GG2/Sin

	Health
	480
	Skills
	Patecatl Stain, Phantom Barrel, Exciter, Humming Sword
	Tribe
	Illyria

Overview

Starter Guide

Combos

Overview

Making his debut in the series, Sin is a close to midrange monster. With large, sweeping moves and high mobility attacks, Sin has no issue controlling the flow of battle. He also has possibly one of the most versatile special moves with Beak Driver, allowing him to both shred Masters and Servants alike.

Sin's skills include Patecatl Stain, one of the best abilities in the game. It shoots out a healing beam that will heal back a significant amount of HP to any servants it hits. This skill is made even stronger when playing in 2v2, as it will heal your ally's servants and even their master as well. He also has Exciter, boosting his already excellent damage to do massive damage off any hit.

Nothing is without weakness, and Sin is definitely no exception. His main weakness is the slow speed of all his attacks. His quickest attacks have issues of their own, being easy to avoid due to hitbox weaknesses such as avoiding his 6X by walking to the right. However, while fighting with his tribe, Illyria, Sin can cover the slow speed of his attacks with his servant's attacks and bodies.

Sin's overall poor normals results in him needing to use Beak Driver very often, and although it's an amazing move it does cost tension to use. He also relies on Beak Driver to convert all his hits into highly damaging combos. Without the threat of a combo off his attacks, Sin is a much weaker character and thus heavily relies on tension to win master fights.

While Sin can be weak without tension, when he does have tension he is an incredibly strong character who can stop any attempt to harm his own servants with Beak Driver. As long as Sin fights with his servants, they'll do a good job of covering him.

Sin

Sin is a Master with large yet slow attacks which give him good Servant ClearWhen a Master takes time to clear massive swathes of enemy Servants, often by abusing strong single-hitting attacks with wide reach.. Alone Sin's attacks can be whiff punished but next to his strong Tribe he becomes an offensive powerhouse.
Pros	Cons
Amazing Reach: Moves such as 5X and Beak Driver mean Sin is almost never out of range to threaten the opponent Pressure Nightmare: Most of Sin's normals aren't anything special on guard, but his F8X and most of his special moves do high damage to guard, allowing him to cause a guard break extremely fast. Strong Army: With an army that's strong in all stages of the game, Sin can focus on playing where he wants and avoid engagement until it becomes advantageous. Patecatl Stain: Even though Sin's army is expensive, he can keep his units alive longer than any other master due to his ability to heal them.	Slow buttons: Most of Sin's attacks have long start up and recovery so he can have a hard time in defensive situations. Tension-reliant: Without Tension, Sin's pressure and combos leave much to be desired and don't give him any room to threaten the opponent. In between battles, he has to recover the Tension he spent to remain as a threat throughout a match. Bad Overdrive: Sin cannot combo all 3 hits of his overdrive, leaving it with sub-par damage that is almost never useful. Expensive Army: Sin's army is expensive, so Sin might be forced into engagements to protect his servants if the enemy Master is targeting them.

Lock-off Attacks

Excluding F8X, these moves are bad. Most of them are just worse versions of Sin's locked on attacks. They all deal low damage, and their slowness combined with their low stun means you can't even combo off them most of the time.

F5X

Damage Damage values here are to Masters. Servants take roughly 200% damage in normal conditions.	Attack LevelThis determines Guard Break damage and blockstunWhen a character successfully blocks an attack while standing or crouching, the defender is forced into a stun animation for a set period of time where they are incapable of acting. This period of time is called blockstun..	OTGThe act of hitting the opponent when they are knocked down. Short for "off the ground" or "on the ground."	KnockdownNone/No means the opponent is left standing Launch - techable before hits ground Normal/Yes - untechable in the air, the knockdown is techable Long - longer than normal kd Untechable - cannot be teched	Movement Cancels Some moves can be Jump or Step cancelable. If a move is Step cancelable then it can be Backstep, Sidestep, or Side & Backstep cancelable.
21	Low	No	None	Side & Back

Same animation as 6X.

