Melty Blood/MBTL/Ciel

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Story

The Holy Church, a major religion in Europe, does not take kindly to heresy. Ciel works as an executor for its specialized force known as the Burial Agency. Her calling? Hunting and destroying heretics in the name of the Lord. Like Arcueid, she wishes to destroy her mortal enemy and has come to Souya in search of him, deciding to blend in by posing as a regular student at the same high school as Shiki. She currently attends school as a senior, one year above Shiki, and is quite popular with many of the students there. They see her as both warm and cheerful. Her go-to lunch from the school shop is curry bread, and her favorite restaurant serves the best curry in town.

Gameplay

Ciel is a versatile rushdown/zoner character with screen-bouncing mobility.

An old Melty Blood mainstay. Ciel can comfortably choose the position to attack from at her own pace, using her high innate move speed, good close-range normal attacks, far backdash, special mobility options and Black Key projectiles.

While she has no trouble fighting at close-range, her mid-screen neutral game can be a little awkward due to her B/C normals having average range for pokes that can be challenged. Instead, she either relies on traditional punishes, committal 623X stabbing pokes, baiting counter-hits with her tricky Halo (236X) jumping followups or zoning out opponents with her 214X projectiles.

Her high/low mix-ups are pretty linear, but her wild ground/air movement options and the ability to easily convert off nearly every stray hit into a knockdown with her vast pool of EX Specials allow her to quickly run over unprepared opponents.

If you can get past the initial execution hurdle, Ciel holds a lot of potential.

Strengths

Weaknesses

Well-rounded and easy to use. Excellent ranged/zoning options using Black Keys (214X, j214X) to keep her opponents out. EX Halo (236C) is a fast fullscreen, invincible punish tool that can whiff punish anything and anywhere. Regular movement is fairly fast and she has access to unique movement options (236X hops, j236A fast fall dive, etc) Has many EX cancel options to convert her zoning or stray hits into knockdown + okizeme.

Has to rely on universal pressure options to open people up. She only has access to one very slow grounded overhead option (29f 6BC) and an unblockable dive (28f j.236B) that is just as slow. Many of her specials/EX moves are very unsafe or punishable if used incorrectly.

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Character Summary

Move list

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Moon Skills

6B+C - Halo (Air OK)

3B+C - Blade Thrust

4B+C - Black Key Throw (Air OK)

2B+C - Ciel Somersault (Air OK)

Special Attacks

236A/B/C (EX OK) - Halo: Flip/wallcling air movement

> A/B - Additional input: Diving attack

> C - Angelic Halo: Air command throw

> 214A/B/C - Black Key - Judgment (Verse Three): Projectiles

623A/B/C (EX OK) - Blade Thrust: Advancing attack

214A - Black Key Throw: Projectile

214B/C (EX OK) - Black Key Throw: Projectile

> A/B/C - Verse Two: Projectiles

> A/B/C - Verse Seven: PROJECTILES

22A/B/C (EX OK) - Ciel Somersault (Air OK): Anti-air/reversal (B/EX ver. only)

j.236A/B/C (EX OK) - Halo: Diving attack

j.214A - Aerial Black Key Throw: Projectile

j.214B/C (EX OK)- Black Key - Judgment (Verse One): Projectile

> A/B/C - Black Key - Judgment (Verse Two): Projectiles

> A/B/C - Black Key - Judgment (Verse Three): PROJECTILES

Arc Drive

236B+C - Seventh Holy Scripture - Final Judgment

Last Arc

A+B+C+D / Successful Shield in Blood Heat - Seventh Holy Scripture - Divine Judgment

Unique Attacks

6C, 3C, 5C>4C

Blowback Edge Moves

5[C], 214[A]

Stats & vitals

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Dash startup: 5

Dash actionable: 11

Backdash duration: 33 (1-10f invuln)

Backdash airborne: 7 (frames 16-22)

Jump startup: 4

Jump airtime: 36

Quick combo reference

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Meterless 4.1k (corner) // FCj.C 5B 5[C] 623B 2C 214[A] 2B 6C 214A 2C 5C 3C j.BC AT

