BBCF/Kagura Mutsuki

	Health
	11,500
	Prejump
	4F
	Backdash
	25F (1~7F Inv All)
	Forward Dash
	Fastest Attack
	5A (5F, whiffs crouchers); 2A (7F); [4]1236C (4F, super)
	Reversals
	[2]8C (9F)
	Fatal Starters
	5D~A; 2D~A; 6D~A

Overview

Starter Guide

Combos

Overview

Kagura is a stylish, high damage character with huge normals and a unique input system: His Drive attacks use a stance system and all of his specials require charge motions. Kagura has access to 3 stances that make up his Drive attacks. These stance attacks range from a command grab, to crossups, to an overhead. His Projectiles functions as a solid approach and okizeme tool, which help him keep up the momentum. His Overdrive shines as a combo tool and greatly increases his damage potential. It removes many restrictions on his stances and improves some of his attacks.

Kagura does have notable weaknesses, however. His longer ranged normals have notable startup and recovery frames, so whiffing them is dangerous. Kagura's faster normals also lack range and he is also heavily reliant on Dragon's Ascent as his only reversal outside of using Overdrive, which has its own problems. He also lacks safe and reliable mobility tools. This makes it difficult for Kagura to catch slippery opponents. Regardless, if Kagura can properly bulldoze his way in or force his opponents to approach, he can make the most of his tools and easily close out a round. While charge motions may be confusing to pick up for some players, Most of the difficulty in learning Kagura comes from understanding his neutral game.

Drive: Black Gale

Kagura's Drive allows him to enter three different stances; Stances are performed with 5D, 6D, and 2D respectively. Each stance comes with its own set of unique moves that are initiated by pressing A/B/C after entering the stance. Stances and stance attacks can be canceled into each other directly, and stance attacks can be chained together once consecutively (for example, 5D~2D~6D). Stance attacks only chain into each other on hit or on block. Once a stance is used in a D chain, it cannot be used again until coming out of stance (5D~2D~5D does not work). Kagura can press 4D to cancel a stance. All three stances stances are also usable in the air, these drop Kagura to the ground before using the same grounded moves (see more info below).

Kagura's drive moves are considered special moves and thus experience Same Move Proration.

Overdrive: Infinite Coupling

Overdrive greatly increases Kagura's damage potential.

Removes the limit on stance cancels in D attack strings.
- Note that Kagura still cannot cancel a stance attack directly into the same stance.
Can dash cancel all C attacks on hit or block, except for 3C.
Can special and dash cancel all D attacks on hit or block.
Many Drive moves gain better properties on hit, allowing better combos.

Unique Abilities: Is a Charge Character

Kagura is the only dedicated charge character in Blazblue. Though some other characters have charge distortion drives or astral finishes, Kagura's special moves are exclusively made up of charge inputs, which may be familiar to players of other fighting games.

Instead of performing motion inputs, Kagura needs to hold a cardinal direction for a certain number of frames before performing the motion and pressing the button, failing to meet the charge requirement will cause the special move to not be performed.

Kagura's special moves each have different charge timings.
- [2]8B/C requires 45 frames.
- [4]6A/B requires 45 frames.
- j.[8]2C requires 20 frames.
- [4]1236C requires 30 frames
Kagura can charge at any time, including during hitstun, blockstun, superflash, during other moves, or even before the round starts.
Charge inputs can be done with any backwards or downwards direction, depending on what the move requires.
- Charging is done independently, thus Kagura can charge both [4] and [2] at the same time by holding 1.
- You can also switch between backwards/downwards directions at will and maintain charge. For example: Kagura can swap from [4] to [1] to block a low, and maintain his charge for [4]6A/B.
- The final direction can also be any input on the opposite end of the from the original direction, therefore [1]6A, [1]3A, [4]3A and [1]9A are all examples of valid inputs for performing Kagura's [4]6A.
After releasing a charge direction, you have 10F to perform the next input, meaning you can walk forward slightly or even perform a microdash.
- For [4]1236C, it's even more forgiving, after releasing 4, you have 12F to perform each direction input in turn, meaning theoretically you can perform the move 48F after releasing 4.
What is defined as forwards and backwards is only checked when a button is pressed, therefore if you were holding [6] before swapping sides (For example, to run underneath them), that will count as charging [4].
Charge Partitioning does not exist in Blazblue.

Normal Moves

5A

A surprisingly competent jab

Damage	GuardHow this attack can be guarded. Throws have their throw range listed instead.	StartupHow many frames the attack needs to go through in order to reach its active frames. The listed startup frame coincides with the move's first active frame.	ActiveHow many frames where there is a hitbox that can hit an opponent. The first active frame occurs on the listed startup frame.	RecoveryHow many frames that the character must go through after an attack's active frames to automatically go back to a neutral stance, or the total duration of the move if it has no hitbox/creates projectiles.	Frame AdvHow many frames the attacker's recovery ends before the defender's blockstun ends if the attack is blocked. A positive value indicates that the attacker recovers first, while a negative value indicates that the defender recovers first. This value usually assumes that the attack's first active frame (of each hit, if multi-hit) is blocked.	AttributeSome attacks are invulnerable to attacks with specific attributes. This notes what attributes each attack possesses. H - Head B - Body F - Foot P - Projectile. Independent projectiles will have their Durability level listed, e.g. a projectile with Durability level 2 will show P2 T - Throw D - Doll attack, such as Carl's or Relius' doll Burst - Burst, which has its own unique attribute	Invuln
300	All	5	3	9	±0	B

One of the faster 5As in the game, and Kagura's fastest normal. Can be used as an anti-air, but requires precise spacing to do so.

5A can combo into 6C on air CH leading to good damage, making it useful for challenging mixup options that leave the opponent airborne such as Ragna's Gauntlet HadesGuard:
High/AirStartup:
20Recovery:
28Advantage:
-12, as well as certain aerial approaches like Hazama's Chain followupsGuard:
Startup:
Recovery:
23Advantage:
. However, 6C will whiff on normal air hit, making this routing riskier if you aren't certain of the CH.

Whiffs on all crouching characters except for Hakumen. (Can also hit Tager crouching, but only when he's inhaling!)

Attack LevelDefault Attack Level Values

Level	Blockstun	Hitstun	Ground CH	Air CH
Lv.0	9	10 (12 in air)	+4	+15
Lv.1	11	12	+4	+16
Lv.2	13	14	+5	+16
Lv.3	16	17	+7	+19
Lv.4	18	19	+10	+20
Lv.5	20	21	+14	+22

Note: Not every attack uses default values

On ODR

Normal

100

80

1

+10

Placeholder Description

5B

Standing low

Damage	GuardHow this attack can be guarded. Throws have their throw range listed instead.	StartupHow many frames the attack needs to go through in order to reach its active frames. The listed startup frame coincides with the move's first active frame.	ActiveHow many frames where there is a hitbox that can hit an opponent. The first active frame occurs on the listed startup frame.	RecoveryHow many frames that the character must go through after an attack's active frames to automatically go back to a neutral stance, or the total duration of the move if it has no hitbox/creates projectiles.	Frame AdvHow many frames the attacker's recovery ends before the defender's blockstun ends if the attack is blocked. A positive value indicates that the attacker recovers first, while a negative value indicates that the defender recovers first. This value usually assumes that the attack's first active frame (of each hit, if multi-hit) is blocked.	AttributeSome attacks are invulnerable to attacks with specific attributes. This notes what attributes each attack possesses. H - Head B - Body F - Foot P - Projectile. Independent projectiles will have their Durability level listed, e.g. a projectile with Durability level 2 will show P2 T - Throw D - Doll attack, such as Carl's or Relius' doll Burst - Burst, which has its own unique attribute	Invuln
480	Low	8	3	11	±0	F

A quick, but very short range 5B. Kagura's best option for stagger pressure at ±0 frame advantage.

Sees use as a tech trap in corner oki. 66~5B after a Cfaf>Kad ender can catch an immediate forward roll, back roll, quick rise and no-tech. If it whiffs due to the opponent neutral teching, you can still meaty afterwards thanks to 5B's short recovery.

Cancels into 5BB on hit or block, helping Kagura maintain a [4] charge.

Attack LevelDefault Attack Level Values

Level	Blockstun	Hitstun	Ground CH	Air CH
Lv.0	9	10 (12 in air)	+4	+15
Lv.1	11	12	+4	+16
Lv.2	13	14	+5	+16
Lv.3	16	17	+7	+19
Lv.4	18	19	+10	+20
Lv.5	20	21	+14	+22

Note: Not every attack uses default values

On ODR

Long

90

85

2

+5

Placeholder Description

5C

Swing for the fences, shoot for the stars.

Damage	GuardHow this attack can be guarded. Throws have their throw range listed instead.	StartupHow many frames the attack needs to go through in order to reach its active frames. The listed startup frame coincides with the move's first active frame.	ActiveHow many frames where there is a hitbox that can hit an opponent. The first active frame occurs on the listed startup frame.	RecoveryHow many frames that the character must go through after an attack's active frames to automatically go back to a neutral stance, or the total duration of the move if it has no hitbox/creates projectiles.	Frame AdvHow many frames the attacker's recovery ends before the defender's blockstun ends if the attack is blocked. A positive value indicates that the attacker recovers first, while a negative value indicates that the defender recovers first. This value usually assumes that the attack's first active frame (of each hit, if multi-hit) is blocked.	AttributeSome attacks are invulnerable to attacks with specific attributes. This notes what attributes each attack possesses. H - Head B - Body F - Foot P - Projectile. Independent projectiles will have their Durability level listed, e.g. a projectile with Durability level 2 will show P2 T - Throw D - Doll attack, such as Carl's or Relius' doll Burst - Burst, which has its own unique attribute	Invuln
1100	Mid	19	4	23	-4	B

Huge, but slow swing with the sword. Kagura's best starter, use this for big punishes. Blows opponent away on air hit. On non-CH can confirm into 6D~C and 2D~C from closer ranges, and 2D~B from all ranges.

Causes wall bounce on Air Counter Hit.

Attack LevelDefault Attack Level Values

Level	Blockstun	Hitstun	Ground CH	Air CH
Lv.0	9	10 (12 in air)	+4	+15
Lv.1	11	12	+4	+16
Lv.2	13	14	+5	+16
Lv.3	16	17	+7	+19
Lv.4	18	19	+10	+20
Lv.5	20	21	+14	+22

Note: Not every attack uses default values

On ODR

Long

100

92

4

-19

Placeholder Description

2A

Less useful than 5A, but hits crouchers

Damage	GuardHow this attack can be guarded. Throws have their throw range listed instead.	StartupHow many frames the attack needs to go through in order to reach its active frames. The listed startup frame coincides with the move's first active frame.	ActiveHow many frames where there is a hitbox that can hit an opponent. The first active frame occurs on the listed startup frame.	RecoveryHow many frames that the character must go through after an attack's active frames to automatically go back to a neutral stance, or the total duration of the move if it has no hitbox/creates projectiles.	Frame AdvHow many frames the attacker's recovery ends before the defender's blockstun ends if the attack is blocked. A positive value indicates that the attacker recovers first, while a negative value indicates that the defender recovers first. This value usually assumes that the attack's first active frame (of each hit, if multi-hit) is blocked.	AttributeSome attacks are invulnerable to attacks with specific attributes. This notes what attributes each attack possesses. H - Head B - Body F - Foot P - Projectile. Independent projectiles will have their Durability level listed, e.g. a projectile with Durability level 2 will show P2 T - Throw D - Doll attack, such as Carl's or Relius' doll Burst - Burst, which has its own unique attribute	Invuln
300	All	7	3	10	-1	F

Standard 2A. It can hit crouchers, unlike 5A, at the cost of slightly worst startup and recovery, and being minus on block.

