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* Double Jump, 1 Airdash, Dash Type: Run
* Double Jump, 1 Airdash, Dash Type: Run
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| lore = 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.
| lore = 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.
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===Drive: Soul Eater===
In the original BlazBlue series, Ragna's Drive allowed him to steal some of his opponent's life whenever he connected with an attack involving the Drive button. These attacks would even restore life on block, dealing chip damage to the opponent in the process. Although there is no longer is a dedicated Drive button, this feature makes its return in BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle in various moves of his.


Note: All lifesteal values are static and are not modified by proration or other factors. Enhanced versions of Distortion Skills are different to their regular counterparts and have their own separate values.
===Playstyle===
{{StrengthsAndWeaknesses
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|intro=Ragna is a rushdown character. He has normals with good reach, specials to help with mix-up 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.
|intro=Ragna is a rushdown character. He has normals with good reach, specials to help with mix-up 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.
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===Drive: Soul Eater===
In the original BlazBlue series, Ragna's Drive allowed him to steal some of his opponent's life whenever he connected with an attack involving the Drive button. These attacks would even restore life on block, dealing chip damage to the opponent in the process. Although there is no longer is a dedicated Drive button, this feature makes its return in BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle in various moves of his.
Note: All lifesteal values are static and are not modified by proration or other factors. Enhanced versions of Distortion Skills are different to their regular counterparts and have their own separate values.
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==Normal Moves==
==Normal Moves==
====== <font style="visibility:hidden" size="0">4A</font> ======
====== <span style="visibility:hidden;font-size:0">4A</span> ======
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|image=BBTag_Ragna_4A.png |caption=Must be at least this tall to get smacked.
|image=BBTag_Ragna_4A.png |caption=Must be at least this tall to get smacked.
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====== <font style="visibility:hidden" size="0">5A</font> ======
====== <span style="visibility:hidden;font-size:0">5A</span> ======
{{MoveData
{{MoveData
|image=BBTag_Ragna_5A.png |caption=The Jesus Kick. Fear it. Respect it.  
|image=BBTag_Ragna_5A.png |caption=The Jesus Kick. Fear it. Respect it.  
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* Throw cancelable.
* Throw cancelable.
 
*The normal of choice for every gorilla.
This move will normally be the start of Ragna's pressure and one of his most useful standard footsie tools in neutral, though it lacks disjoint so it performs poorly in trades. Used in almost every combo thanks to its high speed, range, and damage. Can cancel into lows, highs and throws, giving it high mix-up potential. Not jump cancelable, meaning that it isn't possible to block bursts or convert into air combos with this move alone.
This move will normally be the start of Ragna's pressure and one of his most useful standard footsie tools in neutral, though it lacks disjoint so it performs poorly in trades. Used in almost every combo thanks to its high speed, range, and damage. Can cancel into lows, highs and throws, giving it high mix-up potential. Not jump cancelable, meaning that it isn't possible to block bursts or convert into air combos with this move alone.
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====== <font style="visibility:hidden" size="0">5B</font> ======
====== <span style="visibility:hidden;font-size:0">5B</span> ======
{{MoveData
{{MoveData
|image=BBTag_Ragna_5B.png |caption=Ragna's most reliable anti-air; now seems better than before.
|image=BBTag_Ragna_5B.png |caption=Ragna's most reliable anti-air; now seems better than before.
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====== <font style="visibility:hidden" size="0">5C</font> ======
====== <span style="visibility:hidden;font-size:0">5C</span> ======
{{MoveData
{{MoveData
|image=BBTag_Ragna_5C.png |caption=Ragna's old Crush Trigger, still not very good.
|image=BBTag_Ragna_5C.png |caption=Ragna's old Crush Trigger, still not very good.
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====== <font style="visibility:hidden" size="0">2A</font> ======
====== <span style="visibility:hidden;font-size:0">2A</span> ======
{{MoveData
{{MoveData
|image=BBTag_Ragna_2A.png |caption=Ragna's go-to low. Buffed to high heavens in 2.0.
|image=BBTag_Ragna_2A.png |caption=Ragna's go-to low. Buffed to high heavens in 2.0.
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====== <font style="visibility:hidden" size="0">2B</font> ======
====== <span style="visibility:hidden;font-size:0">2B</span> ======
{{MoveData
{{MoveData
|image=BBTag_Ragna_2B.png |caption=Slow pressure reset.
|image=BBTag_Ragna_2B.png |caption=Slow pressure reset.
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====== <font style="visibility:hidden" size="0">2C</font> ======
====== <span style="visibility:hidden;font-size:0">2C</span> ======
{{MoveData
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|image=BBTag_Ragna_2C.png |caption=COUNTER
|image=BBTag_Ragna_2C.png |caption=COUNTER
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====== <font style="visibility:hidden" size="0">j.A</font> ======
====== <span style="visibility:hidden;font-size:0">j.A</span> ======
{{MoveData
{{MoveData
|image=BBTag_Ragna_jA.png |caption=All purpose air normal.
|image=BBTag_Ragna_jA.png |caption=All purpose air normal.
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====== <font style="visibility:hidden" size="0">j.B</font> ======
====== <span style="visibility:hidden;font-size:0">j.B</span> ======
{{MoveData
{{MoveData
|image=BBTag_Ragna_jB.png |caption= Healing + Good scaling = Ideal Combo Filler
|image=BBTag_Ragna_jB.png |caption= Healing + Good scaling = Ideal Combo Filler
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====== <font style="visibility:hidden" size="0">j.C</font> ======
====== <span style="visibility:hidden;font-size:0">j.C</span> ======
{{MoveData
{{MoveData
|image=BBTag_Ragna_jC.png |caption=Belial Edge... how we've missed you.
|image=BBTag_Ragna_jC.png |caption=Belial Edge... how we've missed you.
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==Universal Mechanics==
==Universal Mechanics==


