User blog comment:UnofficiallyRed/Ranking the leggie after the 6 June 2018 balance change/@comment-28070587-20180609104741/@comment-32609364-20180610150233

He is

His rage is so useful on both offense and defense, and he can take care of small swarms, something mini pekka can't do. After that you can translate it into a deadly counterpush regardless of how much health he actually has.