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Story

She recently transferred to Shiki's school as a new teacher. She metes out judgment to all blasphemers as an executor for the Holy Church. She may not have the battle experience Ciel does, but she's prepared to fight. Whenever faced with a weak opponent, she shows no mercy, claiming to be “weak against the strong, but overwhelmingly strong against the weak”.

Gameplay

Noel is a footsie rushdown character who relies on far pokes and huge sweeping attacks to get at the opponent.

A new character from the remake of Tsukihime. She is a simple character to play with, easily punishing opponent's mistakes in mid-range and converting into combos with her far-reaching and disjointed B/C normal attacks in addition to her sweeping Heavy Punishment (623X) leaping special move. If the opponent thinks they can just play patiently in neutral, she can pile on the pressure using follow-ups from Heavy Thrust (214X) and hidden Black Key (236X) projectiles with lots of frame advantage.

These big normals come with big recovery, though - and while her Black Keys are strong, when they're gone, they're gone. (Until the next round, anyway).

If you learn the frame data and effective use of Reverse Beat, Noel can go far.

Strengths	Weaknesses
Heavy Punishment: The range and conversion ability of Noel's C normals, Black Keys, and 4BC Moon Skill, among others, give her extremely flexible, long-range punishes against the opponent's overcommitments, be they whiffed normals (air or ground), predictable air trajectories, or slow projectiles. Elusive Hurtboxes: Noel's C normals are extremely disjointed, with her 5C additionally shifting her hurtbox backwards, and her Black Key specials all cause Noel to take a step backward before throwing them. This complements her whiff punish game, additionally causing short-ranged DPs, Heat, and Shield Counter to whiff simply by using spaced C normals in pressure. Keys: Noel's Black Keys are an extremely flexible tool in any matchup: they are extremely advantageous on block with low recovery if shielded, ignore projectiles, and convert into a full combo from any distance with 236C. As a result, she only has 10 per round, but this is more than enough as long as you use them frugally.	High Recovery: The majority of Noel's grounded moves, especially her long-range C normals, have very high recovery, making her prone to whiff punishment if she guesses wrong about the opponent's position. Low-Hitting Normals: All of Noel's long-range normals hit very close to the ground and will almost always whiff against airborne opponents. This requires her to use more committal options such as 623X/3BC or shorter-range pokes such as rising j.A or falling j.C to cover the air.

HP Value: 11,700

Backdash: -

Movement Speed: -

Character Summary

Move list

Moon Skill

6B+C - Black Key (Simple) (Air OK)

3B+C - Heavy Punishment

4B+C - Heavy Thrust

2B+C - Noel Somersault

Special Attacks

236A/B/C (EX OK) - Black Key (Simple): Projectile.

> A/B/C - Additional input 1: Additional projectile.

> 66 - Additional input 2: Ground dash-cancel.

623A/B/C (EX OK) - Heavy Punishment: Combo tool, anti-air, overhead (B and B+C ver. only).

214A/B/C (EX OK) - Heavy Thrust: Poke and combo tool.

> A/B/C - Rampaging Sister: Follow-up attack.

> 66 - Additional input 2: Ground dash-cancel.

22A/B/C (EX OK) - Noel Somersault: Anti-air, reversal (B and EX ver. only).

j.236A/B/C (EX OK) - Black Key (Simple): Air projectile.

Arc Drive

236B+C - Time to Repent: High damage invincible attack.

Last Arc

A+B+C+D / D in Blood Heat - Heavenly Trinity: Very high damage invincible attack.

Unique Attacks

6C, 3C

Blowback Edge Moves

j.[C], 22[A]

Stats & vitals

Limited to 10 Black Key uses per round.