F5XX

GG2 Sin F5XX.png

Damage Damage values here are to Masters. Servants take roughly 200% damage in normal conditions.	Attack LevelThis determines Guard Break damage and blockstunWhen a character successfully blocks an attack while standing or crouching, the defender is forced into a stun animation for a set period of time where they are incapable of acting. This period of time is called blockstun..	OTGThe act of hitting the opponent when they are knocked down. Short for "off the ground" or "on the ground."	KnockdownNone/No means the opponent is left standing Launch - techable before hits ground Normal/Yes - untechable in the air, the knockdown is techable Long - longer than normal kd Untechable - cannot be teched	Movement Cancels Some moves can be Jump or Step cancelable. If a move is Step cancelable then it can be Backstep, Sidestep, or Side & Backstep cancelable.
21 (12, 9)	Low	No	None	None

Same animation as 5XX2X

F8X

Bad speed, great range

Damage Damage values here are to Masters. Servants take roughly 200% damage in normal conditions.	Attack LevelThis determines Guard Break damage and blockstunWhen a character successfully blocks an attack while standing or crouching, the defender is forced into a stun animation for a set period of time where they are incapable of acting. This period of time is called blockstun..	OTGThe act of hitting the opponent when they are knocked down. Short for "off the ground" or "on the ground."	KnockdownNone/No means the opponent is left standing Launch - techable before hits ground Normal/Yes - untechable in the air, the knockdown is techable Long - longer than normal kd Untechable - cannot be teched	Movement Cancels Some moves can be Jump or Step cancelable. If a move is Step cancelable then it can be Backstep, Sidestep, or Side & Backstep cancelable.
90	High	Yes	Long	Side & Jump

The high guard damage makes it useful for quickly performing a guard crush. It can also be useful for servant clear due to it's high damage.

This move has extremely long recovery, so it's important not to whiff it. It can be quite safe to use in big battles, though, as it has a high chance to hit a servant and allow you to cancel from it.

Can be canceled for it's entire recovery as long as it hits.

Lock-on Attacks

5X

Bad speed, great range

Damage Damage values here are to Masters. Servants take roughly 200% damage in normal conditions.	Attack LevelThis determines Guard Break damage and blockstunWhen a character successfully blocks an attack while standing or crouching, the defender is forced into a stun animation for a set period of time where they are incapable of acting. This period of time is called blockstun..	OTGThe act of hitting the opponent when they are knocked down. Short for "off the ground" or "on the ground."	KnockdownNone/No means the opponent is left standing Launch - techable before hits ground Normal/Yes - untechable in the air, the knockdown is techable Long - longer than normal kd Untechable - cannot be teched	Movement Cancels Some moves can be Jump or Step cancelable. If a move is Step cancelable then it can be Backstep, Sidestep, or Side & Backstep cancelable.
42	Low	Yes	None	Side, Back, & Jump

Good range but slow compared to other characters 5X attacks. If you hit this at it's tip then 5XX will whiff so you will want to go into something else like 5YY, side/back step cancel, or jump cancel with a well spaced j.8X.

In most cases where you need a fast yet short range button 6X takes it's place.

Ground bounces airborne opponents.

5XX

combo filler

Damage Damage values here are to Masters. Servants take roughly 200% damage in normal conditions.	Attack LevelThis determines Guard Break damage and blockstunWhen a character successfully blocks an attack while standing or crouching, the defender is forced into a stun animation for a set period of time where they are incapable of acting. This period of time is called blockstun..	OTGThe act of hitting the opponent when they are knocked down. Short for "off the ground" or "on the ground."	KnockdownNone/No means the opponent is left standing Launch - techable before hits ground Normal/Yes - untechable in the air, the knockdown is techable Long - longer than normal kd Untechable - cannot be teched	Movement Cancels Some moves can be Jump or Step cancelable. If a move is Step cancelable then it can be Backstep, Sidestep, or Side & Backstep cancelable.
37	Low	No	None	Side & Back

Gets you from 5X to 5XXX.... unless you hit 5XX at tip range then 5XXX will whiff. In this case cancel 5XX into something else like back/side step cancel or 5YY.

