Ys vs. Sora no Kiseki: Alternative Saga/Loewe

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A former Enforcer of Ouroboros and known as the Bladelord. He and Joshua were raised together like brothers. His incredible battle prowess is highly valued by both the Anguis and Grandmaster.

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Loewe
Archetype	Heavy
Difficulty	Hard
Stats
HP	11921
AP	16
STR	1209
DEF	987
BRK	619
DUR	2973
SPD	101
AGL	108
SP Gain	204

Introduction

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Playstyle

Loewe is a technical heavyweight with decent space control who can easily whiff punish his opponents.

Strengths	Weaknesses
High Stats: Loewe's stats are overall the highest in the game. This also makes him the 2nd tankiest character in the game. Versatile: Loewe's toolkit is pretty well rounded, having an opiton for most ranges. Good Punishes: Loewe has an easy time punishing his opponents in neutral. His punishes can also pack a punch.	Low AP: Loewe has the lowest AP value in the game, making build options extremely limited for him. Poor SP Economy: Loewe is the worst character in the game at managing SP, due to a combination of generally expensive Skills and very low SP gain. High Skill Floor: While not a flaw in itself, learning Loewe can take some time due to his high execution barrier.

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

ABC A A B B C C	Version Damage Impact SP Cost Cooldown Properties A 151 5 - - - B 151 6 - - - C 151 5 - - - Placeholder

Charge Attack [A]	Damage Impact SP Cost Cooldown Properties 181 10 - - Soft Armor, Projectile One of the better Charge Attacks, despite its lackluster SP gain. Its projectile properties makes it an incredible poke that's very hard to directly challenge. Gives 22 SP on contact Frame data assumes point blank

j.ABC j.A j.A j.B j.B j.C j.C	Version Damage Impact SP Cost Cooldown Properties j.A 151 5 - - - j.B 151 4 - - - j.C 151 7 - - - Due to a bug, j.A and j.B will sometimes hit twice for bonus damage. If Scherazard is active, they will only hit once.

Falling Attack j.D	Damage Impact SP Cost Cooldown Properties 151 7 - - - The worst Falling Attack in the game. Completely outclassed by j.C, it has little to no use in Loewe's toolkit. Impact frame obtained while as low to the ground as possible

Rising Attack	Damage Impact SP Cost Cooldown Properties 151 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

Whirlwing Cut S1 File:YvK Loewe S1.png	Damage Impact SP Cost Cooldown Properties 400 4, 13 12 - Soft Armor, Projectile Placeholder

Swallow Return S2	Damage Impact SP Cost Cooldown Properties 345 11 12 - Soft Armor Placeholder

Silver Thorn S3 Silver Thorn, Golden Wings Silver Thorn, Golden Wings	Damage Impact SP Cost Cooldown Properties 730 33 30 - Hard Armor 1-4, Soft Armor Projectile Causes Confusion on hit

Zero Storm S4 Ground version Ground version Air version Air version	Damage Impact SP Cost Cooldown Properties 990 24 25 - Hard Armor 1-4, Soft Armor Projectile, Draw-In Can cause Paralysis on hit

Arch Drain S5	Damage Impact SP Cost Cooldown Properties 1400 6+27 50 - Hard Armor, Drain, Draw-In 6 frames of freeze upon use. The opponent can still cast Skills or use their assist during the freeze Gives 25 SP to Loewe on hit

Demon Flames S6	Damage Impact SP Cost Cooldown Properties 1660 8 60 - Hard Armor, Draw-In Placeholder

Sword of Abaddon EXTRA Skill File:YvK Geis EXTRA.png	Damage Impact SP Cost Cooldown Properties 2050 23 100 EXTRA - Invincible The opponent can still cast Skills or use their assist during the freeze Causes Freeze

Builds

Note: These builds are mostly here in order to guide new players into how to exploit Loewe' 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

• A > S1 > [A] (530 damage)

Basic poke combo from a ground normal that works at any range. [A] won't combo but may potentially hit the opponent after their tech

• A > S2 jc > j.A > S2 > homing j.A (whiff) > S6 (2.3k damage)

Better route from a grounded normal. Loewe must jump cancel the first S2 as fast as possible.

With Scherazard assist

• Combo (damage)

Combo explanation

Colors

Color 1

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Default color

Color 2

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Reference (if there's one)

Color 3

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Elk (Ys SEVEN)

Color 4

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Reference (if there's one)