Dash actionable: 5

Jump startup: 4

Jump airtime: 34

Quick combo reference

Midscreen: 2A 2B 2C 5C 214BB 214AA (236C/214C)

Can replace [2A 2B] with basically anything

2B 2C 5C 623B 5B 214BB 214AA (236C/214C)

B or C starter route

Corner: ~2A 2C 6C 623B 5B 214BB 2B Rapid Beat 214A (236C/214C)

Can replace [2A 2B] with basically anything

~2B 2C 6C 623B 5B 214BB 2B Rapid Beat 214AA (236C/214C)

B or C starter route

Move Analysis

Normal Moves

Standing Normals

5A

/Data#5A

5A

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
160	LH	-N-, -SE-, -SP-, -RB-, -EX-, -MD-, (J)	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
5	2	11	17	-1	-

Fast startup and good frame advantage.
Similar whiff data to 2A allows them to be used interchangeably.
Whiff cancels available from frame 11 onwards (frame 11 is the first frame of the whiff cancelled move).

One frame faster than 2A. Generally you'll be using 2A for pressure, but 5A makes for a great fast poke in neutral. It's by far her least committal move and its low total duration makes it great for rebeat pressure.

5B

/Data#5B

5B

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
420	LH	N, SP, RB, EX, MD, (J)	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
9	3	19	30	-7	-

Decent vertical reach.

Noel does an upwards kick. Useful combo tool, especially to stabilise air hits into follow-ups. 5B also makes for a good run-up button as it's not nearly as committal as 5C or 2C while also having a good upwards hitbox to potentially catch jumping opponents.

5C

/Data#5C

5C

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
610	LH	N, SP, RB, EX, MD, (J)	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
10	4	25	38	-12	-

Vacuums opponents closer to Noel.

Very strong pressure tool in blockstrings, thanks to the vacuum. Really shines when used during pressure, for catching landings or as a whiff punish. The vacuum properties make it good for stabilizing combos and adjusting the opponent's position in blockstrings. It's only -1 on rebeat too, so you can ambiguously reset pressure while reeling them in.

Keep in mind that this button hits low to the ground, so it can whiff against jumps, IADs, and low crushing moves. Has lots of recovery on whiff, so you need to be very sure that your opponent won't be in the air before you use this.

Crouching Normals

2A

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/Data#2A

2A

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
140	L	N, -SE-, -SP-, RB, -EX-, -MD-, (J)	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
6	2	10	17	0	-

0 on block.
Whiff cancels available from frame 10 onwards (frame 10 is the first frame of the whiff cancelled move).

Amazing 2A with great range and frame advantage. Part of what makes her throw game so scary. It's neutral on block, so it's great for resetting pressure or frametrapping with a staggered button.

2B

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/Data#2B

2B

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
240*2 (468)	LH, L	N, SP, RB, EX, MD, (J)	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
8	2 (5) 3	20	37	-7	-

Hits twice.
First hit is a mid, second hit is a low.

Big, two-hitting normal. The first hit is bigger vertically, and the second is bigger horizontally and scoots Noel slightly forwards. The first hit is a decent anti-air due to the angle it hits at, especially good at hitting IADs. The second hit usually won't hit airborne opponents at all, so it's still a bit risky.

The second hit has the longest range of all Noel's normals. At max range, 214X is needed to convert a hit into a combo.

2C

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/Data#2C

2C

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
620	L	N, SP, RB, EX, MD, (J)	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
9	4	24	36	-11	-

Half-screen low sweep.

One frame faster than 5C, but doesn't vacuum. Good for pushing opponents away from you or making Black Key throws more advantageous via spacing. Makes for a good dash-under landing punish thanks to its reach. Keep in mind that it hits very low to the ground, making it very vulnerable to jumps, IADs, and low crushing moves. Be very sure that your opponent won't be in the air before pressing this.

Jumping Normals

j.A

Aerial

/Data#jA

jA

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
130	HA	N, SE, SP, RB, EX, MD, J	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
5	4	-	-	-	-

Excellent rising air-to-air for opponents right above you.
Recovers in mid-air if used rising, allowing Noel to use other air actions (including other air normals) while falling. it can also be whiff cancelled into a jump or special.

If you're in the air and moving forwards, you're probably pressing this. Has very good range for a j.A, but still comes out at 5 frames.

You often don't get much more than an airthrow on normal air hit, but on Fatal Counter you can land and pick up into a full combo.

j.B

Aerial

/Data#jB

jB

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
400	HA	N, SP, RB, EX, MD, J	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
8	4	-	-	-	-

Air-to-air for opponents more in front of you.
Does not recover until landing, unlike j.A.

