Arcana Heart 3/AH3X/Clarice Di Lanza

Clarice di Lanza

Profile

Always bubbling over with exuberance, Clarice cares very little for the trivial matters that frequently pop up in everyday life and goes through her days in a state of ignorant bliss. Clarice first became interested in the human world due to the influence of Lord Felchenerow (Lilica's father), a high-ranking demon who willingly gave up his powers in order to live on the mortal plane.

As a demon, she is seen as an enemy by the Celestial Union, and upon Elsa's imminent demise, entered into a contract with the Arcana of Sin, Sorwat, in a misguided hope to keep her from dying. Like Elsa, she is in Japan in order to help Rosenberg eliminate the Drexler Institute.

Overview

Clarice is a versatile high risk, high reward character. Also known for having high movement speed and strong mixups.

Recommended Arcana

• Wind: Wind is a very popular choice for Clarice. The wind arcana can support your hit confirms and increase your damage. It makes Clarice even more agile than she already is, but you risk dying in only two or 3 combos. Wind's advancing guard is also nice for players that aren't used to using 4C. Skris is also useful as a zoning tool as you space with La・Granfia, throw one out whenever you have a free moment. Wind is a good selection for players that love to stay on the offensive.

• Earth: The Earth arcana is great for people that want to use Clarice and improve her defense and health. The knock down off Earth's Kaichimon Mekkijin (Foot), all helps Clarice gain safe access to Il・Chroma. Earth is a good selection for players that want to play more defensively.

• Love: Love is a strong arcana choice for most characters, and Clarice is no exception. Love balls do a good job of making her unsafe moves safer, the ability to float adds another dimension to her already strong air movement options, and the lockdown that love beam provides sets her up to use her 421 series for fullscreen zoning. Also, the above average meter gain that love provides particularly helps a character like Clarice who heavily relies on homing cancels to convert her random hits to damage.

Normal Moves

5A

5A	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Level 500 All - 4 4 15 -7 A A slight flick of her finger to attack the opponent, hits mid. Fairly quick and can reflect projectiles. This will not combo into 2A though, so this is also hard to confirm off of. Clash Frames 1~3

5B

5B	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Level 800*2 All - 8 3*2 12 +1 B Two hit slash with her claws. You often hit confirm off this move into 4C since it will combo from 2B easily. The hit box rises about as high as it looks and can be used off a 5A clash. Clash Frames 5~7

5C

5C	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Level 500*2, 1700 All All 10 1*3 21 -1 C A three hit forward slash with her claws, hits mid. Quite easy to clash with this because it has clash frames throughout the move from the second frame of its start up. Just like 2C, you cannot cancel the first or second hit of this move.

5E

5E

Version Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Level Normal 2400 Mid Sp, Su 16 4 15 +2 D Clash Frames 10~15 Charged 2800 Unblockable - 36 6 23 - E Clarice thrusts her wing straight forward, air unblockable. This move is really big, big enough to be used as an anti air. You often see this used in tandem with the Thunder Arcana to steal hits. Also with the Wind arcana to give you jump cancels to go with that range. Even without these arcana specific abilities, take advantage of it's +2 block by throwing it out during a blockstring. Be careful though because if you're too far away it will whiff on some crouching profiles. Clash Frames 29~35

2A

2A	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Level 500 All - 4 5 14 -6 A While crouching, Clarice flicks her finger to attack the opponent, hits mid and reflects projectiles. Decent start up, good for your combo starters, but its hard to hit confirm with because it does not cancel into itself. Clas Frames 1~3

2B

2B	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Level 700*2 Low/Air - 8 1,2 17 -3 B A two hit, low hitting slash. Used in plenty of combos.

