GGST/Nagoriyuki
Nagoriyuki is a mid-ranged powerhouse who dynamically shifts between extended pressure strings which threaten strike/throw mix-ups and space control with massive normals, depending on what the Blood Rage mechanic allows.
Nagoriyuki's long and rewarding f.S and 2S control mid-ranged neutral. His 5K is a good poke for stagger pressure due to its excellent range and frame data. His exceptional special moves have the unique boon of being special-to-special cancelable. This includes Fukyo, a teleport that compensates for his weak mobility. Fukyo also grants devastating pressure in the form of strike/throw mix-ups when combined with normals and other specials. Kamuriyuki is especially powerful for frame traps and doubles as a gap-closing tool. Furthermore, using specials has the side effect of filling his unique resource, the Blood Gauge. Filling it boosts the speed, range and power of his 
normals, transforming 5H and 2H into outstanding space control tools against grounded and aerial opponents, respectively.
The Blood Gauge must be filled cautiously, however, as filling it completely forces Nagoriyuki into Blood Rage, a state so punishing that defeat becomes near certain. Deplete the Blood Gauge by connecting normals or by feasting with Bloodsucking Universe, a command grab. This is vital for controlling the Blood Gauge and averting an untimely demise to Blood Rage. Excelling with Nagoriyuki requires constant situational awareness and Blood Gauge management by adeptly shifting tactics midmatch. Players skilled enough to manage the gauge to one or two bars are rewarded with enhanced normals while still having the leeway to utilize stellar special moves.
Memorize the Blood Gauge's behavior by heart and sharpen your instincts to stop approaches with your blade. Now it’s time to feast!
| Lore: | A large vampire samurai.
He is a kind and noble man at heart. He often offers advice to his opponents in battle. His "mysterious" vampire master teaches him about Dandyism, among other things. |
| Voice: | Japanese: Taiten Kusunoki English: Evan Michael Lee |
 Nagoriyuki (名残雪), classified as a One Shot type, is a noble vampire samurai who exchanges bloodlust for long range, fearsome pressure and massive damage. |
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The Blood Gauge is a unique mechanic exclusive to Nagoriyuki. The gauge will start to fill when he uses special moves. He can cancel special moves into each other, which will stack their effects. Filling the gauge increases the speed, range and power of his normals. The gauge depletes if he lands 
normals, normals, Bloodsucking Universe (623P) or Wasureyuki (632146S). It also depletes passively over time.
Increasing the Blood Gauge by one or two bars in order to take advantage of enhanced normals is a crucial aspect of Nagoriyuki's gameplan. However, filling it completely (300 blood points total) is very dangerous because doing so forces Nagoriyuki into Max Blood Rage, a mode with several immense drawbacks.
- Loss of specials: Blood Rage takes away access to Nagoriyuki's specials, which are crucial for his ability to approach and mix up enemies. Without access to them you are forced to walk, jump, or high jump in order to close the distance. Without specials he has very little to open up a patient player with.
- HP depletion: Blood Rage rapidly drains 50% of Nagoriyuki's maximum health over its duration, meaning every moment spent in Blood Rage has a hefty health cost. The health depletion cannot KO Nagoriyuki, but the health depletion persists even if Nagoriyuki is being comboed. As a result, getting caught in a combo during Blood Rage can spell a swift end.
- Transformation animation: Entering Blood Rage forces a lengthy, non-damaging attack, allowing any character to set up whatever punish they want on whiff. On block the animation is less unsafe at -7, but leaves him at a disadvantage.
In addition, Nagoriyuki has no good way to exit Blood Rage. The player can either let Blood Rage end naturally at the cost of 50% of their maximum health, or spend 50% Tension on Zansetsu to end it early. The latter option is a -66 mid, so using it in neutral means every character in the game can easily play reactively and punish it. The only advantages of Max Blood Rage is that his and attacks receive further buffs to range and damage and that he gets access to his Zansetsu overdrive. The drawbacks of the mode massively outweigh the advantages, however, so it should be avoided.
| Nagoriyuki | |
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| 2🔰A rating of how beginner friendly this character is out of 5, according to Arc System Works. |
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| Defense: | 0.96 |
| Guts: | 4 |
| Prejump: | 5 [high jump: 10] |
| Backdash: | 23f/6f invuln |
| Weight: | Heavy |
| Unique Movement Options: | Fukyo, Dash-Step, No Airdash, No Double Jump, Unique Superjump |
Normal Moves
5P
STOP... pressuring me!
- Nagoriyuki's fastest normal.
- Initial Proration for combo : 80%
This is a standard 5P and a serviceable anti-air in some scenarios, a strength accentuated by its ability to cancel into 6P.