Extends slightly behind Noel, so it can hit opponents behind you. It's mostly useful as air combo filler.

j.C

Aerial

/Data#jC

jC

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
560	HA	N, SP, RB, EX, MD, J	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
10	5	-	-	-	-

Jump-in and used in safejumps.
Excellent retreating normal, covers tons of space.
Hits very high above Noel, making IAD jC great at catching jump-outs in the corner.

j.C is a little slow, but it's good as a jump-in or to generally cover space. It's also your go-to button for IAD pressure resets or safejumps.

/Data#j[C]

j[C]

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
900	HA	N, SP, RB, EX, MD, J	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
20	6	-	-	-	16-19 Clash

Jump-in, clash tool and situational combo tool.

Noel's j[C] doesn't have a ton of clash frames, but it's still pretty good for air exchanges or aggressive jump-ins.

Useful combo filler for some high-damage routes too.

Command Normals

3C

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/Data#3C

3C

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
700	LH	SP, EX, MD, (J)	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
10	3	25	37	-11	Air 5-12

Enters a cinematic and automatically jump-cancels on hit.

Noel's anti-air and launcher. Quicker and less committal than 623A or B, but usually clashes with air normals, so you need to be ready to cancel off the clash.

6C

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/Data#6C

6C

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
700	LH	SP, EX, MD	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
13	8	16	36	-4~+3	-

Wallbounces on hit.
Corner combo filler.

Good gap closer and hitconfirm tool during offense, especially in the corner. Black Keys thrown afterwards are often difficult to challenge, letting you reset pressure with lots of frame advantage to work with.

The wallbounce makes it easy to confirm any hit into a high-damage combo too.

Universal Mechanics

Rapid Beat 2

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1st hit ground bounces, 2nd hit sends outwards.
Cancellable only into special moves or Rapid Beat 3.

Two-hit forward-moving Rapid Beat and a useful part of Noel's combo game. Guaranteed ground bounce that brings opponents into either 3C or 214B range from any height. Like all Rapid Beat 2s, scales combo damage hard, so avoid using early in a combo unless it is the only way to stabilize the combo. Especially useful towards the end of a route, when the proration doesn't matter so much.

Can also be used as an advancing move in pressure, but 6C is generally a better option there.

Rapid Beat 3

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Same animation as 3C
Special cancellable only on block - performs cinematic launch on hit.

Pretty much just the same as 3C, except at the end of a Rapid Beat chain. Only really useful if you want/need to end a combo with airthrow.

Ground Throw

throw

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/Data#4/6AD

4/6AD

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
300, 600*2 (1500)	U	-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
4	3	19	25	+35	-

Sets up a safejump anywhere with neutral jump j.C.

Noel's throw game is better than average thanks to her incredible A normals. 5C > 5Aw is another excellent way to get opponents in throw range, but the star of the show is her 0 on block 2A.

Air Throw

airthrow

Aerial

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/Data#j.4/6AD

j.4/6AD

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
1200	U	-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
1	3	31	34	-	-

Universal air combo ender.

Noel's airthrow leaves her fairly close to her opponent. From there it's easy enough to set up a simple 5A meaty, or do something fancy like IAD j.236A to switch sides (though it won't hit crossup)

Generally, Noel will want to use metered enders over airthrow where possible though.

Special Moves

Black Key (Simple)

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A version throws a key slower but is more advantageous on block, B version throws the key faster but is less advantageous on block

Pressing A or B will throw the second key at a different angle

All 3 versions are dash cancelable

/Data#236A

236A

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
1000	LHA	(CH), (EX), (MD)	-	1 Black Key	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
13	X	19	31	+13 [-3]	-

Cancelable into a 30f forward dash.
Uses one Black Key.
Bracketed advantage is advantage if dash cancelled. Advantage listed assumes point-blank range.

Noel steps back and throws a key. Rarely a true blockstring off any normal, but is very plus on block and useful for pressure resets. The backwards movement often allows Noel to avoid mashed buttons entirely, netting her a full punish. If spaced at C normal range, dash cancelling this is more than +5 (5A is gapless), and at the same spacing without the dash cancel, it is advantageous enough to be safe against shield > B+C followup.