Attack LevelDefault Attack Level Values

Level	Blockstun	Hitstun	Ground CH	Air CH
Lv.0	9	10 (12 in air)	+4	+15
Lv.1	11	12	+4	+16
Lv.2	13	14	+5	+16
Lv.3	16	17	+7	+19
Lv.4	18	19	+10	+20
Lv.5	20	21	+14	+22

Note: Not every attack uses default values

On ODR

Normal

100

80

1

+7

Placeholder Description

2B

A low kick for pressure and mix-ups

Damage	GuardHow this attack can be guarded. Throws have their throw range listed instead.	StartupHow many frames the attack needs to go through in order to reach its active frames. The listed startup frame coincides with the move's first active frame.	ActiveHow many frames where there is a hitbox that can hit an opponent. The first active frame occurs on the listed startup frame.	RecoveryHow many frames that the character must go through after an attack's active frames to automatically go back to a neutral stance, or the total duration of the move if it has no hitbox/creates projectiles.	Frame AdvHow many frames the attacker's recovery ends before the defender's blockstun ends if the attack is blocked. A positive value indicates that the attacker recovers first, while a negative value indicates that the defender recovers first. This value usually assumes that the attack's first active frame (of each hit, if multi-hit) is blocked.	AttributeSome attacks are invulnerable to attacks with specific attributes. This notes what attributes each attack possesses. H - Head B - Body F - Foot P - Projectile. Independent projectiles will have their Durability level listed, e.g. a projectile with Durability level 2 will show P2 T - Throw D - Doll attack, such as Carl's or Relius' doll Burst - Burst, which has its own unique attribute	Invuln
500	Low	10	3	14	-3	F

Has better reach than 5B, but slower startup. Better for certain pickups off the ground than 5B. As a relatively diminutive 2B, this has very little use in neutral. Useful pressure button, adding another low threat to Kagura's blockstrings. Delay gatling between this and 5B to catch Jump attempts, or attempt a dash up button pressure reset on block.

Attack LevelDefault Attack Level Values

Level	Blockstun	Hitstun	Ground CH	Air CH
Lv.0	9	10 (12 in air)	+4	+15
Lv.1	11	12	+4	+16
Lv.2	13	14	+5	+16
Lv.3	16	17	+7	+19
Lv.4	18	19	+10	+20
Lv.5	20	21	+14	+22

Note: Not every attack uses default values

On ODR

Long

90

85

2

+0

Placeholder Description

2C

Not a low

Damage	GuardHow this attack can be guarded. Throws have their throw range listed instead.	StartupHow many frames the attack needs to go through in order to reach its active frames. The listed startup frame coincides with the move's first active frame.	ActiveHow many frames where there is a hitbox that can hit an opponent. The first active frame occurs on the listed startup frame.	RecoveryHow many frames that the character must go through after an attack's active frames to automatically go back to a neutral stance, or the total duration of the move if it has no hitbox/creates projectiles.	Frame AdvHow many frames the attacker's recovery ends before the defender's blockstun ends if the attack is blocked. A positive value indicates that the attacker recovers first, while a negative value indicates that the defender recovers first. This value usually assumes that the attack's first active frame (of each hit, if multi-hit) is blocked.	AttributeSome attacks are invulnerable to attacks with specific attributes. This notes what attributes each attack possesses. H - Head B - Body F - Foot P - Projectile. Independent projectiles will have their Durability level listed, e.g. a projectile with Durability level 2 will show P2 T - Throw D - Doll attack, such as Carl's or Relius' doll Burst - Burst, which has its own unique attribute	Invuln
1000	Mid	16	7	23	-9	F

A long ranged thrust. Although it hits mid and has long recovery, it is still a very useful poke and pressure tool. Range is similar to 5C, but 3F faster, making it a slightly better tool at midrange. The entire sword does not have a hitbox on the first two active frames, only about the first 1/4th of it. Can be late canceled into 5C on block and hit.

Due to being a mid with a foot property, 2C interacts with other moves in unique ways, which can be good or bad for Kagura depending on which attribute the opponent's attack cares about. 2C will beat Tager's SledgehammerGuard:
AllStartup:
35~55Recovery:
20Advantage:
-7 armor despite being a mid, lose to Azrael's 3CGuard:
LowStartup:
15Recovery:
18Advantage:
-9 despite being a mid, and lose to Hakumen's 5DGuard:
Startup:
Recovery:
40Advantage:
despite having the foot property. Still a very good and useful move overall, but needs to be used with caution in certain match-ups.

Hitbox fully extended at 18F.

Attack LevelDefault Attack Level Values

Level	Blockstun	Hitstun	Ground CH	Air CH
Lv.0	9	10 (12 in air)	+4	+15
Lv.1	11	12	+4	+16
Lv.2	13	14	+5	+16
Lv.3	16	17	+7	+19
Lv.4	18	19	+10	+20
Lv.5	20	21	+14	+22

Note: Not every attack uses default values

On ODR

Long

100

82

4

-19

Placeholder Description

6A

A scary overhead, if you're ever in range for it

Damage	GuardHow this attack can be guarded. Throws have their throw range listed instead.	StartupHow many frames the attack needs to go through in order to reach its active frames. The listed startup frame coincides with the move's first active frame.	ActiveHow many frames where there is a hitbox that can hit an opponent. The first active frame occurs on the listed startup frame.	RecoveryHow many frames that the character must go through after an attack's active frames to automatically go back to a neutral stance, or the total duration of the move if it has no hitbox/creates projectiles.	Frame AdvHow many frames the attacker's recovery ends before the defender's blockstun ends if the attack is blocked. A positive value indicates that the attacker recovers first, while a negative value indicates that the defender recovers first. This value usually assumes that the attack's first active frame (of each hit, if multi-hit) is blocked.	AttributeSome attacks are invulnerable to attacks with specific attributes. This notes what attributes each attack possesses. H - Head B - Body F - Foot P - Projectile. Independent projectiles will have their Durability level listed, e.g. a projectile with Durability level 2 will show P2 T - Throw D - Doll attack, such as Carl's or Relius' doll Burst - Burst, which has its own unique attribute	Invuln
800	High	22	3	19	-3	B

Kagura's very short-ranged overhead in which he attacks his opponent with his elbow, force crouching. Only gatlings out of 5A and 2A, and has no gatlings of its own. Links into 2C on counter hit, can be linked into 5A on normal hit against Tager and Hakumen, and late canceled into [2]8B on everyone. Causes ground bounce on air hit.

Bonus Proration 110%.

Attack LevelDefault Attack Level Values

Level	Blockstun	Hitstun	Ground CH	Air CH
Lv.0	9	10 (12 in air)	+4	+15
Lv.1	11	12	+4	+16
Lv.2	13	14	+5	+16
Lv.3	16	17	+7	+19
Lv.4	18	19	+10	+20
Lv.5	20	21	+14	+22

Note: Not every attack uses default values

On ODR

Normal

80

92

4

-17

Bonus Proration 110%
Forces crouching on hit

6B/5BB

Fast and far reaching, go-to counterpoke

Damage	GuardHow this attack can be guarded. Throws have their throw range listed instead.	StartupHow many frames the attack needs to go through in order to reach its active frames. The listed startup frame coincides with the move's first active frame.	ActiveHow many frames where there is a hitbox that can hit an opponent. The first active frame occurs on the listed startup frame.	RecoveryHow many frames that the character must go through after an attack's active frames to automatically go back to a neutral stance, or the total duration of the move if it has no hitbox/creates projectiles.	Frame AdvHow many frames the attacker's recovery ends before the defender's blockstun ends if the attack is blocked. A positive value indicates that the attacker recovers first, while a negative value indicates that the defender recovers first. This value usually assumes that the attack's first active frame (of each hit, if multi-hit) is blocked.	AttributeSome attacks are invulnerable to attacks with specific attributes. This notes what attributes each attack possesses. H - Head B - Body F - Foot P - Projectile. Independent projectiles will have their Durability level listed, e.g. a projectile with Durability level 2 will show P2 T - Throw D - Doll attack, such as Carl's or Relius' doll Burst - Burst, which has its own unique attribute	Invuln
600	Mid	9	4	21	-8	B

Kagura's middle ground between speed and range. A good attack all around; it acts a combo staple, has deceptively long range, and leads to great damage, making it an excellent punish tool and good neutral poke. One of Kagura's few jump cancellable attacks, allowing for an instant overhead with TK j.[8]2C. This also makes it useful for baiting Overdrive since almost all of Kagura's followup options off 6B are gcOD unsafe. This move has fairly high recovery and is gcOD unsafe itself, so don't throw it out too haphazardly.

Due to the nature of its input, you may sometimes get [4]6B when trying to execute this move from downback or out of blockstun. To avoid this, you can drop charge by performing 45456B or 4646B. While cumbersome, this is an important skill to learn.

Jump cancelable on block/hit.

Attack LevelDefault Attack Level Values

Level	Blockstun	Hitstun	Ground CH	Air CH
Lv.0	9	10 (12 in air)	+4	+15
Lv.1	11	12	+4	+16
Lv.2	13	14	+5	+16
Lv.3	16	17	+7	+19
Lv.4	18	19	+10	+20
Lv.5	20	21	+14	+22

Note: Not every attack uses default values

On ODR

Long

100

89

3

-7

Placeholder Description

6C

SOURAIYOU!

Damage	GuardHow this attack can be guarded. Throws have their throw range listed instead.	StartupHow many frames the attack needs to go through in order to reach its active frames. The listed startup frame coincides with the move's first active frame.	ActiveHow many frames where there is a hitbox that can hit an opponent. The first active frame occurs on the listed startup frame.	RecoveryHow many frames that the character must go through after an attack's active frames to automatically go back to a neutral stance, or the total duration of the move if it has no hitbox/creates projectiles.	Frame AdvHow many frames the attacker's recovery ends before the defender's blockstun ends if the attack is blocked. A positive value indicates that the attacker recovers first, while a negative value indicates that the defender recovers first. This value usually assumes that the attack's first active frame (of each hit, if multi-hit) is blocked.	AttributeSome attacks are invulnerable to attacks with specific attributes. This notes what attributes each attack possesses. H - Head B - Body F - Foot P - Projectile. Independent projectiles will have their Durability level listed, e.g. a projectile with Durability level 2 will show P2 T - Throw D - Doll attack, such as Carl's or Relius' doll Burst - Burst, which has its own unique attribute	Invuln
1300	Mid	22	6	29	-10	B

One of, if not the tallest normal in the game. Kagura takes a step forward and swings his sword upwards towards his opponent. Mainly used for calling out jumps and chicken blocking. On hit, launches the opponent high into the air with a ton of untech time, allowing combos into a wide range of follow-ups, notably 6D~A and 2D~A. On CH, causes wall bounce and hard knockdown, allowing for an easy 6D~A or 3C pickup or another 6C for almost fullscreen corner carry. It is also commonly used as a combo tool after CH 5D~C, or after 2D~B(1) RC to convert long-range 2C and 5C hits into full combos.

Very powerful normal for jailing opponents in the corner or controlling space. It's slow speed imposes limitations on its use, but it's long blockstun is fantastic for trapping opponents attempting to jump out of your corner pressure. Stance Cancelling this move with 2/5/6D~4D spaces Kagura out much further and leaves him only -6, making the move much safer. Sees some use as a niche pressure tool due to it's long blockstun creating Drive mixups which are difficult to mash or jump out of.

Frames 20 and 21 of this attack show the sword being fully swung and in the air, but do not have an active hitbox. This creates situations where Kagura's sword appears to go right through the opponent, without actually hitting them.