====== <font style="visibility:hidden" size="0">Ground Throw</font> ======
====== <span style="visibility:hidden;font-size:0">Ground Throw</span> ======
{{MoveData
{{MoveData
|image=BBTag_Ragna_GroundThrow.png |caption="This'll sting!"
|image=BBTag_Ragna_GroundThrow.png |caption="This'll sting!"
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====== <font style="visibility:hidden" size="0">Inferno Divider</font> ======
====== <span style="visibility:hidden;font-size:0">Inferno Divider</span> ======
{{MoveData
{{MoveData
|image=BBTag_Ragna_InfernoDivider.png |caption=The return of a very reliable reversal.
|image=BBTag_Ragna_InfernoDivider.png |caption=The return of a very reliable reversal.
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==Skills==
==Skills==
====== <font style="visibility:hidden" size="0">Dead Spike</font> ======
====== <span style="visibility:hidden;font-size:0">Dead Spike</span> ======
{{MoveData
{{MoveData
|image=BBTag_Ragna_DeadSpike.png |caption=You'll learn how to walk one day buddy...
|image=BBTag_Ragna_DeadSpike.png |caption=You'll learn how to walk one day buddy...
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====== <font style="visibility:hidden" size="0">Hell's Fang</font> ======
====== <span style="visibility:hidden;font-size:0">Hell's Fang</span> ======
{{MoveData
{{MoveData
|image=BBTag_Ragna_HellsFang.png |caption=Corner...
|image=BBTag_Ragna_HellsFang.png |caption=Corner...
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====== <font style="visibility:hidden" size="0">Gauntlet Hades</font> ======
====== <span style="visibility:hidden;font-size:0">Gauntlet Hades</span> ======
{{MoveData
{{MoveData
|image=BBTag_Ragna_GauntletHades.png |caption= Gauntlet Dumbass!
|image=BBTag_Ragna_GauntletHades.png |caption= Gauntlet Dumbass!
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====== <font style="visibility:hidden" size="0">Nightmare Edge</font> ======
====== <span style="visibility:hidden;font-size:0">Nightmare Edge</span> ======
{{MoveData
{{MoveData
|image=BBTag_Ragna_NightmareEdge.png |caption=''"Drown in darkness!"''
|image=BBTag_Ragna_NightmareEdge.png |caption=''"Drown in darkness!"''
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==Extra Skills==
==Extra Skills==
====== <font style="visibility:hidden" size="0">EX Dead Spike</font> ======
====== <span style="visibility:hidden;font-size:0">EX Dead Spike</span> ======
{{MoveData
{{MoveData
|image=BBTag_Ragna_DeadSpikeEX.png |caption=Unlimited Ragna's rekka, now a proper special move.
|image=BBTag_Ragna_DeadSpikeEX.png |caption=Unlimited Ragna's rekka, now a proper special move.
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====== <font style="visibility:hidden" size="0">Blood Scythe</font> ======
====== <span style="visibility:hidden;font-size:0">Blood Scythe</span> ======
{{MoveData
{{MoveData
|image=BBTag_Ragna_BloodScythe.png |caption=GRIM REAP- oh wait...
|image=BBTag_Ragna_BloodScythe.png |caption=GRIM REAP- oh wait...
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==Partner Skills==
==Partner Skills==
====== <font style="visibility:hidden" size="0">5P</font> ======
====== <span style="visibility:hidden;font-size:0">5P</span> ======
{{MoveData
{{MoveData
|image=BBTag_Ragna_HellsFang.png |caption=
|image=BBTag_Ragna_HellsFang.png |caption=
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====== <font style="visibility:hidden" size="0">6P</font> ======
====== <span style="visibility:hidden;font-size:0">6P</span> ======
{{MoveData
{{MoveData
|image=BBTag_Ragna_BloodScythe.png |caption= Get out of my airspace.
|image=BBTag_Ragna_BloodScythe.png |caption= Get out of my airspace.
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====== <font style="visibility:hidden" size="0">4P</font> ======
====== <span style="visibility:hidden;font-size:0">4P</span> ======
{{MoveData
{{MoveData
|image=BBTag_Ragna_4P.png |caption=Lend a helping hand (or claw).
|image=BBTag_Ragna_4P.png |caption=Lend a helping hand (or claw).
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==Distortion Skills==
==Distortion Skills==
====== <font style="visibility:hidden" size="0">Carnage Scissors</font> ======
====== <span style="visibility:hidden;font-size:0">Carnage Scissors</span> ======
{{MoveData
{{MoveData
|image=BBTag_Ragna_CarnageScissors.png |caption=Don't run full screen with scissors! You could poke the enemy's eyes out!
|image=BBTag_Ragna_CarnageScissors.png |caption=Don't run full screen with scissors! You could poke the enemy's eyes out!
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====== <font style="visibility:hidden" size="0">Devoured by Darkness</font> ======
====== <span style="visibility:hidden;font-size:0">Devoured by Darkness</span> ======
{{MoveData
{{MoveData
|image=BBTag_Ragna_DevouredByDarkness.png |caption= [https://youtu.be/cE6bFC3crd0?t=49 When you don't want to be at red health anymore.]
|image=BBTag_Ragna_DevouredByDarkness.png |caption= When you don't want to be at red health anymore.
|input=214B+C
|input=214B+C
|name=Devoured by Darkness
|name=Devoured by Darkness
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[[Category:Ragna the Bloodedge]]
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Revision as of 05:18, 26 July 2020

