Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid/Ranger Slayer

Kimberly Ann Hart
Ranger Slayer

Overview

Combos

Resets / Incoming Setups

Assist/Tagouts

Strategy / Counter Strategy

Videos

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Introduction

Health: 1000
Walk Speed: 800 Forward, 450 Back

Kimberly Hart was once the Pink Power Ranger, until she was brainwashed by Lord Drakkon and forced to do his evil bidding against her will. She eventually breaks free from his grasp and rejoins the fight on the side of good.

Playstyle

The Ranger Slayer is a zoner with outstanding safety and zoning capabilities
Pros	Cons
Long range - 2M's slide, as well as her arrows, allow her to play from exceptionally long ranges Strong zoning - A dash cancellable 5M and her unique arrow cancels give Kim very strong space control Safe options - 4S and dash cancels make her able to escape from many dicey situations and start zoning again High flexibility - Dash and arrow cancels allow the player to respond to many different situations on the fly Great assist - Especially as a counter call, Kim's assist is among the best in the entire game Good tag-outs- Ranger Slayer can easily open opportunities to safely get another character in	Weak damage - Kim's damage is nowhere near the peak of this game, needing difficult throw whiff cancels to consistently kill higher health characters High APM - While strong and flexible, better zoning patterns often require fast execution with dash cancels or plinks Zord feeder - Kim's neutral style of dealing some chip and hitting occasional pokes builds Zord meter very quickly while keeping the enemy team relatively healthy Lacking solo mix - Without the assistance of her partners, she can sometimes struggle to open especially small opponents up

Overview

Kim is one of the game's dedicated zoners. She shines in neutral due to her arrow cancels and dash cancellable 5M. However, she has generally weak solo mixup options paired with subpar damage.
Slayer requires a team that can help her enforce her zoning patterns and convert stray hits into big damage. For example, Scorpina complements Slayer quite well because her assist provides Kim with a gigantic fullscreen presence and you can tag into Scorpina for ToD combos.
Also look to setup sandwich situations by calling assist and doing 6S~L. When setting up pressure with Slayer, you will live and breathe this mixup, as it is quite potent while also doubling as a safe way to rotate characters. Her assist is great for this too as she jumps backwards first before firing a volley of arrows, so you don't have to worry about tagging into a scramble.
With how she controls the screen, Slayer can go toe to toe in the neutral against many of the game's top tiers while having few truly poor matchups. That being said, she lacks significant payoff and struggles to open the opponent up. She's a character who needs a lot of help from her team, but contributes quite a bit as well, and is worth picking if you enjoy zoning or want an easy way to disengage from scramble situations.

Unique Mechanic: Nock Charge

Kim's 5S is a power-up move called Arrow Nock.

• You can store one nock charge at a time.
• Attempting to charge again when already powered up only regains you the same charge.
• Charge is expended whenever you use a move with arrows (that being: 5M, 4M, 6M, j.M, 4S, 6S~L and 6S~M) or use 6S~H.
• A nock charge powers up exactly one valid move.
• Nock charge allows 5M and 4M to do chip damage and increases fired arrow count on all arrow moves (see movelist for more details).
• 5S itself can be comboed into and out of with the right routes, giving you a much appreciated damage increase if you can fit in more arrow moves.

Normal Moves

Click "Expand" for images of powered-up versions of moves (when applicable).

5L

5L	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv (Block) Frame Adv (Hit) 40 High/Low/Air 5 - - +4 - Forced flipout Typical jab. Use only for flipouts.

5LL

5LL	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv (Block) Frame Adv (Hit) 33* High/Low/Air - - - -8 -

5LLL

5LLL	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv (Block) Frame Adv (Hit) 56 High/Low/Air - - - -9 - Hard Knockdown.

5M

5M

Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv (Block) Frame Adv (Hit) 5M 50 High/Low/Air 13 - - -12 - Shoots a single arrow forward. Frame advantage listed refers to up close 5M. On hit or whiff, this move as well as 4M and 6M can be cancelled into each other. You can repeat moves, but you cannot do the same move twice in a row and a maximum of 3 shots total can be used. Dash Cancellable Special Cancels Because this move can be cancelled into any S move you can perform the following special cancels: 5[S]~L (EX) 5[S]~H (Super) 5[S]~A1 (Snap) Nocked 25x3 High/Low/Air 15 - - -12 - If powered up by 5S, she shoots three arrows.