Bonus Proration 110%

Attack LevelDefault Attack Level Values

Level	Blockstun	Hitstun	Ground CH	Air CH
Lv.0	9	10 (12 in air)	+4	+15
Lv.1	11	12	+4	+16
Lv.2	13	14	+5	+16
Lv.3	16	17	+7	+19
Lv.4	18	19	+10	+20
Lv.5	20	21	+14	+22

Note: Not every attack uses default values

On ODR

Long

90

84

5

-30

Bonus Proration 110%

3C

Kagura's farthest reaching low normal

Damage	GuardHow this attack can be guarded. Throws have their throw range listed instead.	StartupHow many frames the attack needs to go through in order to reach its active frames. The listed startup frame coincides with the move's first active frame.	ActiveHow many frames where there is a hitbox that can hit an opponent. The first active frame occurs on the listed startup frame.	RecoveryHow many frames that the character must go through after an attack's active frames to automatically go back to a neutral stance, or the total duration of the move if it has no hitbox/creates projectiles.	Frame AdvHow many frames the attacker's recovery ends before the defender's blockstun ends if the attack is blocked. A positive value indicates that the attacker recovers first, while a negative value indicates that the defender recovers first. This value usually assumes that the attack's first active frame (of each hit, if multi-hit) is blocked.	AttributeSome attacks are invulnerable to attacks with specific attributes. This notes what attributes each attack possesses. H - Head B - Body F - Foot P - Projectile. Independent projectiles will have their Durability level listed, e.g. a projectile with Durability level 2 will show P2 T - Throw D - Doll attack, such as Carl's or Relius' doll Burst - Burst, which has its own unique attribute	Invuln
900	Low	14	3	23	-9	F

Kagura's sweep. Launcher, decently fast and useful for ground combos, but has considerable recovery and low reward at mid-screen. Its hitbox is a lot lower to the ground than its animation might suggest so don't try and use this as an anti-air. Has some uses in neutral, but is primarily used as a combo tool.

Attack LevelDefault Attack Level Values

Level	Blockstun	Hitstun	Ground CH	Air CH
Lv.0	9	10 (12 in air)	+4	+15
Lv.1	11	12	+4	+16
Lv.2	13	14	+5	+16
Lv.3	16	17	+7	+19
Lv.4	18	19	+10	+20
Lv.5	20	21	+14	+22

Note: Not every attack uses default values

On ODR

Long

90

79

3

-13

Placeholder Description

j.A

Great air-to-air

Damage	GuardHow this attack can be guarded. Throws have their throw range listed instead.	StartupHow many frames the attack needs to go through in order to reach its active frames. The listed startup frame coincides with the move's first active frame.	ActiveHow many frames where there is a hitbox that can hit an opponent. The first active frame occurs on the listed startup frame.	RecoveryHow many frames that the character must go through after an attack's active frames to automatically go back to a neutral stance, or the total duration of the move if it has no hitbox/creates projectiles.	Frame AdvHow many frames the attacker's recovery ends before the defender's blockstun ends if the attack is blocked. A positive value indicates that the attacker recovers first, while a negative value indicates that the defender recovers first. This value usually assumes that the attack's first active frame (of each hit, if multi-hit) is blocked.	AttributeSome attacks are invulnerable to attacks with specific attributes. This notes what attributes each attack possesses. H - Head B - Body F - Foot P - Projectile. Independent projectiles will have their Durability level listed, e.g. a projectile with Durability level 2 will show P2 T - Throw D - Doll attack, such as Carl's or Relius' doll Burst - Burst, which has its own unique attribute	Invuln
300	High/Air	7	3	9		H

A fast, forward air poke. Great for fuzzy guards as it can gatling out of j.B. Rising j.A is also great for controlling space in neutral and is a staple tool for stopping reckless approaches from airborne opponents.

Kagura lacks easy ways to convert air strings midscreen, but ending an air string with j.C gives a good knockdown. In the corner can convert a j.A hit into j.B>j.[8]2C for a full combo.

Attack LevelDefault Attack Level Values

Level	Blockstun	Hitstun	Ground CH	Air CH
Lv.0	9	10 (12 in air)	+4	+15
Lv.1	11	12	+4	+16
Lv.2	13	14	+5	+16
Lv.3	16	17	+7	+19
Lv.4	18	19	+10	+20
Lv.5	20	21	+14	+22

Note: Not every attack uses default values

On ODR

Normal

80

85

2

Placeholder Description

j.B

Crossup button

Damage	GuardHow this attack can be guarded. Throws have their throw range listed instead.	StartupHow many frames the attack needs to go through in order to reach its active frames. The listed startup frame coincides with the move's first active frame.	ActiveHow many frames where there is a hitbox that can hit an opponent. The first active frame occurs on the listed startup frame.	RecoveryHow many frames that the character must go through after an attack's active frames to automatically go back to a neutral stance, or the total duration of the move if it has no hitbox/creates projectiles.	Frame AdvHow many frames the attacker's recovery ends before the defender's blockstun ends if the attack is blocked. A positive value indicates that the attacker recovers first, while a negative value indicates that the defender recovers first. This value usually assumes that the attack's first active frame (of each hit, if multi-hit) is blocked.	AttributeSome attacks are invulnerable to attacks with specific attributes. This notes what attributes each attack possesses. H - Head B - Body F - Foot P - Projectile. Independent projectiles will have their Durability level listed, e.g. a projectile with Durability level 2 will show P2 T - Throw D - Doll attack, such as Carl's or Relius' doll Burst - Burst, which has its own unique attribute	Invuln
550	High/Air	10	4	15		H

An air poke that hits below and behind Kagura, making it his only jumping cross-up normal. j.B is also Kagura's safest aerial button for when the opponent is directly below him.

Attack LevelDefault Attack Level Values

Level	Blockstun	Hitstun	Ground CH	Air CH
Lv.0	9	10 (12 in air)	+4	+15
Lv.1	11	12	+4	+16
Lv.2	13	14	+5	+16
Lv.3	16	17	+7	+19
Lv.4	18	19	+10	+20
Lv.5	20	21	+14	+22

Note: Not every attack uses default values

On ODR

Long

80

89

3

Placeholder Description

j.C

Oppressive space control tool

Damage	GuardHow this attack can be guarded. Throws have their throw range listed instead.	StartupHow many frames the attack needs to go through in order to reach its active frames. The listed startup frame coincides with the move's first active frame.	ActiveHow many frames where there is a hitbox that can hit an opponent. The first active frame occurs on the listed startup frame.	RecoveryHow many frames that the character must go through after an attack's active frames to automatically go back to a neutral stance, or the total duration of the move if it has no hitbox/creates projectiles.	Frame AdvHow many frames the attacker's recovery ends before the defender's blockstun ends if the attack is blocked. A positive value indicates that the attacker recovers first, while a negative value indicates that the defender recovers first. This value usually assumes that the attack's first active frame (of each hit, if multi-hit) is blocked.	AttributeSome attacks are invulnerable to attacks with specific attributes. This notes what attributes each attack possesses. H - Head B - Body F - Foot P - Projectile. Independent projectiles will have their Durability level listed, e.g. a projectile with Durability level 2 will show P2 T - Throw D - Doll attack, such as Carl's or Relius' doll Burst - Burst, which has its own unique attribute	Invuln
1000	High/Air	13	5	24		H

Kagura does a huge downward swing with his sword while airborne. Has a good hitbox, making it an ideal aerial defensive tool when properly spaced. Poor as an air-to-air due to being rather slow with very little reward, but fantastic for restricting space and scoring a knockdown. Staggers for a long time on a grounded CH. The part of the sword directly below and behind Kagura's head does not have a hitbox; only the parts from his head and forward do. Can be used as a rising overhead against specific characters.

Attack LevelDefault Attack Level Values

Level	Blockstun	Hitstun	Ground CH	Air CH
Lv.0	9	10 (12 in air)	+4	+15
Lv.1	11	12	+4	+16
Lv.2	13	14	+5	+16
Lv.3	16	17	+7	+19
Lv.4	18	19	+10	+20
Lv.5	20	21	+14	+22

Note: Not every attack uses default values

On ODR

Long

80

92

4

Placeholder Description

Drive Moves

Stance

5D/2D/6D (Air OK)

5D
2D
6D
4D to cancel
j.D
j.2D
j.6D

Version	Damage	GuardHow this attack can be guarded. Throws have their throw range listed instead.	StartupHow many frames the attack needs to go through in order to reach its active frames. The listed startup frame coincides with the move's first active frame.	ActiveHow many frames where there is a hitbox that can hit an opponent. The first active frame occurs on the listed startup frame.	RecoveryHow many frames that the character must go through after an attack's active frames to automatically go back to a neutral stance, or the total duration of the move if it has no hitbox/creates projectiles.	Frame AdvHow many frames the attacker's recovery ends before the defender's blockstun ends if the attack is blocked. A positive value indicates that the attacker recovers first, while a negative value indicates that the defender recovers first. This value usually assumes that the attack's first active frame (of each hit, if multi-hit) is blocked.	AttributeSome attacks are invulnerable to attacks with specific attributes. This notes what attributes each attack possesses. H - Head B - Body F - Foot P - Projectile. Independent projectiles will have their Durability level listed, e.g. a projectile with Durability level 2 will show P2 T - Throw D - Doll attack, such as Carl's or Relius' doll Burst - Burst, which has its own unique attribute	Invuln
Ground Stance					72
Ground Stance Cancel					21
Air Stance					73
Air Stance Cancel					34

Earliest cancel into a drive attack is 10F.
Earliest cancel into a drive attack from stance change is 8F.
Earliest cancel into Air Drive attack is 8F.
Air Stance quickly dives to the ground before using a Drive attack. Kagura has 10F landing recovery before starting the attack.
2D is considered crouching like most crouching normals but none of the moves performed from this stance are.

Kagura enters stance on frame 1. Each stance (5D, 2D and 6D) has a maximum of 3 attacks + his super. Any stance can be canceled into another stance quickly. Any stance attack can be canceled into another one from a different stance (5D~A > 2D~B > 6D~C) for a maximum of 3 chains (except during Overdrive), in any order. The chain is reset when a normal is used between drives.

Air version hangs in air while active. Upon drive attack use, Kagura dives to the ground before performing the normal ground version of the Drive. Some stance moves will leave Kagura in the air at their earliest cancel point, giving him the air followup versions: Stance Command Throw 5D~B and his Stance Overhead 2D~A both behave like this.

You can adjust the direction of the dive by holding 4/1 or 6/3 when activating air Drive attacks. This is useful for some combos and for surprising opponents with air stances.

Due to almost all moves cancelling into Stance, you can 'fake out' stance by performing 2D/5D/6D~4D. This is particularly useful for opponents looking to gcOD your stance moves on reaction, which is one of Kagura's weaknesses. This also can make some moves more safe on block, below is a chart of frame advantage with and without stance cancelling. Some moves also become more spaced and difficult to punish with this (such as 6D~C).

Stance Cancel Framedata
Attack	Without 4D~D	With 4D~D
6B	-8	-14
3C	-9	-14
2C	-9/-7	-10
5C	-4	-8
6C	-10	-6
5D~A	-6/-3*	--9
5D~C	-16	-8
6D~A	-6	-10
6D~B	-8	-10
6D~C	-11	-8
2D~A	-31	-3(-16 SD)
2D~B	-7	-12
2D~C	-9	-8
Notes: * = Backdash/Forward Dash cancel advantage. ** = Technically -3, but with punishable landing recovery.