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Ragna the Bloodedge
BBTag Ragna Portrait.png
Movement Options
  • Double Jump, 1 Airdash, Dash Type: Run
Playstyle
Offense, Balanced
Team Role
Point, Support

Overview

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

Drive: Soul Eater

In the original BlazBlue series, Ragna's Drive allowed him to steal some of his opponent's life whenever he connected with an attack involving the Drive button. These attacks would even restore life on block, dealing chip damage to the opponent in the process. Although there is no longer is a dedicated Drive button, this feature makes its return in BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle in various moves of his.

Note: All lifesteal values are static and are not modified by proration or other factors. Enhanced versions of Distortion Skills are different to their regular counterparts and have their own separate values.

Playstyle

 Ragna the Bloodedge Ragna is a rushdown character. He has normals with good reach, specials to help with mix-up 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.

Pros
Cons
  • Has one of the best Reversal Actions in the game. Reversal, anti-air, combo ender, and punish tool: You name it, Inferno Divider does it.
  • Has good front-end damage, with or without meter.
  • Has multiple dash cancels that can reset pressure and keep opponents close.
  • Versatile combo toolkit allows him convert just about any hit into a full combo.
  • Access to multiple mid-ranged high/low normals that can be done very late into a block string and can be followed up without needing assists.
  • One of the safest anti-air normals in the game (5B) that can follow up easily into a combo. Also allows Ragna to Reverse Beat into 2A.
  • Easy to find opportunities to insert Partner Skills for enhanced damage.
  • Soul Eater attacks steals life on either hit or block as well as dealing chip damage.
  • Has incredibly scary comeback potential with resonance due to his improved Soul Eater values
  • Lacks full-screen projectiles. This makes him very susceptible to zoning and set-ups that can be done from full-screen.
  • Lacks a projectile Partner Skill, forcing the point character to make risky plays to get close to the opponent.
  • Sword normals are locked behind Smart Combos, making him vulnerable in trade situations against weapon wielding characters.
  • Fantastic pressure is easily negated by well timed Reject Guards.
  • Block strings are heavily dependent on proximity.


Normal Moves

4A
4A Must be at least this tall to get smacked. Template:AttackDataHeader-BBTag
  • Whiffs on crouchers. Also whiffs on short character like Linne, even if they aren't crouching.
  • Cancelable into everything, including jumps, throws, and even itself.

High hitbox allows 4A to be used as a check against opponents who like to jump out of pressure. Can also be used as a make-shift anti-air but the lack of head invulnerability can make this risky. Whiffs against crouching opponents. After three consecutive 4As, any further A inputs will result in 5A.

5A
5A
BBTag Ragna 5A.png
The Jesus Kick. Fear it. Respect it. You're gonna see this move a lot. Poke their toes and toss 'em.
BBTag Ragna 5AAAA.png
Mashin' A.
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5A
  • Throw cancelable.
  • The normal of choice for every gorilla.