Note: for every version of this move, the Key counter is incremented very early in startup. If you get counterhit, the Key is counted as used.

/Data#236B

236B

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
1000	LHA	(CH), (EX), (MD)	-	1 Black Key	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
8	X	30	37	+1 [-6]	-

Dash cancelable.
Uses one Black Key.
Bracketed advantage is advantage if dash cancelled. Advantage listed assumes point-blank range.

Faster than the A version but also less advantageous. Less useful in pressure but slightly more useful in neutral. The backstep is extremely useful for antiairing opponents who have committed to a falling button from relatively far away, as with good spacing, Noel's backstep will clear the air normal entirely and counterhit them out of the sky. In pressure, can be +1 on dash cancel from just beyond Noel's 2C range. No results

Uses an additional Black Key.

Noel jumps forward and throws another key. This move forces Noel back in her opponent's face at slight frame advantage. There is often a gap on block between the two keys, though (especially if the first key was 236B).

The angle of the second key is a little different depending on which button you press - similar to j.236A and j.236B respectively.

/Data#236C

236C

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
880, 651 (1531)	LHA	-	-	1 Black Key, 1 Magic Circuit	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
4+4	X	19	26	+8 [-9]	-

Dash cancelable.
Uses one Black Key.

Noel throws a large, explosive Black Key. Highly versatile EX move - as a combo ender, allows Noel to set up a hard-to-see left/right mixup (see the Strategy page for details). Also be useful as a hitconfirm tool, giving a full combo from almost any distance (e.g. from a 236B hit in neutral). It's also plus on block, and if spaced out far enough, it's even plus on dash cancel! Do keep in mind this still costs you one Black Key, but it's definitely worth the cost.

Heavy Punishment

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/Data#623A

623A

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
1200	LH	-EX-, -MD-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
16	3	20	38	-6	-

Links into 5A on airborne opponents.
Can avoid low-hitting moves during startup.

Not an overhead, but actually a somewhat reliable anti-air if used preemptively. Can also be used as a hard callout against people jumping out of pressure. Gives a decent conversion on counterhit or high enough anti-air. Even though it's minus on block, the pushback makes it difficult if not impossible to punish. At worst your turn is over.

/Data#623B

623B

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
1350	LH, H	-EX-, -MD-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
9	15 (4) 3	19	49	-5	-

Links into 5B on airborne opponents, and 5A on grounded opponents.
1st hit only hits opponents in hitstun. Overhead hit startup is 31.
Can avoid low-hitting moves during startup.

Noel's long-range overhead and core combo tool due to its ground bounce. Quite slow by itself, but allows for a combo on grounded normal hit where 623A would not. 623B is not useful as a mixup, but it's great to shut down jumps at a distance because it's air unblockable. You can be Fatal Countered out of the hop during startup though!

/Data#623C

623C

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
700*4 (2324)	LH	MD	-	1 Magic Circuit	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
4+4	17	27	51	-1	-

Combo ender.
Gives a basic safejump with 5A(whiff) microwalk 9 j.C.

Highest-damage combo ender, and fairly stable at the end of long combos. Gives a safejump with 5A whiff, microwalk 9 j.C.

Heavy Thrust

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A ender

B ender

/Data#214A

214A

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
640, 556 (1196)	LH	-CH-, -EX-, -MD-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
13	2 (9) 3	18	44	-4 [-10]	-

Restands airborne opponents.
Links into A or B normals early in combos.
Noel can cancel this special into a 25f dash followup.

Restands opponents hit by the first hit, but not the second. Great range, slightly larger than Noel's C buttons. Can also be used to confirm far hits (e.g. max range 2B) - it's possible to link 5A or 2B after the first hit and go into a full combo. Can also go for resets after this instead of finishing your combo if you're a chancer.

/Data#214A~X

214A~X

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
1000	LH	-EX-, -MD-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
13	3	20	35	-6	-

Follow-ups are referred to as Rampaging Sister.
Soft knockdown, but can be EX cancelled.

Useful combo filler - 214BB 214AA is a near-universal combo ender, and you can spend meter on the move of your choice afterwards.

