BBTag/Ragna the Bloodedge/Combos

Combo Notation Guide

7	8	9
4	5	6
1	2	3

Numbers represent direction on a keyboard numpad. For example

+

becomes 236A.

> = cancel into the next attack

, = link the next attack after preceding move's recovery

▷ = After landing.

jc = jump cancel

hjc = high jump cancel

CH = Counter Hit

IAD = Instant Air Dash

(N) = only use the Nth attack of the move (for example, if j.B(2) is written, you only use the first two hits of j.B)

[X] = Hold input X.

]X[ = Release input X.

{???}xN = Repeat ??? N amount of times.

Combo List

Enders

Air Combo Enders

#	Combo	Position	Notes
_	j.C > 214A~A/B/C	Any	Standard air combo ender. Provides great oki in the corner and good corner carry midscreen. Requires Ragna to be below the opponent in the air for the last hit of j.C to connect.
_	j.C > A+D~A/B/C~A/B/C	Any	Minimum damage provides great damage at the end of scaled combos as well as decent oki anywhere on the screen, but has less advantage from the knockdown. Requires Ragna to be below the opponent in the air for the last hit of j.C to connect.
_	j.C > 214B~A/B/C > jc > j.B > j.A+D~A/B/C~A/B/C	Any	Maximum damage combo ender, but has less advantage from the knockdown. Requires Ragna to be below the opponent in the air for the last hit of j.C to connect.
_	j.C > 214B~A/B/C > jc > j.214A~A/B/C	Corner	High damage combo ender with a significant frame advantage, enough to perform a safe jump with a IAD against neutral and back techs and with a IABD against forward techs. Requires Ragna to be below the opponent in the air for the last hit of j.C to connect.
_	j.C > 236B+C/214B+C	Any	Standard Distortion Skill ender. Requires Ragna to be below the opponent in the air for the last hit of j.C to connect. Carnage Scissors is faster, travels farther, and provides safe jump oki in the corner while Devoured by Darkness deals more damage and has better health steal.
_	j.A+D~A/B/C~A/B/C	Any	Air combo ender for if height requirement for j.C isn't met, or if you're just more comfortable with it. Fastest air ender, making it good at ending highly scaled combos. Good minimum damage but only decent oki.
_	j.214A~A/B/C	Any	Air combo ender for if height requirement for j.C isn't met, or if you're just more comfortable with it. Provides great oki in the corner and good corner carry midscreen.
_	j.C > 214A~A/B/C > 214B+C	Corner (Resonance)	Resonance Blaze allows Skills to be canceled into Distortion Skills. In this case, the usual combo ender of Hell's Fang Follow-up Attack can be canceled directly into Devoured by Darkness for a max damage combo ender.

Routes

Solo

All non-counter hit routes against grounded opponents that start with 5AA > 5B, or 5AA > 2C also work with a 5B or 2C starter respectively.
Damage is based on the most damaging air ender.