This move will normally be the start of Ragna's pressure and one of his most useful standard footsie tools in neutral, though it lacks disjoint so it performs poorly in trades. Used in almost every combo thanks to its high speed, range, and damage. Can cancel into lows, highs and throws, giving it high mix-up potential. Not jump cancelable, meaning that it isn't possible to block bursts or convert into air combos with this move alone.

5AA
  • Jump cancelable.
  • Throw cancelable.
  • Last point of the A Smart Combo where you can chain into 2A.

Pressure tool and combo filler. Safe on block and has many cancel options (such as rebeat 5A via 2A, throw, pressure resetting specials, and jump cancel), making it a vital part of all of Ragna's block strings. In combos, it can whiff if it is used after 5A on an airborne opponent if they are too high off the ground. Leads into 5AAA launcher on air hit except when almost all hitstun has been used, though at that point only Inferno Divider or Carnage Scissors can continue the combo.

5AAA
  • Hits two times.
  • First hit is a low.
  • Jump cancelable on the second hit.

Launcher with better damage and scaling than 5B, but can only be done after 5AA and only launches airborne opponents. The first hit has great horizontal reach and is a low while the second hit has a large vertical hitbox and is jump cancelable on both hit and block. Has large amounts of guaranteed untechable time against airborne opponents which always combos into sweet spot Belial Edge if done immediately out of a jump cancel. Furthermore, this move can cancel into 2C and Gauntlet Hades, giving Ragna a high/low mix-up as well. Be wary of Reject Guards, as the second hit is horribly unsafe on whiff. In combos, this move can loop into and from A Dead Spike on an airborne opponent. Can also go into Ragna's j.C > Gauntlet Hades loop in the same scenario.

5AAAA
  • Launches away on hit.
  • Opponent cannot Cross Burst during this attack.
  • Lifesteal: 300

Does respectable damage, has excellent scaling, and steals life, all while being incredibly easy to use. However, it is very reliant on Partner Skills because it has no cancel options on whiff or block so don't use this move in block strings. Can only be canceled into Cross Raid if Ragna has a full Cross Gauge and his partner is currently in the back line (cannot be super canceled in Resonance Blaze). Due to the extreme horizontal knockback on hit, Partner Skills must be called pre-emptively for them to successfully connect when used mid-screen. At max height in the corner, this move produces safe jump oki. Note that if hitstun is low, the opponent can air tech before reaching the ground.

5B
5B Ragna's most reliable anti-air; now seems better than before. Dash Cancel shenanigans like the good old days. Not Over Yet, now as an auto-combo. Template:AttackDataHeader-BBTag
5B
  • Head attribute invincible.
  • Launches on hit.
  • Jump cancelable.

5B serves as Ragna's main anti-air as it possess head attribute invincibility and is jump cancelable on both hit or block. It also serves as Ragna's main launcher in meterless combos against grounded opponents. Can cancel into 2A, giving Ragna pseudo-Reverse Beat capabilities.

5BB
  • Hits two times.
  • First hit is jump cancelable on hit.
  • First hit launches on hit.
  • Second hit knocks down on hit and steals health.
  • Lifesteal: 0, 300 (300 total)

The first hit is used to bring opponents higher into the air to allow Ragna to combo off of Hell's Fang or A Dead Spike. The second hit steals life and is used to bring airborne opponents back down to the ground in order to combo into B Dead Spike or Blood Scythe, the latter of which can force a side switch if it is used midscreen. This move has fantastic scaling as a starter, leading into high damage with only one stock of Skill Gauge, although such a starter is unlikely as it is locked behind 5B, meaning that this typically only occurs after a frame trap. Thanks to its multi-hit nature, 5BB can be used to Active Change mid-combo fairly easily but this trait also makes it very unsafe on whiff. The second hit can cancel into other moves as long as the first hits something.

5BBB
  • Cannot cancel into Skills or Distortion Skills.
  • Can call Partner Skills during the dash.

This dash is mostly used to give Ragna a better chance of landing 5BBBB. That being said, the dash distance covers much of the pushback distance of 5BB, making it possible to make up the distance and recover while a Partner Skill keeps the opponent in blockstun. It is still ill-advised to use this outside of combos, however, as the dash is very unsafe. Can be used to combo into 2A if 5BB hit an opponent from a high enough height.

5BBBB
  • Can only hit opponents who are knocked-down.
  • Can only hit the opponent's point character.
  • Ground slides on hit.
  • Opponent cannot Cross Burst during this attack.
  • Opponent cannot be hit by Partner Skills during the grab animation.