2C

2C

Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Level 500*2, 1200 Low/Air Sp, Su 8 1*3 22 -2 C A three hit, arcing slash while Clarice stays low to the ground, hits mid and reflects projectiles. Multi-hit, all purpose anti-air move. This works great on jump ins and IADs, after getting a hit off it, confirm it into La Fala to keep your combo going. Remember that you cannot cancel the first or second hit of this move. ‘Clash Frames 6~9

2E

2E

Version Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Level Normal 2400 Mid Sp, Su 15 4 20 -3 D Clash on wing frames 11~14 Reflect on upper body frames 8~14 Charged 2800 Unblockable Sp, Su 29 1 23 - E Clarice thrusts a wing straight up into the air, air unblockable. Pretty big range on this move and it hits slightly behind her. The recovery is rather fast, but it's not a move you really want to be whiffing without some backup Clash Frames 25~28 Reflect on upper body frames 23~28

4C

4C

Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Level 2500 Low/Air Sp, Su 1 1 51 -27 C Clarice swipes at the opponents feet, hits low and downs. This is Clarice's signature move. The fastest normal in the game (1F!), has good reach and is generally used to force your way out of pressure as well as winning clash battles on the ground. Not the best move to use at the end of a ground string as the untechable time will plummet, making it impossible to do the most optimal air combo. It's still worthwhile to stagger during pressure but be sure to cancel it into a slash or E attack to make it safe on block. The recovery is almost incalculably long on whiff, but you can kara into EF activation to make it far safer.

j.A

j.A	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Level 600 High/Air Sp, Su, J 4 3 20 - A Another finger flick. Nothing too impressive about the range, but the start up is the same as her ground A moves and it reflects projectiles as well. Clash Frames 1~10

j.B

j.B	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Level 700*2 High/Air Sp, Su, J 7 1,2 23 - B A slash diagonally downward, hits two times. This is your primary air to air tool, so get used to confirming it into a combo. In case of a clash on the first hit you'll generally want to leave it alone and let the second hit come out to win the clash war.

j.C

j.C

Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Level 2100 High/Air Sp, Su 12 6 15 - C A downward crescent slash in air, another rare jump cancellable JC move. This move has excellent cross up potential and has the most active frames of any of clarice's air moves. It also has the slowest startup, so it's risky to throw out when the opponent is in your face. It does, however, have full body clash on frame 1-4 which can make it a valid tool even for these close range situations. It's not the best idea to rely on the clash though, JB is a better option for reactionary close ranges. Clash Frames (Full Body) 1~4 Clash Frames (Shockwave) 9~11 Reflect Frames 4~8

j.E

j.E	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Level 2700 High/Air Sp, Su 10 1 32 - D Clarice thrusts her wing out diagonally downward, the recoil from this move pops her up and back. This move has great range, and is actually faster than her JC. Excellent air-to-air spacing move, even though it groundslams, The C version of La・Granfia will combo from it. Reflect Frames 2~13

j.1C

j.1C

Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Level 1400*2 High/Air Sp, Su 10 1, 2 21 - C Clarice's turns in air and does a JC-like move behind her. Hits two times and has pretty good cross up potential. Not as stable as JC but it's faster and multi-hit, you literally drag this move behind your opponent. Remember that this will not combo from JC. Also reflects projectiles. Reflect Frames 7~19

Throws

Neutral Throw

Throw	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Level 2000 Throw - 5 1 23 - -

Lever Throw

Lever Throw	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Level 2500 Throw - 3 1 23 - -

Air Throw

Air Throw	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Level 2500 Throw - 3 1 23 - -

Special Moves

La Granfia

La Granfia 236X A A B B C C

Version Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Level La Granfia A: 2640 B: 2549 C: 2466 A/B: All C: Low/Air Su 9 5 34 -1 D Tarda [A]: 2640 [B]: 2549 [C]: 2466 [A]/[B]: All [C]: Low/Air Su 39 5 7 +31 D Mist Finer on steroids. Clarice does a claw slash that reaches out about 3/4s of the screen when unzoomed. This is one of the defining moves for Clarice. It's used for a lot of her neutral spacing and a bunch of combos. The start up in all versions is the same, what changes are the properties of the attack on hit and the damage. In exchange for quick start up, the recovery is long and you can be counter hit during it. Make sure that you always cancel the recovery of this into homing or EF. Also, the hitbox starts up towards the tip of the move, then expands back towards Clarice. This move also has clash frames, giving each version versatility in their usage.