Version

Attack LevelDefault Attack Level Values

Level	Blockstun	Hitstun	Ground CH	Air CH
Lv.0	9	10 (12 in air)	+4	+15
Lv.1	11	12	+4	+16
Lv.2	13	14	+5	+16
Lv.3	16	17	+7	+19
Lv.4	18	19	+10	+20
Lv.5	20	21	+14	+22

Note: Not every attack uses default values

On ODR

Ground Stance

Ground Stance Cancel

-4 [-2]

Air Stance

Air Stance Cancel

Ground Stance:

Can cancel into attacks and other stances from frame 10
If this is the second or third stance used in a string, can cancel from frame 8

Ground Stance Cancel:

onODR data in square brackets is when this is the second or third stance in a string

Air Stance:

Can cancel into attacks and other stances from frame 8

Air Stance Cancel:

Can block, but not perform other actions, from frame 17

Unique Dash Cancel

66 or 44 after specific moves

Confident
Cowardly

Version	Damage	GuardHow this attack can be guarded. Throws have their throw range listed instead.	StartupHow many frames the attack needs to go through in order to reach its active frames. The listed startup frame coincides with the move's first active frame.	ActiveHow many frames where there is a hitbox that can hit an opponent. The first active frame occurs on the listed startup frame.	RecoveryHow many frames that the character must go through after an attack's active frames to automatically go back to a neutral stance, or the total duration of the move if it has no hitbox/creates projectiles.	Frame AdvHow many frames the attacker's recovery ends before the defender's blockstun ends if the attack is blocked. A positive value indicates that the attacker recovers first, while a negative value indicates that the defender recovers first. This value usually assumes that the attack's first active frame (of each hit, if multi-hit) is blocked.	AttributeSome attacks are invulnerable to attacks with specific attributes. This notes what attributes each attack possesses. H - Head B - Body F - Foot P - Projectile. Independent projectiles will have their Durability level listed, e.g. a projectile with Durability level 2 will show P2 T - Throw D - Doll attack, such as Carl's or Relius' doll Burst - Burst, which has its own unique attribute	Invuln
Forward Dash Cancel					22
Back Dash Cancel					25			1~9 All

Dash cancel, only available on hit or block after 5D~A normally, but all Drive attacks as well as 5C/2C/6C gain this during Overdrive. The dashes have a fixed duration and distance.

A move you'll mostly use to make 5D~A have more options when blocked, but in Overdrive it opens up a few more combo routes by allowing Kagura to reposition slightly between his attacks, most notably after 5D~C and 2D~C. Can also be used during OD pressure to do some unexpected movements or bait counterattacks, providing more options in Kagura's otherwise fairly limited Drive pressure.

Backdash can be cancelled into stance from frame 19
Forward dash can be cancelled into stance from frame 17
Using dash cancels only breaks up the Drive chain if their recovery fully completes. For example, performing 5D~A > 66 > 5D is not possible if using the cancel window for stances before the recovery ends, but will reset the chain if the entire recovery is completed.

Version

Attack LevelDefault Attack Level Values

Level	Blockstun	Hitstun	Ground CH	Air CH
Lv.0	9	10 (12 in air)	+4	+15
Lv.1	11	12	+4	+16
Lv.2	13	14	+5	+16
Lv.3	16	17	+7	+19
Lv.4	18	19	+10	+20
Lv.5	20	21	+14	+22

Note: Not every attack uses default values

On ODR

Forward Dash Cancel

Back Dash Cancel

Forward Dash Cancel:

Cancellable into 5D, 2D or 6D from frame 17
Counterhit state for entire move

Back Dash Cancel:

Cancellable into 5D, 2D or 6D from frame 19
Counterhit state for entire move

Dragon Blast

5D~A

Hydra!
Armor. Loses to lows and throws. Beats some mashes.

Damage	GuardHow this attack can be guarded. Throws have their throw range listed instead.	StartupHow many frames the attack needs to go through in order to reach its active frames. The listed startup frame coincides with the move's first active frame.	ActiveHow many frames where there is a hitbox that can hit an opponent. The first active frame occurs on the listed startup frame.	RecoveryHow many frames that the character must go through after an attack's active frames to automatically go back to a neutral stance, or the total duration of the move if it has no hitbox/creates projectiles.	Frame AdvHow many frames the attacker's recovery ends before the defender's blockstun ends if the attack is blocked. A positive value indicates that the attacker recovers first, while a negative value indicates that the defender recovers first. This value usually assumes that the attack's first active frame (of each hit, if multi-hit) is blocked.	AttributeSome attacks are invulnerable to attacks with specific attributes. This notes what attributes each attack possesses. H - Head B - Body F - Foot P - Projectile. Independent projectiles will have their Durability level listed, e.g. a projectile with Durability level 2 will show P2 T - Throw D - Doll attack, such as Carl's or Relius' doll Burst - Burst, which has its own unique attribute	Invuln
800	Mid	19	3	31	-14	B	7~21 Guard HBFP

Staggers opponent on ground hit.
On air hit, blows back slightly with wallbounce in corner.
Fatal Counter, staggers longer on CH (43F).
Has Super Armor on frames 7-21 against everything but lows.
Air unblockable.
Only move that can be cancelled into Kagura's unique dash cancels without Overdrive.

Kagura throws his sword into the ground and punches it towards his opponent. Primarily used as a call out for mashing and a safer way to end pressure, but is also situationally useful as an anti-air. Loses to throws and lows. Not the best combo starter, despite being a fatal counter.

Can be canceled into a stance dash on hit/block. While it is -3 (backdash) or -6 (forward dash), Kagura can cancel the last 5F of each dash into Stance. Typically its best to backdash and reset to neutral if they block this move, as smart opponents will recognize that this move signals the end of Kagura's turn, though it is possible to make hard callouts with 6D~A against certain body-attribute attacks.

Attack LevelDefault Attack Level Values

Level	Blockstun	Hitstun	Ground CH	Air CH
Lv.0	9	10 (12 in air)	+4	+15
Lv.1	11	12	+4	+16
Lv.2	13	14	+5	+16
Lv.3	16	17	+7	+19
Lv.4	18	19	+10	+20
Lv.5	20	21	+14	+22

Note: Not every attack uses default values

On ODR

Normal

80

89

3

-35 [-33]

Fatal Counter
Cancellable into Drive dash cancels on hit/block without OD
On Guard Point, hitstop for Kagura is 0F. Opponent hitstop unchanged
Can guard point up to 3000 damage
Kagura takes damage equal to 50% of the base damage of attacks guarded

Dragon's Claw

5D~B

Drake!
Command grab. Terrifying mixup tool, excellent against opponents respecting pressure.

Damage	GuardHow this attack can be guarded. Throws have their throw range listed instead.	StartupHow many frames the attack needs to go through in order to reach its active frames. The listed startup frame coincides with the move's first active frame.	ActiveHow many frames where there is a hitbox that can hit an opponent. The first active frame occurs on the listed startup frame.	RecoveryHow many frames that the character must go through after an attack's active frames to automatically go back to a neutral stance, or the total duration of the move if it has no hitbox/creates projectiles.	Frame AdvHow many frames the attacker's recovery ends before the defender's blockstun ends if the attack is blocked. A positive value indicates that the attacker recovers first, while a negative value indicates that the defender recovers first. This value usually assumes that the attack's first active frame (of each hit, if multi-hit) is blocked.	AttributeSome attacks are invulnerable to attacks with specific attributes. This notes what attributes each attack possesses. H - Head B - Body F - Foot P - Projectile. Independent projectiles will have their Durability level listed, e.g. a projectile with Durability level 2 will show P2 T - Throw D - Doll attack, such as Carl's or Relius' doll Burst - Burst, which has its own unique attribute	Invuln
0, 300, 1200	Throw(120)	7	3	38		T

Ground bounces on second hit.
Minimum damage 100%.
Has 344 pixel range.

Short-ranged command grab followed by Kagura doing a mid-air spin kick to his opponent. Canceling into drives will put Kagura in air stance. Both the first and second hits can be canceled into specials. Commonly followed up with 6D~C midscreen or [2]8B/[8]2C in the corner. If you have back-charge before activation, you can cancel the first hit of 5D~B into [4]6A which can lead to huge damage. Overall a fantastic tool against conditioned opponents and calling them out on their passivity on defense, but has lengthy recovery on whiff.

Terrifying mixup tool. Leads to some of the highest meterless damage for a command grab in the game (especially in the corner or buffered out of another move to retain A Orb charge), can be used easily in stagger pressure to call out passive opponents, or as a mixup on the opponent's wakeup. Due to its short range, it's advised that you microdash the input in order to make sure it lands. This is typically used in place of Kagura's standard throw due to it's increased range, since Kagura's slow run makes it difficult to use.

5D~B can purple grab opponents if you cancel out of a move into it too quickly. This can be useful in specific cases to Throw Counter some mashes, but typically you'll want to avoid doing this.

Attack LevelDefault Attack Level Values

Level	Blockstun	Hitstun	Ground CH	Air CH
Lv.0	9	10 (12 in air)	+4	+15
Lv.1	11	12	+4	+16
Lv.2	13	14	+5	+16
Lv.3	16	17	+7	+19
Lv.4	18	19	+10	+20
Lv.5	20	21	+14	+22

Note: Not every attack uses default values

On ODR

Normal

100

100, 90, 60

0×2, 3

-31 [-29]

Minimum Damage 100%: 1500

Dragon Slaughter

5D~C

Rahab!
Anti-air, but very unsafe on whiff

Damage	GuardHow this attack can be guarded. Throws have their throw range listed instead.	StartupHow many frames the attack needs to go through in order to reach its active frames. The listed startup frame coincides with the move's first active frame.	ActiveHow many frames where there is a hitbox that can hit an opponent. The first active frame occurs on the listed startup frame.	RecoveryHow many frames that the character must go through after an attack's active frames to automatically go back to a neutral stance, or the total duration of the move if it has no hitbox/creates projectiles.	Frame AdvHow many frames the attacker's recovery ends before the defender's blockstun ends if the attack is blocked. A positive value indicates that the attacker recovers first, while a negative value indicates that the defender recovers first. This value usually assumes that the attack's first active frame (of each hit, if multi-hit) is blocked.	AttributeSome attacks are invulnerable to attacks with specific attributes. This notes what attributes each attack possesses. H - Head B - Body F - Foot P - Projectile. Independent projectiles will have their Durability level listed, e.g. a projectile with Durability level 2 will show P2 T - Throw D - Doll attack, such as Carl's or Relius' doll Burst - Burst, which has its own unique attribute	Invuln
700, 1200	Mid	17	3 (14) 3	34	-16	B	1~36 H

Wall splats in the corner, and wallbounds midscreen on CH
Launches the opponent behind Kagura normally, and directly upwards in OD
Head invuln from frame 1.
Air unblockable.

Kagura swings his sword upwards twice. Huge hitbox and forms a very tight blocksting when it's canceled into 2D~B. Commonly used as an anti-air and combo tool. It's easily controllable which side you want the opponent to end up on after 5D~C in combos, giving Kagura access to easy side-swaps.

The frame 1 head invulnerability and huge hitbox make it a powerful anti-air, but it has extremely bad recovery on whiff and its hitbox does not extend behind Kagura unlike what the animation may imply, so be sure to use it wisely. Remember the stance takes a minimum amount of time before you can go into this move, so in reality it's not a proper anti air reversal.

