Melty Blood/MBTL/Noel

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 that also act as either a backstep or a jumping move to bait counter-hits.

On the downside, she lacks meterless invincible moves to get out of bad situations, and must play a careful keepout game to ensure safety. No thanks to her laggy recovery on most of her normals and specials outside of close-range A buttons, average mobility and her Black Key usage limit of 10.

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.

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.

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

11,000 Life. Limited to 10 Black Key uses per round.

Dash startup: 6

Dash actionable: 9

Jump startup: 4

Jump airtime: 34

Quick combo reference

Coming soon.

Move Analysis

Normal Moves

Standing Normals

5A

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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

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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	-

Great vertical reach.

Noel does an upwards kick. Great combo tool as it links after special moves that C buttons are too slow for. 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

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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.

Can function as a poke, but really shines when used during pressure or for catching landings. The vacuum properties make it good for stabilizing combos and adjusting the opponent's position in blockstrings. Keep in mind that because this button hits so low to the ground it's vulnerable to jumps, IADs, and low crushing moves. Huge 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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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, as her 2A is one of, if not the best 2A in the game.

2B

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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, but be careful not to whiff it as it's more committal than her C normals. If used after 2C, whiffing the first hit will make the second hit frame trap 5-frame A buttons.

2C

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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.

Can function as a poke, but you'll mainly be using it for pressure. It's one frame faster than 5C and doesn't vacuum, making it better for pushing opponents away from you for rebeat pressure or making Black Key more advantageous. Also makes for a great dash-under anti-air thanks to its reach. Keep in mind that it hits just as low as 5C (if not lower), making it even more vulnerable to jumps, IADs, and low crushing moves. Like 5C, be very sure that your opponent won't be in the air before pressing this.

Jumping Normals

j.A

Aerial

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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.

If you're in the air and moving forwards, you're using this button. It's got pretty good reach for a j.A and comes out blazing fast at 5 frames. You don't get much off normal air hit but it easily converts on Fatal Counter.

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.

Slower than j.A with no great benefit in return. I'm struggling to say anything good about this normal but it isn't exactly bad either. Most of the situations you could use this in neutral are better suited for j.A.

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.

Don't carelessly approach with this. j.A and j.B make better air-to-airs, j.C is primarily a jump-in or defensive air normal due to its comparatively slow speed.

/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 and situational combo tool.

Noel doesn't have great ways to combo into this move except for some AA Fatal Counter routes. It also doesn't have great clash frames to eat anti-airs like some other j.[C] normals (looking at you, Saber) which makes it generally go unused. It's best for faking a safejump by purposely charging late and landing to go low or throw.

Command Normals

3C

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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. Most of your combos will use this normal.

6C

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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 during offense. Generally punishable if not canceled after use in pressure; 5f buttons can punish even if 6C is used from halfscreen. Cancel window starts after landing and spacing depends on timing of hit, so frame trap capabilities with special cancels can vary.

Universal Mechanics

Rapid Beat 2

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1st hit ground bounces, 2nd hit sends outwards.

Two-hit forward-moving Rapid Beat and a core 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 EXTREMELY hard, so avoid using early in a combo unless it is the only way to stabilize your combo.

Rapid Beat 3

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Same animation as 3C

Ground Throw

throw

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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 [8]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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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 wants to keep her double jump in air combos as she can then use j.236A as a meaty. The easiest and most consistent setup is double jump > j.236A, which tends to lose against horizontal reversals and Shield. She can also double jump and land with 5A, which beats mashing. She can go low with 2A but that will trade. If opponents like to low shield, she can delay airdash j.C to blow it up.

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

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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]	-

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

Noel steps back and throws a key. Almost never makes a true blockstring, but is absurdly plus on block and useful for pressure resets. Generally it will frame trap if your opponent is pressing something or they'll airblock it if they try to jump. After it is blocked, IAD is generally safer to go for than redash pressure due to how ground dash startup works. 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.