4M

4M High Shot

Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv (Block) Frame Adv (Hit) 4M 40 High/Low/Air 12 - - -9 - Shoots an arrow angled slightly upwards. Frame advantage listed refers to up close 4M. On hit or whiff, this move as well as 5M and 6M can be cancelled into each other. Can be dash-cancelled with 5[M]~L or 6[M]~L providing it is not the 3rd M shot in the chain. Special Cancels Because this move can be cancelled into any S move you can perform the following special cancels: 5[S]~L (EX) 5[S]~H (Super) 5[S]~A1 (Snap) Nocked 25x3 High/Low/Air 12 - - 1 - If powered up by 5S, she shoots three arrows, making the move more reliable.

6M

6M Arrow Rain

Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv (Block) Frame Adv (Hit) 6M 25x2 High/Low/Air - - - - - Shoots two arrows directly upwards that then rain down on the opponent. Can use to shoot opponents directly above Kim as well. Excellent to use in tandem with other moves, but pretty bad on its own. On hit or whiff, this move as well as 4M and 5M can be cancelled into each other. Dash cancellable with 5[M]~L providing it is not the 3rd M shot in the chain. Special Cancels Because this move can be cancelled into any S move you can perform the following special cancels: 5[S]~L (EX) 5[S]~H (Super) 5[S]~A1 (Snap) Nocked 35x5 High/Low/Air - - - - - If powered up by 5S, she shoots five arrows, vastly increasing the overall amount of space taken.

5H

5H	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv (Block) Frame Adv (Hit) 60 High/Low/Air 9 - - -9 - Short-ranged heavy attack. Kara throw out of this move with 6H~M

5HH

5HH	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv (Block) Frame Adv (Hit) 60 High/Low/Air - - - -9 - Causes a ground bounce in a juggle.

5HHH

5HHH	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv (Block) Frame Adv (Hit) 90 High/Low/Air - - - -22 - Begins a juggle on grounded opponents.

6H

6H Spartan Kick	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv (Block) Frame Adv (Hit) 100 High/Low/Air - - - - - Hard Knockdown Juggle Immune

2L

2L	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv (Block) Frame Adv (Hit) 40 High/Low/Air 4 - - 4 - Kim's 2L is not a low, unlike most others.

2M

2M

Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv (Block) Frame Adv (Hit) 50 Low/Air 5 - - -9 - The money button. A great option in almost every situation. Dash 2M reaches very far, so you can use this as a way to call out the opponent's movement options as they attempt to navigate your arrow patterns. Don't let the -9 on block fool you either, if pushblocked, 2M 4S is a safe disengagement option, and if they don't pushblock (and even sometimes if they do), then you can kara throw with 5H~M for a sneaky tick throw.

2H

2H Chin Breaker	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv (Block) Frame Adv (Hit) 65 High/Low 11 - - -22 - Dedicated Launcher and anti-air. Air-unblockable.

j.L

j.L Could be mistaken for a heavy. Could be mistaken for a heavy.	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv (Block) Frame Adv (Hit) 40 High/Air 1 - - - - A kick that mostly shines as an instant overhead.

j.M

j.M	Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv (Block) Frame Adv (Hit) j.M 50 High/Low/Air 8 - - - - Shoots an arrow in the air. Pretty spammable considering a lot of people tend to jump around a lot. Nocked 25x3 High/Low/Air - - - - - If powered up by 5S, this move shoots shoots three arrows.

j.H

j.H	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv (Block) Frame Adv (Hit) 70 High/Air 9 - - - - Attacks with her bow. Mainly combo filler.

Special Moves

Click "Expand" for images of powered-up versions of moves.

5S

Arrow Nock 5S The party starter As Zordon said, too much pink energy is dangerous The party starter As Zordon said, too much pink energy is dangerous	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv (Block) Frame Adv (Hit) 70 High/Low/Air 11 - - -13 - Kim exudes a dark aura. Upon finishing, she'll start glowing pink, powering up the next arrow-related attack. Can be used in combos due to having a hitbox.

4S

Pterodactyl Escape 4S	Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv (Block) Frame Adv (Hit) 4S 25x2 High/Low/Air - - - - - Jumps backward while shooting two arrows. Mainly a retreat tool. Nocked 25x6 High/Low/Air - - - - - If powered up by 5S, Kim will shoot six arrows.