/Data#214B

214B

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
680, 556 (1236)	LH	-CH-, -EX-, -MD-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
16	2 (8) 3	18	46	-4 [-10]	-

Restands airborne opponents.
Links into any normal early in combos - usually links into B normals even late into routes.

Slower than 214A but deals more damage. Follow-up also deals more damage. Can be used as an alternative to 214A to confirm far hits, but is generally more prone to dropping, since it's slower. The dash cancel is still not really worth considering.

/Data#214B~X

214B~X

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
430*3 (1186)	LH	-EX-, -MD-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
10	11 (15) 3	20	58	-6	-

Good damage and EX cancellable.
Links into 214A midscreen, or normals in the corner.

This is generally the move you want to route into - you can usually link 214A afterwards unless the combo is very scaled. The last hit is an overhead, which can catch people who don't know the matchup, but isn't especially threatening if your opponent knows about it.

/Data#214C

214C

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
450*5, 600 (2340)	LH	MD	-	1 Magic Circuit	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
4+5	2 (7) 2 (11) 10 (20) 2 (18) 3	23	105	-4	-

Wallbounces in the corner
Noel's fastest super, somewhat useful at high hitstun decay.

Allows for an easy safejump setup in the corner - just hold 9 afterwards, then press jC at the end of the second jump.

Noel Somersault

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/Data#22A

22A

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
520, 400*2 (1200)	LH	-EX-, -MD-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
6	5 (5) 4	35	54	-16	-

Has some clash frames on startup.

Extremely niche use as a source of clash-frames or as an anti-air, but generally not very useful.

/Data#22[A]

22[A]

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
520*3 (1392)	LH, H, H	-EX-, -MD-, (J)	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
6	5 (17) 4	35	66	-16	-

Hits overhead on the second hit.
Very risky without resources for a cancel.

Doesn't hit overhead until frame 28. Pretty slow, and very risky without resources. The first hit is a mid, which makes it bad at catching low shields unless it's spaced far out. Good way to check if your opponent is awake, but don't rely on this much.

/Data#22B

22B

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
440*3 (1200)	LH	(EX), (MD)	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
6	12	37	54	-18	1~13 All

Invincible reversal.

A solid DP with lots of forward range. The 22 input makes it useful against ambiguous crossups too. Gives fairly reliable confirms into a full combo on anti-air Fatal Counter.

/Data#22C

22C

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
430*4 (1517)	LH	MD	-	1 Magic Circuit	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
4+2	15	47	67	-31	1-15 All

Noel's EX reversal.

Hits at about a 45 degree angle upwards with a lot of momentum. Generally, you can just use 22B instead, but this is useful when you really need an invincible EX cancel. (e.g. special move clashes). Doesn't give a hard knockdown or do much damage.

Black Key (Simple) (air)

Aerial

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A and B version will throw key at different angles

No follow-up this time

/Data#j236A

j236A

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
1000	LHA	-EX-, -MD-	-	1 Black Key	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
15	X	Until Landing + 7	-	+10 (TK)	-

Uses one Black Key.
Noel throws the key at a steep angle downwards.

TK j.236A is not quite as plus as 236A, but it doesn't push Noel back as far. All air Black Keys are quite thin, which can lead to opponents running under you and punishing your landing recovery. Still a decent air-to-ground poke, but you'll usually need j.236C to get a full confirm.

/Data#j236B

j236B

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
1000	LHA	-EX-, -MD-	-	1 Black Key	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
12	X	Until Landing + 7	-	+4 (TK)	-

Uses one Black Key.
Noel throws the key at a shallow angle downwards.

Plus on block, but less so compared to TK j.236A. The angle makes it better as a poke than j.236A, letting you catch people acting at the other side of the screen.

/Data#j236C

j236C

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
880+651 (1531)	LHA	MD	-	1 Black Key, 1 Magic Circuit	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
4+8	X	Until Landing + 7	-	+5 (TK)	-

Uses one Black Key.

Noel throws a large, explosive Black Key, thrown at a similar trajectory to j.236B. Has a ton of untech time - useful to confirm any stray air hit or air key into a full combo. It's also slightly plus on block. Not quite as versatile as the grounded version, but still pretty handy.

Moon Skills