#	Combo	Position	Damage	Difficulty	Notes
1	5AAA > 2C > 214A~A/B/C	Any	5925	[1] Very Easy	Max range confirm off A Smart Combo.
2	5AAA > 2C > 214C > dash 5AAA > hjc > j.A > j.B > djc > j.A > j.B > air ender	Any	8526	[2] Easy	Max range confirm off A Smart Combo extended with Blood Scythe for one bar.
3	5AA > 5BBBB > 214A~A/B/C	Any	6120	[1] Very Easy	B smart combo confirm off of 5AA. Can be extended by using Blood Scythe in place of Hell's Fang, but 5AAA to 2C does much better damage so this isn't optimal.
4	5AA > 5BB > 2C > 214B~A/B/C > djc > j.A > j.B > air ender	Any	7354	[4] Hard	Optimal meterless 5A starter combo. Gauntlet Hades after 2C whiffs against Ragna, Makoto, and Mitsuru. Exact timing of all the actions after Gauntlet Hades is character dependent when done mid-screen. Significantly easier to do in the corner, but isn't optimal there.
5	5AA > 5BB(1) > hjc > j.AA > j.B > djc > j.A > j.B > air ender	Any	6515	[2] Easy	Use of a launcher and a high jump cancel to extend damage and corner carry.
6	5AA > 5BB(1) > 214A > 4A > 5AA > 214A > 4A > 5AAA > jc > j.B > air ender	Any	6486	[2] Easy	Hell's Fang loop off of 5A.
7	5AA > 5BB(1) > 214B~A/B/C > djc > j.A > j.B > j.C > 214B~A/B/C > djc > j.A > j.B > air ender	Any	6481	[2] Easy	Gauntlet Hades loop off of 5A.
8	5AA > 5BB(1) > 236A > 5AAA > hjc > j.A > j.B > djc > j.A > j.B > air ender	Any	6722	[2] Easy	Standard A Deadspike route.
9	5AA > 5BB(1) > 236A > 5AAA > delay 236B > dc > 5AAA > jc > j.B > air ender	Any	6775	[3] Intermediate	Standard A Deadspike route extended with B Deadspike for more damage and corner carry.
10	5AA > 5B > delay 2B > j.B > j.B > djc > j.B > j.C > 214B~A/B/C > djc > j.A > j.B > air ender	Any	6931	[3] Intermediate	5A starter using 2B after a 5B launch. Land after the first j.B than jump for the second j.B.
11	AA 5AAA > hjc > j.A > j.B > djc > j.A > j.B > j.C > 214B~A/B/C > j.A > j.B > air ender	Any	6953	[3] Intermediate	Anti-air 5A combo.
12	CH 5A > 2B > j.B > 5AA > 5BB(1) > 236A > 5AAA > jc > j.B > djc > j.A > j.B > air ender	Any	7503	[3] Intermediate	Standard counter hit 5A combo.
13	CH 5A > 2B > j.B > 5AA > 5BB > 2C > 214B~A/B/C > djc > j.A > j.B > air ender	Any	7910	[4] Hard	Max damage without resources off a point-blank range counter hit 5A. Doesn't work on Ragna, Makoto, or Mitsuru.
14	CH 5A > 2B > j.214B~A/B/C > djc > j.A > j.B > j.C > j.214B~A/B/C > djc > j.A > j.B > air ender	Any	6810	[3] Intermediate	Max range counter hit 5A combo.
15	5AA > 5BBBB > 236B > dc > 5AAA > jc > j.A > j.B > air ender	Corner	7706	[2] Easy	Standard 5A starter corner combo.
16	5AA > 5BBBB > 236B > dc > 5AA > jc > j.A > j.B > 214B~A/B/C > djc > air ender	Corner	7892	[3] Intermediate	Optimal 5A starter corner combo.
17	RB 5A > 2C > 236C~A/B/C~A/B/C > delay 236B+C > dash 5AAA > jc > j.C > 214B~A/B/C > djc > j.214A~A/B/C > 214B+C	Corner	14443	[3] Intermediate	Corner Resonance Blaze combo off of 5A.
18	CH 5A > 2B > j.B > 5AA > 5BBBB > 236B > dc > 5AAA > jc > air ender	Corner	7894	[2] Easy	Corner close range counter hit 5A combo.
19	CH 5A > 2B > j.214B~A/B/C > 5AA > 5BB > 236B > dc > 5AAA > jc > air ender	Corner	7163	[3] Intermediate	Corner max range counter hit 5A combo.
20	AA 5BBBB > 214A~A/B/C	Any	5100	[1] Very Easy	Simple confirm off B Smart Combo.
21	AA 5BB > 236B > dc > 5AAA > jc > falling j.B > 5AAA > sjc > j.B > air ender	Any	7011	[3] Intermediate	Point-blank range 5B combo.
22	AA 5BB(1) > hjc > j.A > j.B > djc > j.A > j.B > air ender	Any	5444	[2] Easy	Standard anti-air conversion off 5B.
23	AA 5BB(1) > hjc > j.A > j.B > djc > j.A > j.B > j.C > 214B~A/B/C > djc > j.A > j.B > air ender	Any	5704	[3] Intermediate	Optimized anti-air conversion off 5B.
24	5BB > 2C > 214B~A/B/C > djc > j.A > j.B > j.C > 214B~A/B/C > djc > j.A > j.B > air ender	Any	6995	[4] Hard	Optimal meterless 5B starter combo. Doesn't work against Ragna, Makoto, and Mitsuru. 2C must be slightly delayed if 5B hit as an anti-air.