5XXX

Jump Cancelable Launcher

Damage Damage values here are to Masters. Servants take roughly 200% damage in normal conditions.	Attack LevelThis determines Guard Break damage and blockstunWhen a character successfully blocks an attack while standing or crouching, the defender is forced into a stun animation for a set period of time where they are incapable of acting. This period of time is called blockstun..	OTGThe act of hitting the opponent when they are knocked down. Short for "off the ground" or "on the ground."	KnockdownNone/No means the opponent is left standing Launch - techable before hits ground Normal/Yes - untechable in the air, the knockdown is techable Long - longer than normal kd Untechable - cannot be teched	Movement Cancels Some moves can be Jump or Step cancelable. If a move is Step cancelable then it can be Backstep, Sidestep, or Side & Backstep cancelable.
52	Low	No	Normal	Side, Back, & Jump

A launcher that can set up good juggle combos. It can be seen as a tensionless version of 5YY, with similar followups but it's more difficult to land.

5XX2X

Don't use this

Damage Damage values here are to Masters. Servants take roughly 200% damage in normal conditions.	Attack LevelThis determines Guard Break damage and blockstunWhen a character successfully blocks an attack while standing or crouching, the defender is forced into a stun animation for a set period of time where they are incapable of acting. This period of time is called blockstun..	OTGThe act of hitting the opponent when they are knocked down. Short for "off the ground" or "on the ground."	KnockdownNone/No means the opponent is left standing Launch - techable before hits ground Normal/Yes - untechable in the air, the knockdown is techable Long - longer than normal kd Untechable - cannot be teched	Movement Cancels Some moves can be Jump or Step cancelable. If a move is Step cancelable then it can be Backstep, Sidestep, or Side & Backstep cancelable.
36 (15,11,10)	Low	No	None	Side & Back

Would be good for catching sidesteps but it does low damage and doesn't combo into Beak Driver

4X

Slow but very big AoE, catches sidestep.

Damage Damage values here are to Masters. Servants take roughly 200% damage in normal conditions.	Attack LevelThis determines Guard Break damage and blockstunWhen a character successfully blocks an attack while standing or crouching, the defender is forced into a stun animation for a set period of time where they are incapable of acting. This period of time is called blockstun..	OTGThe act of hitting the opponent when they are knocked down. Short for "off the ground" or "on the ground."	KnockdownNone/No means the opponent is left standing Launch - techable before hits ground Normal/Yes - untechable in the air, the knockdown is techable Long - longer than normal kd Untechable - cannot be teched	Movement Cancels Some moves can be Jump or Step cancelable. If a move is Step cancelable then it can be Backstep, Sidestep, or Side & Backstep cancelable.
52	Low	No	None	Forward & Back

Sin spins his flag around his left side. Has high damage and good AoE making this move a go to way to meterlessly kill groups of Servants. Only the later portion of the move has a hitbox.

Can gatlingThe special category of cancels that describe how each character can cancel normals into other normals and specials. into 5X which can gatling back into 4X, this sequence can cancel into itself repeatedly which is great for damaging groups of servants quickly.

4X is also great poke which can catch sidesteps. Just don't throw it out too often as if you get predictable the opponent can jump over it and depending on the matchup that could hurt alot for Sin.

6X

Great speed, bad range.

Damage Damage values here are to Masters. Servants take roughly 200% damage in normal conditions.	Attack LevelThis determines Guard Break damage and blockstunWhen a character successfully blocks an attack while standing or crouching, the defender is forced into a stun animation for a set period of time where they are incapable of acting. This period of time is called blockstun..	OTGThe act of hitting the opponent when they are knocked down. Short for "off the ground" or "on the ground."	KnockdownNone/No means the opponent is left standing Launch - techable before hits ground Normal/Yes - untechable in the air, the knockdown is techable Long - longer than normal kd Untechable - cannot be teched	Movement Cancels Some moves can be Jump or Step cancelable. If a move is Step cancelable then it can be Backstep, Sidestep, or Side & Backstep cancelable.
30	Low	No	None	Side, Back, & Jump

A quick jab that might whiff on an opponent walking slightly to your left. The visual effects are a bit misleading as to the range this hits.

Since it's jump cancelable it can be used as combo filler in between two j.8X in some combos.

2X

Hard knockdown or spend meter to combo.

