| “ | Press W to release a mighty ROAR (RAWR!)! |
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The Lion (also called the common Lion in contrast to its species) is a tier 11 Land animal in Mope.io, and the equivalent of the Crocodile, Falcon, Octopus, Vulture, and Polar Bear. It has been a part of the game since its initial release on October 4, 2016.
The Lion has three species: the Black-Maned Lion, White Lion and Black Lion, which were all added on May 24, 2019.
Technical[]
Common Lion[]
The common Lion has an 800/1000 (80%) chance of appearing on the upgrade menu. These are its stats:
- Upgrades from the Bear, Tiger, Swordfish, Pelican, Wolf, Gobi Bear, or the Hyena At 90K XP.
- Upgrades to the Eagle, Rhino, Shark, Wolverine, Markhor or Bison at 145K XP.
- The Lion can consume all food sources in the game, excluding Berries, cactus pears, Dates, and Cacti.
- Prey of the Lion includes all animals within the range of tier 10 to tier 3 (Bear to Mole).
- Predators of the Lion includes all animals within the range of tier 12 to tier 17 (Rhino to Black Dragon).
- The Special Ability of the Lion is a Roar; when pressing
W, the Lion will cause a circular sound-area to appear around it, which stuns any animal affected by it, reduces the health of prey slightly, and causes a little knockback. - The Lion has the Passive Abilities of Climbing on Trees and Immunity to Debuff in the Desert biome, causing it not to burn when entering.
- It can hide in large-size Hiding Holes and Whirlpools.
Species[]
There are multiple Lion, including the Lioness and the Lion Cub. However, the common male Lion has its own specific species, including the White Lion, Black Lion, and Black-Maned Lion. Most of the above points apply to these species, except for rarity and passive/special abilities. All of the Lion species have extra health and all of their abilities can damage predators.
| “ | Press W to release a mighty ROAR (Rawr!)! |
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- The Black-Maned Lion has a 14/1000 rarity. The size of its body and roar is 20% and 15% larger, respectively, as well as a 15% slower ability cooldown, faster movement in water (except in the Ocean), and can move 50% faster in mud.
| “ | Press W to release a mighty ROAR (Rawr!)! |
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- The White Lion has a 5/1000 chance of appearing, having a 5% larger Roar, 10% faster movement speed on dry land, a 5% slower boost interval, and it can climb both hills and trees.
| “ | Press W to release a mighty ROAR (Rawr!)! |
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- The Black Lion has a 1/1000 chance of appearing, having a 5% larger Roar, 10% faster movement speed on dry land, a 10% slower boost interval and it can climb hills, rocks and trees. It has an additional FOV (Field Of View) increase.
Appearance[]
- Coming Soon
Purchasable skins[]
- The skins listed below are or have been accessible to buy in the Shop. Older versions or non-purchasable skins may be seen in the article's infobox and/or asset gallery.
| Gold Trim Lion | From the Land Skin Gold-Trim Theme Pack; no longer purchasable | 
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| Mantilian (2020 Halloween) | 14000 alone; no longer accessible | 
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| Clowoud Lion | FREE! | 
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| Storm Clowoud Lion | 2323 | 
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| Sunset Clowoud Lion | 3636 | 
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| Classic Lion | From the Mope.io Classic Skin Pack [5000  ]
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| Ghastly Jade Lion (2022 Halloween) | 2500 | 
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Strategy[]
Double-tap the 'W' key for your ability to end it faster, or else the Lion opens its mouth for a while to roar (the distance isn't affected if you do so). Double tap to still stun the predator/prey and end your stillness faster! This doesn't work for white and black variants, wait for at least half a second before tapping it again for them; otherwise the ability doesn't work.
The Lion and Lioness can both try farming Honey Bees. Note that if you roar, Honey Bees will stop chasing whoever they were previously chasing and come after you instead. If another animal has already drawn out a lot of bees, this is a sneaky and easy way to make them your prey instead. As Lion Cub, it's recommended not to farm Honey Bees. This is only because the bee stings will affect your health a lot more. Bees that tail-bite a Lion Cub can also eat it in two bites, so if you want to farm them anyway, be careful.
If you're a Lioness, hunting prey is a very reliable strategy. As it has a superior speed (Lioness has nearly the same speed capacity as an Ostrich!), chasing after prey becomes quite easy. Your ability can also help catch prey, making sure to double tap and quickly bite them a lot while the prey is stunned.
Note that as a Lion Cub you have low health and a bad bite so you should not try hunting. Instead, farm.
It can be cute if you team up with the other lion types (Lion, Lioness or Lion Cub) that are the same color as you to make a “family”. If you are a Lion Cub this can be helpful as well as your “parents” can protect you. Otherwise, it's not advised to pick the normal Lion Cub because it's essentially a downgrade of the Lion, and should be picked only if it's the white or black version as they give 50 coins respectively. You'll want to level up as soon as possible if you are a Lion Cub, especially the Black and White Lion Cubs, as predators will probably see you as free coins and try to kill you.
If a Wolverine challenges you to a roaring contest, decline it and run away, as you will always lose due to their immunity to roars and their much larger roar radius. However, if it is low on health, try to tailbite it until it dies. Never use your roar during the contest at all, and avoid the Wolverine's roar.
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History[]
- This section lists the update history of the Lion as it is recorded in the changelog, as well as leaks or reveals from social media. Certain changes that were not explicitly added to the changelog might be missing.
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Trivia[]
- The Lion has existed in Mope.io since it was first released - it was the one of the first animals in the game.
- The Lion is one of two animals to have animals added directly before and directly after it. The Deer and Cheetah were both added in updates.
- It is the animal that has moved the most around the upgrade path;
- It use to be the only land animal with a land equivalent, the gorilla.
- Like the Hippo, wolf, Fennec Fox, T-REX, Land Monster, The Bigfoot, Cobra and the Wolverine, their abilities make the player say a message.
- Prior to the rebalance, the roar could give a very rare occurrence of a "MEOW!" which gives off a weak stun and a very short range.
- This feature is now exclusive to the Lion Cub.
- Before the October 4, 2016 update, with the introduction of the Dragon, it was the highest animal on the food chain.
- The Lion has 10 species in total: 4 for the Lion (White, Black, Normal and Black Maned), 3 for the Lioness (White, Black and Normal), and 3 for the Lion Cub (White, Black and Normal).
- There was a glitch that gave the player 50 coins when they select the Sunset Clowoud or Storm Clowoud. It worked in a fashion similar to rares - if a player kills a Storm Clowoud or Sunset Clowoud they will also earn 50 coins.
- This was fixed in Hotfix #2.1 on May 27, 2021.