Gatling Options: 5P, 2P, 6P, 6K, 6H
5K
- Amazing poke for its speed.
- On hit, gatling 6H combos at 1 Blood Bar or higher.
- Initial Proration for combo : 90%
A fast button with respectable range. Juggles the opponent on aerial hit, which is useful for certain combos. Since this is 0 on block, you can often get away with doing two of these in a blockstring to further keep the opponent guessing. Can also be used as a tickthrow with his Command Grab using the forward momentum gained from a 236K.
Gatling Options: 6P, 6K, 6H, 5D, 2D
c.S
Flex on the haters
- Does not interact with the Blood Gauge in any way.
- On hit, gatlings 5H, 2H and 6H combo at any Blood Gauge level. On block, gatlings 6H and 2S are a true blockstring at any Blood Gauge level and 5H and 2H are a true blockstring at more than 1 blood bar or more.
Nagoriyuki uses his shortsword for a quick slash. Lifts the opponent into the air on hit, which means you can often get multiple hits of these when hit at certain distances. This can also be used as an anti-air due to its speed, but getting within the activation range may prove to be a challenge. The fact that this move is +3 makes it an excellent button to use for either pressure or as a meaty, since all of Nago's options after this can lead to deadly damage on counterhit.
Gatling Options: 6P, 6K, f.S, 2S, 5H, 2H, 6H, 5D, 2D
f.S
Stabby stabby
Stabby stabby but bloody
- One of Nagoriyuki's biggest pokes.
- Has follow-ups if you keep pressing Slash.
- Last follow-up knocks down.
- f.S and f.SS decreases Blood Gauge on hit (-7.2/300).
- Final hit of f.SSS decreases Blood Gauge on hit/block (OH -115.2/300, OB -64.8/300).
- Total Blood Gauge recovery for the full f.SSS on hit is (-129.6/300) and the reduction applies as 3 separate instances each lasting 6 seconds.
- Gatling f.S into 5H or 2H will combo only at 2 or more bars of Blood Gauge.
- Initial Proration for combo : 90%
Nagoriyuki first stabs, then slashes with his sword twice, advancing forward with every strike. The first and second hits can be special cancelled, but the third hit cannot.
f.SS is quite the valuable mixup tool. If nothing is pressed afterwards, Nagoriyuki will feint out the animation for f.SSS, which can easily keep the opponent on their toes and often let you get away with escaping a punish. What helps this is that there's a natural frame trap in between the two moves, which will hit an opponent mindlessly pressing buttons if you opt for f.SSS. However, since f.SSS is -25 on block, cannot be special cancelled, and leads to little reward on hit, it's best to use specials to punish instead. Some examples are Shizuriyuki (623H) which must be manually delayed, or Kamuriyuki (214H) which has a natural frame trap; both give great reward on counterhit. After using these moves you technically can use two more fukyos, or an extra other special.
Gatling Options: 5H, 2H
5H
Get really comfortable with the range of #3, as it's a vital tool.
- Massive reach and massive damage.
- Hits nearly fullscreen in Blood Rage.
- Decreases Blood Gauge on hit/block (OH -57.6/300, OB -7.2/300).
- Blood Gauge reduction applies over 6 seconds.
- With each bar of Blood Gauge, range, damage and startup improve.
Horizontal slash forwards. At 1 and 2 blood bars, this outranges f.S. At 2 it is especially useful, as it has the same startup as f.S but with less disadvantage on block. This makes it an ideal tool to keep the opponent at bay at a blood level where your options are limited, and an option they're going to have to respect due to its damage and blood drain. A counterhit from this usually allows you to lead into 6H with the aid of Fukyo for good, stable damage.
5D
- Uncharged Dust
- Uncharged dust on-hit is 0 or neutral frame advantage and causes float
- Causes 80% proration on-hit
Nagoriyuki uses his long sword for a quick overhead. Can be gatlinged into from 5K, 2K, or c.S for a mixup.
- Charged Dust
- Data in [] represents values when fully charged.
- Charged dust leads to soft knockdown (+36).
- Holding up during the hitstop frames of charged dust will activate homing jump:
- Doing a homing jump will cause an area shift and put the opponent into a unique high damaging air combo state.
- During homing dust, using j.S, j.HS, and j.D will recover Blood Gauge like they normally would.
- Gives Nago a double jump that he wouldn't normally have.
- Pressing any attack twice without jump/dash cancel will activate the homing jump finisher causing a hard knockdown (+23).
- Homing jump combos can sometimes increase meter balance enough to activate positive bonus.
