Level 1
Inflicts DMG equal to 719% of ATK to an enemy. Increases critical rate by 10% for 5 second(s). Increases ATK by 13% for 5 second(s).
Finish
Gravity Storm
22.1s
Level 3
Inflicts DMG equal to 1483% of ATK to an enemy.
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Level 2
Inflicts DMG equal to 1440% of ATK to an enemy.
Level 1
Inflicts DMG equal to 1398% of ATK to an enemy.
Active
[Striker Skill] Attack Type
1s
Level 5
Inflicts DMG equal to 431% of ATK to an enemy.
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Level 4
Inflicts DMG equal to 419% of ATK to an enemy.
Level 3
Inflicts DMG equal to 407% of ATK to an enemy.
Level 2
Inflicts DMG equal to 395% of ATK to an enemy.
Level 1
Inflicts DMG equal to 383% of ATK to an enemy.
ULTIMATE SKILL
Inflicts DMG equal to 2272% of ATK to an enemy.
Cooldown: 21.5s
PG Consumption: 5
PG Consumption: 5
| LEVEL 1 | LEVEL MAX | |
| CP | 221 | 580 |
| HP | 651 | 1706 |
| ATK | 291 | 742 |
| DEF | 159 | 457 |
Inflicts DMG equal to 2472% of ATK to an enemy.
Cooldown: 22.1s
PG Consumption: 5
PG Consumption: 5
| LEVEL 1 | LEVEL MAX | |
| CP | 223 | 582 |
| HP | 656 | 1711 |
| ATK | 291 | 742 |
| DEF | 161 | 464 |
MAIN LINK
Defense +7%
Critical damage +9%
Defense +7%
Critical damage +9%
Defense +7%
Critical damage +9%
When HP > 70%, Attack power +15%
Damage received -5%
STRIKER LINK
Damage on enemy +5%
Penetration +5%
Damage on enemy +5%
Penetration +5%
Damage on enemy +5%
Penetration +5%
Penetration +10%
Skill cool time -0.5s
CORE EFFECTS
COMBO TIME INCREASE
1.2 sec. Combo Duration Increase
PENETRATION 192
192 Penetration Increase
Bloody Frenzy Lv. 3
Decreases the base cooldown of all Active skills by 0.6 seconds.
Taste of Blood Lv. 3
Recovers HP equal to 1.7% of DMG dealt upon landing a critical hit
ATK 1050 1050
1050 ATK Increase
Type of Attack Defense
6% Attack DMG Increase against Defense Type Opponents
SKILL ENHANCE Strike
8% Strike Skill Attack DMG Increase
HP 8400
8400 HP Increase
PROFILE
GENDER
Female
HOMETOWN
Unknown
DATE OF BIRTH
1/10
HEIGHT
176 cm
WEIGHT
66 kg
BLOOD TYPE
B
FIGHTING STYLE
Unknown
HOBBY
Unknown
DESCRIPTION
Leona's dormant Orochi blood has awoken and put her in a rampaging state. Her movements have become highly accelerated, and she's earned the name "Orochi Leona." She is a descendant of the Orochi Clan and remembers her blood's awakening from Goenitz schemes.