Used on downed opponents for a pick-up attack. A strong combo part that forces the opponent into an fixed animation on hit that then combos into Hell's Fang midscreen, B Dead Spike in the corner, or Blood Scythe for high damage anywhere. If 5BBB is immediately canceled into 5BBBB, it's possible that 5BBBB can whiff before the dash closes enough of the gap, so be mindful of when you input the last B. If hitstun is low, the opponent won't slide as far and some moves won't connect afterwards.

5C
5C Ragna's old Crush Trigger, still not very good. Template:AttackDataHeader-BBTag
  • Flash on frame 4.
  • Knockdown on airborne hit.
  • Leads into a timed follow-up on ground hit that launches opponents away.
  • Follow-up damage, Skill Gauge gain, oki, and timing changes if partner is available.

Thanks to 5C's poor range and the fact that Ragna has a more reliable overhead that has better mix-up and damage potential in the form of Gauntlet Hades, this move rarely sees any use outside of being an unburstable overhead. Inputting the follow-up as soon as possible results in less damage and Skill Gauge gain but provides safe jump oki in the corner. Perfect timing deals more damage and grants a full stock of Skill Gauge.

2A
2A Ragna's go-to low. Buffed to high heavens in 2.0. Template:AttackDataHeader-BBTag
  • Throw cancelable.

Your main low poke for footsies, equipped with a very good balance of range, speed, and recovery. This is the only normal in Ragna's arsenal that can Reverse Beat from 5B, so it's very good for opponents that don't pushblock too often. Also allows Ragna to repeat 5A and 5AA within the same chain of normals, though only once per string. Due to it's speed and low recovery, this works well for stagger pressure.

2B
2B Slow pressure reset. Template:AttackDataHeader-BBTag
  • Jump cancelable.
  • Foot attribute invincible.
  • Lifesteal: 300

A ground-to-air normal that can cancel into air normals to reset pressure. Cancels into air normals are always a true blockstring unless the opponent Reject Guards 2B, though jump canceling it makes it safe anyway. Late air normal cancels will eliminate 2B's recovery without attacking, allowing Ragna to go low with 2A instead. Performing delay 2B after 5B on hit and then whiffing j.B enables rejump combos, leading into strong, mid-screen combo routes. Can combo directly into 5A on Counter Hit.

2C
2C
BBTag Ragna 2C.png
COUNTER
Template:AttackDataHeader-BBTag
  • Knockdown on hit.
  • Lifesteal: 300

Ragna's best scaling practical starter which can combo into Blood Scythe for an extension into massive damage. Can also combo into Gauntlet Hades on Counter Hit for meterless routes. Use it to punish blocked or whiffed reversals or use it late into a block string for a surprise low. Outside of using it as a starter, 2C is also good for comboing into Hell's Fang at maximum range or to bring in your partner for a Partner Skill.

j.A
j.A All purpose air normal. Throw follow-up turned normal follow-up. Template:AttackDataHeader-BBTag
j.A
  • Jump cancelable.

Ragna's main approach via the air as it's a serviceable air-to-air and a air-to-ground attack. Pressure starter and overhead mix-up tool. Combo filler used to manipulate the opponents height for Belial Edge extensions.

j.AA
  • Jump cancelable.

While j.B fulfills a similar role, j.AA moves Ragna forward slightly which makes connecting j.C clean hit much easier in certain situations. Deals less damage and hitstun then j.B and doesn't grant as much Skill Gauge or give any life, so use j.B instead wherever possible. If j.A was used high enough after an air dash, then j.AA can cross up.

j.B
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  • Jump cancelable.
  • Lifesteal: 300

Air combo tool that hits in front and above Ragna. Used to lead into Belial Edge, Inferno Divider, Nightmare Edge or Aerial Blood Scythe. Ragna's most damaging air normal and the only one with lifesteal. Very important for manipulating the opponent's height during air combos so as to set-up Belial Edge extensions. Can be used as a jump-in with better scaling and damage than j.A but its vertical hitbox and lack of cancel options makes this non-optimal. As an air to air, it's subpar due to it's slow speed and short hitbox, but has incredible untech on counterhit.

j.C
j.C
Belial Edge
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Belial Edge... how we've missed you.
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  • Number of hits is dependent on Ragna's height from the ground.
  • Intermediate hits drag airborne opponents down.
  • Landing hit ground bounces and is special cancelable on hit or block.

An air-to-ground combo extender. When j.C is used on an opponent above Ragna, the last hit will connect, causing the opponent to bounce. This combined with the last hit being special cancelable allows Ragna to follow-up with a Skill. However, if Ragna is above the opponent, the opponent will quickly recover the instant Ragna touches the ground. The only follow-up possible when Ragna is above an airborne opponent is a well-timed Partner Skill.