Attack LevelDefault Attack Level Values

Level	Blockstun	Hitstun	Ground CH	Air CH
Lv.0	9	10 (12 in air)	+4	+15
Lv.1	11	12	+4	+16
Lv.2	13	14	+5	+16
Lv.3	16	17	+7	+19
Lv.4	18	19	+10	+20
Lv.5	20	21	+14	+22

Note: Not every attack uses default values

On ODR

Long

90

84

5

-53 [-51]

Placeholder Description

Dragon Strike

2D~A

Vritra!
Overhead. High-risk, high-reward

Damage	GuardHow this attack can be guarded. Throws have their throw range listed instead.	StartupHow many frames the attack needs to go through in order to reach its active frames. The listed startup frame coincides with the move's first active frame.	ActiveHow many frames where there is a hitbox that can hit an opponent. The first active frame occurs on the listed startup frame.	RecoveryHow many frames that the character must go through after an attack's active frames to automatically go back to a neutral stance, or the total duration of the move if it has no hitbox/creates projectiles.	Frame AdvHow many frames the attacker's recovery ends before the defender's blockstun ends if the attack is blocked. A positive value indicates that the attacker recovers first, while a negative value indicates that the defender recovers first. This value usually assumes that the attack's first active frame (of each hit, if multi-hit) is blocked.	AttributeSome attacks are invulnerable to attacks with specific attributes. This notes what attributes each attack possesses. H - Head B - Body F - Foot P - Projectile. Independent projectiles will have their Durability level listed, e.g. a projectile with Durability level 2 will show P2 T - Throw D - Doll attack, such as Carl's or Relius' doll Burst - Burst, which has its own unique attribute	Invuln
1000	High/Air	20	7	41	-27	H	4~26 FT

Fatals on CH.
Ground bounces on hit.
Cancels into air stances, will cancel into ground stances if done late in the animation.
Foot and throw attribute invulnerable once Kagura leaves the floor.
- This is also true throw invulnerability, even throws that can catch airborne opponents will fail.
Has 30f startup done raw, and 28f startup when canceled into from a different stance attack.

Kagura jumps from his crouching position and slams his sword to the ground. Can be used to beat out low/throw mash attempts to being airborne and foot invulnerable. Has a long ground bounce on hit, allowing combos into 5D~A and [8]2C in corner or [4]6A midscreen. Leads to excellent damage and has good startup for an overhead, but is easily punishable on block. Huge recovery on whiff.

It's possible to make 2D~A safer by stance cancelling it in the air by inputting 6D/5D~4D. This puts Kagura in a falling state where, while he cannot act, he can barrier block. This still has punishable landing recovery which means it remains unsafe, but it can throw off your opponent's punish timing.

There exists an OS to confirm into [8]2C on hit and stance cancel on block, input 2D~A[7]1CDD. Useful in the corner since Kadamos leads to good damage after 2D~A

Attack LevelDefault Attack Level Values

Level	Blockstun	Hitstun	Ground CH	Air CH
Lv.0	9	10 (12 in air)	+4	+15
Lv.1	11	12	+4	+16
Lv.2	13	14	+5	+16
Lv.3	16	17	+7	+19
Lv.4	18	19	+10	+20
Lv.5	20	21	+14	+22

Note: Not every attack uses default values

On ODR

Normal

90

94

5

-50 [-48]

Fatal Counter
Airborne frames 4~34

Dragon's Blade

2D~B

Sirrush!
Low. Mix with 2D~A or use it to close gaps

Damage	GuardHow this attack can be guarded. Throws have their throw range listed instead.	StartupHow many frames the attack needs to go through in order to reach its active frames. The listed startup frame coincides with the move's first active frame.	ActiveHow many frames where there is a hitbox that can hit an opponent. The first active frame occurs on the listed startup frame.	RecoveryHow many frames that the character must go through after an attack's active frames to automatically go back to a neutral stance, or the total duration of the move if it has no hitbox/creates projectiles.	Frame AdvHow many frames the attacker's recovery ends before the defender's blockstun ends if the attack is blocked. A positive value indicates that the attacker recovers first, while a negative value indicates that the defender recovers first. This value usually assumes that the attack's first active frame (of each hit, if multi-hit) is blocked.	AttributeSome attacks are invulnerable to attacks with specific attributes. This notes what attributes each attack possesses. H - Head B - Body F - Foot P - Projectile. Independent projectiles will have their Durability level listed, e.g. a projectile with Durability level 2 will show P2 T - Throw D - Doll attack, such as Carl's or Relius' doll Burst - Burst, which has its own unique attribute	Invuln
800, 1200	Low/Air, All	13	3 (10) 2	22	-7	F

First attack hits low and causes hard knockdown.
Second hit is mid and is emergency techable.
Second hit causes hard knockdown in OD

Kagura surfs towards his opponent on his sword. Surprisingly quick, and covers a lot of ground. First attack hits low, second hit is a mid. This move can be followed up by RCing the first hit. Gives hard knockdown on CH, and can be followed up with other Drives. Standard ender, can be cancelled into Fafnir or Rindo for damage, or Orbs for oki. This move is punishable, particularly so on IB, so don't use it mindlessly.

Attack LevelDefault Attack Level Values

Level	Blockstun	Hitstun	Ground CH	Air CH
Lv.0	9	10 (12 in air)	+4	+15
Lv.1	11	12	+4	+16
Lv.2	13	14	+5	+16
Lv.3	16	17	+7	+19
Lv.4	18	19	+10	+20
Lv.5	20	21	+14	+22

Note: Not every attack uses default values

On ODR

Long

90

89×2

3

-32 [-30]

Placeholder Description

Dragon's Dual Strike

2D~C

Naga!
Mid-low. Mostly a combo tool, but can be used as a frame trap

Damage	GuardHow this attack can be guarded. Throws have their throw range listed instead.	StartupHow many frames the attack needs to go through in order to reach its active frames. The listed startup frame coincides with the move's first active frame.	ActiveHow many frames where there is a hitbox that can hit an opponent. The first active frame occurs on the listed startup frame.	RecoveryHow many frames that the character must go through after an attack's active frames to automatically go back to a neutral stance, or the total duration of the move if it has no hitbox/creates projectiles.	Frame AdvHow many frames the attacker's recovery ends before the defender's blockstun ends if the attack is blocked. A positive value indicates that the attacker recovers first, while a negative value indicates that the defender recovers first. This value usually assumes that the attack's first active frame (of each hit, if multi-hit) is blocked.	AttributeSome attacks are invulnerable to attacks with specific attributes. This notes what attributes each attack possesses. H - Head B - Body F - Foot P - Projectile. Independent projectiles will have their Durability level listed, e.g. a projectile with Durability level 2 will show P2 T - Throw D - Doll attack, such as Carl's or Relius' doll Burst - Burst, which has its own unique attribute	Invuln
600, 1200	Mid, Low	18	2 (19) 3	27	-9	B, F

Untechable knockdown on CH.
Causes spin state when hitting grounded opponent.
Air unblockable.

Kagura attacks with an upwards and then downwards strike. Commonly used as a combo tool, during pressure, and as a way to safely end pressure. The first swing hits mid and vacuums, while the second hits low and with slightly more range.

Attack LevelDefault Attack Level Values

Level	Blockstun	Hitstun	Ground CH	Air CH
Lv.0	9	10 (12 in air)	+4	+15
Lv.1	11	12	+4	+16
Lv.2	13	14	+5	+16
Lv.3	16	17	+7	+19
Lv.4	18	19	+10	+20
Lv.5	20	21	+14	+22

Note: Not every attack uses default values

On ODR

Long

100, 90

84

5

-51 [-49]

Placeholder Description

Dragon's Fang

6D~A

Dahaka!
Strike invuln. Use for big callouts and left-right mix with 6D~B

BBCF Kagura 6D~A Hitbox.png

Damage	GuardHow this attack can be guarded. Throws have their throw range listed instead.	StartupHow many frames the attack needs to go through in order to reach its active frames. The listed startup frame coincides with the move's first active frame.	ActiveHow many frames where there is a hitbox that can hit an opponent. The first active frame occurs on the listed startup frame.	RecoveryHow many frames that the character must go through after an attack's active frames to automatically go back to a neutral stance, or the total duration of the move if it has no hitbox/creates projectiles.	Frame AdvHow many frames the attacker's recovery ends before the defender's blockstun ends if the attack is blocked. A positive value indicates that the attacker recovers first, while a negative value indicates that the defender recovers first. This value usually assumes that the attack's first active frame (of each hit, if multi-hit) is blocked.	AttributeSome attacks are invulnerable to attacks with specific attributes. This notes what attributes each attack possesses. H - Head B - Body F - Foot P - Projectile. Independent projectiles will have their Durability level listed, e.g. a projectile with Durability level 2 will show P2 T - Throw D - Doll attack, such as Carl's or Relius' doll Burst - Burst, which has its own unique attribute	Invuln
850	All	26~35	5	20	-6	B	1~(25~34) B

Fatal Counter
Ground bounces on hit
Body Invuln from frame 1~(25~34)

Kagura dashes forward and swings his sword downwards towards the opponent's feet. Hits mid and is relatively safe on block, but its long startup and small vertical hitbox leaves it vulnerable to being jumped. The startup (and therefore the invuln) depends on the distance from the opponent, if they're further away then the startup will be longer as Kagura travels before performing the slash. On hit, groundbounces and can be linked into normals, making it useful for combos despite its scaling.

6D~A can be used as a callout tool for high-recovery Body moves, such as reversals. This is particularly effective since, unlike blocking the move, the opponent can't RC if you invuln through. Unfortunately, 6D~A's proration values aren't the best, so even with it's fatal counter properties it's often going to lead to less damage than a CH 6B or 5C punish starter. The upside to this is that you can callout opponents who are reacting to Stance startup with this move, which many opponents will rely on to deal with Stance mixups such as 2D~A. Alternatively, it can be used as a hard callout on opponents carelessly throwing out large Body moves in neutral such as Es's 5CGuard:
MidStartup:
12Recovery:
21Advantage:
-7 or even Susano'o's 5BGuard:
MidStartup:
9Recovery:
16Advantage:
-5.

You may still lose to some very active moves such as Naoto's Inferno CrusaderGuard:
Mid, All [Mid]Startup:
9Recovery:
38+16
[29+16]Advantage:
-45 [-28] in some situations, due to the Body Invuln on 6D~A not carrying over into it's active frames. It's still possible to beat these moves with the correct timing, but requires extra care in order to do so. Being vulnerable to projectiles also means it will lose to reversals such as Litchi's Tsubame GaeshiGuard:
Mid×3, AllStartup:
11Recovery:
Total: 58Advantage:
-21 and Lambda's Calamity SwordGuard:
HighStartup:
10+(52 Flash)+1Recovery:
Total: 68Advantage:
-27, and 6D~C should be used instead.

While it can be used as a mixup in conjunction with 6D~B, this is not typically recommended due to both moves' slow startup and vulnerability to being mashed or jumped on reaction, leaving this mixup with questionable applications when Kagura has so many other fantastic ways to open opponents up.

Attack LevelDefault Attack Level Values

Level	Blockstun	Hitstun	Ground CH	Air CH
Lv.0	9	10 (12 in air)	+4	+15
Lv.1	11	12	+4	+16
Lv.2	13	14	+5	+16
Lv.3	16	17	+7	+19
Lv.4	18	19	+10	+20
Lv.5	20	21	+14	+22

Note: Not every attack uses default values

On ODR

Long

90

82

4

-33~42 [-31~40]

Fatal Counter
Counterhit state ends early, last 2 active frames are not CH state

Dragon's Mirage

6D~B

Ajdaha!
Mediocre crossup

BBCF Kagura 6D~B Hitbox.png

Damage	GuardHow this attack can be guarded. Throws have their throw range listed instead.	StartupHow many frames the attack needs to go through in order to reach its active frames. The listed startup frame coincides with the move's first active frame.	ActiveHow many frames where there is a hitbox that can hit an opponent. The first active frame occurs on the listed startup frame.	RecoveryHow many frames that the character must go through after an attack's active frames to automatically go back to a neutral stance, or the total duration of the move if it has no hitbox/creates projectiles.	Frame AdvHow many frames the attacker's recovery ends before the defender's blockstun ends if the attack is blocked. A positive value indicates that the attacker recovers first, while a negative value indicates that the defender recovers first. This value usually assumes that the attack's first active frame (of each hit, if multi-hit) is blocked.	AttributeSome attacks are invulnerable to attacks with specific attributes. This notes what attributes each attack possesses. H - Head B - Body F - Foot P - Projectile. Independent projectiles will have their Durability level listed, e.g. a projectile with Durability level 2 will show P2 T - Throw D - Doll attack, such as Carl's or Relius' doll Burst - Burst, which has its own unique attribute	Invuln
900	All	33-42	3	24	-8	B	1~(8-16) B 27~39 All

Switches sides, but does not go fullscreen.
Body invuln from frame 1~(8-16), full invuln from frames 27~39 distance depending.

