Coordination compounds containing three different spin carriers (2p, 3d, and 4f), with the general formula [M II Dy III (LH)-(hfac) 5 ] (M = Co, Ni, Mn, Zn), have been obtained using Mannich ligands decorated with a nitronyl−nitroxide fragment. The synthetic approach is general and leads to binuclear 3d−4f complexes, the two metal ions being bridged by one aminoxyl group and by one oxygen atom arising from a hfac − ligand. Triangular spin topology affords significant 2p−3d, 3d−4f, and 2p−4f exchange interactions. For the [Co II Dy III Rad] derivative obtained using a nitronyl−nitroxide chiral ligand, a high energy barrier (∼200 cm −1 ) and a slow relaxation behavior below 30 K were found and rationalized by ab initio calculations. The improvement of magnetic properties comes from the synergy of optimal single ions properties and exchange couplings contributions where the Co II −Rad interaction becomes the leading one. The role played by this interaction is clearly proved by the investigation of the magnetic properties of the [Zn II Dy III Rad] derivative, with a much lower energy barrier (12.7 cm −1 ) and by the lack of SMM behavior of the previously reported [Co II Dy III Rad] compound (Chem. Commun. 2017, 53, 6504), with a linear topology of spin carriers and a negligible Co II −Rad interaction.