25	CH 5B > delay 236B > dc > dash 5AAA > jc > falling j.B > 5AAA > hjc > j.B > jc > j.A > j.B > air ender	Any	6384	[3] Intermediate	Standard anti-air conversion off CH 5B.
26	5BB > 2C > 214C > 5AA > hjc > j.A > j.B > djc > j.A > j.B > air ender	Any	9758	[2] Easy	Raw 5BB frame trap extended with Blood Scythe for 1 bar.
27	5BBBB > 236B > 5AA > jc > j.A > j.B > j.214B~A/B/C > djc > j.B > air ender	Corner	9473	[3] Intermediate	Raw 5BB frame trap corner combo.
28	RB 5BB > 236C~A/B/C~A/B/C > delay 236B+C > dash 5AAA > jc > j.C > 214B~A/B/C > djc > j.214A~A/B/C > 214B+C	Corner	16435	[3] Intermediate	Corner Resonance Blaze combo off of 5BB.
29	2C > 236C~A/B/C > dash 5AAA > 236B > dc > 5AAA > jc > j.B > djc > j.B > air ender	Mid-screen	8568	[3] Intermediate	Point blank range 2C extended with EX Deadspike for 1 bar.
30	2C > 214C > 5AAA > delay 236B > dc > 5AAA > hjc > j.B > djc > j.A > j.B > air ender	Any	8231	[3] Intermediate	Max range 2C extended with Blood Scythe for 1 bar.
31	CH 2C > 236B > dc > dash 5AAA > 236B > dc > dash 5AAA > hjc > j.B > jc > j.A > j.B > air ender	Any	8178	[3] Intermediate	Counter hit close range 2C combo.
32	2C > 214C > 5AAA > 236C~A/B/C~A/B/C > 5AAA > jc > air ender	Corner	9055	[2] Easy	Max range 2C corner combo that uses two bars.
33	CH 2C > 236B > dc > 5AA > 5BBBB > 236B > dc > 5AAA > jc > air ender	Corner	8285	[3] Intermediate	Counter hit close range 2C combo.
34	RB 2C > 236C~A/B/C~A/B/C > delay 236B+C > dash 5AAA > jc > j.C > 214B~A/B/C > djc > j.214A~A/B/C > 214B+C	Corner	14832	[3] Intermediate	Corner Resonance Blaze combo off of 2C.
35	j.B > j.214C > dash 5AAA > delay 236B > dc > dash 5AAA > hjc > j.B > jc > j.A > j.B > air ender	Any	6990	[2] Easy	Ranged air-to-air conversion off j.B.
36	j.C > 214A~A/B/C	Any	3076	[1] Very Easy	Basic meterless Belial Edge combo.
37	CH j.C > 214B~A/B/C > djc > j.A > j.B > j.C > 214B~A/B/C > djc > j.A > j.B > air ender	Any	4705	[3] Intermediate	Standard counter hit Belial Edge combo.
38	CH j.C > 214B~A/B/C > 5BBBB > 236B > dc > 5AAA > jc > air ender	Any	4959	[3] Intermediate	Standard corner counter hit Belial Edge combo.
39	CH 214A > 5AA > 5BB(1) > 236A > 5AAA > hjc > j.A > j.B > djc > j.A > j.B > air ender	Any	6352	[2] Easy	Standard counter hit Hell's Fang combo.
40	CH 214A > 5AA > 5BB > delay 2C > 214B~A/B/C > djc > j.A > j.B > air ender	Any	6775	[4] Hard	Advanced counter hit Hell's Fang combo. Doesn't work on Ragna, Makoto, or Mitsuru.
41	214B~A/B/C > jc > j.A > delay j.B > delay j.C > 214B~A/B/C > jc > j.A > delay j.B > air ender	Any	5340	[3] Intermediate	Standard mid-screen Gauntlet Hades combo.
42	CH 214B > 5AA > 5BB(1) > 236A > 5AAA > hjc > j.A > j.B > djc > j.A > j.B > air ender	Any	6352	[2] Easy	Standard counter hit Gauntlet Hades combo.
43	CH 214B > 5AA > 5BB > delay 2C > 214B~A/B/C > djc > j.A > j.B > air ender	Any	6775	[4] Hard	Advanced counter hit Gauntlet Hades combo. Doesn't work on Ragna, Makoto, or Mitsuru.
44	214B~A/B/C > 5AA > 5BBBB > 236B > dc > 5AAA > jc > air ender	Corner	6019	[3] Intermediate	Standard corner Gauntlet Hades combo.
45	CH 214B > 5BBBB > 236B > dc > 5AAA > 214B~A/B/C > djc > air ender	Corner	7001	[3] Intermediate	Standard counter hit corner Gauntlet Hades combo.
46	B+C > dash 5AAA > delay 236B > dc > dash 5AAA > hjc > j.A > j.B > djc > j.A > j.B > air ender	Any	5677	[2] Easy	Standard mid-screen throw combo.
47	B+C > dash 5AA > 5BB > delay 2C > 214B~A/B/C > djc > j.A > j.B > air ender	Any	5705	[4] Hard	Advanced mid-screen throw combo. Doesn't work on Ragna, Makoto, or Mitsuru. The delay before the 2C is very small.
48	B+C > 5BBBB > 236B > dc > 5AAA > 214B~A/B/C > djc > air ender	Corner	5853	[2] Easy	Standard corner throw combo.