Kagura slides through his opponent and attacks them from behind. Crosses up. Typically used as a means of switching sides mid-combo. Has some invuln mid way into the move (some being used loosely), but notably less than 6D~A . This attack has a maximum range it can travel, and Kagura will always teleport during this move even if he is too far to switch sides with his opponent.

This move is extremely slow and leads to average reward on hit when compared to Kagura's other mixups. Should only be used if you really think your opponent is going to respect you, and even then 5D~B is usually better for calling out respect. This move's issues are exacerbated by the fact that both 6D~A and 6D~B lose to jumping, which can be done reliably on reaction to either move's startup, so relying on this as your primary mixup tool is ill-advised. It's invuln is quite wonky as well, which means 6D~A is preferred for the purpose of callouts. Use this at your own discretion.

Attack LevelDefault Attack Level Values

Level	Blockstun	Hitstun	Ground CH	Air CH
Lv.0	9	10 (12 in air)	+4	+15
Lv.1	11	12	+4	+16
Lv.2	13	14	+5	+16
Lv.3	16	17	+7	+19
Lv.4	18	19	+10	+20
Lv.5	20	21	+14	+22

Note: Not every attack uses default values

On ODR

Normal

90

82

4

-42~51 [-40~49]

Placeholder Description

Sky Dragon's Strike

6D~C

Wyvern!
Projectile invuln. Use to close the distance against predictable projectiles

Damage	GuardHow this attack can be guarded. Throws have their throw range listed instead.	StartupHow many frames the attack needs to go through in order to reach its active frames. The listed startup frame coincides with the move's first active frame.	ActiveHow many frames where there is a hitbox that can hit an opponent. The first active frame occurs on the listed startup frame.	RecoveryHow many frames that the character must go through after an attack's active frames to automatically go back to a neutral stance, or the total duration of the move if it has no hitbox/creates projectiles.	Frame AdvHow many frames the attacker's recovery ends before the defender's blockstun ends if the attack is blocked. A positive value indicates that the attacker recovers first, while a negative value indicates that the defender recovers first. This value usually assumes that the attack's first active frame (of each hit, if multi-hit) is blocked.	AttributeSome attacks are invulnerable to attacks with specific attributes. This notes what attributes each attack possesses. H - Head B - Body F - Foot P - Projectile. Independent projectiles will have their Durability level listed, e.g. a projectile with Durability level 2 will show P2 T - Throw D - Doll attack, such as Carl's or Relius' doll Burst - Burst, which has its own unique attribute	Invuln
1200	All	13~18	6	26	-11	B	7~(End of Active) Guard P

Blows back opponent on hit.
Armored against projectiles from frames 7~23
Wallbounces on counter hit.
Hitbox fully extended on 20F.

Kagura charges and thrusts his sword forward towards his opponent. Blows back on hit, but can usually be followed up with 2D~B midscreen. Very good combo tool and corner carry. Does not hit crouching opponents at max range and does not go fullscreen. Inexplicably has a hurtbox all around the sword starting at 20F, leading to some very silly looking interactions. Can be low-profiled by many characters, so try to avoid being too predictable with it.

Counterhit leads to great damage midscreen. Usually safe on block when performed from a distance thanks to 2D/6D~4D making it safer on block and spacing Kagura further out. Be careful of whiffing it due to it's fairly long recovery. Amazing callout tool for opponents using projectiles or setup moves, but it's fairly easy to call out if they see it coming. Avoid autopiloting this in pressure since it's very unsafe to gcOD and low-profile attacks often completely pass under it. While Wyvern is a very powerful tool to have, always be mindful of its shortcomings.

Attack LevelDefault Attack Level Values

Level	Blockstun	Hitstun	Ground CH	Air CH
Lv.0	9	10 (12 in air)	+4	+15
Lv.1	11	12	+4	+16
Lv.2	13	14	+5	+16
Lv.3	16	17	+7	+19
Lv.4	18	19	+10	+20
Lv.5	20	21	+14	+22

Note: Not every attack uses default values

On ODR

Normal

80

84

5

-27~32 [-25~30]

Hitbox fully extended on 3rd active frame
On Guard Point, hitstop for Kagura is 2F. Opponent hitstop unchanged

Universal Mechanics

Forward Throw

5B+C

Damage	GuardHow this attack can be guarded. Throws have their throw range listed instead.	StartupHow many frames the attack needs to go through in order to reach its active frames. The listed startup frame coincides with the move's first active frame.	ActiveHow many frames where there is a hitbox that can hit an opponent. The first active frame occurs on the listed startup frame.	RecoveryHow many frames that the character must go through after an attack's active frames to automatically go back to a neutral stance, or the total duration of the move if it has no hitbox/creates projectiles.	Frame AdvHow many frames the attacker's recovery ends before the defender's blockstun ends if the attack is blocked. A positive value indicates that the attacker recovers first, while a negative value indicates that the defender recovers first. This value usually assumes that the attack's first active frame (of each hit, if multi-hit) is blocked.	AttributeSome attacks are invulnerable to attacks with specific attributes. This notes what attributes each attack possesses. H - Head B - Body F - Foot P - Projectile. Independent projectiles will have their Durability level listed, e.g. a projectile with Durability level 2 will show P2 T - Throw D - Doll attack, such as Carl's or Relius' doll Burst - Burst, which has its own unique attribute	Invuln
100, 1400	Throw(70)	7	3	23		T

Functions the same as every other throw.
Wall bounces opponents midscreen.
Wall Splats opponents in the corner.

Due to Kagura's poor mobility and general gameplan, it can be difficult to use his normal throw effectively in pressure. Nonetheless, it leads to decent reward and good corner carry anywhere on the screen. Has a kara throw input using 6B~C

Attack LevelDefault Attack Level Values

Level	Blockstun	Hitstun	Ground CH	Air CH
Lv.0	9	10 (12 in air)	+4	+15
Lv.1	11	12	+4	+16
Lv.2	13	14	+5	+16
Lv.3	16	17	+7	+19
Lv.4	18	19	+10	+20
Lv.5	20	21	+14	+22

Note: Not every attack uses default values

On ODR

Normal

100

100, 50

0×2, 4

-6

Minimum Damage 100%: 1500

Back Throw

4B+C

Damage	GuardHow this attack can be guarded. Throws have their throw range listed instead.	StartupHow many frames the attack needs to go through in order to reach its active frames. The listed startup frame coincides with the move's first active frame.	ActiveHow many frames where there is a hitbox that can hit an opponent. The first active frame occurs on the listed startup frame.	RecoveryHow many frames that the character must go through after an attack's active frames to automatically go back to a neutral stance, or the total duration of the move if it has no hitbox/creates projectiles.	Frame AdvHow many frames the attacker's recovery ends before the defender's blockstun ends if the attack is blocked. A positive value indicates that the attacker recovers first, while a negative value indicates that the defender recovers first. This value usually assumes that the attack's first active frame (of each hit, if multi-hit) is blocked.	AttributeSome attacks are invulnerable to attacks with specific attributes. This notes what attributes each attack possesses. H - Head B - Body F - Foot P - Projectile. Independent projectiles will have their Durability level listed, e.g. a projectile with Durability level 2 will show P2 T - Throw D - Doll attack, such as Carl's or Relius' doll Burst - Burst, which has its own unique attribute	Invuln
100, 1400	Throw(70)	7	3	23		T

Functions the same as Foward Throw before it hits.

The same as Kagura's forward throw, but in the other direction. This can occasionally be difficult to follow up if throwing an opponent out of the corner.

Attack LevelDefault Attack Level Values

Level	Blockstun	Hitstun	Ground CH	Air CH
Lv.0	9	10 (12 in air)	+4	+15
Lv.1	11	12	+4	+16
Lv.2	13	14	+5	+16
Lv.3	16	17	+7	+19
Lv.4	18	19	+10	+20
Lv.5	20	21	+14	+22

Note: Not every attack uses default values

On ODR

Normal

100

100, 50

0×2, 4

-6

Minimum Damage 100%: 1500

Air Throw

j.B+C

Damage	GuardHow this attack can be guarded. Throws have their throw range listed instead.	StartupHow many frames the attack needs to go through in order to reach its active frames. The listed startup frame coincides with the move's first active frame.	ActiveHow many frames where there is a hitbox that can hit an opponent. The first active frame occurs on the listed startup frame.	RecoveryHow many frames that the character must go through after an attack's active frames to automatically go back to a neutral stance, or the total duration of the move if it has no hitbox/creates projectiles.	Frame AdvHow many frames the attacker's recovery ends before the defender's blockstun ends if the attack is blocked. A positive value indicates that the attacker recovers first, while a negative value indicates that the defender recovers first. This value usually assumes that the attack's first active frame (of each hit, if multi-hit) is blocked.	AttributeSome attacks are invulnerable to attacks with specific attributes. This notes what attributes each attack possesses. H - Head B - Body F - Foot P - Projectile. Independent projectiles will have their Durability level listed, e.g. a projectile with Durability level 2 will show P2 T - Throw D - Doll attack, such as Carl's or Relius' doll Burst - Burst, which has its own unique attribute	Invuln
500, 200, 800	Throw(120)	7	3	23+3L		T

Functions the same as every other throw.
Ground bounces.

Slams the opponent down to the ground. Gives Kagura very consistent followups because he always falls to the ground with his opponent. The fourth hit causes ground bounce. Easy to follow up with [4]6A.

Attack LevelDefault Attack Level Values

Level	Blockstun	Hitstun	Ground CH	Air CH
Lv.0	9	10 (12 in air)	+4	+15
Lv.1	11	12	+4	+16
Lv.2	13	14	+5	+16
Lv.3	16	17	+7	+19
Lv.4	18	19	+10	+20
Lv.5	20	21	+14	+22

Note: Not every attack uses default values

On ODR

Normal

100

50, 100, 100

0, 4×2

Minimum Damage 100%: 1500

Counter Assault

6A+B while Blocking

Damage	GuardHow this attack can be guarded. Throws have their throw range listed instead.	StartupHow many frames the attack needs to go through in order to reach its active frames. The listed startup frame coincides with the move's first active frame.	ActiveHow many frames where there is a hitbox that can hit an opponent. The first active frame occurs on the listed startup frame.	RecoveryHow many frames that the character must go through after an attack's active frames to automatically go back to a neutral stance, or the total duration of the move if it has no hitbox/creates projectiles.	Frame AdvHow many frames the attacker's recovery ends before the defender's blockstun ends if the attack is blocked. A positive value indicates that the attacker recovers first, while a negative value indicates that the defender recovers first. This value usually assumes that the attack's first active frame (of each hit, if multi-hit) is blocked.	AttributeSome attacks are invulnerable to attacks with specific attributes. This notes what attributes each attack possesses. H - Head B - Body F - Foot P - Projectile. Independent projectiles will have their Durability level listed, e.g. a projectile with Durability level 2 will show P2 T - Throw D - Doll attack, such as Carl's or Relius' doll Burst - Burst, which has its own unique attribute	Invuln
0	All	13	5	28	-14	B	1~20 All

Has the same animation as his 6B. Not stance cancelable. Knocks away, short tech time. Not the best Counter Assault, but not the worst either.