Damage Damage values here are to Masters. Servants take roughly 200% damage in normal conditions.	Attack LevelThis determines Guard Break damage and blockstunWhen a character successfully blocks an attack while standing or crouching, the defender is forced into a stun animation for a set period of time where they are incapable of acting. This period of time is called blockstun..	OTGThe act of hitting the opponent when they are knocked down. Short for "off the ground" or "on the ground."	KnockdownNone/No means the opponent is left standing Launch - techable before hits ground Normal/Yes - untechable in the air, the knockdown is techable Long - longer than normal kd Untechable - cannot be teched	Movement Cancels Some moves can be Jump or Step cancelable. If a move is Step cancelable then it can be Backstep, Sidestep, or Side & Backstep cancelable.
45	Low	Yes	Long	Forward & Back

A quick sweep that leads to hard knockdown. Hitting a Lock-on Dash then doing this move as you near the target will carry a little bit of momentum and probably inspired Xrd Sin's Elk Hunt.

8X

Similar range to Sol's Bandit Revolver

Damage Damage values here are to Masters. Servants take roughly 200% damage in normal conditions.	Attack LevelThis determines Guard Break damage and blockstunWhen a character successfully blocks an attack while standing or crouching, the defender is forced into a stun animation for a set period of time where they are incapable of acting. This period of time is called blockstun..	OTGThe act of hitting the opponent when they are knocked down. Short for "off the ground" or "on the ground."	KnockdownNone/No means the opponent is left standing Launch - techable before hits ground Normal/Yes - untechable in the air, the knockdown is techable Long - longer than normal kd Untechable - cannot be teched	Movement Cancels Some moves can be Jump or Step cancelable. If a move is Step cancelable then it can be Backstep, Sidestep, or Side & Backstep cancelable.
52	High	Yes	None	Side & Jump

A vaulting kick that covers a great distance. Unsafe on block and can be sidestepped so it is a high risk option in neutral. Needs meter to convert into combos on grounded opponents.

Sin is in the air during the move, so it can dodge certain attacks (such as his own Beak Driver)
Sometimes used after 5YY (Beak Driver follow up) to juggle and jump cancels into an air combo

Jumping Attacks

j.5X

Damage Damage values here are to Masters. Servants take roughly 200% damage in normal conditions.	Attack LevelThis determines Guard Break damage and blockstunWhen a character successfully blocks an attack while standing or crouching, the defender is forced into a stun animation for a set period of time where they are incapable of acting. This period of time is called blockstun..	OTGThe act of hitting the opponent when they are knocked down. Short for "off the ground" or "on the ground."	KnockdownNone/No means the opponent is left standing Launch - techable before hits ground Normal/Yes - untechable in the air, the knockdown is techable Long - longer than normal kd Untechable - cannot be teched	Movement Cancels Some moves can be Jump or Step cancelable. If a move is Step cancelable then it can be Backstep, Sidestep, or Side & Backstep cancelable.
30	Low	No	None	None

Air combo filler.

j.5XX

Air combo filler

Damage Damage values here are to Masters. Servants take roughly 200% damage in normal conditions.	Attack LevelThis determines Guard Break damage and blockstunWhen a character successfully blocks an attack while standing or crouching, the defender is forced into a stun animation for a set period of time where they are incapable of acting. This period of time is called blockstun..	OTGThe act of hitting the opponent when they are knocked down. Short for "off the ground" or "on the ground."	KnockdownNone/No means the opponent is left standing Launch - techable before hits ground Normal/Yes - untechable in the air, the knockdown is techable Long - longer than normal kd Untechable - cannot be teched	Movement Cancels Some moves can be Jump or Step cancelable. If a move is Step cancelable then it can be Backstep, Sidestep, or Side & Backstep cancelable.
30	Low	No	None	None

Air combo filler.

j.5XXX

Damage Damage values here are to Masters. Servants take roughly 200% damage in normal conditions.	Attack LevelThis determines Guard Break damage and blockstunWhen a character successfully blocks an attack while standing or crouching, the defender is forced into a stun animation for a set period of time where they are incapable of acting. This period of time is called blockstun..	OTGThe act of hitting the opponent when they are knocked down. Short for "off the ground" or "on the ground."	KnockdownNone/No means the opponent is left standing Launch - techable before hits ground Normal/Yes - untechable in the air, the knockdown is techable Long - longer than normal kd Untechable - cannot be teched	Movement Cancels Some moves can be Jump or Step cancelable. If a move is Step cancelable then it can be Backstep, Sidestep, or Side & Backstep cancelable.
55	Low	No	None	None

