Theatre of Light/Ranger

Overview

Ranger
Archetype:	Rushdown
Health Defense Multiplier:	Melee: x1.5 Ranged: x1
Stagger Defense Multiplier:	Melee: x2 Ranged: x1.5
Walk Speed:	16
Max Light:	3

Ranger is a stylish mid-to-close-range rushdown character who excels at Evading her opponent's options before striking back with long combos, building up her unique Style meter in the process. Just about all of her moves will combo into each other, and with her unique SP followups and reload, she can easily sustain the Light required to continue combos for long distances and time. She is also privileged with moves that send her upwards into the Y-axis, shutting down many classes' best options and forcing them to attempt to anti-air her. Once you fill up her Style meter and manifest E.G.O, Ranger only becomes stronger, gaining a plethora of new cancel options and tricks to gun down your opponent with. If you enjoy showing off in neutral and offense alike, Ranger is for you.

Strengths

Weaknesses

Smokin' Sexy Style!: Ranger's combos are flashy, dynamic and quite long. Her Style meter complements this, as you are actively encouraged to keep your combos going in order to rack up Style and work towards manifesting E.G.O. Extremely Agile: Ranger can move around the stage and chase down opponents with ease, sporting multiple quick dashes to do so. Additionally, Ranger has access to two Evades starting from frame 1, one of which putting into the air. With all this, Ranger can be very difficult to contest for most characters. Light Economy: Ranger can restore Light during and after combos, allowing her to maintain the high amount of Light needed for her to execute her most rewarding combos provided the player manages it well. Amazing space control: Ranger has incredibly safe pokes that come from both the ground and the air, granting her great space control at close and mid range. Due to her high amount of Ranged pokes, guard heavy characters will struggle against her due to proximity block being much shorter stun than a true block. Install: Manifesting E.G.O grants Ranger a wide range of buffs and new properties to her moves. Getting this install early on into the game can allow you to snowball games out of control.

Wi-Fi Issues: If either party has higher than standard ping, around 150-200ms+, certain combos may become inconsistent. Ranger may have to opt for easier or safer routes to confirm damage against the opponent in such situations. Bad Resistances: Ranger is pretty squishy, and a single misplay can easily lead to losing a majority of your health, however this is mainly noticable with the stagger bar, as her health bar can be easily healed with cards such as Gluttony. Difficulty Picking up: If the player doesn't have a decent understanding of Ranger's combo structure she can feel really unsatisfying to play. Not to mention that her neutral can be a bit odd to a new player as well.

Move List

Passive

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Black and White

Depending on what gun hits the opponent, either do bonus Stagger damage if from the white gun, or bonus physical damage if from the black gun. All effects double when her style ranking reaches A or S rank.

Style Bar

Hitting your moves stacks a Style gauge. As you get higher ranks, you deal additional Stagger and Standard damage, being hit decreases the gauge significantly.

E.G.O.

Upon hitting S rank, using an SP chain ender or using Manual Synchronization will cause Ranger to manifest her E.G.O, Solemn Lament, lasting until she loses her current stock. During this install, she gains the following buffs:

• ATK shots are instantaneous lasers instead of projectiles.
• j.ATK shoots 2 shots automatically.
• S1 shoots an additional shot.
• All moves can be cancelled into S2.
• While the Style gauge is at S rank, Eternal Rest costs 2 Light instead of 3.

Normal moves

Note: The numbers in square brackets refer to the bonus damage or stagger damgae dealt by the current used gun (black or white).

The Quiet ATK Black and White have differing properties Black and White have differing properties	Base damage P1 Scaling Value P2 Scaling Value Light cost Emo level Hit type Properties Startup Active Recovery 1+[2] 0.9 0.9 0 0 Ranged - - - - Combo filler tool Black gun has reduced hitstun with the grounded version.

Into Comfort S1

Version Base damage P1 Scaling Value P2 Scaling Value Light cost Emo level Hit type Properties Startup Active Recovery Base 2+[2]~1+[2] (Normal) 2+[3]~1+[2] (Tipper) 1 0.9 2 0 Ranged - - - - Very strong poking tool that can start combos. E.G.O. 2+[2]~1+[2] (Normal) 4+[3]~1+[2]~1+[2] (Tipper) 1 0.9 (Last hit) 0.9 1 (Last hit) 2 0 Ranged - - - - Has a 3rd hit now, basically just increases the damage and time this move is out.