Meterless 3.5k no FC (corner) // j.C 2C 5[C] 623B 2C 214[A] 2B 6B 214A 2C 5C j.BC AT

Meterless Side Switch 3K // 2A 2B 2C 5[C] j.BC 6BC 2C 214[A] sj.jBC AT

Arc Drive Side Switch 4k // 2A 2B 2C 5[C] j.BC 6BC 5A 236BC

Round Start to Corner 3.1K // j.C 2C 5C~4C 2B jc j.B j.214A 2C 3C j.BC AT

Two Bar Round Start to Corner 4.1k // 5B 2C 5[C] j.B j.214A 5B 623C 3C j.B j.214BBB j.236C

Move Analysis

Normal Moves

Standing Normals

5A

5A

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5A

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

• 5 frame startup.
• Short range, but good for rebeats because of it.

Ciel's fastest normal alongside 2A and only -1 on block. Chains into itself three times (while holding 4) and can be used for stagger pressure or tick throws.

5B

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5B

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
420	LH	N, SP, EX	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
7	4	17	27	-6	-

• Ciel extends her leg for a shin kick.

Good midrange poking tool, but keep in mind that it doesn't have the longest range and can whiff at certain spacings. It's also a good combo starter, making it a great quick punish. Despite how it looks, this is a mid.

5C

5C

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5C

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
610	LH	N, SP, EX	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
10	4	24	37	-11	-

• Ciel slashes forward with a black key in hand.

This is the farthest poke that Ciel has in her arsenal. Use this to contest opponents at max footsie range, and confirm it into 5C~4C for damage or a last-minute frame trap.

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5[C]

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
980	LH	N, SP, EX	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
18	4	24	45	-11	Clash 13-17

• Natural frame trap from 2C.

Mostly combo filler, but occasionally useful in blockstrings. Be ready to shield as the long startup can give it away. Being a mid, it loses to both stand and crouch Shield. The startup of this move will gain clash frames but you cannot cancel the clash frames until the hitbox connects. Occasionally useful for clashing out jump ins or projectiles.

Crouching Normals

2A

2A

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2A

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
140	L	N, SP, EX	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
5	2	11	17	-1	-

• 5-frame startup low.

Ciel's fastest low and only -1, making it excellent for staggers and tick throws. Chains into itself up to three times. Being Ciel's fastest low, it's excellent for pressure, empty jumps, and beating stand Shield.

2B

2B

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2B

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
240*2 (468)	LH	N, SP, EX	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
8	3,3	22	35	-10	-

• Two-hitting uppercut punch.

An unusual move that hits twice and has a lot of forward momentum. Good for keeping you close to your opponent during pressure strings, but be careful about whiffing it since the actual horizontal hitbox is quite small.

2C

2C

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2C

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
590	L	N, SP, EX	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
8	4	23	34	-10	-

• Long-range low and combo staple.

Ciel's farthest reaching low attack and a good option for catching opponents walking away. Used in almost every grounded combo Ciel has because of its launch properties.

Jumping Normals

j.A

j.A

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jA

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
130	H	N, SP, EX, J	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
5	4	11	19	-	-

• Ciel's fastest rising air-to-air.

Quick air-to-air jab that can be chained into itself three times on block. Ciel can whiff two of these in a row from a jump. Use this to fish for fatal counters in the air if your opponent is using slow air normals.

j.B

j.B

literally WHO is blocking this

Aerial

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jB

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
380	H	N, SP, EX, J	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
7	4	-	-	-	-

• Long range air poke.

One of her defining buttons from her Crescent Moon in MBAACC. Ciel performs a horizontal kick with a lot of range AND it hits both sides. Use this to air-to-air from afar or as a crossup.

j.C

j.C

Aerial

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jC

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
520	H	N, SP, EX, J	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
8	5	-	-	-	-

• Excellent jump-in with high blockstun.

Downward aiming kick that has good range beneath her and your best jump in button.

Command Normals

3C

3C

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3C

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

• Enters a cinematic and automatically jump-cancels on hit.

