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Overview

Izayoi is a rushdown character with unique movement options, threatening high/low mixups, and one of the best safejumps in the game. Coupled with the right assists, Izayoi has the ability to play with momentum and suffocate the opponent with her aggression.

Izayoi

Health

17,000

Prejump

4F

Backdash

22F

Unique Movement Options

Hover Dash Mirage Thruster

Fastest Attack

4A (6F)

Reversals

A+D (14F) 236B+C (17F) 214B+C (14F)

 Izayoi

Pros

Cons

• Strong mobility thanks to GA dash and teleports
• Decent projectiles
• Strong mixup game (IOH 66j.A/B, fuzzy guard setups with j.C, etc)
• Reliable oki/setplay off of any hit
• Solid 1-meter punish routes

• Lackluster footsie game as her best poke, 5B, does its job but is outclassed by a number of other characters
• Meter hungry
• DP has no horizontal reach
• Meterless damage is mediocre
• Anti-air game is limited
• Requires good assists to keep pressure

Drive: Scarlet Justice

Izayoi’s forward air dash is different from most of the cast’s forward air dash. Instead of dashing straight, she does a dash low to the ground, allowing her to follow it up with an air normal. It is also possible to do the dash from the ground by pressing 66. It allows you to use it as an aggression tool to keep the pressure going as well as potentially mix them up during a blockstring, consisting of IAD j.A, j.C Fuzzy overhead, etc. The dash can also be held longer by holding 6, allowing you to close in from farther distances as well. In addition to that, you can change the angle of her dash by holding 9 or 3.

You can also cancel many of her special attacks into Mirage Thurster (teleports) to continue combos or to quickly sandwich your opponent with your partner.

Normal Moves

4A

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Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On-Block	Attribute	Invuln
1000	All	6	3	9	0	B

Izayoi's fastest normal and go-to move for mashing out of blockstrings and as a situational anti-air. Sometimes used in j.ABC loops. Doesn't see much use otherwise.

• Whiffs on all crouching hitboxes (except Tager, Hakumen, and Waldstein)
• Jump cancelable on block

Level	P1	P2
1	100	70

5A

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  Please don’t use this move on block ever.

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Version	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On-Block	Attribute	Invuln
5A	1000	All	7	5	16	-7	B
5AA	1500	All	11	6	18	-7	B
5AAA	1700	All	14	5	28	-14	B
5AAAA	2300	All	15	3	30	-14	B

5A is your main tool to start combos/block pressure up close. A common mixup option involving 5A is 5A>IAD j.A, a 26f Overhead option that lets you extend pressure solo if the opponent respects you and possibly open up the opponent. j.A will whiff if they push 5A

• Jump cancelable on block

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5AA is combo filler primarily. Can be used in blockstrings but you’d be better off doing 5A>2A>5A...

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5AAA is mainly used as combo filler. It has really long recovery, making this move dangerous to throw out on block/pushblock

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5AAAA is your auto combo ender and is only used to lead into Cross Raid. It knocks the opponent away fullscreen. Punishable on block.

Version	Level	P1	P2
5A	2	100	75
5AA	3	100	80
5AAA	4	100	85
5AAAA	4	100	85

5A:
5AA:
5AAA:
5AAAA:

5B

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  The sword has a hurtbox, because that's how swords work

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Version	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On-Block	Attribute	Invuln
5B	1500	All	11	6	18	-7	B
5BB	1700	All	14	3	30	-14	B

5B is Izayoi’s best poke, use this when playing footsies. A little slower than most 5Bs in the game, being an 11f poke. 5B has an extended hurtbox on her sword, so be careful when trying to poke with it. Can be low profiled at the tip of her sword.

• Can be low profiled at the tip

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5BB is combo filler. Whiff punishable if they pushblock 5B.

• Pretty long recovery on whiff

Version	Level	P1	P2
5B	3	100	80
5BB	4	100	85

5B:
5BB:

5C

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  Why use this when you have a 19f overhead?

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Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On-Block	Attribute	Invuln
800	High	22	3	4+20L	-10

Rarely used since 66j.A/B/C are faster overheads and can lead into more damage. Punishable on block.

Level	P1	P2
	100	100

2A

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  RIP BBCF 2A. You will be missed

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Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On-Block	Attribute	Invuln
1000	Low	9	3	15	-4	F

2A is your main low mixup option as well as stagger pressure.

• Can gatling into itself up to a max of 3 times
• Throw Cancellable.