Assist

#	Combo	Position	Damage	Difficulty	Notes
1	5AAAA > [Assist Call] > dash 5AAA > hjc > j.A > j.B > jc > j.A > j.B > air ender	Any	8162	[1] Very Easy	Simple assist extension off A Smart Combo.
2	5AAA > 2C > 236C~A/B/C~A/B/C > [Assist Call] > dash 5AA > 5BBBB > A+D~A/B/C~A/B/C	Any	9962	[3] Intermediate	Meter using assist combo that does huge amounts of damage. The dash 5A or 5AA can be dropped to make the combo more consistent.
3	2C > 214A~A/B/C > [Assist Call] > dash 5AAA > jc > j.B > air ender	Any	8051	[3] Intermediate	Assist combo starting with 2C.
4	2C > 236C~A/B/C~A/B/C > [Assist Call] > dash 5AAA > hjc > j.A > j.B > jc > j.A > j.B > air ender	Any	10592	[2] Easy	Meter using assist combo staring with 2C.
5	5BB > 2C > 236C~A/B/C~A/B/C > [Assist Call] > dash 5AAA > jc > j.A > j.B > air ender	Any	11165	[3] Intermediate	Meter using assist combo staring with the first hit of 5BB.
6	5BB(2) > 2C > 236C~A/B/C~A/B/C > [Assist Call] > dash 5AAA > jc > j.B > jc > j.A > j.B > air ender	Any	11952	[3] Intermediate	Meter using assist combo staring with the second hit of 5BB.
7	j.C > 214A~A/B/C > [Assist Call] > dash 5AAA > jc > j.A > j.B > jc > j.A > j.B > air ender	Any	5862 - 4899	[2] Easy	Assist combo starting with Belial Edge. Damage is based on how many hits Belial Edge did at the beginning (1 to 5 hits possible), with less initial hits granting greater final damage.
8	214B~A/B/C > jc > j.A > j.B > j.214A~A/B/C > [Assist Call] > dash 5AAA > jc > j.A > j.B > air ender	Any	6208	[2] Easy	Assist combo starting with Gauntlet Hades.

Old Stuff

Smart Combos - Combos which only need one button to be pressed.

5AAAA - A Smart Combo, 4618 damage.

5BBBB - B Smart Combo, 3727 damage. Third hit of Smart Combo is a run and does not add to hit counter or do damage.

Easy confirms from Smart Combo - Confirms that only need one special cancel to be done and are otherwise possible with only Smart Combo usage.

