it would be between mac guard and drag knight
#Which nat 5 to choose
wooden fable
but imo the pick here is always leo
leo has an extremely unique kit
thats amazing in pvp
tidal crystal
nah this is pretty debatable
leo is overrated and not actually that great in many places
mostly just a strong counter pick in rta and great for siege offense. not good at all for def, and pretty niche for ao
cloud sapphire
not up to date on manons uses outside rta where i know she kinda fell off, should prob have not said anything then
tidal crystal
not saying that manon is definitely the right pick, i think i would probably lean towards leo too
but it's definitely debatable and people overrate leo super hard
manon right now is the single best mon for siege def
top tier on ad
usable for siege offense and rta
tbh the only reason i'm leaning towards leo is because i'm realizing that for most people, they don't actually care about progression or competition in this game. they just want to summon and have cool monsters. and there's nothing really wrong with that. since the public perception of leo is that he's one of the best in the game, it'll just feel better for most people to have leo.
if you cared more about results and progression in this game, then without hesitation i would choose manon. having good monsters for defense is the hardest thing in this game and the pool of monsters viable for defense is extremely limited. having manon will get you more progression in both arena and guild content over leo, meaning more rewards from ISA and siege