Universal launcher that will initiate air combos. Really unsafe on block so make sure you cancel into a special to keep yourself safe.

6C

6C

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6C

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
700, 680 (1380)	LH	SP, EX	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
13	4	22	38	-9	Airborne 4-26

• Hitgrab with special-cancelable recovery.
• Can extend combos if used early (usually cancelled into j.214A).

A forward flip kick that is mostly used as combo filler. It's unsafe on block on it's own but is special cancellable during the air borne and landing frames giving you a few options in case your opponent blocks it. Note that this move is air blockable and is not good for catching opponents trying to jump out.

5C~4C

5C~4C

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5C~4C

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
740	LH	N, SP, EX	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
12	2	19	32	-4	-

• Extra attack out of 5C, can force respect and be made safe with rebeats.
• Great range makes it a good hitconfirm.

Ciel stabs with a black key using her opposite hand. Has a LOT of forward momentum making it really useful for moving back in during rebeat pressure or to hitconfirm max range 5C.

Universal Mechanics

Rapid beat 2

rapid beat 2

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• Universal auto combo filler, but with two hits.
• Rapid 3 can drop out on airborne opponents at some heights.

Ciel performs a two hit strike with her Black Keys, but only the second hit is cancellable. Gives a little extra time to recognize the situation thanks to the second hit.

Rapid beat 3

rapid beat 3

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• Universal auto combo ender.

Nearly identical to her actual 3C and also cancellable on block as well. Make sure to special cancel it because it's just as minus as 3C.

Ground Throw

throw

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4/6AD

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
1500	U	-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
4	3	19	25	+38 (KD)	-

• Ciel performs a judo throw and slams you into the ground.

Knockdown is long enough to let you setup an autotimed safejump anywhere. It's possible to set up meaty air Keys off throw but any setup will be manually timed.

Air Throw

airthrow

Aerial/

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j4/6AD

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

• Ciel snatches you out of the air and hurls you across the stage.

Saving your double jump gives Ciel a few options for oki after airthrow. IAD j.C will work anywhere on the screen and give a safejump. To get an empty low 2A, input IMMEDIATE IAD j.C after you double jump to alter your falling arc as opposed to delaying it for the safejump. In the corner, neutral double jump > falling j.214A will give Ciel a reversal-safe meaty Key.

Special Moves

Halo

Halo

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236A Leap backward

236B Leap forward

236C Hit animation (Fullscreen)

236X-A Fast fall

236X-B

236X-C

236X-214X

236A Leap backward

236B Leap forward

236C

236X-A Fast fall

236X-B

236X-C

236X-214X

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236A

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
-	-	-EX-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
13~23	13 (14) X	12L	-	N/A	-

• Ciel jumps extremely quickly to the wall behind her from anywhere on the screen.

Ciel's unique command hop series. Steerable left and right to adjust the falling arc, but not when she jumps to the wall.

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236B

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
-	-	-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
16	35	12L	62	N/A	-

• Jumps forwards a short distance.

Steerable just like the A version. Much more useful in general than the A version as it lets Ciel use the B follow-up in combos.

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236C

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
170, 102 x 19 (2108)	LHA	-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
4+8	80	35	126	-20	All 1-91

• Fast, fullscreen, invincible whiff punish into a knockdown. Exactly as good as it sounds.

Amazing EX move, arguably one of the best in the game. Keep in mind that it is highly unsafe on block, teleports you to the opponent's location, and cannot be cancelled into Moon Drive. Make sure you know for sure the opponent is pressing something before using EX Halo.

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236X~A

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
-	-	-EX-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
5	-	15L	-	N/A	-

• Dives at a 50 degree angle downwards.
• Does not have a hitbox.

Use this to quickly return to the ground and reposition yourself.

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236X~B

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
640*2 (1196)	LHA	-EX-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
7	X, 4	26	-	-7	-

• Dives at a 50 degree angle downwards.
• Ground bounces on hit.
• Unsafe on block.

Ciel travels at the same angle as the A follow-up, but this version has a hitbox. The ground bounce lets Ciel extend her grounded combos, as it will usually link into 5A (and potentially 5B depending on height).