Similar to uncharged but is slow enough to be reacted to, but if it does land it gives a very high damaging combo. Using j.H drains 8 times as much of the blood gauge as j.S or j.D do, so route in as many j.Hs as possible to maximize recovery of the Blood Gauge.
6P
Karate... CHOP!
- One of Nago's main anti-airs.
- Invulnerability on upper half of body
- Initial Proration for combo : 90%
Much faster than 2H at the cost of being much smaller. Comes with the benefit of being a lot easier to use in a pinch, and actually having upper body invulnerability. This is your main tool to stop opponents from trying to engage with air attacks on reaction, though this can also be used to completely shut down certain offensive moves from the opponent during their pressure, such as Gio's Trovão or Sol Poente.
6K
This one's gonna hurt!
35 damage
- Pulls back lower hurt box on frame 3 up until the first active frame
- Ground bounces on air hit, such as after c.S
- Initial Proration for combo : 90%
Stomp on the ground. Main way to lead into 623H after a 5K. Due to pulling back the lower hurtbox this can be a rewarding move to throw out in anticipation of a low poke.
6H
- Can be used to OTG; opponent will tech instantly on connect.
- Decreases Blood Gauge on hit/block (OH -57.6/300, OB -7.2/300).
- Blood Gauge reduction applies over 6 seconds.
- With each bar of Blood Gauge, range, damage and startup improve.
A sword slash downwards. Due to its damage, knockdown, and the rate that it decreases the Blood Gauge, this is a good ender for certain combos. This is also an amazing button to catch people who try and mash during your pressure after certain buttons, as it leads to big damage off of a counterhit.
When ending a combo with 6H as an OTG, canceling into Fukyo (236K) results in favorable okizeme. If you're not in a distance to use c.S, you'll usually at least be within distance to use 2S.
2P
- Initial Proration for combo : 80%
Gatling Options: 5P, 2P, 6P, 6K, 6H
2K
- Initial Proration for combo : 70%
A simple kick. Its speed means that you can sometimes use this to open up an opponent expecting an aerial attack to hit them high, but this is otherwise your standard low option.
Gatling Options: 6P, 6K, 6H, 5D, 2D
2S
- Decreases Blood Gauge on hit (-7.2/300).
- Blood Gauge reduction applies over 6 seconds.
- On hit, gatling 5H combos at 2 blood bars or higher.
- Initial Proration for combo : 90%
A slash low to the ground. Its relatively swift startup and seemingly low recovery means that you can throw this out for multiple uses, such as preventing the opponent from dashing in or trying to low profile your other moves.
Gatling Options: 5H, 2H
2H
The biggest of air counter hits
I still think this needs more range
- Decreases Blood Gauge on hit/block (OH -57.6/300, OB -7.2/300).
- Blood Gauge reduction applies over 6 seconds.
- With each bar of Blood Gauge, range, damage and startup improve.
An absolutely massive anti-air that somehow gets even bigger during Blood Rage. A move this huge will teach you how to anti-air - just don't be too predictable with it, as the move has its fair share of weaknesses. Unlike 6P, this move has no upper body invulnerability, so a slow or improper read can make you eat a counter hit. The immense amount of recovery on this move also means your turn ends if it whiffs. However, a counterhit on this can lead to a good combo, and even if this move is blocked, the blockstun is usually enough to start your offense if you cancel into Fukyo.
2D
- Initial Proration for combo : 90%
- Works quite well with 6H's OTG properties.
Decent sweep. Pairs well with Nagoriyuki's great oki. On CH can convert into a c.S combo
j.P
- Quick air to air for stopping air approaches
- Initial Proration for combo : 80%
Gatling Options: j.P
j.K
- Has a cross-up hitbox, which can be utilized very well by doing j.HS paired with drift RC
- Initial Proration for combo : 80%
Gatling Options: j.D
j.S
- Decreases Blood Gauge on hit (-7.2/300).
- Blood Gauge reduction applies over 6 seconds.
- Initial Proration for combo : 80%
Standard air-to-air poke. Gets longer in Blood Rage, making it less standard and more bloody.
Gatling Options: j.H, j.D
j.H
SEPHIROTH
- Decreases Blood Gauge on hit/block (OH -57.6/300, OB -7.2/300).
- Blood Gauge reduction applies over 6 seconds.
- With each bar of Blood Gauge, range, damage and startup improve.
- Initial Proration for combo : 80%
j.H is a jump-in button with a vertical hitbox used to cover almost directly below Nagoriyuki.
Gatling Options: j.D
j.D
Upward stabby stabby
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- Causes wall bounce on hit.
- Decreases Blood Gauge on hit (-7.2/300).