Loops into and from Gauntlet Hades, leading into good damage, corner carry, and Skill Gauge gain, though the timing is tight and changes depending on which character Ragna is fighting. Against grounded opponents, Ragna can use quick specials like Hell's Fang and Inferno Divider to follow it up, though Counter Hits allow for better damage with Gauntlet Hades or Blood Scythe.


Universal Mechanics

Ground Throw
Ground Throw
5B+C
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"This'll sting!"
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"Ready?"
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Forward Throw
B+C
Back Throw
4B+C
  • 100% minimum damage: 0, 2000 (2000 total)
  • Holding back while pressing throw results in a back throw.
  • Ragna performs a dash and then grabs if he wasn't already within throw range.
  • Opponents cannot Cross Burst during a throw.

Ragna's forward throw has him stab his opponent by extending his sword into them. His back throw has him drag his opponent across the ground, following through into an upward toss. Has enough of a frame advantage to combo into any of Ragna's normal, Skills or Distortion Skills (except for 5C and 2C), giving him many combo options off of it. Both throws have near identical launch heights and angles, as well as having the same combo routes.

Inferno Divider
Inferno Divider
5A+D (Air OK)
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The return of a very reliable reversal.
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Inferno Divider
A+D
Aerial Inferno Divider
j.A+D
Uppercut
A+D > A/B/C
Axe Kick
A+D > A/B/C > A/B/C
  • Invincible from frame 1.
  • Ground version is air unblockable.
  • Cannot Cross Burst if punished.
  • 5% minimum damage: 50*2, 50, 100 (250 total)
  • Lifesteal: 150*2, 0, 150 (450 total)

Ragna's universal reversal tool and air unblockable attack. It has pretty good vertical and horizontal range which threatens aerial approaches. As expected, if this move is blocked or whiffs Ragna will be left vulnerable to a counter attack. Inferno Divider is Ragna's fastest air combo ender as well as his most damaging thanks to its minimum damage. Leads into decent oki anywhere on the screen, though he has better options in the corner.


Skills

Dead Spike
Dead Spike
236A/B You'll learn how to walk one day buddy... ...Just like this!
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A.png Dead Spike
  • Launches on air hit.
  • Lifesteal: 300

Used in mid-screen combos juggle opponents if they are hit high enough off the ground (such as after the first hit of 5BB). Has somewhat poor range and is unsafe on block, meaning this move should never be used in block strings or in neutral.

B.png Dead Spike
  • Dash cancelable, even on whiff.
  • Launches away on hit.
  • Lifesteal: 300

Used to reset pressure during block strings or as a meaty oki tool against characters with low range reversals. Easily leads into follow-ups in the corner but at mid-screen follow-ups are only possible if it is done at close range or if it connects late by having opponents fall onto the attack. Can also make Active Changes safe. Do not use this to zone as the projectile is slow to start up and is easy to jump over.

Hell's Fang
Hell's Fang
214A Corner... Carry!
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Hell's Fang
214A
Follow-up Attack
214A > A/B/C
  • Second hit launches away on hit.
  • Lifesteal (Follow-up Attack): 600

If your combo doesn't allow for Nightmare Edge, this will serve just as well for an ender. The first hit can be used to juggle opponents into 4A if they are sufficiently high enough when the move connects. On a grounded counter hit, this move deals so much hitstun that Ragna can drop the follow-up attack and use 5A for a full combo. The second hit steals life and launches the opponent away, with the distance they travel being farther the higher they were when they got on hit. The opponent's height also influences the final frame advantage, potentially giving Ragna safe jump oki in the corner if they were high enough when the final hit connected.

Gauntlet Hades
Gauntlet Hades
214B (Air OK) Gauntlet Dumbass!
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Is now jump cancelable, enjoy your loops!
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Ground
214B
Aerial
j.214B
Rising Kick
214B > A/B/C
  • Gauntlet Hades connects about three frames later on crouching opponents.
  • Ground Gauntlet Hades staggers on ground hit, Aerial Gauntlet Hades launches on hit.
  • Rising Kick launches on hit.
  • Rising Kick is jump cancelable.
  • (READ THIS)Rising Kick whiffs on crouching opponents.
  • Lifesteal (Rising Kick): 300

Ragna's most reliable grounded overhead and vital combo tool, especially after Belial Edge. Can be used after j.AA for a triple overhead mix-up. If the opponent doesn't block low after the first attack, then Rising Kick can hit their guard and be jump canceled to either attack with a falling air normal or to disengage from a bad block-string. On a grounded Gauntlet Hades counter hit, the opponent will be stunned for a long period of time, making it easy to confirm into essentially any combo. Loops into and from Belial Edge for massive corner carry and damage.