Level	P1	P2
2	90	75

2B

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  Not a low.

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Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On-Block	Attribute	Invuln
1100×2	All	12	3(6)3	18	-4	F

Not a low. Mainly used for combo filler. Unsafe against pushblock, making it a fairly weak tool for solo pressure. When utilizing assists however, it’s a solid tool for left/right mixups when you have the opponent sandwiched between your team. Can also be used to lock the opponent down for your partner during a blockstring via 2B+AS.

• Go to punish tool after blocking DP/Supers since it hits twice

Level	P1	P2
3	100	80

2C

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Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On-Block	Attribute	Invuln
1700	Low	13	6	21	-8	F

This is Izayoi’s most important combo filler in her ground combos, as it allows her to stabilize longer range confirms to help 214B connect. In normal block pressure, it usually can be staggered into 236A/C or 214A, but can potentially be punished by pushblock.

• Can low profile some attacks

Level	P1	P2
4	90	85

j.A

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  Izayoi's swiss army knife

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Version	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On-Block	Attribute	Invuln
j.A	1300	High	9	6	15		H
j.AA	1300	High	7	3	12		H

This move is one of Izayoi's most important normals. When combined with GA dash (66/IAD), you can use it as an 19 frame overhead mixup option as well as a method to approach in neutral. It also compensates for Izayoi's rather poor anti air game as she can air to air pretty consistently with j.A due to it's solid combination of speed and range. Albeit it not very likely to happen, j.A can also crossup has her other leg has a hurtbox as well.

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j.AA is combo filler for air routes, albeit inferior to j.B in that regard. It can also be used as a double overhead option after 66 j.A depending on how high Izayoi is relative to the opponent (you'll usually need to fly a little higher by holding 9 after 99 to get it to work)

Version	Level	P1	P2
j.A	3	80	80
j.AA	3	80	80

j.A:
j.AA:

j.B

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Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On-Block	Attribute	Invuln
1800	High	11	7	21		H

While this move doesn't see much use in neutral, it shines much more in terms of pressure and combos. When it comes to pressure, you can do 66 j.B and either jump and do rising j.C for a fuzzy overhead mixup or land and 2A. It can also be used as a fakeout after 66 (delay j.B) and IAD (do j.B immediately after), making it whiff and allowing you to do whatever you want afterwards provided they respect it. j.B is also important for many of Izayoi's air routes, especially j.ABC loops.

Level	P1	P2
4	80	85

j.C

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Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On-Block	Attribute	Invuln
1700	High	11	6	18		H

Another move that doesn't see much use in neutral but also shines in pressure and combos. As a mixup tool, it's one of Izayoi's best options, as it can fuzzy a majority of the cast after doing 66j.B prior and can even hit Tager and Hakumen crouching, allowing it to be used as a stronger overhead option than 66/IAD j.A in those matchups. As for combos, it sees use mostly in j.C reland loops and to maximize damage with j.C > j.21A~A.

• Blows back on air hit

Level	P1	P2
4	80	75

Universal Moves

Ground Throw

5B+C

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Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On-Block	Attribute	Invuln
0×2, 2000	Throw	7~30	3	23		T

Izayoi's throw is great for mixups as her pressure is already strong so most opponents won't expect it. 236B is your main way of converting it into a combo.

Level	P1	P2
0×2, 4	100	50

• Minimum Damage 2000
• Crumple Duration 100F, Crumple Fall 103F

Aegis Blade

5A+D

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Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On-Block	Attribute	Invuln
1800	Air Unblockable	14	3	46	-32	B	1~16 All

Izayoi's Reversal Action is mainly used as an anti-air in situations where 214B would fail. It has great vertical range but poor horizontal range making it poor as a DP. It can also be used occasionally to catch opponents high in the air and to stop sandwiches.

Level	P1	P2
3	80	60

• Minimum Damage 90

Noir Edge

j.A+D

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Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On-Block	Attribute	Invuln
1800	All	10	5	Until L+12L		H	1~14 All

Air combo ender leading to Strike Fall. Hits diagonally upwards, so can whiff if air comboing someone too low relative to Izayoi. Use j.C in these cases. Can also be used as an air-to-air or to escape air unblockable setups but these are both situational.

• Pressing A/B/C during the slash will do Strike Fall as a followup

Level	P1	P2
3	80	60

• Minimum Damage 90

Skills

A Sonic Saber

236A (Air OK)

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Version	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On-Block	Attribute	Invuln
236A	1500	All	20	Until Hit	Total: 48	-5	P1
j.236A	1500	All	16	Until Hit	Total: 45+6L		P1

236A

Useful projectile for neutral by giving your opponent something to dodge or block.

