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C-Arcueid Match Video Database

C-arc combo compilation

Players to watch/ask

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kouki
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KFL

Overview

Strengths / Weaknesses
Strengths	can 50/50 off of everything has a large health pool high damage Gains a lot of meter Game plan is not meter dependent fast normals decent active frames Good movement Invincible reversal that is a 22 input that can be converted with meter into a combo
Weaknesses	requires a lot of work to execute perfectly

General Gameplan

The general gameplan of C-Arcueid is fairly simple to understand: Get in and overwhelm your opponent with your various amounts of normals and specials. She has a very fast dash that helps her move in quickly at a moment's notice. Because of her j.C it can be rather difficult to try to air to air her at times and she has excellent reward from an Anti air 5A unlike a majority of the melty cast since her 5B pulls down instead of popping opponents into the air, allowing her to go into a full grounded combo route. She's really a character that shines because of her blessed normals and specials and can be taken to the limit once you understand Melty's nuances overall.

Neutral

As C-arc your goal is to get in. Luckily with your dash speed, you can easily do this at any point in the game. Between dash 5A, dash 2B, dash 2C(if used appropriately), j.C and sanic(j.63214A) which if used for example: j.C > 63214A, it's a very valid and common frame trap in C-arc's kit that can lead to guard break set ups. Now while all your tools are really strong, it is important to know when to close the gap and when to maintain a spot on the screen. Sometimes the latter keeps the threat of your approach potent due to your dash speed with both the frame data and high reward from your normals. This gives C-arc the ability to quickly put opponents at a disadvantageous spot.

Making use of varying your approach from dash 5A/2B/Etc and sj, dash jump and double jump airdash options is key to making the most out of C-arcueid's kit and will reward you so.

Pressure

C-arc is a very robust character that takes comfort in not only her ability to use rebeats in her pressure, but also a great bit of specials to add on to it. Going over some of the specials you will regularly use:

214A/B

Known as elbow. Generally you can use 214A to catch mashes and on the later ends of the active frames you can be +, in some cases if people are trying to shield you can use 214A after 2C for the elbow to whiff and the opponent is now in recovery from failed shield, letting you combo with usually 2B into a combo. 214B is generally used to catch jump outs, also is full untechable that leads into a high reward combo.

236A/B

Rekka, usually seen as a combo ender, however in pressure you can use 236A > 236[A] which is an air unblockable and also +. If it catches a jump out it's also full untech and grants a combo by extension. If you just do 236[A] by itself, you produce a sanic which is also +. It's another commonly seen tool and for good reason as it's + on block and pull the opponent inward towards Arcueid. On hit/trade it's a combo as well. A very powerful special if done right.

With rekka by itself you can either do 236A > 236A > 214B, 236A > 236A > 214[B](High), or 236A > 236A > 236A(low). For the combo ender you want to do 236A > 236A > 214B.

Rekka has a good amount of stagger windows so sometimes people are looking to block the Overhead option(214[b]) you can also mix it up sparingly with 236A which is a low. On block 214[B] has better frames and while 236A is unsafe, if you happen to catch people with it you can either cancel to 624C which is a knowledge check to the opponent on whether they can dodge or use whichever char specific punish it is or ex cancel to 623C for a good reward on the combo.

The mindgame of her rekkas because of 236A 236[A] allows her to stop at the first rekka and reset her pressure once you establish that fear into your opponent.

642A

Another one of her famous specials, "sanic". this is the grounded version. The 624A one is generally used for pressure particularly like this

5A 624A, j.624A, (dash) 5A/2B

j624A/B

This is the air sanic.

j.624B is generally used in combos as a TK and during the sequence listed right above in the 624A/B section. j.624A is used generally in an air to air (A2A) situation and because it hits behind. You can use it as you are jumping in on someone or when you do j.C which is powerful because its a very good frame trap and also generates a lot of blockstun to set up guard crush situations.

Now on to her pressure in general. C-arc is one of the most robust characters that can choose to rebeat for fluidity in her pressure sequences and also use her specials such as 236[A], 214A, 214B, tk. 624B at her disposal. One important thing you need to remember about C-arc is that she cannot rebeat from 5C ever. Here are some sample things to her pressure listed below.

2A Stagger 2A, 5{B} 2B, 5A(rebeat)
2A 2A 5B, stagger 2B 5C 236[A]
2A 2A 2B stagger 2C 236A
2A 2A 2B stagger 2C 236A 236[A]
2A 2A 5B stagger 2C, dl.214A/214B *2C, 214A at this point should make the 214A whiff, this is for making people whiff shield attempts on the elbow and you can now punish with 2B)
2A 2B 5B 2B, w5A. Iad j.C/j.624A

These are fairly basic strings that you can use but the main important thing again to remember is that 236[A] is massively plus and while you can jump out of it during its start up you can sneak in 236[A] by using her rebeats to throw off the timing on their defensive responses and reset pressure via rebeat whiffs, letting your A normals fully recover since you have blessed frame data on your normals or by using 236[A].