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236X~C

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
1200	U	(EX), (MD)	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
3	2	until landing + 12	-	N/A	-

• Short range grab that hits grounded and airborne opponents.

This version of her airgrab is Moon Drive and EX cancellable letting you confirm into some extra damage and better knockdown.

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236X~214X

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
500*3 (1165~1285)	LHA	-EX-, -J-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
19	X	until landing + 12	-	-8 ~ -16 / +23	-

• Ciel throws her Black Keys.

If you used the 236A version and input 214X before she reaches the wall you will get a slightly different tossing pattern than if you let her touch the wall first. Bracketed information is for the early activation off of 236A.

Blade Thrust

Blade Thrust

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623A

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
630, 640 (1186)	LH	-EX-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
11	5	17	32	-4	-

• Advances forwards about 1/4 of the screen.

Ciel does a stab with her black keys. Mainly used as corner combo fodder to get a wall bounce. Surprisingly safe on block so you can sometimes just throw it out if you think it will hit.

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623B

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
640, 640 (1196)	LH	-EX-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
14	5	20	38	-7	-

• Advances forwards about 1/3 of the screen.

A bit more horizontal range than the A version but a bit slower and slightly more damage.

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623C

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
820, 820, 820 (2123)	LH	-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
4+8	5	17	33	-3	-

• Advances forwards about 1/2 of the screen.
• Safe on block, combo-starting whiff punish.

Has the most horizontal range and goes about halfscreen. On hit will knock the opponent back and wall bounce like the non EX versions. Completely safe on block.

Black Key Throw

Black Key Throw

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214A/B

214[A]

214C

214B/C~A

214B/C~B

214B/C~X~A

214B/C~X~B

214A/B

214[A]

214C

214B/C~A

214B/C~B

214B/C~X~A

214B/C~X~B

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214A

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
1000	LHA	-EX-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
13	X	29	42	-5 (min)	-

• Basic projectile.
• Whiff-cancelable into EX moves.

Standard black key toss with no follow ups. Will soft knockdown on hit. If spaced at roughly 5C tip range, she will be slight advantageous on block. No results

• An enhanced version of 214A that will cause a firey explosion on hit.

Very important for combo routing and combos naturally from 2C from most ranges. Oddly, this is more unsafe on block than the regular version with double the startup.

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214B

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
900	LHA	-EX-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
9	X	32	41	-8 (min)	-

• Basic projectile, but it's a rekka!

The first part of the black key rekka toss. Visually identical to 214A with some slight differences in frame data. Your opponent won't tell the difference though.

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214C

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
280*12 (2077)	LHA	-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
4+9	X	32	171	-15 (min)	-

• Good way to convert from other Black Keys and can be extended with a bar.

EX Black Key toss sequence. Does good damage and also hard knocksdown. If done from fullscreen you can also link into 236C if you're quick enough.

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214B~A

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
850	LHA	-EX-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
17	X	31	48	-7 (min)	-

• Ciel throws Keys at head level.

Rekka extender, good to stop people from normal jumping out at you.

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214B~B

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
850	LHA	-EX-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
10	X	29	39	-5 (min)	-

• Ciel throws Keys at hip level.

Rekka extender, keeps grounded opponents pinned to the ground.

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214B~X~A

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
700	LHA	-EX-, -J-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
22	X	28	50	-4 (min) / +12 (min)	-

• Ciel jumps and throws Keys diagonally downwards.

An ender to rekka series where Ciel will hop in the air towards her opponent and throw some Keys diagonally downwards. The most safe on block ender for her rekka series. At certain ranges this can be made advantageous on block.¹

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214B~X~B

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
850	LHA	-EX-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
10	X	33	43	-9 (min)	-

• More damaging but less safe rekka ender.

B ender to rekka series where Ciel will toss a spread of Keys at mid level. The most common ender if you're trying to confirm into a grounded EX move like 214C or 236C.

Ciel Somersault

Ciel Somersault

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22A

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
640*2 (1196)	LH	-EX-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
7	6	32	44	-14	-

• A good ground to air anti-air which will sometimes even get you a combo if you hit opponents who are high enough. This version is NOT invincible like the B version. This does allow you to moon drive cancel it incase your opponent blocks it however.

