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Ragna the Bloodedge
The main protagonist of BlazBlue, Ragna the Bloodedge is a basic, easy to learn character with simple but effective bread and butter combos. As a purely aggressive, rush-down character, Ragna has a distinct lack of projectiles or other zoning tools and needs to force his way up close to do any real damage. Because of this, he can often experience difficulty with characters that excel at zoning. He is certainly not without range, however. Utilizing his amazing 5B and 5C, Ragna has all the tools he needs to catch his opponent out and then immediately close the distance with Hell’s Fang. Once Ragna gets in close quarters, his damage potential increases considerably, and even becomes borderline devastating if he enters his powered up state, Blood Kain… although such a move is not without it’s risks. Ragna’s health is one of the lowest of the cast at only 10000, but this is compensated for by his unique Drive ability, Soul Eater, which steals some of the opponent’s life force during certain attacks. As such, a tenacious Ragna is awarded for his offense with precious vitality, while a Ragna without momentum is quick to fall at the hands of his opponent.
Move List
Note: Damage in parenthesis represents damage dealt during Blood Kain.
Normals
5A (A) - A standing jab. Run-of-the-mill standing poke. Cancels into itself. Jump cancelable.
Damage: 165
5B (B) - A roundhouse kick. Decent speed and good range. Staple combo starter.
Damage: 640
5C © - A forward leaning sword swipe. Good range. Jump cancelable. Combos into Hell’s Fang at most ranges.
Damage: 710
2A (d+A) - A crouching jab. Run-of-the-mill-crouching poke. Cancels into itself.
Damage: 150
2B (d+B) - A crouching kick. Good for relaunching off of 3C.
Damage: 480
2C (d+C) - A backwards leaning sword swipe. Combos well off of 5C. Staggers on Counter Hit.
Damage: 780
6A (f+A) - An uppercut. Great anti-air. Jump cancelable. Standard launcher for air combos.
Damage: 620
6B (f+B) - Ragna lifts his foot up high, then drops his heel down. A standing overhead. Combos into 5C.
Damage: 720
6C (f+C) - Ragna performs a low sword stab, then with the flick of his wrist, a rising sword slash. Jump cancelable and dash cancelable. Leads into some very strong combos. Only combos properly on a crouching opponent.
Damage: 640+760
3C (df+C) - A low sweep. Knocks down the opponent. Jump cancelable. Can combo into “Mada owari ja nee zo” at close range or relaunch with either 2B or 5C.
Damage: 720
j.A - A jumping punch. Run-of-the-mill jumping poke. Cancels into itself.
Damage: 180
j.B - A jumping straight kick. Good for adjusting height if the opponent is too low in the air.
Damage: 560
j.C - A jumping sword swipe. Good offensive hitbox for air to ground, but will lose to the better 6A anti-airs.
Damage: 680
5B+C (B+C) - Ragna lifts the opponent above his head and stabs them with his sword. Special cancelable after the stab. Staple combo starter.
Damage: 0+1200
4B+C (b+B+C) - Ragna throws the opponent down to the ground, then uppercuts them into the air. Special cancelable after the uppercut. Staple combo starter.
Damage: 0+1100
j.B+C - Ragna grabs the opponent at arm’s length and then knees them away. Special cancelable after the knee. Wall bounces.
Damage: 0+1100
Drive
Soul Eater
Ragna absorbs some of the opponent’s health on hit or block. Soul Eater attacks drain 30% of the attack damage on hit (80% during Blood Kain). Normals drain 15% on block while specials and Distortion Drives drain 20% on block. Does not work against Barrier Guard.
5D (D) - Ragna lifts his sword above his head, then slams it back down again. Dash cancelable. Combos into 6A, air combo after dash cancel. The core of Ragna’s D Loop during Blood Kain.
Damage: 680+950 (760+1250)
2D (d+D) - Ragna leans in and stabs his sword into the ground. Knocks down the opponent. Only combos properly on a crouching opponent. Can relaunch from a 5C. Ground bounces on Counter Hit.