• Can follow up with Mirage Thruster. A version remains on the ground, B version teleports up into the air, C version teleports behind the opponent

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j.236A

Used to bait/stuff anti-airs and to stop approaches. Izayoi recovers midair but still has landing lag so try to cancel it with something when possible.

Version	Level	P1	P2
236A	3	80	80
j.236A	3	80	80

236A:

• Minimum Damage 75

j.236A:

• Minimum Damage 75

B Sonic Saber

236B (Air OK)

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Version	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On-Block	Attribute	Invuln
236B	1200, 500×4	All	44	Until Hit	Total: 64	+28	P1
j.236B	1200, 500×4	All	31		Total: 55		P

236B

Mainly used when combined with an assist as it gives Izayoi great frame advantage. This also makes it good for switching to your partner.

• Additional projectiles appear both on hit and on block
• Can follow up with Mirage Thruster. A version remains on the ground, B version teleports up into the air, C version teleports behind the opponent.

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j.236B

Has similar uses to the ground version but has much faster startup making it more practical than the ground version when tiger knee.

Version	Level	P1	P2
236B	3	80	80
j.236B	3	80	80

236B:

• Minimum Damage 60, 25×4 (160)

j.236B:

• Minimum Damage 60, 25×4 (160)

Mirage Thruster

Sonic Saber -> A/B

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Version	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On-Block	Attribute	Invuln
236X > A					Total: 43			15~24 All
236X > B					Total: 34			15~25 All

A version is used to reset pressure mid blockstring,B version is used for surprise overheads but both will lose to DPs.

Version	Level	P1	P2
236X > A
236X > B

236X > A:
236X > B:

Crusade Seraphim Gamma

214A (Air OK)

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Version	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On-Block	Attribute	Invuln
214A	1500	Low	11	3	18	-4	F
j.214A	1850	All	11	3	Until L		H

214A

Useful pressure tool as it has long range and hits low so it will catch sleeping and can be used to end blockstrings as it's safe on block. Has more range than 5B so it can also be used as a poke occasionally.

• Follow up attack with A/B.
• Knocks down on hit.

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j.214A

Used in a combo where either j.214B would fail or after hitting an airborne opponent with j.C. When retreating with a backward IAD, you can use this to hit an opponent chasing you although you'll need 214C and an assist to make it safe on block.

Version	Level	P1	P2
214A	3	90	80
j.214A	4	90	85

214A:

• Minimum Damage 75

j.214A:

• Minimum Damage 92

Crusade Seraphim Alpha

214B (Air OK)

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Version	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On-Block	Attribute	Invuln
214B	1700	All	10	3	20	-4	B	4~12 H
j.214B	2000	All	11	3	Until L		H

214B

Izayoi's primary anti-air due to its good horizontal range. However, the angle it goes at makes it poor for hitting opponents directly above her. In those situations, use her DP instead.

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j.214B

Used mostly in combos as it deals more damage than 214A.

Version	Level	P1	P2
214B	4	90	85
j.214B	4	90	85

214B:

• Minimum Damage 85

j.214B:

• Minimum Damage 100

Valkyrie Astrea

Crusade Seraphim Gamma -> A/B

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Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On-Block	Attribute	Invuln
1700	All	9	3	35	-19	B

Level	P1	P2
4	90	85

• Minimum Damage 85

Strike Fall

Aegis Blade -> A/B/C Crusade Seraphim Alpha -> A/B Air Crusade Seraphim Alpha -> A/B/C

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Version	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On-Block	Attribute	Invuln
AD > X	1300	All	28	Until L	31L		H	1~(Until L) All
214B > X	1700 [750×3]	All	31	Until L [1,1,Until L]	36L		H	4~18 All

Primary combo ender leading to 66j.A/B safejump setups.

Version	Level	P1	P2
AD > X	4	48	100
214B > X	4	90	85

AD > X:

• Considered part of preceding attack, no additional damage scaling applied
• Minimum Damage 65

214B > X:

• Values in [] are when Strike Fall is done immediately after 214C > Move
• Minimum Damage 85 [37×3 (111)]

Extra Skills

EX Sonic Saber

236C (Air OK)

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Version	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On-Block	Attribute	Invuln
236C	1500×3	All	20	Until Hit	Total 42	+4	P1
j.236C	1500×3	All	16	Until Hit	Total 45		P1

• Shoots 3 projectiles
• Can follow up with Mirage Thruster. A version remains on the ground, B version teleports up into the air, C version teleports behind the opponent

The projectiles hang in place for a bit longer than the A version, making it more advantageous on hit or block from further away. Much harder to avoid in general, allowing you to force your opponent to block and/or eat a mixup.