5AAA > 214A~A/B/C - Three hits of A Smart Combo into all of Hell's Fang. 5147 damage (second hit of third A button press in Smart Combo must hit to do this amount, if it does not, combo does 4639 damage).

5BBBB > 214A~A/B/C - Similar confirm as above, but with B Smart Combo. 4881 damage.

Intermediate - Assumes that you are now capable of utilizing both the A and B buttons in tandem within a combo, doing special move inputs, and also jump cancelling.

5AA > 5BB > 214A~A/B/C - Simple confirm into Hell's Fang. 5436 damage.

5AA > 5BBBB > 214A~A/B/C - Another simple (but slightly more complex) confirm into Hell's Fang done by simply doing the B autocombo to completion. 5955 damage.

5B > jc > j.A > j.B > jc > j.A > j.B > j.214A~A/B/C - Relatively simple anti-air confirm off of 5B, ending in Nightmare Edge + its follow-up. 4899 damage.

214B~delay A/B/C > dash 5A > 5B > hjc > j.A > j.B > jc > j.A > j.B > 214A~A/B/C - Gauntlet Hades confirm that should work at any screen position. 4821 damage (this number may vary slightly depending on position due to the nature of Nightmare Edge). Dash only needs to be very slight.

Complex - These combos are moving more into thinking about "optimal BnB" territory and need the incorporation of multiple special moves and varieties of cancels to be done properly, or specific positioning within part of the combo. They are not necessarily examples of the "best" combo for every situation, but are still for players who are attempting to move in that direction.

5AA > 5BB > jc > j.A > j.B > jc > j.A > j.B > j.C > 214A~A/B/C - The first example of the usage of j.C. "Specific positioning" is mentioned above because you cannot end this combo with Hell's Fang if you are not positioned in the air correctly so that j.C (Belial Edge) does not allow your opponent to tech immediately upon reaching the ground. It exhibited a similar property in previous versions of BlazBlue. 6152 damage. Confirm will work from 4A; however, this will only result in 5094 damage.

5AA > 5BB > 236A > dash 5AAA > hjc > j.A > j.B > jc > j.A > j.B > j.C > 214A~A/B/C - A confirm which utilizes Dead Spike. Cancel into Dead Spike as soon as possible following the second hit of B autocombo, or it may whiff/allow the opponent to tech. Positioning may be difficult or iffy for j.C; if you do not feel comfortable doing it using Nightmare Edge is also fine. 6377 damage (j.C into Hell's Fang). 6384 damage (Nightmare Edge, still potentially variable as mentioned before).

5AA > 5BB > 214A > slight delay 4A > 5A > 214A > slight delay 4A > 5A > 214A > slight delay 4A > 5B > immediate j.B > j.C > 214A~A/B/C - Hell's Fang Loop. Damage is low for effort expended but it looks cool. Should work at most screen and character positions; however, at certain spacings the first Hell's Fang may whiff. The delay on 4A is meant to avoid accidentally cancelling into the second hit of Hell's Fang.

With Assists

Corner

Solo

With Assists

Combo Theory

Ragna wants to structure his combos in such a way that he can launch the opponent and land a sweet-spotted Belial Edge with the last bit of remaining hitstun so that he can maximize his combo's damage and metergain. The routes he should take are dependent on what attack he used to start the combo, his position respective to his opponent, and whether or not he has the opponent in the corner.

Mid-Screen:

Close: Without resources, Ragna should look to use 5B to launch the opponent and then juggle them with either Hell's Fang, A Dead Spike, or Bloodscythe. Catch the opponent with his A Smart Combo until 5AAA then jump cancel to transition into an air combo. End with Belial edge into any knockdown-inducing special move.
Far: Without resources, use 2C and then Hell's Fang. With an assist, do the same but preemptively call the assist before the second hit of Hell's Fang is used. With meter, use 2C into Bloodscythe for a full confirm.
Anti-air: Jump cancel if possible and get to Belial Edge. Without resources, end with any knockdown-inducing special move. With an assist, follow-up with Hell's Fang and call the assist before the second hit of Hell's Fang is used. With meter, use Bloodscythe and follow-up with whatever combo you want.