When hit on an opponent in the air, it will send them away onto the ground. This move is rarely used since you can't extend combos off of it and it doesn't leave Sin in a good place to chase his opponent.

j.8X

Divekick

Damage Damage values here are to Masters. Servants take roughly 200% damage in normal conditions.	Attack LevelThis determines Guard Break damage and blockstunWhen a character successfully blocks an attack while standing or crouching, the defender is forced into a stun animation for a set period of time where they are incapable of acting. This period of time is called blockstun..	OTGThe act of hitting the opponent when they are knocked down. Short for "off the ground" or "on the ground."	KnockdownNone/No means the opponent is left standing Launch - techable before hits ground Normal/Yes - untechable in the air, the knockdown is techable Long - longer than normal kd Untechable - cannot be teched	Movement Cancels Some moves can be Jump or Step cancelable. If a move is Step cancelable then it can be Backstep, Sidestep, or Side & Backstep cancelable.
52	Medium	Yes	Normal	None

A useful tool in neutral to move around quicker and punish moves from the air, but it doesn't lead into much without a modern cancel. Also an important asset in Sin's more advanced combos.

Specials

Beak Driver

F5Y/5Y

Helps you confirm from lots of ranges.

GG2 Sin 5Y-Hitbox.png

overpowered hitbox

Damage Damage values here are to Masters. Servants take roughly 200% damage in normal conditions.	Attack LevelThis determines Guard Break damage and blockstunWhen a character successfully blocks an attack while standing or crouching, the defender is forced into a stun animation for a set period of time where they are incapable of acting. This period of time is called blockstun..	OTGThe act of hitting the opponent when they are knocked down. Short for "off the ground" or "on the ground."	KnockdownNone/No means the opponent is left standing Launch - techable before hits ground Normal/Yes - untechable in the air, the knockdown is techable Long - longer than normal kd Untechable - cannot be teched	Movement Cancels Some moves can be Jump or Step cancelable. If a move is Step cancelable then it can be Backstep, Sidestep, or Side & Backstep cancelable.
69	Medium	No	None	10%

Sin's signature attack. High damage and the 5YY follow up launches allowing you to continue with a juggle combo.

Beak Driver (Followup)

F5YY/5YY

Launches with high Untech. Great for combo extensions.

GG2 Sin-5YY Hitbox.png

overpowered hitbox

Damage Damage values here are to Masters. Servants take roughly 200% damage in normal conditions.	Attack LevelThis determines Guard Break damage and blockstunWhen a character successfully blocks an attack while standing or crouching, the defender is forced into a stun animation for a set period of time where they are incapable of acting. This period of time is called blockstun..	OTGThe act of hitting the opponent when they are knocked down. Short for "off the ground" or "on the ground."	KnockdownNone/No means the opponent is left standing Launch - techable before hits ground Normal/Yes - untechable in the air, the knockdown is techable Long - longer than normal kd Untechable - cannot be teched	Movement Cancels Some moves can be Jump or Step cancelable. If a move is Step cancelable then it can be Backstep, Sidestep, or Side & Backstep cancelable.
90 (67)	High	Yes	Normal	10%

A follow up to Beak Driver that creates a sphere of energy which explodes to launch the opponent.

Sin can Combo off F5YY/5YY's launch with 8X at most ranges which iteself is jump cancelable into an air combo.
If you cant hit 8X after the launch, an IADAn air dash performed from a standing position as quickly and as low to the ground as possible from a jump. Done by inputting 956 754, and depending on the game, using a dash macro right after a jump. will let you go into an air combo instead for less damage.