Nightmare Edge
Nightmare Edge
j.214A "Drown in darkness!" Damage, meter gain, life steal, and safe jump oki, all in one package.
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Nightmare Edge
j.214A
Follow-up Attack
j.214A > A/B/C
  • Number of hits is dependent on Ragna's height from the ground.
  • Intermediate and landing hits knocks down on hit.
  • Follow-up Attack launches away on hit.
  • Lifesteal (Follow-up Attack): 600

Combo ender for air combos that has good damage and corner carry. The landing hit of Nightmare Edge is punishable by some jabs but the follow-up is very unsafe so be careful when using this move in neutral. Follow-up always results in safe jump oki in the corner, making it his go-to combo ender for all of his corner combos. Can be used to end corner Resonance Blaze combos as it can be canceled directly into Devoured by Darkness. Just like with 5AAAA, Partner Skills must be used before the follow-up attack mid-screen or else the opponent will travel too far to be hit and the Partner Skill will whiff.


Extra Skills

EX Dead Spike
EX Dead Spike
236C
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Unlimited Ragna's rekka, now a proper special move.
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Wall bounce for combo extensions.
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Life bar begone
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EX Dead Spike
236C
Follow-up Attack 1
236C > A/B/C
Follow-up Attack 2
236C > A/B/C > A/B/C
  • EX Dead Spike launches on hit.
  • Follow-up Attack 1 wall bounces mid-screen and wall sticks in the corner.
  • Follow-up Attack 2 launches away on hit.
  • 10% minimum damage: 150, 170, 420 (740 total)
  • Lifesteal: 300, 300, 300 (900 total)

Ragna's Dead Spike gains two follow-ups when performed as an Extra Skill. The Dead Spike itself shares identical frame data as A Dead Spike but is larger, steals more life, deals unrecoverable damage, and has minimum damage. Due to being so similar to A Dead Spike, this attack should never be used if you don't intended to use one of the follow-ups.

Follow-up Attack 1 has a larger hitbox than its regular counterpart, launches opponents further, and can either wall bounce or wall stick depending on the distance from the corner, on top of having unrecoverable minimum damage. Both the wall bounce and the wall stick can be used to extend combos if the opponent was high enough in the air before EX Dead Spike was used. However, despite being combo-able solo, this move is outclassed by EX Bloodscythe in that regard.

Follow-up Attack 2 is a unique move that deals massive amounts of damage and launches the opponent a great distance away. This follow up is more or less the reason why you would ever want to spend meter on EX Deadspike. Can extend combos by hitting opponents who are both high in the air and are in the corner. Fantastic move in Resonance Blaze, as it can launch opponents at the perfect angle for combo extensions via Carnage Scissors in the corner, as well as being able to tack on more minimum damage and lifesteal before ending a combo with a Distortion Skill. Due to it's absurd damage value and incredible scaling, this is also an ideal combo tool for Cross combo, allowing you to perform TOD's with a large portion of the cast.

Blood Scythe
Blood Scythe
214C (Air OK) GRIM REAP- oh wait...
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Ground
214C
Aerial
j.214C
  • Ground bounces on hit.
  • 10% minimum damage: 250
  • Lifesteal: 300

This Extra Skill acts as a universal combo extension for most of Ragna's combos. On hit, Blood Scythe can be followed up with 5A. Comboing into Blood Scythe will often result in a considerable damage increase, particularly if performed early, such as after 2C. Using it midscreen as a combo extension after certain moves like the second hit of 5BB will force a side switch.

Aerial Bloodscythe is a good combo extension tool from air to ground if you do not want to harshly prorate your combo via j.C -> Gauntlet Hades loops. At the cost of one meter, you can vastly increase your damage output in air neutral, netting you around 6 to 7k damage depending on your starter being j.A or j.B.


Partner Skills

5P
5P
Hell's Fang Start blocking or start praying!
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  • Follow-up Attack performed only on hit.
  • Follow-up Attack launches away on hit.
  • Lifesteal (Follow-up Attack): 100

Easily the most versatile of Ragna's Partner Skills thanks to its high utility, speed, and simplicity. Ragna lunges almost full-screen and, if he successfully hits an opponent, will wall bounce them for easy follow-ups. While the follow-up only comes out on hit the first part still deals enough block stun to allow the point character to reset pressure and apply mix-ups. This is also Ragna's go-to Partner Skill for punishing Cross Bursts.