Version	Level	P1	P2
236C	3	80	80×3
j.236C	3	80	80×3

236C:

• Minimum Damaage 150×3 (450)

j.236C:

• Minimum Damaage 150×3 (450)

EX Mirage Thruster

214C (Air OK) After certain Skills -> C

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  This is not neutral

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On-Block	Attribute	Invuln
				Total: 31			10~20 All

• Teleports behind the opponent's position at the time of the teleport

Excellent for punishing unsafe zoning and unattentive opponents, but loses to 4A/5A mash and reversal DP/supers. If done from a far enough A Sonic Saber 5A will combo from the saber on hit.

Level	P1	P2

Partner Skills

5P

Valkyrie Astrea

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Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On-Block	Attribute	Invuln
2400	All	(18)+13	3	37	-21	B

Good for extending combos as they can't tech till they touch to ground. Has more vertical range than the animation suggests so it's good for juggles.

Level	P1	P2
4	70	80

• Minimum Damaage 120

6P

Sonic Saber

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Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On-Block	Attribute	Invuln
1200, 500×4	All	(18)+44		Total: (18)+66	+27	P

• Additional projectiles appear both on hit and block

This assist can be a decent approach tool and can provide incredible amounts of lockdown if you can force the opponent to block it. Cross Combo will not destroy the projectile once it leaves her hands, making it possible to produce two sabers on screen at once!

Level	P1	P2
3	70	80

• Minimum Damage 60, 25×4 (160)

4P

Crusader Seraphim Alpha

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Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On-Block	Attribute	Invuln
1500×2	All	(18+)10	3 [3(20)Until L]	38 [34L]	-22	B

• Automatically follows up with Strike Fall on hit

Has the same pros and cons as the point version like the disjoint or the dead zone but overall it's a great anti air.Its only downside is that you can't active switch to izayoi and have her combo unless their in the corner

Level	P1	P2
4	70	80

• Minimum Damage 75×4 (150)

Distortion Skills

Justice Phorizer

236B+C

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Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On-Block	Attribute	Invuln
5500 [6500]	All	7+(78 Flash)+10	9	49	-39	P2	1~25 All

• Reaches about half screen
• Hitbox covers Izayoi herself, including slightly behind her. Even if you jump over the magic circle, you can still be hit.

Longer range and slightly less damage than Banshee Lancer, but gets its full damage if hitting both opponent characters. Enhanced version with gigantic hitbox for calling out projectiles, assist calls, and general whiffed normals in neutral.

Level	P1	P2
4	80	60

• Values in [] are for Enhanced version
• Minimum damage 1815 [2015]
• Maximum Slide duration: 20F

Banshee Lancer

214B+C

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Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On-Block	Attribute	Invuln
2200, 2500×2, 3600 [2200, 1500×6, 2200]	All	8+(69 Flash)+6	3	46	-22	B	1~16 All

• Only the first hit will land on assists

Cinematic super. Shorter range than Justice Phorizer but higher damage.

Level	P1	P2
5, 4×3 [×7]	80	60

• Values in [] are for Enhanced version
• Minimum damage 440, 300×2, 1008 (2048) [440, 180×6, 616 (2136)]
• Crumple Duration 65, Crumple Fall 93

Distortion Skill Duo

Banshee Lancer

P during Partner's Distortion Skill

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Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On-Block	Attribute	Invuln
2000 [2500]	All	1+(119 Flash)+1	9	49	-39	B	1~10 All

Level	P1	P2
4	100	100

• Values in [] are for Enhanced version
• Minimum Damage 2000 [2500]
• Maximum Slide duration 20F

Astral Heat

Judge of Destiny

222B+C when Astral Conditions are met

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Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On-Block	Attribute	Invuln
	All	4+(131 Flash)+11	9	35	-30	B	1~23 All

• Requires 9 Skill Gauge, Resonance Blaze, and for opponent to also be on one character left

Extremely easy to combo into. (5BB, 2B, throw, Valkyrie Astrea, Strike Fall)

Level	P1	P2
4

External References

• Color Palettes on https://blazblue.wiki

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