Corner:

Close: Use Ragna's B Smart Combo to reach Not Over Yet. Cancel it into B Dead Spike and dash cancel it for an 5AAA launcher. Follow-up with Belial Edge into Gauntlet Hades then jump-cancel Spin Kick into Nightmare Edge for safe-jump oki.
Far: Same options as mid-screen. Make sure to end with Nightmare Edge for safe-jump oki.
Anti-air: Similar to mid-screen but can also use moves like B Dead Spike, EX Dead Spike, or, if in Resonance Blaze, Carnage Scissors for combo extensions. Generally only possible on counter-hit or if the opponent was very low to the ground before the getting hit (like after an IAD).

When hitstun is getting low near the end of a long combo, look to use the following moves as they have at least some guaranteed untechable time that can be used to squeeze out extra damage and metergain. Note that if the combo timer is completely consumed, only throws / command grabs, hit throws (like Not Over Yet), and supers (like Carnage Scissors) will retain guaranteed untech time. In any other situation, the opponent can tech after one frame of hitstun.

Guaranteed Untechable Time Attacks:

5AAA (Both Hits)
5AAAA
5BB (Second Hit Only)
2B
2C
Not Over Yet (5BBBB)
Belial Edge (j.C)
Inferno Divider and it's follow-ups (A+D~A/B/C~A/B/C)
Hell's Fang and it's follow-up (214A~A/B/C)
Gauntlet Hades and Spin Kick (214B~A/B/C)
Bloodscythe (214C)
EX Dead Spike and it's follow-ups (236C~A/B/C~A/B/C)
Carnage Scissors (236B+C)
Devoured By Darkness (214B+C)
All of his assists

Moves in bold text cannot suffer from the instant tech penalty from the combo timer reaching zero.

Essentially, every single one of Ragna's Soul Eater attacks (except j.B), his specials, and his supers have this property, which means we can chain multiple of them together to outlast regular hitstun decay, leaving only the combo timer as a limiting factor. To demonstrate, here is a situation where utilizing this property can result in interference by the combo timer:

In Corner: 2C > 214C > 5AAA > delay 236C~A/B/C~A/B/C > dash 5AAA! > jc > j.C > 214B~A/B/C > djc > j.214C > 2B > 2C! (Combo Drop) > 214B+C (Whiff)

Regular hitstun scaling would normally result in 5AAA being the last move with normal hitstun as the next hit (say we did a jump cancel into j.B) would not add more hitstun (which would mean only air Inferno Divider and its crazy fast 7 frame start-up could hit afterwards). However, the untechable property allows us to continue regardless as we now have a minimum duration of hitstun available. To prevent infinite combos that would normally arise from this sort of mechanic, the combo timer tracks how many frames have passed since the combo began (this includes hitstop, super flashes, and cinematic attacks). The combo timer becomes empty just before 2C comes out, resulting in the opponent being able to tech out before Carnage Scissors hits. If we remove 2C from the combo, the combo timer will still reach zero before the super connects but because 2B has the special untechable property (remember it hit BEFORE the combo timer emptied) and Carnage Scissors is a super (and thus exempt from the combo timer's mid-combo tech-out effect), the final attack will hit and generate oki as normal.

Note that fast execution can mean extra attacks before draining the combo timer while slow inputs may result in combos dropping early. While this doesn't normally occur, this can result in assist combos being inconsistent with some partners as some assists may take more time than others before allowing Ragna to continue a combo (like launching opponents too high and forcing Ragna to wait for them to fall closer to the ground). This also means that the timing of an assist call could potentially be the difference between a well optimized combo and a combo drop.

While this mechanic is present for every character, it is much more important to Ragna as Belial Edge's special cancel property and Spin Kick's double jump property allows him to force literally any combo to pass normal hitstun scaling. Thus, Ragna players should be aware of this mechanic before they end up using Inferno Divider at the end of a long combo only to have the opponent tech out before Drop Kick connects, resulting in an unburstable punish combo.