Ys vs. Sora no Kiseki: Alternative Saga/Adol

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A compassionate young man who has dedicated his life to adventuring. He is a legendary swordsman with flaming red hair and piercing eyes. There are over one hundred travelogues that chronicle his adventures.

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Adol
Playstyle	Rushdown
Preferred Range	Close
Tankiness Rating	Average (1.03%)
Difficulty	Easy
Stats
HP	10304
AP	26
STR	948
DEF	924
BRK	556
DUR	3495
SPD	95
AGL	101
SP Gain	217

Introduction

Ys has always being known for being a fast-paced series, ever since its debut in 1987. Thus, it makes sense for its protagonist, Adol, to act as Ys vs. Trails' resident gorilla. Thanks to his above average mobility, chasing his opponents is fairly easy, which lets him get into his preferred range: right into his opponent's face. Once there, he can unleash an onslaught of attacks, most of which have very little recovery. Fire, his projectile Skill, comes to mind as an excellent offensive tool thanks to its criminally low recovery, letting Adol easily reset pressure. He can easily hitconfirm his openings into Aerial Thrust, his main launcher, in order to deal pretty good damage without having to sacrifice his SP. All of this makes him very dangerous at close range. On top of that, his ranged presence is slightly better than other rushdowns thanks to Fire and Dominator, an armored Skill that comes with great horizontal range. However, these options either leads to poor damage or are very expensive, making Adol quite weaker at further ranges.

Adol is recommended for players who loves playing gorillas in other games. He is also perfect for all Ys fans who wants to feel right at home while playing/learning the game.

Playstyle

Adol is a beginner-friendly gorilla who can always stay on the offensive thanks to his generally low recovery frames.

Strengths	Weaknesses
Suffocating Pressure: Adol has very little recovery on most of his attacks, making him very dangerous at close range. Good Mobility: Adol's movement stats are above average. This helps him chase opponents when on the offensive. Great Combos: Adol's combos deals good damage while remaining very SP efficient. This is fairly rare in Ys vs Trails.	Short Range: Adol's sword isn't very long, making his range somewhat shorter than usual.

All damage values below were tested on Estelle (841 DEF). No stats-altering accessory was equipped. Also the values are averaged (see System page)

Movelist

Normal attacks

ABCDE A A B B C C D D E E	Version Damage Impact SP Cost Cooldown Properties A 102 4 - - - B 102 7+3 - - - C 102 14+5 - - - D 102 22+5 - - - E 102 30+5 - - - Very fast normal link. In most circumstances, only the first 2 hits will combo, although the entire string remains very good in pressure.

Charge Attack [A]	Damage Impact SP Cost Cooldown Properties 122 7 - - Soft Armor Simple but very effective Charge Attack. Somewhat easy to insert in a combo, it lets Adol rapidly gain SP as he attacks. Gives 24 SP on contact

j.ABC j.A j.A j.B j.B j.C j.C	Version Damage Impact SP Cost Cooldown Properties A 102 3 - - - B 102 8+2 - - - C 102 16+3 - - - Fairly standard air string, albeit very fast. Good air-to-air and combo fodder. j.C knocks opponents back on hit, but it's still possible to combo after

Falling Attack j.D	Damage Impact SP Cost Cooldown Properties 102x2 5, 8 - - - A diving attack. Unlike most of them, this one only hits once Adol touches the ground. The second hit is a shockwave that knocks down the opponent Impact frames obtained while as low to the ground as possible

Rising Attack	Damage Impact SP Cost Cooldown Properties 102 9 1 AP - Hard Armor 1-10 "Universal" Rising Attack. It's a basic launcher that has the merit of being armored all the way through. Can be jump or dash cancelled in order to combo

Skills

Running Slash S1	Damage Impact SP Cost Cooldown Properties 240, 30 4 10 - Soft Armor Placeholder

Fire S2 Ground version Ground version Air version Air version	Damage Impact SP Cost Cooldown Properties 70x2 5 5 - Soft Armor, Projectile Short range projectile with criminally low recovery. Helps Adol a lot during offense Impact frame assumes points blank

Aerial Thrust S3	Damage Impact SP Cost Cooldown Properties 570 7 20 - Hard Armor 1-4, Soft Armor Placeholder

Tornado Slash S4	Damage Impact SP Cost Cooldown Properties 495 7 25 - Hard Armor 1-4, Soft Armor Placeholder

Sword Dance S5	Damage Impact SP Cost Cooldown Properties 120x2, 90x6, 290 8+2 50 - Hard Armor 1-40 8 frames of freeze upon use. The opponent can still cast Skills or use their assist during the freeze

Dominator S6	Damage Impact SP Cost Cooldown Properties 113x7, 226 8+5 45 - Hard Armor 1-60 8 frames of freeze upon use. The opponent can still cast Skills or use their assist during the freeze

Lunar Dragon Blade EXTRA Skill	Damage Impact SP Cost Cooldown Properties 75x5, 90x17 3 100 EXTRA - Invincible The opponent can still cast Skills or use their assist during the freeze Adol can aim the laser beam while it's out

Builds

Note: These builds are mostly here in order to guide new players into how to exploit Adol's potential to its fullest. Don't be afraid to experiment!

Recommended accessories

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Recommended Skills

• S1
• S2
• S3
• S4

Recommended Support

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General Strategy

Neutral

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Pressure

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Defense

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General Counterplay

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Combos

Solo

• AB > S3 jc > j.[A] > j.S2 > j.S4 (1.4k damage)

Grounded BnB. Charge Attack needs to be delayed on teching opponents.

• A > dash j.AB > j.S2 > S4 (870 damage)

Max range combo. Notice the significant damage decrease.

With accessories

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With assists

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With accessories and assists

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Colors

Color 1

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Default color

Color 2

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Color 3

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Brave Sir Knight (Xanadu Next)

Color 4

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