Lion Rune

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Type	Attack rune
Appears in	Suikoden II Suikoden III Suikoden V

The Lion Rune (レオの紋章, Reo no Monshō, Leo Rune) is a rune which appears in Suikoden II.

Information

The Lion Rune is a rune which can only be borne by claw-wielders. It allows the user to perform a powerful attack against an enemy but will reduce the user's ability to wield and protect against magic while it is equipped. It can be found in Two River City for 10,000 potch.

Data

Data
Cost	10000 potch
Drop	No enemy drops this rune.
Equipped	No character comes equipped with this rune.
Found	Guardian Deity (UDRU)
Sold	Two River City Rune Shop

Command
1	Lion Rune Can only be used with claws. MAG and MDEF both reduced by 50. 1.5x dmg vs. 1 enemy.

Data
Cost	10000 potch
Drop	No enemy drops this rune.
Equipped	No character comes equipped with this rune.
Found	No location in-game contains this rune.
Sold	Caleria, Duck Village (Chapters 2-5)

Command
1	Lion Rune Can only be used with claws. MAG and MDEF both reduced by 50. 1.5x dmg vs. 1 enemy.

Data
Cost	1000 potch
Drop	No enemy drops this rune.
Equipped	Nalkul Wendel
Found	No location in-game contains this rune.
Sold	Merseto

Spells
1	Piercing Claw 1.0 normal damage to 1 target in melee range. Tries to impale the target.
2	Shredding Claw 1.5 normal damage, hits 3 horizontal panels in front of user.
3	Beast King Claw 2.0 normal damage to 1 target in melee range. User loses 20% of current HP, tries to impale the target.

Data
Cost	20000 potch
Drop	Alenia (Sol-Falena)
Equipped	No character comes equipped with this rune.
Found	No location in-game contains this rune.
Sold	Raftfleet (Southern Wharf)

Command
1	Lion Rune Can only be used with claws. MAG and MDEF both reduced. 1.5x dmg vs. 1 enemy. Once per battle.

References

1. Genso Suikoden Encyclopaedia (ISBN 4-575-16297-3), page 313
2. Genso Suikoden Kiwami Encyclopedia, page 236