6P
6P
Blood Scythe Get out of my airspace.
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  • Will track the opponent up to half the screen away.
  • Ground bounces on hit.
  • Lifesteal: 300

Huge start-up Partner Skill that homes in on the opponent and covers a fair amount of vertical space. Very slow, making it a poor choice for Cross Burst punishes as the opponent will recover from their Cross Burst before it hits. In return, the ground bounce on hit makes it very easy to convert into a combo, including moves that normally have too much start-up to be practical. Some characters can even call this assist then use their Reversal Action to anti-air which results in Ragna keeping the opponent in hitstun long enough for the point character to convert the hit into a full combo. Note that doing so will remove the Reversal Action's invulnerability so only do so if the opponent is up-backing out of pressure. Very easy to loop into and from during Cross Combos though the lengthy start-up reduces the number of loops that can be done, especially if the Cross Gauge wasn't full at the beginning of said Cross Combo.

4P
4P
2B Lend a helping hand (or claw).
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  • Launches on hit.
  • Lifesteal: 300

Ragna properly attacks both in front and above him, anti-airing opponents and relaunching them for a follow-up. While generally not as good as his other Partner Skills, it fulfills a unique role as an on-hit switch-out move as Active Changing into Ragna after a successful hit allows him to continue the combo into a proper knockdown. Note that this assist isn't actually head invulnerable so if the assist is called late jump-in attacks may still hit Ragna.


Distortion Skills

Carnage Scissors
Carnage Scissors
236B+C Don't run full screen with scissors! You could poke the enemy's eyes out!
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  • Opponent cannot Cross Burst during this attack.
  • First hit staggers on ground hit, ground bounces on air hit.
  • Follow-up hit doesn't come out on whiff, launches away on hit.
  • Minimum damage: 600, 1044 (1644 total) [600, 840, 105*4 (1860 total)]
  • Lifesteal: 0, 1000 (1000 total) [0, 800, 300*4 (2000 total)]

Ragna lunges forward and slams down his sword, following up with a spin slash that releases energy. The initial attack reaches much higher vertically than what the animation suggests, meaning it can swipe opponents out of the air, though this attack isn't recommended as an anti-air. In neutral, this move is used to blow through projectiles and zoning, even from full screen. In combos, it can be used to finish off an opponent thanks to it high minimum damage and can even potentially grant safe jump oki in the corner if the opponent was high enough before the first hit.

The Enhanced version does more damage, steals more life, and launches opponents higher and farther than the base version. If the opponent is both high enough and in the corner, Ragna can combo after this move with either 4A or 5A, allowing him to combo into another super. Thanks to the extra hits and additional launch height, Ragna can always get safe jump oki off this move in the corner.

Devoured by Darkness
Devoured by Darkness
214B+C When you don't want to be at red health anymore.
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  • Opponent cannot Cross Burst during this attack.
  • Opponent cannot be hit by Partner Skills during this attack.
  • Final hit launches away.
  • Minimum damage: 400, 1740 (2140 total) [400, 1950 (2350 total)]
  • Lifesteal: 0, 2000 (2000 total) [0, 3000 (3000 total)]

Ragna reaches out with his Black Beast infected hand and grabs the opponent, dealing massive damage and regaining a large amount of life. As this is his single most damaging move in his arsenal, this super should be used to finish off opponents while replenishing Ragna's life.

The Enhanced version has better damage, steals more health, and has a longer animation on hit, perfect for waiting out the opponent's Resonance Blaze or to give your assist more time to retreat and be available for a Distortion Skill Duo. By using Resonance Blaze Carnage Scissors as a combo extender, as well as using EX Dead Spike as many times as a combo allows, this Distortion Skill can end combos with massive amounts of damage and lifesteal.


Distortion Skill Duo

Devoured by Darkness
P during Distortion Skill Tag-team throttling.
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  • Opponent cannot Cross Burst during this attack.
  • Final hit launches away.
  • 100% minimum damage: 0, 2500 (2500 total) [0, 3000 (3000 total)]
  • Lifesteal: 0, 500 (500 total) [0, 1000 (1000 total)]

Go for it if you can kill. Note that unlike its Distortion Skill counterpart, this move can OTG. Each version does much more minimum damage than its original, but steals far less life.


Astral Heat

Black Onslaught
222B+C "I’ll show you… the power of the Azure!" "There is no hell, only darkness."
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  • Only available in Level 4 Resonance Blaze when the opponent has one character left, requires 9 Skill Gauge stocks.
  • Opponent cannot Cross Burst during this attack.
  • Grants victory on a successful hit.
  • 100% minimum damage: 0, 2100*6, 1000*8, 21400 (42000 total)
  • Lifesteal: 0, 70*14, 0 (980 total)

Ragna does an uppercut with his sword in a reverse grip. If it hits, he shifts his weapon into its scythe form and does two sequences of three swipes with it. He then charges up the final slash while stealing the opponent's soul, which he unleashes to erase them from existence. As Astrals can only be used in Resonance Blaze, this can be canceled into from normals and Skills, making it very easy to use. If you're quick, you can also combo it from a normal throw. Connecting with this move instantly ends the match, so always use it whenever possible.


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