Voltic Daze

4Y/6Y

Damage Damage values here are to Masters. Servants take roughly 200% damage in normal conditions.	Attack LevelThis determines Guard Break damage and blockstunWhen a character successfully blocks an attack while standing or crouching, the defender is forced into a stun animation for a set period of time where they are incapable of acting. This period of time is called blockstun..	OTGThe act of hitting the opponent when they are knocked down. Short for "off the ground" or "on the ground."	KnockdownNone/No means the opponent is left standing Launch - techable before hits ground Normal/Yes - untechable in the air, the knockdown is techable Long - longer than normal kd Untechable - cannot be teched	Movement Cancels Some moves can be Jump or Step cancelable. If a move is Step cancelable then it can be Backstep, Sidestep, or Side & Backstep cancelable.
77*	High*	No	None	15%

Orb of dark lightning which stays active for some time. Appears diagonal to Sin forward and in the direction inputed.

Electroreverb

2Y

Damage Damage values here are to Masters. Servants take roughly 200% damage in normal conditions.	Attack LevelThis determines Guard Break damage and blockstunWhen a character successfully blocks an attack while standing or crouching, the defender is forced into a stun animation for a set period of time where they are incapable of acting. This period of time is called blockstun..	OTGThe act of hitting the opponent when they are knocked down. Short for "off the ground" or "on the ground."	KnockdownNone/No means the opponent is left standing Launch - techable before hits ground Normal/Yes - untechable in the air, the knockdown is techable Long - longer than normal kd Untechable - cannot be teched	Movement Cancels Some moves can be Jump or Step cancelable. If a move is Step cancelable then it can be Backstep, Sidestep, or Side & Backstep cancelable.
90	Unblockable	No	None	10%

If Sin is hit while the move is active, he will block it and launch a counterattack. If he doesn't counter anything, he will be left wide open.

Costs no tension unless the counterattack comes out
When an enemy hits the counter they can still cancel the move into any options available from their attack, meaning if the enemy hits your counter with a jump cancelable attack, they can jump to nullify your followup combo or avoid the attack completely and punish you.

Big Beak Driver

8Y

The starting position was the center of the dust circle.

GG2 Sin 8Y-Hitbox.png

overpowered hitbox

Damage Damage values here are to Masters. Servants take roughly 200% damage in normal conditions.	Attack LevelThis determines Guard Break damage and blockstunWhen a character successfully blocks an attack while standing or crouching, the defender is forced into a stun animation for a set period of time where they are incapable of acting. This period of time is called blockstun..	OTGThe act of hitting the opponent when they are knocked down. Short for "off the ground" or "on the ground."	KnockdownNone/No means the opponent is left standing Launch - techable before hits ground Normal/Yes - untechable in the air, the knockdown is techable Long - longer than normal kd Untechable - cannot be teched	Movement Cancels Some moves can be Jump or Step cancelable. If a move is Step cancelable then it can be Backstep, Sidestep, or Side & Backstep cancelable.
160	Very High	Yes	Normal	10%

A forward advancing version of Beak Driver, This version is primarily a high damage combo ender with better AoE range than regular Beak Driver. Has a very far launching knockback.

Thrust like there's no tomorrow

j.5Y

GG2 Sin-J5Y.png

Damage Damage values here are to Masters. Servants take roughly 200% damage in normal conditions.	Attack LevelThis determines Guard Break damage and blockstunWhen a character successfully blocks an attack while standing or crouching, the defender is forced into a stun animation for a set period of time where they are incapable of acting. This period of time is called blockstun..	OTGThe act of hitting the opponent when they are knocked down. Short for "off the ground" or "on the ground."	KnockdownNone/No means the opponent is left standing Launch - techable before hits ground Normal/Yes - untechable in the air, the knockdown is techable Long - longer than normal kd Untechable - cannot be teched	Movement Cancels Some moves can be Jump or Step cancelable. If a move is Step cancelable then it can be Backstep, Sidestep, or Side & Backstep cancelable.
114 (33,27,20,18,16)	High*	No	Normal	10%

Sin stabs with his flag several times. Almost never used due to the high knockback, low untech time, and Sin's long recovery after performing the move almost guaranteeing an escape for the opponent. Routing into j.8X loops tends to give more damage than ending a combo with this attack.

Overdrive

R.T.L

X+A

Not a good move yet like in Xrd.