j.La Granfia

La Granfia (air) j.236X A A B B C C	Version Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Level La Granfia [A]: 2466 [B]: 2549 [C]: 2640 A/B: All C: High/Air Su 9 5 34 -7 D Tarda [A]: 2466 [B]: 2549 [C]: 2640 [A]/[B]: All [C]: High/Air Su 40 5 11 +25 D

La Fala

La Fala 28X

Version Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Level La Fala 2740 All Su 9 A/C: 5 B: 16 44F Total +6 D A Upper Body Invincible Frames 1~13 B/C Upper Body Invincible Frames 9~13 Tarda 2740 All Su 30 A/C: 5 B: 16 44F Total +27 D This is La Granfia, but almost straight up. A good move for hit confirms off 2C or as anti air that will tag cross ups easily. This is not a charge move so be careful about the input. The different versions change the vertical reach slightly, but the differences are barely noticeable. A Upper Body Invincible Frames 1~13 B/C Upper Body Invincible Frames 9~13

Due

Due 236X or 28X after any 236X or 28X	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Level - - - - - - - - This is a follow up to your Mist Finers. After La Fala or La Granfia, by using the same motion (but different button), You can send out another slash right after the first one. Not available from the Tarda variants

La Balestra

La Balestra 421X A/B A/B C C

Version Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Level A 500, 1000 All - 3 1(22)6 13 +8 B This move homes on to your opponent and slashes right on them. This vacuum slash is not clash-able. The different versions slightly change the properties of this move. The A and B versions of this move are good for stopping the opponent from releasing projectiles or setting something up. The A version is the fastest by far, but it only hits one time. The finger that Clarice lifts can also hit the opponent. Upper Body Invincible Frames 1~2 Reflect Frames 3~16 B 2740 All - 39 3, 3, 5 48F total +23 B The B version is much slower, but hits three times. The finger that Clarice lifts can’t hit the opponent. Reflect Frames 3~41 C 2740 All - 45 3, 3, 5 58F total +19 B The C version is the slowest, but it hits three times and Clarice warps behind the opponent before it actually hits. A good move when you have a long time to set up okizeme or even to escape from the corner. Throw Invincible Frames 1~4 Invincible Frames 5~10

La Brezza

La Brezza j.214X

Version Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Level A 2000 High/Air - 19 10 X+20 +1 D Strike Invincible Frames 1~2 Reflect Frames 19~34 B 2000 High/Air - 20 10 X+20 -1 D Strike Invincible Frames 1~3 Reflect Frames 20~35 C 2000 High/Air - 21 10 X+20 +1 D This is a dive move from the air, hits overhead. During the dive, Clarice can reflect projectiles. The different versions change how far Clarice will rush downward, and slightly change the start up of each. On hit, Clarice will fly though the opponent. If you hit them out of the air they will float upwards. You can HC afterward for a combo, but it is fairly difficult on a crouching opponent. This move has a myriad of uses, from combos to surprise attacks, cross ups, moving around quickly and unblocks. If you hit the ground during this move, there will be a period of landing recovery, so make you you cancel that one way or another. If you hit the wall, Clarice will cling to the wall for a moment, then descend to the ground. Make sure you do not find yourself in that situation, you cannot do anything during that period of time. Strike Invincible Frames 1~5 Reflect Frames 21~36

La Catena

La Catena 63214X

Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Level 2500 Unb - 5 3 25 - - This is a command throw. On hit, Clarice will circle behind the opponent then wall slam them. As soon as you blow them away, you can EF or homing cancel to follow this up with a super, Arcana super, etc. The command throw prorates a lot, so don't expect too much damage from this. This move is good when there is a lot of space behind you, then you could use moves that have long start ups like Il Chroma. Also, on hit this will zero out the opponent arcana gauge, giving you an advantage in terms of meter.

