BBTag/Ragna the Bloodedge

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Ragna the Bloodedge
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Movement Options
  • Double Jump, 1 Airdash, Dash Type: Run

Overview

"I'll show you, the power of the Azure!"

Backstory

The main character of the BlazBlue series. Ragna and his siblings, Jin and Saya lived peacefully being cared for by their guardian at a Church within the forest. One day, the man known as Yuuki Terumi would arrive and burn down the church and sever Ragna's right arm, kidnapping his sister in the process. Ragna is saved by Rachel Alucard when she gives him the Azure Grimoire (a.k.a the titular "BlazBlue") which replaced the arm that had been sliced off. Ragna swore vengeance and would start a one man crusade against the NOL to find Terumi using the Azure's power, becoming the most wanted criminal ever recorded in NOL history.

Playstyle

Ragna is a rushdown character. He has normals with good reach, specials to help with mixup and pressure and a very reliable Reversal Action that can be a very good defensive option when used wisely. Ragna has all the tools needed to succeed but all these tools are driven by your fundamentals. Your Ragna will only get stronger the more you perfect your spacing, movement, how to vary your pressure and how to work in his reversal action into a defense with a strong base built on understanding of game systems and characters.

Strengths/Weaknesses

Strengths Weaknesses
  • Has one of the best Reversal Actions in the game. Combo ender, reversal and punish: You name it, Inferno Divider does it.
  • Has good front-end damage, so even something as simple as 5AA or 5AAA (into 2C) into Hell's Fang does good damage from range.
  • Versatile combo toolkit, ranging from a command dash into OTG, ground bounces and air-to-ground moves.
  • Access to mid-ranged high/low normals. Includes sweeps (2C) and overheads (Gauntlet Hades) that can be followed up easily.
  • One of the safest anti-air normals in the game (5B) that can follow up easily to a combo.
  • Easy to find opportunities to insert Partner Skills for enhanced damage.
  • No projectiles. Ragna might have good pressure, but no projectiles hurts Ragna's Partner Skill potential a lot. This makes him very dependent on his partner for some match-ups.
  • Has an awkward time dealing with fullscreen pressure. Requires high match-up knowledge against dedicated zoning characters or characters with very large normals.
  • Somewhat mediocre Partner Skills for neutral that are overshadowed by other, more viable Partner Skills such as Ruby's.
  • Awkward blockstrings that heavily depend on opponent distance. Hard time auto-adjusting to aerial combos.
  • Ragna's lifesteal mechanic has considerably reduced emphasis. The window of opportunity where lifesteal will make a difference is very narrow.


Drive: Soul Eater

In the original BlazBlue series, Ragna's Drive allowed him to steal some of his opponent's health whenever he connected with an attack involving the Drive button. Although there no longer is a dedicated Drive button, this feature makes its return in BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle.

The following moves steal health from your opponent when they make contact with an opponent:

  • 5AAAA
  • Second hit of 5BB
  • j.B
  • 2C
  • Inferno Divider
  • Axe Kick
  • Dead Spike (All versions)
  • Follow-up Attack (Hell's Fang)
  • Rising Kick (Gauntlet Hades)
  • Follow-up Attack (Nightmare Edge)
  • Follow-up Attack 1 (EX Dead Spike)
  • Follow-up Attack 2 (EX Dead Spike)
  • Blood Scythe (Both versions)
  • Carnage Scissors (Second hit onwards)
  • Devoured by Darkness (Last hit only, on hit only)
  • Black Onslaught (Second hit onwards, on hit only)

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Normal Moves

4A
4A
1000 All 5 3 9 - - -
5A
5A
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The Jesus Kick. Fear it. Respect it.
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1500 All 8 8 16 - - - 1700 All 11 1+4 20 - - - 1100*2 Low, All 13 33 - - - 2000 All 18 4 31 - - -
5B
5B
1500 All 11 4 24 - - - 1000, 2000 All 15 6+12 29 - - - - - - 0, 2000 All - - -
5C
5C
800 High 22 3 28 - - -
2A
2A
1000 Low 9 2 15 - - -
2B
2B
1700 Low 12 3 21 - - -
2C
2C
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2000 Low 17 2 33 - - -
j.A
j.A
1500 High - - - 1500 High - - -
j.B
j.B
1700 High - - -
j.C
j.C
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Belial Edge...how we've missed you.
800*N All - - -


Universal Mechanics

Ground Throw
Ground Throw
5B+C
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0, 2000 Throw - - - 0, 2000 Throw - - -
Inferno Divider
Inferno Divider
5A+D (Air OK)
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The return of a very reliable reversal
1000*2 Air Unblockable 12 - - - 1000*2 All - - - 1000 All - - - 2000 All - - -


Skills

Dead Spike
Dead Spike
236A/B Not a real projectile. Kind of a real projectile.
1500 All 18 - - - 1700 All 26 - - -
Hell's Fang
Hell's Fang
214A
1700 All 15 - - - 1700 All 19 - - -
Gauntlet Hades
Gauntlet Hades
214B (Air OK) Gauntlet Dumbass!
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1700 High/Air 24 - - - 1700 High/Air - - - 1000 All 16 - - -
Nightmare Edge
Nightmare Edge
j.214A
800*N All - - - 1700 All 12 - - -


Extra Skills

EX Dead Spike
EX Dead Spike
236C
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1500 All 18 - - - 1700 All 19 - - - 2000 All 23 - - -
Blood Scythe
Blood Scythe
214C (Air OK) GRIM REAP- oh wait...
2500 All 24 - - - 2500 All - - -


Partner Skills

5P
Hell's Fang
5P
1700, 1700 All 34 - - - -
6P
Blood Scythe
6P
2000 All 55 - - -
4P
Dead Spike
4P
1500 All 31 - - -


Distortion Skills

Carnage Scissors
Carnage Scissors
236B+C
3000, 4000 All - - -


3000, 4000, 700*4 All - - -
Devoured by Darkness
Devoured by Darkness
214B+C
2000, 6000 All - - -


2000, 7500 All - - -


Distortion Skill Duo

Devoured by Darkness
Devoured by Darkness
P during Distortion Skill
0, 2000 All - - - 0, 2500 All - - -


Astral Heat

Black Onslaught
Black Onslaught
222B+C
42000 (DESTROY) All - - -



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