Damage Damage values here are to Masters. Servants take roughly 200% damage in normal conditions.	Attack LevelThis determines Guard Break damage and blockstunWhen a character successfully blocks an attack while standing or crouching, the defender is forced into a stun animation for a set period of time where they are incapable of acting. This period of time is called blockstun..	OTGThe act of hitting the opponent when they are knocked down. Short for "off the ground" or "on the ground."	KnockdownNone/No means the opponent is left standing Launch - techable before hits ground Normal/Yes - untechable in the air, the knockdown is techable Long - longer than normal kd Untechable - cannot be teched	Movement Cancels Some moves can be Jump or Step cancelable. If a move is Step cancelable then it can be Backstep, Sidestep, or Side & Backstep cancelable.
585 (195*3)	Medium	Yes	Launch	100%

Sin performs his version of his Father's Overdrive 'Ride the Lightning'. Sin is inexperienced in combat though and doesn't know what makes an Overdrive useful so R.T.L. is a really bad way to use Sin's Tension compared to his other options like Beak Driver.

What makes Sin's Overdrive bad is that unlike Ky who has one big damaging attack, Sin has 3 with less damage which don't connect to each other in any way. Even if you hit the opponent with the first one you will be punished on the recovery of the last one.

Skills

Phantom Barrel

B

GG2 Sin-Phantom Barrel.png

Damage Damage values here are to Masters. Servants take roughly 200% damage in normal conditions.	Attack LevelThis determines Guard Break damage and blockstunWhen a character successfully blocks an attack while standing or crouching, the defender is forced into a stun animation for a set period of time where they are incapable of acting. This period of time is called blockstun..	OTGThe act of hitting the opponent when they are knocked down. Short for "off the ground" or "on the ground."	KnockdownNone/No means the opponent is left standing Launch - techable before hits ground Normal/Yes - untechable in the air, the knockdown is techable Long - longer than normal kd Untechable - cannot be teched	Movement Cancels Some moves can be Jump or Step cancelable. If a move is Step cancelable then it can be Backstep, Sidestep, or Side & Backstep cancelable.
150	Low	No	No

Sin takes a small bit of his own and nearby servants health and fires a beam straight forward. The move powers up it's damage based on how much health it takes from servants, but has a long startup and recovery while not really dealing worthwhile damage unless it's greatly powered up.

Exciter

B

GG2 Sin-Exciter.png

Install for more damage & stun.

Damage Damage values here are to Masters. Servants take roughly 200% damage in normal conditions.	Attack LevelThis determines Guard Break damage and blockstunWhen a character successfully blocks an attack while standing or crouching, the defender is forced into a stun animation for a set period of time where they are incapable of acting. This period of time is called blockstun..	OTGThe act of hitting the opponent when they are knocked down. Short for "off the ground" or "on the ground."	KnockdownNone/No means the opponent is left standing Launch - techable before hits ground Normal/Yes - untechable in the air, the knockdown is techable Long - longer than normal kd Untechable - cannot be teched	Movement Cancels Some moves can be Jump or Step cancelable. If a move is Step cancelable then it can be Backstep, Sidestep, or Side & Backstep cancelable.
45	Low	Yes	Launch

Gives Sin a boost to his damage, and also allows his 8Y to stun if all three hits connect raw or early in a combo. Very useful ability, and certainly worth buying.

Patecatl Stain

B

GG2 Sin-Patecatl Stain.png

Heals all it touches

Damage Damage values here are to Masters. Servants take roughly 200% damage in normal conditions.	Attack LevelThis determines Guard Break damage and blockstunWhen a character successfully blocks an attack while standing or crouching, the defender is forced into a stun animation for a set period of time where they are incapable of acting. This period of time is called blockstun..	OTGThe act of hitting the opponent when they are knocked down. Short for "off the ground" or "on the ground."	KnockdownNone/No means the opponent is left standing Launch - techable before hits ground Normal/Yes - untechable in the air, the knockdown is techable Long - longer than normal kd Untechable - cannot be teched	Movement Cancels Some moves can be Jump or Step cancelable. If a move is Step cancelable then it can be Backstep, Sidestep, or Side & Backstep cancelable.
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Sin shoots a projectile which heals a large amount of health for all allies it passes through, including masters. This is one of the best skills in the game, and Sin should buy and use it in almost every match.