Super Moves

Il Fracco

Il Fracco 236A+B

Version Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Level Ground 1000, 300*N All - 0+3 2(7)Till offscreen 31+17 51F total B, D*N Clarice slices through the air to create a torrent of scratch attacks. This is a full screen projectile move. The first slash from Clarice is unclashable and homing cancellable. There is a single invincibility frame on this super, but it has fast startup so you could use this after a 6D guard cancel to cut into the opponent. This will put a lot of space between you and your opponent making it a good move for reestablishing neutral ground. The slashes do not move that fast so don't use this carelessly and leave yourself open for punishes. Invincible Frame 1 Throw Invincible Frame 2 Air 1000, 300*N All - 0+3 2(7)Till offscreen 31+17 49F total B, D*N Throw Invincible Frame 2

Il Chroma

Il Chroma 641236A+B

Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Level 6600, 500*N, 3000*N Mid, All*N - 117+74 - 122F Total - E, A*N, E*N Clarice summons the demon Chromatius a long while after scattering 4 seals to the ground. Once Kuro is out, he will perform a diagonally rising attack. After taking off into the air, he'll drop several exploding fireballs to the ground. Only use if you have a way to set up into it. If you do manage to pull this move off, you'll be able to clash the whole screen after Kuro takes off. While rising, he will have clash and be air unblockable. The fireballs do some serious damage, unworthy of a 1 bar super. Still, this move is almost unreasonably slow (117+74 or 3 full seconds). Clash Frames (Kuro’s Body) 120~190

Il Tirone

Il Tirone 623A+B	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Level 3000*3 Mid - 74(90)1 25 87F Total +43 E A fake Il Chroma move. Clarice stops summoning Kuro half way, and the beast creates an inferno in that area. The flames are air unblockable. This move is still under research but it screams gimmicks. Invincible Frames 71~82

Il Rapimento

Il Rapimento 6321478A+B

Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Level - - - 0 - 25F Total - - This move summons a magic circle that surrounds Clarice for a limited time. If the enemy is anywhere near it, it will continuously suck its HP even during blockstun or hitstun. Summoning the circle is a pre-requirement for her Critical Heart but on its own it acts as a powerful spacing tool. There is barely any invincibility on this but the recovery is fairly short, so you can use this during oki. Invincible Frames 1~7 Throw Invincible Frames 8~25

La Vicenda

La Vicenda 22A during Il Rapimento	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Level - - - 0 - 36F Total - - This changes the magic circle from HP drain to Arcana Gauge drain. Using this again returns it to normal, no meter is used in the change.

La Repulsa

La Repulsa 22B during Il Rapimento	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Level 3420 All - 9 - 44F Total +22 - Cancels the magic circle and turns it into an attack that drains Arcana Gauge or health depending on the status of the field. Il Rapimento and La Vicenda versions deal the same damage.

Critical Heart

Il Risveglio 63214A+B during Il Rapimento Clothing optional :eyes: Clothing optional :eyes:

Version Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Level Normal 9980 All, Unb - 0+7 4(88)6 48 - E Clarice binds the opponent to the magic circle before following up with a powerful attack. This only takes 2 Arcana Gauge bars. This move actually gives Clarice a good bit of invincibility and it is unclashable. Could be used as a powerful reversal. If you whiff or have this blocked, she will shake her finger like "shame on you"... but this actually is an attack, and for whatever reason, completely unblockable. Too bad that she is still completely open for a long time. Invincible Frames 1~7 Reflect Frames 1~6 Extend Force 12876 All,Unb - 0+6 4(76)5 41 -97 E The EF version has Clarice following up with two attacks after the opponent is bound to the magic circle. Invincible Frames 1~6 Reflect Frames 1~5