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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 enough spacing, Noe'sl 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 but is generally not worth the Key cost. There is always a gap on block between the two keys, allowing the opponent to shield in between the hits. 236A > IAD j.C accomplishes the same thing while only being a little bit more unsafe.

/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. Can be used to keep unsafe specials safe, but it shines as a damage extension super at the end of a combo thanks to its huge hitstun. Usually you'll want to dash-cancel it into 3C and get an airthrow ender from there, but the high advantage on hit also gives Noel time to Forced Release (activate Heat) to recover some health and still meaty the opponent, or to set up a left/right mixup.

Heavy Punishment

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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.

Not an overhead, but actually a somewhat reliable anti-air if used preemptively. Gives a decent conversion on counterhit or high enough anti-air. The frame data says it's -7, but the pushback makes it difficult if not impossible to punish. At worst your turn is over.

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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.

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.

/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 9j.C.

Alternate combo ender to 236C, usually gives less damage but leads to a safejump and doesn't spend keys. This can drop in high hitstun decay, in that case use 214C instead to end your combo.

Heavy Thrust

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A ender

B ender

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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 5A early in combos.

Restands opponents hit by the first hit, but not the second. Great range, slightly larger than Noel's C buttons. Sometimes you can whiff punish opponents with this if you can't dash up in time, but punishing with a button is always preferable. The frame advantage on block is also quite good combined with the pushback, which can let Noel punish people mashing after with 2B or 2C.

/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	-

Soft knockdown, sometimes useful as a last-resort ender.

Combos into EX specials but generally deals less damage than 214BB. In some routing it can be utilized due to less hitstun scaling than 214BB to allow more followups after 236C, however.

/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 5A early in combos.

Slower than 214A but deals more damage. Follow-up also deals more damage. 214B is Noel's highest-reward and safest frametrap special if not spending keys.

/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 cancels into super.
Links into 214A midscreen early in combos.

This is generally the move you want to route into if you're spending meter. Almost always combos out of Rapid Beat 2, and from there it combos into any of her EX specials as well as her Arc Drive for great damage. The last hit is an overhead which can catch people who don't know the matchup. Be wary using it in extended routing as it has a tendency to drop and reset the opponent on the last hit, leaving you punishable at -6 on block. Can actually be cancelled into j236C during Noel's jump on the third hit, which leaves Noel slightly closer to continue pressure using j236C's plus frames.

/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, adds damage early in combos.
Noel's fastest super, somewhat useful at high hitstun decay.

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.

Slightly less minus than 22B, but you'll only be using this to get to 22[A]. -16 and -18 mean you're in for a world of hurt regardless. On the upside, it leads to a meterless combo on grounded opponents.

/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	-

Overhead.
Don't let them block this if you don't have resources.

Excellent if you have the resources to make it safe. 22[A] > Moon Drive leads to some nasty mixups and 22[A] has some clash frames to stop 2A mashers. Noel can also make this safe with j.236C, which also nets her a (different) combo.

/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

Same speed as 22A but more even damage distribution.

Use this if you're looking for an anti-air DP. That said, it's not all that great at its job. 22B will lose to more disjointed jump-ins, as well as armored ones like Kouma's j.[C].

/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 reversal super.

Hits at about a 45 degree angle upwards with a lot of momentum. This is both a blessing and a curse as it can hit pretty far above and away from Noel but potentially whiff against opponents directly above her. Most of the time, this move will not knock down, causing another scramble as the opponent techs. If you have Moon Drive available, use that instead.

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.

Saving your double jump in air combos lets you meaty with this after airthrow. TK j.236A is not as plus as 236A, but it doesn't push Noel back as far which lets her use the plus frames better. All air Black Keys are quite thin, which can lead to opponents running under you and punishing your landing recovery. Be careful and don't get predictable with them. Ground Keys (usually 236B) are better for neutral.

/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, but the hitbox is still quite thin and easy to miss with.

/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. The explosion has a long untech time for combo extensions or pickups. If you go for 22[A] and don't have Moon Drive available, cancelling into this will keep Noel plus on block and give a combo on hit.

Moon Skills