Okizeme

With C-arc you have three enders that give different options

The first being airthrow ender, which you don't get much except a 2A meaty. the next ones you have are 236[B] and Rekka ender.

The rekka ender is a safe jump and here are the safe jumps listed below

Post rekka ender safe jump:

Jump forward, j.C: Ryougi, Miyako, Sion, Vsion, Roa, Mech, Koha, Neco, Hisui, Vakiha, Seifuku, Arc, Ciel, Akiha, Hime
Delayed Rekka, 9, j.C: Nanaya, Tohno, Wara, Satsuki, Wlen
sjf j.C: Warc, PCL
Delayed Rekka, sjf, j.C: Aoko, Nero, Len
Delayed Rekka, slightly walk forward, 9, j.C: Kouma, Ries

now you can take this even further vs. Cmoon players that really like to use heat as their defensive decision by doing the safe jump j.C and then inputting 44, backdash. if it j.C hits, you do not backdash and you can still combo if they heat you will backdash and avoid heat and can punish it. of course cmoon can ex shield and counter your safe jump but you can blow it up by doing empty jump low, or delay airdash j.C, etc.

236[B] can used as long in any point of your combo in the corner as long as you didn't use 3 wall slams. since 236[B] pulls them out of the corner you can now perform left/right mixups. the side is determined by an array of things. the most common sequence you see to set this up is:

5B 2A 2C 5C 236[B]

the side is determined by knowing if the the body is touching the corner or not and carc and mess with various things such as delaying the normal sequence above, Microwalk the body before doing the following ways to throw off your sense of recognizing if carc will land in the corner or not.

microwalk iad j2C/j.C(whiff) into l/r mixup
microwalk jump, double jump j.C

The good part other than it being a left/right is that you have the option to blow up high/low shield rps with either 5B or 2B. Some cmoon players will choose to heat in that situation since they don't know which side to defend but you can os that with 2AA 5B+D or 2AA 5[D]~B.

With this in hand it can be really potent to her offense depending on which ender you decide to do.

Defense

C-arc, once again being a robust character, also have a quite an array of things that opponent has to keep count of.

22B is a fully invuln DP that can't be crossed up at all. It's also cancellable into j.624C for good damage with AT ender for oki. There is also 22C, which is a bit faster and harder to safe jump but isn't really used much compared to 22B.

She also has heat. When C-arc heats at around 25% health she gets the best damage modifier, making her a fast mobile tank with even more health to get back into the fight. Other than that she has Ex shield, Bunker, dodge and in some cases you can backdash but make sure to use these options appropriately. In some other situations you also have 236C but that's for very niche situations e.g typically oki situations from some characters so be sure to use it sparingly. It's usually recommended to block, ex guard and jump out when it's appropriate.

Combos

The combos listed here are meant for beginners, if you want to know optimal routes, watch Kouki's video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXJZ9bz8PPA

Combo Notation Help
Disclaimer: Combos are written by various writers, so the actual notation used in pages can differ from the standard one. For more information, see Glossary and Controls.
X > Y	X input is cancelled into Y.
X > delay Y	Must wait for a short period before cancelling X input into Y.
X, Y	X input is linked into Y, meaning Y is done after X's recovery period.
X+Y	Buttons X and Y must be input simultaneously.
X/Y	Either the X or Y input can be used.
X~Y	This notation has two meanings. Use attack X with Y follow-up input. Input X then within a few frames, input Y. Usually used for option selects.
X(w)	X input must not hit the opponent (Whiff).
j.X	X input is done in the air, implies a jump/jump cancel if the previous move was done from the ground. Applies to all air chain sections: Assume a forward jump cancel if no direction is given. Air chains such as j.A > j.B > j.C can be shortened to j.ABC.
sj.X	X input is done after a super jump. Notated as sj8.X and sj9.X for neutral and forward super jumps respectively.
dj.X	X input is done after a double jump.
sdj.X	X input is done after a double super jump.
tk.X	Stands for Tiger Knee. X motion must be buffered before jumping, inputting the move as close to the ground as possible. (ex. tk.236A)
(X)	X is optional. Typically the combo will be easier if omitted.
[X]	Input X is held down. Also referred to as Blowback Edge (BE). Depending on the character, this can indicate that this button is held down and not released until indicated by the release notation.
]X[	Input X is released. Will only appear if a button is previously held down. This type of input is referred to as Negative Edge.
{X}	Button X should only be held down briefly to get a partially charged version instead of the fully charged one.
X(N)	Attack "X" should only hit N times.
(XYZ)xN	XYZ string must be performed N times. Combos using this notation are usually referred to as loops.
(XYZ^)	A pre-existing combo labelled XYZ is inserted here for shortening purposes.
CH	The first attack must be a Counter Hit.
Air CH	The first attack must be a Counter Hit on an airborne opponent.
66	Performs a ground forward dash.
j.66	Performs an aerial forward dash, used as a cancel for certain characters' air strings.
IAD/IABD	Performs an Instant AirDash.
AT	Performs an Air Throw. (j.6/4A+D)
IH	Performs an Initiative Heat.
AD	Performs an Arc Drive.
AAD	Performs an Another Arc Drive.