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22B

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
640*2 (1196)	LH	(EX)	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
7	6	40	52	-22	All 1-12

• Meterless reversal. Unlike previous games, it is no longer programmed to whiff on crouchers, meaning a crouching move on knockdown can still be hit with wakeup 22B.

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22C

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
310*7 (1795)	LH	-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
4+1	4 (11) 6 (12) 14	41	92	-34	All 1-14

• Extremely fast EX Reversal with lots of invincibility. May beat opponents in situations where B flash kick would lose.

Halo (air)

Halo (air)

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j236A

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
-	-	-EX-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
9	X	15L	24 (TK)	N/A	-

• Empty fast fall dive. Has no hitbox and only used to return to the ground quickly.

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j236B

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
1200	U	(EX), (MD)	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
28	until landing	32L	61 (TK)	-	-

• A very SLOW dive attack that will throw your opponent if it connects against a grounded opponent. Use this to punish opponents who aren't paying attention or are trying to ground shield. You can also TK this move off the ground to surprise your opponent who are expecting 236BB.

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j236C

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
620*4 (2126)	LHA	-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
4+4	X, 4	24L	35 (TK)	-3	-

• Aerial EX Dive attack. Use this to end air combos into hard knockdown for oki setups. While awakened, you can also cancel this directly into arc drive if you have enough meter.

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j214B/C > X > X

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j214A

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
800	LHA	-EX-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
15	X	12L	-	variable	-

• One of Ciel's best black keys that is very advantageous on block and also allows for some combo extensions on hit. Ciel will maintain her jump momentum while throwing this key. You can use this to cover your own descent from a jump or perform it while IADing backwards to cover your escape. Can also be used as an okizeme option after air throw enders that have not used a double jump.

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j214B

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
700	LHA	-EX-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
12	X	14L	-	minus	-

• Start of her air black key rekka sequence. Ciel will stall her momentum in the air before performing the key toss. You can use this to bait out anti-air attempts. Generally also just a good option for zoning opponents from a safe portion of the screen.

/Data#j214C

j214C

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
300*9 (1854)	LHA	-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
4+2	X	12L	-	minus	-

• Air EX key sequence. You can use this to get some extra damage from a j.214B confirm but the shallow angle can make it hard to position. Going for the j236C ender is typically just better since it offers a hard knockdown.

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j214B~X

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
500*2 (946~1045)	LHA	-EX-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
8	X	14L	-	minus	-

• Second part of her air key sequence. She tosses another set of keys at a similar angle as the first part. Scaling is different between which key hits first, if the bottom key hits first you deal more damage compared to if the top key hits first.

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j214B~X~X

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
450*3 (1219)	LHA	-EX-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
16	X	14L	-	minus	-

• Final part of her air key sequence. She tosses a set of keys that spread out and cover a wider range. Unless your opponent is directly beneath you, this spread will often clip opponents who are trying to move out of it's range.

Ciel Somersault (air)

Ciel Somersault

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/Data#j22A

j22A

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
640*2 (1084)	LHA	-EX-, (J)	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
6	4	12L	-	-17 (TK)	-

• Air version of grounded flash kick that also has no invincibility. On hit can be jump cancelled.

/Data#j22B

j22B

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
600*2 (1122)	LHA	-EX-, (J)	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
7	4	12L	-	-24 (TK)	-

• Just like the A version this flash kick does not have any invincibility. You will use this as a combo extender in the air to squeeze out some extra damage since it it jump cancellable into j.BC airthrow.

/Data#j22C

j22C

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
370*7 (2142)	LHA	MD	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
4+7	6 (9) 9 (9) 14	12L	-	-37 (TK)	-

• No invincibility. An aerial damage ender if you're not in a good position to land j.236C.

Moon Skills

Halo

Halo

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/Data#6BC

6BC

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
640*2 (1196)	HA	EX	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
29	3,3	17	51	-3	Clash 1-11 (MD)

• 11 clash frames during startup (only during the initial rise)
• It's an overhead.