- Blood Gauge reduction applies over 6 seconds.
- Initial Proration for combo : 80%
A stab that hits diagonally upwards in front of Nagoriyuki. This also briefly stalls his air momentum on use. Can work both as an air-to-air for opponents above you, and sometimes as a way to alter the time when you hit the ground to confuse the opponent.
Universal Mechanics
Ground Throw
6D or 4D
- Forced prorate for combo : 50%
Nagoriyuki throws his opponent down to the ground like the trash they are. Like other characters' throws, this is useful for disrespecting pressure, and even moreso for a character whose moves are usually on the slower side.
Air Throw
j.6D or j.4D
- Useful tool to stop air approaches. Leads into OTG 6H.
- Forced prorate for combo : 50%
Special Moves
Zarameyuki / 粒雪
236S
This part clashes with projectiles
This part hits the opponent
- Reaches full-screen.
- Increases Bloodgauge (+90/300) over 3 seconds.
- Cancels single-hit projectiles.
- Projectile becomes active on frame 12 with a projectile clashbox before transitioning to a projectile hitbox when near the opponent.
- Clashbox lasts between 6~17F before transitioning to traditional active frames (total on-screen active time 15~26F).
- Persists if Nago gets hit.
- Can be canceled into other specials starting from frame 16.
- Initial Proration for combo : 80%
Nagoriyuki's only projectile tool. It starts up with a projectile clashing hitbox before becoming a traditional projectile hitbox. Cancelling it into 214K can end his recovery quicker while canceling into 236K can help you advance towards your opponent for a follow up attack. This special can give multiple mix-up routes when the opponent is blocking given its advantage on block. For example, you can use c.S if the opponent tries to mash after blocking your projectile or if they continue to block, you can open them up with your command grab, (623P).
Fukyo / 不香
236K or 214K
Nice Burst
You can slip right under some higher pokes like Axl 5P
- Command dash.
- 236K goes forwards, 214K goes backwards.
- Cancelable into itself with a
or 
input while holding 
. - Increases Bloodgauge(+43.2/300) over 3 seconds
- Leaves Nagoriyuki with significant sliding momentum.
Fukyo is Nagoriyuki's compensation for dashing. Though, beware of using this too much because it increases your Bloodgauge. There are a few advantages when using it. Given it's same animation, you can trick the opponent to think you're either staying on the defense or engaging. Ex. You can bait a throw on recovery by going backwards, or condition the opponent to think you're moving backwards before moving forwards to open them up.
The forward momentum can be used to keep you in range for multiple c.S or for a followup 623P after c.S on block. The momentum can also be imparted to Nagoriyuki's jumps, giving him access to a slow but full screen gap close option. The momentum can be canceled at anytime after the dash recovery by walking in the opposite direction. This allows you to fine tune the range you want to end up at. Canceling the momentum after 214K is key to getting in the optimal range to continue pressure with Nagoriyuki's long range pokes.
Proper use of this move is one of the things that defines your pressure, so get comfortable with it.
Kamuriyuki / 冠雪
214H
ˢᵖᵉᵉⁿ
Late Active Frames
Neutral on block, leads to good mixups
Late active frames
- A lunging attack that can knock down the opponent on hit
- Can cancel into any special on hit or block
- Increases Bloodgauge (+90/300) over 3 seconds
- Airborne 5~12F
- Initial Proration for combo : 90%
Contrary to how it looks, this move is very safe on block. It spaces Nago just out of throw range and in a great position to play mindgames with his opponent. It can also be RC'd into air normals while it is in startup, giving Nago a far reaching and fast overhead with j.S at the cost of 50 tension.
A knockdown from this usually allows you to hit the opponent with 6H, which can help deal with the cost to the Bloodgauge this move has. This moves yields great reward on counterhit, giving it a good use when you feel an opponent is trying to press buttons during your pressure.
Note that if only the final frames of the attack hit the opponent (such as from or near max range) Nago is left at +2 OB.
Shizuriyuki / 垂雪
623H
- Anti-Air
- Press once for the first hit, press it twice for the second hit
- Second Hit can be delayed to Frametrap the enemy
- Increases Bloodgauge (+90/300) over 3 seconds
The move you'll be using to extend your combos. The most notable one is 623H > 236K for Midscreen, and 623H(2) > 214H in the corner.
Bloodsucking Universe
623P
You ain't a vampire if you never done this before.
Unique visual on the Blood Gauge
You ain't a vampire if you never done this before.
- Command grab.
- Recovers some health on successful grab (15% of damage dealt rounded down).