Attack LevelDefault Attack Level Values

Level	Blockstun	Hitstun	Ground CH	Air CH
Lv.0	9	10 (12 in air)	+4	+15
Lv.1	11	12	+4	+16
Lv.2	13	14	+5	+16
Lv.3	16	17	+7	+19
Lv.4	18	19	+10	+20
Lv.5	20	21	+14	+22

Note: Not every attack uses default values

On ODR

Very Short

50

92

4

Placeholder Description

Crush Trigger

5A+B (Chargeable)

Don't put too much stock into this

Version	Damage	GuardHow this attack can be guarded. Throws have their throw range listed instead.	StartupHow many frames the attack needs to go through in order to reach its active frames. The listed startup frame coincides with the move's first active frame.	ActiveHow many frames where there is a hitbox that can hit an opponent. The first active frame occurs on the listed startup frame.	RecoveryHow many frames that the character must go through after an attack's active frames to automatically go back to a neutral stance, or the total duration of the move if it has no hitbox/creates projectiles.	Frame AdvHow many frames the attacker's recovery ends before the defender's blockstun ends if the attack is blocked. A positive value indicates that the attacker recovers first, while a negative value indicates that the defender recovers first. This value usually assumes that the attack's first active frame (of each hit, if multi-hit) is blocked.	AttributeSome attacks are invulnerable to attacks with specific attributes. This notes what attributes each attack possesses. H - Head B - Body F - Foot P - Projectile. Independent projectiles will have their Durability level listed, e.g. a projectile with Durability level 2 will show P2 T - Throw D - Doll attack, such as Carl's or Relius' doll Burst - Burst, which has its own unique attribute	Invuln
5A+B	1000	Guard Break 32/Barrier	20	1	25	0	B
5[A+B]	1000	Guard Break 60/Barrier	30~61	1	25	0	B

Costs 25% Heat.
Chargable.
180F Heat Gauge cooldown.
Neutral on barrier guard. 40 frame+ spinning knockdown, launch on air hit.

Fairly short range Crush Trigger. Can be easily used in corner combos to increase combo damage. Can combo into [4]1236C from a level 1 charge for a cheeky, albeit expensive way to open someone up.

Version

Attack LevelDefault Attack Level Values

Level	Blockstun	Hitstun	Ground CH	Air CH
Lv.0	9	10 (12 in air)	+4	+15
Lv.1	11	12	+4	+16
Lv.2	13	14	+5	+16
Lv.3	16	17	+7	+19
Lv.4	18	19	+10	+20
Lv.5	20	21	+14	+22

Note: Not every attack uses default values

On ODR

5A+B

Normal

80

60

-19

5[A+B]

Long

80

100

-29~60

Placeholder Description

Specials

Dragon Spirit

[4]6A/B

Guivre!
Two very useful Sonic Booms

Version	Damage	GuardHow this attack can be guarded. Throws have their throw range listed instead.	StartupHow many frames the attack needs to go through in order to reach its active frames. The listed startup frame coincides with the move's first active frame.	ActiveHow many frames where there is a hitbox that can hit an opponent. The first active frame occurs on the listed startup frame.	RecoveryHow many frames that the character must go through after an attack's active frames to automatically go back to a neutral stance, or the total duration of the move if it has no hitbox/creates projectiles.	Frame AdvHow many frames the attacker's recovery ends before the defender's blockstun ends if the attack is blocked. A positive value indicates that the attacker recovers first, while a negative value indicates that the defender recovers first. This value usually assumes that the attack's first active frame (of each hit, if multi-hit) is blocked.	AttributeSome attacks are invulnerable to attacks with specific attributes. This notes what attributes each attack possesses. H - Head B - Body F - Foot P - Projectile. Independent projectiles will have their Durability level listed, e.g. a projectile with Durability level 2 will show P2 T - Throw D - Doll attack, such as Carl's or Relius' doll Burst - Burst, which has its own unique attribute	Invuln
A Dragon Spirit	700/600×2/600×3	All	18		Total: 36	-3	P1
B Dragon Spirit	650×2/500×4/500×6	All	40		Total 51	10	P1

45F charge.
A version starts up faster and goes full screen. Gains more hits the further it travels, from 1 to 3.
B version takes longer to start up and moves slower initially, but rapidly accelerates and goes all the way across the stage. Gains more hits the further it travels, from 2 to 6.

Orbs! Both will dissipate rapidly if Kagura is hit. You can use both in combos, A Orb as a neutral, pressure, and okizeme tool, or B Orb for okizeme with more frame advantage. A Orb is more effective in neutral, as B Orb carries a much higher risk with its longer startup. Both versions vacuum the opponent.

As both versions gain multiple hits as they travel, they can negate other projectiles while still being active themselves. Despite this, Kagura will still likely lose fireball wars due to the necessary charge time to throw one.

Version

Attack LevelDefault Attack Level Values

Level	Blockstun	Hitstun	Ground CH	Air CH
Lv.0	9	10 (12 in air)	+4	+15
Lv.1	11	12	+4	+16
Lv.2	13	14	+5	+16
Lv.3	16	17	+7	+19
Lv.4	18	19	+10	+20
Lv.5	20	21	+14	+22

Note: Not every attack uses default values

On ODR

A Dragon Spirit

Normal

80

94×1/×2/×3

2

-10

B Dragon Spirit

Normal

80

94×2/×4/×6

2

-25

A Dragon Spirit:

Does more hits the further it travels (max 3)

B Dragon Spirit:

Does more hits the further it travels (max 6)

Dragon's Ascent

[2]8B/C

Fafnir!
Similarly, two very useful Flash Kicks

Version	Damage	GuardHow this attack can be guarded. Throws have their throw range listed instead.	StartupHow many frames the attack needs to go through in order to reach its active frames. The listed startup frame coincides with the move's first active frame.	ActiveHow many frames where there is a hitbox that can hit an opponent. The first active frame occurs on the listed startup frame.	RecoveryHow many frames that the character must go through after an attack's active frames to automatically go back to a neutral stance, or the total duration of the move if it has no hitbox/creates projectiles.	Frame AdvHow many frames the attacker's recovery ends before the defender's blockstun ends if the attack is blocked. A positive value indicates that the attacker recovers first, while a negative value indicates that the defender recovers first. This value usually assumes that the attack's first active frame (of each hit, if multi-hit) is blocked.	AttributeSome attacks are invulnerable to attacks with specific attributes. This notes what attributes each attack possesses. H - Head B - Body F - Foot P - Projectile. Independent projectiles will have their Durability level listed, e.g. a projectile with Durability level 2 will show P2 T - Throw D - Doll attack, such as Carl's or Relius' doll Burst - Burst, which has its own unique attribute	Invuln
B Dragon's Ascent	700, 300×2	Mid	13	3,2,2	20+12L	-18	B	1~19 H
C Dragon's Ascent	900, 200×5	Mid, All×5	9	2 (3) 2,2,2,2,2	29+20L	-45	B	1~23 All

45F charge.
B version is anti-air, C version is a full reversal.
Both can follow up into Kadamos on hit, without needing a charge.
B version has frame 1 head invulnerability.
B version is air unblockable, C version is not.

In anti-air and reversal flavors. B Fafnir is a powerful antiair that only has head invuln and is air unblockable, while C Fafnir is a completely invuln reversal but is not air unblockable. B Fafnir is safe on air block in most situations. C Fafnir deals slightly more damage, makes Kagura jump much higher in the air, and has a ton of untech time on CH, at the cost of being extremely unsafe on block. Both are frequently used as combo enders with their follow up attack, Kadamos. Damage also scales well in combos.

Due to having no invulnerable distortion drives he can use at neutral, Kagura is reliant on the C version of this move as his only practical reversal move, meaning it is extremely important to be charging this move whenever possible. Beware that Kagura cannot safely use Fafnir after a tech from hard knockdown as this requires Kagura to stop holding downwards in order to start a neutral tech, and the neutral tech animation is too short to fully charge this move in time, (Simply holding down and pressing a button to tech after a hard knockdown will result in a quick tech or roll rather than a neutral tech). This means Kagura is left without a wakeup reversal option in many situations so many characters can safely run their okizeme on Kagura without fear. However it is still possible to perform Fafnir after any other kind of tech roll or after an emergency tech if charged as normal.

Version

Attack LevelDefault Attack Level Values

Level	Blockstun	Hitstun	Ground CH	Air CH
Lv.0	9	10 (12 in air)	+4	+15
Lv.1	11	12	+4	+16
Lv.2	13	14	+5	+16
Lv.3	16	17	+7	+19
Lv.4	18	19	+10	+20
Lv.5	20	21	+14	+22

Note: Not every attack uses default values

On ODR

B Dragon's Ascent

Very Short

90

79

3

-25

C Dragon's Ascent

Very Short

60

82

4

-46

B Dragon's Ascent:

Cancellable into Dragon's Dance (followup) from frame 20 onwards on hit
Airborne from frame 13
First hit that connects deals 700 damage, remaining hits deal 300 damage
On block, base damage is 600 (Chip damage: 30×3)
Applies 2 frames of landing recovery to Kagura if Rapid Cancelled

C Dragon's Ascent:

Cancellable into Dragon's Dance (followup) from frame 24 onwards on hit
Airborne from frame 11
First hit that connects deals 900 damage, remaining hits deal 200 damage
On block, base damage is 600 (Chip damage: 30×6)
reversal

Dragon's Dance

j.[8]2C

Kadamos!
Combo ender and instant overhead, make your opponent fear this

Version	Damage	GuardHow this attack can be guarded. Throws have their throw range listed instead.	StartupHow many frames the attack needs to go through in order to reach its active frames. The listed startup frame coincides with the move's first active frame.	ActiveHow many frames where there is a hitbox that can hit an opponent. The first active frame occurs on the listed startup frame.	RecoveryHow many frames that the character must go through after an attack's active frames to automatically go back to a neutral stance, or the total duration of the move if it has no hitbox/creates projectiles.	Frame AdvHow many frames the attacker's recovery ends before the defender's blockstun ends if the attack is blocked. A positive value indicates that the attacker recovers first, while a negative value indicates that the defender recovers first. This value usually assumes that the attack's first active frame (of each hit, if multi-hit) is blocked.	AttributeSome attacks are invulnerable to attacks with specific attributes. This notes what attributes each attack possesses. H - Head B - Body F - Foot P - Projectile. Independent projectiles will have their Durability level listed, e.g. a projectile with Durability level 2 will show P2 T - Throw D - Doll attack, such as Carl's or Relius' doll Burst - Burst, which has its own unique attribute	Invuln
Dragon's Dance	1200	High/Air	13	3	Until L+8		H
Followup Dragon's Dance	1200	High/Air	14	5	Until L+8		H

20F charge.
Hard Knockdown on hit.

Hits overhead. Is frequently used as a hard knockdown combo ender follow-up to Fafnir on hit, and does not require a charge in this scenario. The charging requirement otherwise prevents you from using it immediately after jumping or double jumping, but this can be mitigated by using a jump cancellable move like a 6B or j.A to delay the jump while still holding upwards hitstop. Unsafe on block, but is difficult for most characters to punish reliably due to its reach and pushback.

Can be used in many more places that it may initially seem. Despite lacking jump cancels, Kadamos is quick enough to make distinguishing between it and a delayed button or frametrap difficult, so it is realistic to use off of 5B or even 2B. Use this as a conditioning tool and a scary mixup tool in the corner.

Grants a full combo with RC or on CH, as well as some very specific heights on normal hit. Leads to good damage in the corner if these conditions are met, but can be somewhat tricky to convert midscreen.