6S

Pterodactyl Flight 6S

Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv (Block) Frame Adv (Hit) Pterodactyl Flight 6S 60 High/Low/Air - - - - - Not affected by Arrow Nock's buff. Command jump that possesses four followups. Covers quite the horizontal distance and has a hitbox while rising, though it only hits standing characters. Spike Shot 6S-L 40 High/Low/Air - - - - - Pressing L shoots an arrow directly downward. Gained OTG properties in version 1.6. Spike Shot 6S-L (Nocked) 25x5 High/Low/Air - - - - - If powered up by 5S, pressing L shoots five arrows downward. Gained OTG properties in version 1.6. Advancing Shot 66S-M 30x2 High/Low/Air - - - - - Pressing M shoots two arrows at an angle down-forward. Advancing Shot 6S-M (Nocked) 30x5 High/Low/Air - - - - - If powered up by 5S, pressing M shoots 5 arrows at an angle down-forward. Gained OTG properties in version 1.6.1. Bird of Prey 6S-H 70 High/Low/Air - - - - - Pressing H makes Kim does a kick on her way down. Is not an overhead. Bird of Prey 6S-H (Nocked) 90 High/Low/Air - - - - - If powered up by 5S, pressing H makes Kim does a kick that goes farther and uses wall bounce. Still is not an overhead. Time Bomb 6S-S 80 High/Low/Air - - - - - Pressing S places a mine in the air. Identical to j.S. Time Bomb 6S-S (Nocked) 50x2 High/Low/Air - - - - - If powered up by 5S, pressing S places two mines in the air. Identical to the powered up version of j.S.

j.S

Time Bomb j.S	Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv (Block) Frame Adv (Hit) Time Bomb j.S 80 High/Low/Air - - - - - Places a mine in the air. Can easily get followups if it hits, making it a great okizeme pressure tool. Time Bomb j.S (Nocked) 50x2 High/Low/Air - - - - - If powered up by 5S, Kim places two mines in the air. The mines cannot be disengaged if Kim is hit.

EX Attack

Pterorumble Attack 5S+L	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv (Block) Frame Adv (Hit) 35x4, 65 Low/Air 24 - - -21 - If the first hits are blocked, the rest of the move will not come out. Kim performs a forward combat roll into a slide kick, which then transitions into a flying kick. This move has some invincibility, and is unique from other EX Attacks in that the third hit is a low. Can use 2M to combo off it.

Throws

Forward Throw 5M+H/6M+H	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv (Block) Frame Adv (Hit) 121 Throw 7 - - - - Causes a Hard Knockdown, can be picked up with OTG 2M.

Back Throw 4M+H	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv (Block) Frame Adv (Hit) 161 Throw 7 - - - - Switches sides. Knocks down.

Super

Pterodactyl Assault H+S "You should run." "You should run."	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv (Block) Frame Adv (Hit) 80, 1, 50x2, 125 High/Low/Air - - - -39 - Kim performs a flying kick which, if it hits, transitions into a cinematic sequence. The super is fairly reliable as a combo finisher, as it can hit airborne targets consistently.

Tag Actions

Assist

Assist Pterodactyl Escape A1/A2	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv (Block) Frame Adv (Hit) 25x6 High/Low/Air - - - - - Based on the powered up version of 4S. Covers a lot of space.

Swap Strike

Swap Strike A1/A2+S	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv (Block) Frame Adv (Hit) 70 High/Low/Air 24 - - -4 - Forces a character switch on hit; knocks down if only one character remains. Use sparingly. Same animation and range as 6H.

Combos

Solo

2LM5HH6H [2M5H6S-M]x2 2M5HS [2L5M4M5MH]x2 2L5M4M5M2M 2MH6H Super 6S-L 6H

Fullscreen BnB combo by Dostrow

2LM5HH6S-M 2L5M2M 2M5H6S-M 2M (delay if necessary)5HS 2L5M dash 6M4M5MH 2MHS 2L5M dash 6M4M5MH 2MH6H super 6S-L 6H

Alternative Fullscreen BnB combo by Dostrow

End these combos with EX if you have the meter for it and/or go for 2M if it is necessary to kill. Keep in mind that it sacrifices knockdown and corner position for damage.
If you can't kill, go for a flipout reset with 5L after 6S-L instead.

2M5HH6H Dash 2M5H2H J.LM 2M5H2L2M5H6H Dash 2M5H2H J.LM 2M5H [2L5M4M5M2M]x2 2M5HH6H Super Dashx2 2M5S

Fullscreen 0 bar 1k TOD by Rave-Kun

Colors

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MMPR skin

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External Links

• Twitter hashtag: #BFTG_SLY
• Slayer TL;DR guide by SDK