Rayleigh is a coating mechanic at the Sabaody Archipelago and he is also an expert in the coating business, as he performs such operations for various pirate ships heading down to Fish-Man Island, and he understands the workings of deep-sea currents.
Trivia
Silver is traditionally considered the next most valuable metal after gold, and as the first mate, Silvers Rayleigh was the second highest ranked man in the crew after the captain, Gold Roger.
Rayleigh appears to be left-handed. He has wielded his sword using his left hand on a few occasions.
Rayleigh is the first known character to have seen the Straw Hat worn by all 3 of its known owners.
He's the former vice captain of the Roger Pirates and is also known as "The Pirate King's Right Hand." He's a friend of both Hatchan and Shakuyaka since earlier. Like Shanks, Silvers has displayed the possesion of a monstrous "spiritual aura" or "Haki." He has also displayed an incredible fighting strength, fighting par-on-par with Kizaru using a normal sword imbued with Haki.
Presence, fighting spirit, and intimidation are the three main traits of the mysterious, innate ability known as Haki, which was described by Rayleigh Silvers in One Piece. If you're interested in learning more about this special power, check out this exclusive One Piece Haki guide.
Recently in the anime adaptation of One Piece, Luffy revealed to us his newest gear called "Boundman", or Luffy gear 4. To help you understand this mighty technique, here's an in-depth analysis of how it was created and what the ability entails.
