BBCF/Ragna the Bloodedge

Ragna the Bloodedge

Health: 10,000 Combo Rate: 70% Prejump: Backdash Time 22 / Invul: 1-5 Movement Options Double Jump, 1 Airdash, Dash type: Run Play-style Offensive, Footsies Full Frame Data BBCF/Ragna the Bloodedge/Frame Data

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Overview

Ragna the Bloodedge is a wanted criminal with an extraordinarily large bounty on his head (well in the trillions) for attempting to destroy the NOL, and is Jin and Saya's older brother. He is a playable character in all iterations of BlazBlue thus far and is the main protagonist of the series.

Drive: Soul Eater

Soul Eater allows Ragna to absorb a portion of the damage of certain attacks for his own health. This mechanic was to offset the very low health that Ragna has. Soul Eater works regardless of hit or block, but does not work against Barrier Guard. Soul Eater has another mechanic where different percentages are applied to different Soul Eater moves depending on where it was in the combo. For example, using 5D (100 drain) then D Inferno Divider (50*2 drain) will result in less lifesteal (192 drain) than with 5D's and D Inferno Divider's lifesteal base values added together (200 drain).

1st Soul Eater hit = 100% lifesteal
2nd Soul Eater hit = 90% lifesteal
3rd Soul Eater hit = 95% lifesteal
4th Soul Eater hit = 100% lifesteal

Each Soul Eater hit after this increases lifesteal by 5% until scaling reaches 150%. The following Soul Eater hit then increases lifesteal to 160%, and then to 180%. 180% is the maximum value.

Overdrive: Blood Kain IDEA

Ragna's Overdrive "Blood Kain IDEA" augments all of his Soul Eater moves. Not only do all of his Soul Eater moves have higher damage and steal more life from the opponent, but some also have different move properties and different hitboxes.

Pros/Strengths

Able to drain opponent's life and replace as own
Great footsies that can be hit confirmed easily
Becomes very versatile with 50% Heat
Solid okizeme setups, more so in the corner
Decent Heat Gain off most combos
Easy to pick up, easy to play character
One of the best DPs in the game
Overdrive greatly increases combo damage, versatility and lifesteal

Cons/Weaknesses

Few safe and reliable mix-up options make most offensive approaches easy to read
High risk, moderate reward
Many defensive options are unsafe
Tied for third lowest life in the game
Poor meterless damage output at maximum footsie range
Very weak character without 50% Heat, heavily relies on meter
Struggles against zoning gameplay, even with movement options
Highly encourages uncommon tactics to play well (may not be a con if you have the right mindset)