Damage: 750 (1250)
6D (f+D) - Ragna hops into the air and strikes with his sword over his shoulder. Ragna becomes airborne. Mainly used after Hell’s Fang (RC). Combos into j.D. Hits overhead.
Damage: 750 (1250)
j.D - Ragna thrusts the edge of his sword upwards. Good for following up 6D, air combos and adjusting height for a D Inferno Divider.
Damage: 720 (1400)
Specials
Hell’s Fang (214A or QCB+A)
Ragna dashes at the opponent with a straight punch. Has huge hit stun on Counter Hit, which lets you combo into more or less anything. Good for reset pressure.
Damage: 730
Tsuika (214D or QCB+D after Hell’s Fang)
Ragna extends his other arm and strikes the opponent with dark energy. Staple ground combo finisher. Life drain on hit or block. Wall bounces during Blood Kain.
Damage: 950 (1150)
Inferno Divider (623C/D or DP+C/D, also works in mid-air)
Ragna launches himself into the air, striking the opponent with his sword. Basic anti-air special with start-up invulnerability. D version launches Ragna higher into the air. Can hit twice. D version’s hits have life drain on hit or block.
Damage: 420+460 ©, 440+440 (720+440) (D)
Upper (236C or QCF+C after Inferno Divider)
Ragna follows up with an uppercut.
Damage: 310
Yoko Fukitobashi (236C or QCF+C after Upper)
Ragna follows up with a quick straight. Wall bounces. If combo’d from a grounded C Inferno Divider, it’s possible to relaunch from this outside of the corner.
Damage: 400
Kakato Otoshi (214C or QCB+C after Upper)
Ragna follows up with a quick heel drop. Knocks down the opponent. Staple air combo finisher.
Damage: 480
Gauntlet Hades (214B or QCB+B, also works in mid-air)
Ragna hops into the air and performs a spinning kick. Hits overhead. Great for combos if followed up correctly.
Damage: 950, 750 in air
Keri Age (214D or QCB+D after Gauntlet Hades)
Ragna follows up with another spinning kick. Can combo into a 5B or 5C if delayed. Life drain on hit or block.
Damage: 950 (1150)
Dead Spike (214D or QCF+D)
Ragna releases dark energy from his sword in the shape of a beast’s mouth. Life drain on hit or block. Hits up to three times during Blood Kain.
Damage: 700 (400*3)
Mada owari ja nee zo (22C or d, d+C, on downed opponent)
Ragna picks his opponent up off the ground and punches them in the gut. Good for lengthening ground combos and for reset pressure.
Damage: 0+800
Distortion Drives
Carnage Scissor (632146D or HCB, F+D, hold D to charge)
Ragna performs a very fast, dashing sword strike, then releases a huge amount of dark energy from his sword. Covers a lot of ground very quickly, but the invincibility is very short. Deceptively large hitbox. Life drain on second hit.
Damage: 1000+2100 (1000+3800)
Blood Kain (214214D or QCBx2+D)
Ragna’s body emits a black aura. This enhances all of Ragna’s Soul Eater moves, greatly increasing their hitbox as well as improving their damage, health drain and untechable time. Ragna is constantly losing health whilst in this mode. Lasts for about 10 seconds.
Yami ni Kuwarero (214214D or QCBx2+D during Blood Kain)
Ragna’s hand turns into a claw as he snatches the opponent, lifts them up over his head and bombards them with dark tendrils, dealing a total of 70 hits. The start-up for this Distortion Drive is rather slow and easy to counter-poke, but Ragna regains a massive amount of health if he connects, making it an incredibly rewarding desperation attack. Automatically ends Blood Kain on use.
Damage: 0+6000
Astral Heat
Black Onslaught (2141236C or QCB,HCF+C)
Utilizing the power of the Grimoire of the BLUE (localized as Azure Grimoire), Ragna strikes the opponent, then turns his sword into a scythe and slashes the opponent repeatedly, draining their soul almost entirely before disintegrating them with a final stab. Completely invincible start-up, but is slow to hit. Recovery is reasonably fast, difficult for close ranged characters to punish on block or whiff. Drains large amounts of health, albeit unnecessarily, on hit.
Damage: 15*1000+1 (Damage given is true, not unscaled.)