Ciel's only grounded overhead option. Its slow startup makes it not much of a mixup, but a way to call out low shield at any point during your pressure. It is safe on block at -3 and starts meterless combos. The main problem with using this move, is the fact it's a slow Moon Skill, which makes it highly vulnerable to reactionary standing shield for a guaranteed punish.

/Data#j6BC

j6BC

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
640*2 (1196)	LHA	EX	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
13	X, 4	26	-	-5	-

• 11 clash frames during startup
• Useful as a way to extend combos back to the ground.

This version of dive will carry your opponent straight to the ground similar to j236C but you have the option of EX cancelling it when you land into and grounded EX or arc drive.

Blade Thrust

Blade Thrust

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/Data#3BC

3BC

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
640, 850 (1379)	LH	EX	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
14	5	21	39	-4	Clash 1-11 (MD)

• 623X but with 12 clash frames during startup.

Bulldozes through most things due to the clash frames and starts combos if it hits. High damage and little proration makes this a powerful starter in the corner.

Black Key Throw

Black Key Throw

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/Data#4BC

4BC

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
450*4 (1327)	LHA	EX	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
14	X	31	45	-1 (min)	Clash 1-11 (MD)

• Ciel throws Black Keys in a spread in front of her.
• 12 clash frames during startup.

Excellent as a neutral tool as it covers everything from ground to normal jump height. It's her only move that is advantageous on block, however if your opponent crouches the last two keys then the move will become -5 instead.

/Data#j4BC

j4BC

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
(500*3) 1395	LHA	EX, -J-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
15	X	12L	32	+5 (min)	-

• Ciel throws a wide arc of Black Keys towards the ground diagonally.
• 11 Clash frames during startup.

Identical key pattern as 214BXX which spread out in a large area and covers a lot of space.

Ciel Somersault

Ciel Somersault

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/Data#2BC

2BC

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
640*2 (1196)	LH	EX, -J-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
9	6	44	58	-1 if jump cancelled (crouch)	Clash 1-7 (MD)

• 7 clash frames on startup and jump-cancelable on whiff.

Amazing anti-air: immune to crossups, jump cancelable on whiff, and plenty of clash frames. It normally has no invincibility but will gain additional clash frames while in moon drive. Keep in mind that if your opponent shields this, you will lose all cancel options and be punishable. Don't be too predictable!

/Data#j2BC

j2BC

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
640*2 (1196)	EX, -J-	-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
8	4	12L	23	+6 (jump cancel)	-

• Has less clash frames than the grounded version on account of being faster (6 instead of 7)

What more could you want?

Super Moves

Seventh Holy Scripture - Final Judgment

Seventh Holy Scripture - Final Judgment

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/Data#236BC

236BC

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
3500	LH	-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
1+8	18	31	57	-10	All 1-36

• Ciel pulls out her Seventh Holy Scripture in the classic Pile Bunker form and rams her opponent with it before firing off a big blast.

It may be invincible, but it also costs three bars where 22C costs one (while also being faster). Generally you'll be using this to cash out on damage.

Seventh Holy Scripture - Divine Judgment

Seventh Holy Scripture - Divine Judgment

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ABCD

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Property	Cost	Attribute
4800 [4800 ~ 6960 in BH]	LH	-	-	-	-
First Active	Active	Recovery	Overall	Advantage	Invul
1+21	4	27	52	-14	All 1-25

• Usable with 4 full Magic Circuit gauges, at any time while in Blood Heat, or with a successful Shield while in Blood Heat.
• Damage in Blood Heat scales with amount of Heat Gauge remaining on activate.

Ciel shows off her new forms of the Seventh Holy Scripture and blasts you out of the cycle of reincarnation for good. Invul on startup, making it usable as a reversal, but unsafe on block.

Reverse Beats

Rebeat Table

Attack	Chain	Advantage
5B/2B	5A/2A	-3
5C/2C/5C~4C	5A/2A	-1

Gap Table

Attack	Chain	Frame Gap
2C	5[C]	2
5B/2B	5[C]	4

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