Version

Attack LevelDefault Attack Level Values

Level	Blockstun	Hitstun	Ground CH	Air CH
Lv.0	9	10 (12 in air)	+4	+15
Lv.1	11	12	+4	+16
Lv.2	13	14	+5	+16
Lv.3	16	17	+7	+19
Lv.4	18	19	+10	+20
Lv.5	20	21	+14	+22

Note: Not every attack uses default values

On ODR

Dragon's Dance

Normal

90

82

4

Followup Dragon's Dance

Normal

90

92

4

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Distortion Drives

Supreme Dragon's Inferno

[4]1236C

Lindwurm!
(But everyone calls this Rindo)
Incredibly fast super, but only situationally useful
OD Followup

Version	Damage	GuardHow this attack can be guarded. Throws have their throw range listed instead.	StartupHow many frames the attack needs to go through in order to reach its active frames. The listed startup frame coincides with the move's first active frame.	ActiveHow many frames where there is a hitbox that can hit an opponent. The first active frame occurs on the listed startup frame.	RecoveryHow many frames that the character must go through after an attack's active frames to automatically go back to a neutral stance, or the total duration of the move if it has no hitbox/creates projectiles.	Frame AdvHow many frames the attacker's recovery ends before the defender's blockstun ends if the attack is blocked. A positive value indicates that the attacker recovers first, while a negative value indicates that the defender recovers first. This value usually assumes that the attack's first active frame (of each hit, if multi-hit) is blocked.	AttributeSome attacks are invulnerable to attacks with specific attributes. This notes what attributes each attack possesses. H - Head B - Body F - Foot P - Projectile. Independent projectiles will have their Durability level listed, e.g. a projectile with Durability level 2 will show P2 T - Throw D - Doll attack, such as Carl's or Relius' doll Burst - Burst, which has its own unique attribute	Invuln
[4]1236C	1100×3	All	1+(62 Flash)+3	12 (1) 12 (1) 12	Total: 59	-8	P2
[4]1236C OD Followup	380×3, 380×3	All	7+(51 Flash)+9	P(24)P	Total: 7+(51 Flash)+92		P2

30F charge.
180F Heat Gauge cooldown.
Each flame lasts for 12F.
Minimum damage: 495, OD: 951

Kagura drags his sword through the ground and creates three pillars of purple flame that travel forward and grow in size. Projectile. Very fast get-off-me move that is only unsafe on block from very close. Has very poor minimum damage, and is frequently outclassed by Zanga as a damage super. As this move has no invulnerability it cannot be used as a traditional reversal super, and is better used to try and catch your opponent in their recovery. Due to the charge requirement, it isn't as abusable in combination with Instant Block as the only other 4-frame startup attack in the gameGuard:
AllStartup:
3+(40 Flash)+1Recovery:
51Advantage:
-33, and also isn't nearly as rewarding on hit.

In OD, Kagura will automatically follow up after the third hit with two large projectiles for a little bit of extra damage, but the move can still be RC'd on the third hit before the followup starts. The third hit will also cause a hard knockdown, allowing for easier conversions afterwards.

Version

Attack LevelDefault Attack Level Values

Level	Blockstun	Hitstun	Ground CH	Air CH
Lv.0	9	10 (12 in air)	+4	+15
Lv.1	11	12	+4	+16
Lv.2	13	14	+5	+16
Lv.3	16	17	+7	+19
Lv.4	18	19	+10	+20
Lv.5	20	21	+14	+22

Note: Not every attack uses default values

On ODR

[4]1236C

Normal
[Normal, Normal, Long]

80
[80, 80, 100]

92×3

4

-33

[4]1236C OD Followup

92×6

4

[4]1236C:

Minimum Damage 15%: 495
[Cancels into OD followup on frame 40 if third projectile hits]

[4]1236C OD Followup:

Each P in active frames represents a projectile spawned
Minimum Damage 20%: 456

The Dragon Lord's Striking Fang

28D during Stance (Air OK)

Nidhogg!
(But everyone calls this Zanga)
Use this to secure rounds

Version	Damage	GuardHow this attack can be guarded. Throws have their throw range listed instead.	StartupHow many frames the attack needs to go through in order to reach its active frames. The listed startup frame coincides with the move's first active frame.	ActiveHow many frames where there is a hitbox that can hit an opponent. The first active frame occurs on the listed startup frame.	RecoveryHow many frames that the character must go through after an attack's active frames to automatically go back to a neutral stance, or the total duration of the move if it has no hitbox/creates projectiles.	Frame AdvHow many frames the attacker's recovery ends before the defender's blockstun ends if the attack is blocked. A positive value indicates that the attacker recovers first, while a negative value indicates that the defender recovers first. This value usually assumes that the attack's first active frame (of each hit, if multi-hit) is blocked.	AttributeSome attacks are invulnerable to attacks with specific attributes. This notes what attributes each attack possesses. H - Head B - Body F - Foot P - Projectile. Independent projectiles will have their Durability level listed, e.g. a projectile with Durability level 2 will show P2 T - Throw D - Doll attack, such as Carl's or Relius' doll Burst - Burst, which has its own unique attribute	Invuln
xD~28D	500, 5000 [500×19, 3000]	Mid	1+(52 Flash)+9	3	51	-33	B	1~12 All
j.xD~28D	500, 5000 [500×19, 3000]	Mid	1+(48 Flash)+{Until L+5}	3	51	-33	B	1~(Until L+7) All

Air OK.
Air unblockable.
180F Heat Gauge cooldown.
1100 minimum damage, or 1450 in OD. Very high damage ender.

Kagura raises his sword and slams it to the ground, creating a gigantic, explosive pillar of purple flame beneath his opponent. Can be done either on the ground or in the air. The OD version has the chance to whiff the follow up at max range, but this doesn't usually happen. Has very little to no usefulness as a reversal super, as you need to be in a stance to activate it.

In the air version, Kagura does a small hop before slamming into the ground. The hitbox is not active during the descent, so opponents can jump out of it if used high up. Kagura begins falling in the middle of the superflash, and is fully invulnerable on startup, so it's surprisingly practical way to punish anti-air attempts. A less practical aspect of this is that, when used low enough to the ground, the startup can end up shorter than the superflash and potentially make the effective startup of the move 1 frame (with 0 frames post-flash).

Version

Attack LevelDefault Attack Level Values

Level	Blockstun	Hitstun	Ground CH	Air CH
Lv.0	9	10 (12 in air)	+4	+15
Lv.1	11	12	+4	+16
Lv.2	13	14	+5	+16
Lv.3	16	17	+7	+19
Lv.4	18	19	+10	+20
Lv.5	20	21	+14	+22

Note: Not every attack uses default values

On ODR

xD~28D

Normal

80

84, 50

5

-37

j.xD~28D

Normal

80

84, 50

5

xD~28D:

Values in [] are during OD
Minimum Damage 20% [20%, 10%×19, 15%]: 1100 [1450]

j.xD~28D:

Values in [] are during OD
Depending on height, Kagura can land during superflash, reducing post-flash startup (can reach 0)
Minimum Damage 20% [20%, 10%×18, 15%]: 1100 [1450]

Exceed Accel

Dark Flame of the Bellowing Dragon

A+B+C+D during Overdrive

Qinglong!
Far reaching, but not very high hitting

Damage	GuardHow this attack can be guarded. Throws have their throw range listed instead.	StartupHow many frames the attack needs to go through in order to reach its active frames. The listed startup frame coincides with the move's first active frame.	ActiveHow many frames where there is a hitbox that can hit an opponent. The first active frame occurs on the listed startup frame.	RecoveryHow many frames that the character must go through after an attack's active frames to automatically go back to a neutral stance, or the total duration of the move if it has no hitbox/creates projectiles.	Frame AdvHow many frames the attacker's recovery ends before the defender's blockstun ends if the attack is blocked. A positive value indicates that the attacker recovers first, while a negative value indicates that the defender recovers first. This value usually assumes that the attack's first active frame (of each hit, if multi-hit) is blocked.	AttributeSome attacks are invulnerable to attacks with specific attributes. This notes what attributes each attack possesses. H - Head B - Body F - Foot P - Projectile. Independent projectiles will have their Durability level listed, e.g. a projectile with Durability level 2 will show P2 T - Throw D - Doll attack, such as Carl's or Relius' doll Burst - Burst, which has its own unique attribute	Invuln
600, 250×4, 1500 {600, 250×4, 500×7}	All	20 [10]	3	34	-10	B	1~22 All [1~22 All]

Behaves the same as every other Exceed Accel.
310/671 Minimum Damage

Kagura jumps from his crouching position and slams his sword to the ground. On hit, he slashes the opponent several times before finishing with a giant black flame. Has the same attack animation as 2D~A, but does not have the same hitbox.

This EA is another reversal option. The pushback on this move is rather strong, so it's difficult to punish outside of IB.

Attack LevelDefault Attack Level Values

Level	Blockstun	Hitstun	Ground CH	Air CH
Lv.0	9	10 (12 in air)	+4	+15
Lv.1	11	12	+4	+16
Lv.2	13	14	+5	+16
Lv.3	16	17	+7	+19
Lv.4	18	19	+10	+20
Lv.5	20	21	+14	+22

Note: Not every attack uses default values

On ODR

Long

125

80

-30 [-20]

Values in [] are when canceled into or immediately after activating Overdrive
Values in {} are during Active Flow
Minimum Damage 10%: 310 {510+49}

Astral Heat

Black Dragon's Sky-Rending Blade

236236C

Bahamut!
"OUGI! KOKURYUU! TENSHOURAIJIN!"

Damage	GuardHow this attack can be guarded. Throws have their throw range listed instead.	StartupHow many frames the attack needs to go through in order to reach its active frames. The listed startup frame coincides with the move's first active frame.	ActiveHow many frames where there is a hitbox that can hit an opponent. The first active frame occurs on the listed startup frame.	RecoveryHow many frames that the character must go through after an attack's active frames to automatically go back to a neutral stance, or the total duration of the move if it has no hitbox/creates projectiles.	Frame AdvHow many frames the attacker's recovery ends before the defender's blockstun ends if the attack is blocked. A positive value indicates that the attacker recovers first, while a negative value indicates that the defender recovers first. This value usually assumes that the attack's first active frame (of each hit, if multi-hit) is blocked.	AttributeSome attacks are invulnerable to attacks with specific attributes. This notes what attributes each attack possesses. H - Head B - Body F - Foot P - Projectile. Independent projectiles will have their Durability level listed, e.g. a projectile with Durability level 2 will show P2 T - Throw D - Doll attack, such as Carl's or Relius' doll Burst - Burst, which has its own unique attribute	Invuln
31000	All	7+(42 Flash)+15	5	40	-24	B	1~32 All

Kagura ensnares his opponent between two slashes of black and purple lightning, and points his sword heavensward as it pierces the clouds with a gigantic pillar of black energy. He opens his eyes and delivers the final blow by crashing his sword down on his helpless opponent.

Somehow, Kagura's only metered reversal. It's a bit on the slow side, but is still quite practical thanks to it's large hitbox and easy combo potential.

Combos From:

Throw in the corner.
Air throw.
All C normals.
All stance attacks except for
- 5D~B outside of the corner.
- 5D~C outside of the corner or OD.
- 2D~B outside of OD.
- 6D~C outside of the corner.

Attack LevelDefault Attack Level Values

Level	Blockstun	Hitstun	Ground CH	Air CH
Lv.0	9	10 (12 in air)	+4	+15
Lv.1	11	12	+4	+16
Lv.2	13	14	+5	+16
Lv.3	16	17	+7	+19
Lv.4	18	19	+10	+20
Lv.5	20	21	+14	+22

Note: Not every attack uses default values

On ODR

Long

5

-40

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