- Greatly decreases Blood Gauge over 3s (-280.8/300)
- Removes all Blood Gauge increases/decreases before applying its own drain effect.
- CH recovery
- With Blood Gauge(100-200,200-300), damage increases.
- Forced Proration for combo : 50%
If this successfully hits, the Bloodgauge's progression is completely halted, no matter how fast it was previously filling (or emptying!). Useful for preventing Blood Rage at the last second.
The heal is based on the damage dealt. Considering the guts mechanic, this means the heal will have a greater effect when Nagoriyuki is at low health, the opponent is at high health, and/or the opponent has a low defense modifier.
Thanks to its speed, it's very easy to surprise the opponent with this after a few moves, such as a forward-moving Fukyo or the second hit of f.SS.
Given its dramatic decrease on your Blood Gauge, you can use Nagoriyuki's other specials more freely after it lands. Even if the Blood Gauge is empty the drain effect will still last its full 3 second duration. For instance, if you land Bloodsucking Universe while having a low Blood Gauge and follow up with Fukyo(236K) to pressure the opponent's wakeup, the Blood Gauge cost of Fukyo will be negated by the residual drain effect.
A primary component of Nagoriyuki's offense. Use this move to punish overly respectful blocking and to condition the opponent to challenge your blockstrings.
Blood Rage
I'm bleeding, making me the victor.
"We have purposely trained him wrong, as a joke." - Slayer
- Activation does not break the wall. If opponent is in wall splat, will simply knock them down.
- S and HS moves are heavily buffed.
- Grants access to a powerful Overdrive: Zansetsu.
- Disables special moves.
- Faultless defense(FD) can prevent the activation as long as you have tension.
- Activation itself can cancel out a single-hit projectile.
Activation happens when the gauge gets full, deactivation happens when you use Zansetsu or after enough time passes. You will steadily lose life while in this state, up to half your health.
The activation has a hitbox that does no damage. If it hits, the opponent is launched far away and forced into a knockdown. If blocked, the opponent is put into a lengthy guard break animation and pushed back a fair distance if not in the corner. These can both help to make the recovery of the activation safer, but this isn't perfect. If the opponent blocks this while their back is in the corner, neither of you will be pushed away, which gives them a free punish. If this whiffs, disconnect from the match and blame the lobby system as an excuse: you are dead.
Overdrives
Wasureyuki / 忘れ雪
632146S
Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant.
The art of war
- Enters a cinematic if it hits up close.
- Reduces Blood Gauge (-194.4/300).
- Blood Gauge reduction applies over 6 seconds.
- If the opponent is hit at about the tip of the blade, it will launch them into the air, but will not cause the consecutive slashes and instead grant a knockdown. However, you can still extend after they fall to the ground, such as by using f.SSS.
Nagoriyuki does a swift, large slash that lifts the opponent up into a series of further slashes. The Blood Gauge will be temporarily paused during the cinematic but will continue increasing or decreasing after the cinematic ends. The Blood Gauge reduction will only be applied if the final blow of the cinematic lands. Cinematic will knock the opponent in the other direction if directly above Nagoriyuki. Microwalk backwards before using on high wall splats.
Due to its many hits, it will deal considerable damage even after severe scaling late into a combo, and massively drains the blood gauge, making it a very powerful ender in lengthy combos.
Zansetsu / 残雪
632146H (while in Blood Rage)
In baseball this is called a hole-in-one.
As if millions of Chipp players suddenly cried out in terror, and were silenced.
- Hits fullscreen.
- Deals MASSIVE damage raw, and still does plenty after a scaled combo.
- Exits Blood Rage mode on use(on blocked/on hit).
When you enter Blood Rage mode, Zansetsu is the only overdrive move you can use. It's generally used as quickly as possible to avoid your health from drastically decreasing overtime due to Blood Rage. Using it raw can be risky as you have a lot of recovery frames after activating. Some characters can run up to you in time. The long startup makes it a poor reversal, even worse if the opponent has meter as they can PRC attacks on reaction to the super flash animation.
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| Page | Status | % |
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| Overview | Complete | 20/20 |
| Combos | Complete | 10/10 |
| Strategy | Could use some video examples/tutorials | 17/20 |
| Frame Data | Missing some prorate info (initial vs forced, empty fields should probably be listed as N/A or None instead of being empty) | 48/50 |
External References
Guilty Gear Strive Nagoriyuki Introduction( https://www.guiltygear.com/ggst/en/character/nag/ )
Guilty Gear Strive Nagoriyuki Starter Guide ( https://youtu.be/zfTyAZkVgQM )
Guilty Gear Strive Nagoriyuki Hitbox movies( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zD5swjW178c )
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