Tranquility j.S1 Footdive. Footdive.	Base damage P1 Scaling Value P2 Scaling Value Light cost Emo level Hit type Properties Startup Active Recovery 4 1 1 0 0 Melee - - - - A simple divekick thats deceptively fast.

Salvation S2 Frame 1 Evade Frame 1 Evade You can act around here You can act around here	Base damage P1 Scaling Value P2 Scaling Value Light cost Emo level Hit type Properties Startup Active Recovery - - - 0 0 - Evade 1~15 - - - Use this to get your aerial options Has short landing recovery but it can be canceled with SP or her follow-ups that come from it, this applies to any move that puts her or is done in the air.

Liberation SP	Base damage P1 Scaling Value P2 Scaling Value Light cost Emo level Hit type Properties Startup Active Recovery - - - 0 0 - - - - - Dash stance, while it has no hitbox, up to six options can be used before an ender is required on the seventh. If nothing is done after a followup, instead do a reload and regain 1 Light, this works both in and outside of a combo.

From Anger SP~ATK	Base damage P1 Scaling Value P2 Scaling Value Light cost Emo level Hit type Properties Startup Active Recovery 5~2+[2] 0.9 0.8 0 0 Melee - - - - Your basic rekka filler, does a quick blast forwards, ender does a blast away and gives +1 light.

From Pain SP~S1 Good Good Bad Bad	Base damage P1 Scaling Value P2 Scaling Value Light cost Emo level Hit type Properties Startup Active Recovery 5+[1] 1 1 1 0 Melee Evade 1~15 - - - Has high amounts of evade and automatically combo starts. Base damage P1 Scaling Value P2 Scaling Value Light cost Emo level Hit type Properties Startup Active Recovery 5 0.9 0.8 0 0 Melee - - - - Has a lot of recovery. Puts S1 and S2 on cooldown.

From Obsession SP~S2 or j.S2 Dishwasher loop Dishwasher loop

Version Base damage P1 Scaling Value P2 Scaling Value Light cost Emo level Hit type Properties Startup Active Recovery Rainstorm SP~S2 or j.S2 1+[1]~1+[1]~1+[1] 1 1 1 0 Ranged (j.S2) Melee (SP~S2) - - - - DMC rainstorm Starting with White gives does more stagger damage, starting with Black does more HP damage. Strong looping extender. In E.G.O. she can use it 3 times in one jump from S2. Gives a lot of style. Version Base damage P1 Scaling Value P2 Scaling Value Light cost Emo level Hit type Properties Startup Active Recovery Tackle SP~S2~S2 4 1 0.9 0 0 Melee - - - - Shoulder tackle Done in stance after rainstorm.

Psyches

Eternal Rest S1 (HOLD) By the time you see this you lost the stock. By the time you see this you lost the stock.	Base damage P1 Scaling Value P2 Scaling Value Light cost Emo level Hit type Properties Startup Active Recovery (1 x 15)~6 1 1 3 2 Ranged - - - - If used at S rank in E.G.O., gives back 1 light.

Manual Synchronisation SP~SP / END SP At S Rank misinput mb misinput mb

Base damage P1 Scaling Value P2 Scaling Value Light cost Emo level Hit type Properties Startup Active Recovery 5 1 1 3 3 Ranged 20~55 INVULN (Manual) 0~55 INVULN (Auto) - - - Heavily augments your kit after obtaining Your ATK is now a hitscan. Your Air ATK (S2~ATK) now shoots twice, allowing you to shoot four bullets while in the air. Your S1 now has a third followup, and its Psyche in Eternal Rest now restores an additional light. All moves can be cancelled into S2 (The jump).

Strategy

Recommended Decks

Leech
EL1: Cocoon
EL2: Gluttony
EL3: N/A
Due to the high amount of hits in a ranger combo, you heal atleast 10 health per combo with weaker loops, and inflict a 30% slowdown to the opponent at the end, making you much harder to catch.

Permanent White Gun
EL1: Any
EL2: Pale Hands
EL3: N/A
Due to the high amount of multihits, doing a white-gun starter combo with Pale Hands guarantees a good chunk of their stagger bar completely melting, but to be honest, Ranger can make just about any EL2 card work as long as its not Chained Wrath.

Fast Paced Movement Shooter
EL1: Any
EL2: Predation
EL3: N/A
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Gameplan

As a ranger, your gameplan is simple, outpoking your opponent and using your myriad of options if somehow under pressure, this can be done by

Combos

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Simple Combos

"The Dishwasher" S2 j.{ATK, ATK > SP1} > SP~{ATK > S2 > ATK > S2 > ATK > S2 > ATK > ATK}