Kazuki is a rushdown character who has terrifying damage potential and good mobility. While he does lack range and must get close to have any real threat, one good hit can turn the tide of battle within his favor. Generally regarded as low tier, but he can still be a threat within the right hands.
Kazuki is a rushdown character who has terrifying damage potential and good mobility. While he does lack range and must get close to have any real threat, one good hit can turn the tide of battle within his favor. Generally regarded as low tier, but he can still be a threat within the right hands.
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| pros=* Huge damage output in both forms
| pros=* '''Huge damage output in both forms'''
* Above average movement speed
* '''Above average movement speed'''
* Good buttons
* '''Good buttons'''
* Slash's potential and damage is massively increased with high flame charges
* '''Slash's potential and damage is massively increased with high flame charges'''
* Bust rekka can end matches in 2-3 confirms
* '''Bust rekka can end matches in 2-3 confirms'''
* Oppressive rushdown in the right hands
* '''Oppressive rushdown in the right hands'''
| cons=* Struggles getting in
| cons=* '''Struggles getting in'''
* Slash's damage is garbage without flame charges
* '''Slash's damage is garbage without flame charges'''
* Charging flames as Slash leaves you vulnerable
* '''Charging flames as Slash leaves you vulnerable'''
* Bust's entire gimmick is his rekka
* '''Bust's entire gimmick is his rekka'''
* Dropping Bust rekka finisher leaves you open for a punish
* '''Dropping Bust rekka finisher leaves you open for a punish'''
* Either Kazuki blows the opponent up, or they blow him up
* '''Either Kazuki blows the opponent up, or they blow him up'''
Kazuki is a rushdown character who has terrifying damage potential and good mobility. While he does lack range and must get close to have any real threat, one good hit can turn the tide of battle within his favor. Generally regarded as low tier, but he can still be a threat within the right hands.
Slash
Slash is Kazuki's traditional moveset: if you know how he works in 5SP or 7, he works pretty much the same in this game. The problem with Slash is that he has to build up charges to get any meaningful damage, meaning he has to charge on most knockdowns he gets which leaves him wide open and gives him less time for okizeme.
Bust
Bust would later go on to become Enja's moveset in later titles. Rekka is a high risk, high reward option that can end rounds quickly, whilst Guren Kyaku (623S) serves as a safer alternative that must be mashed in order to gain more damage. Generally considered the better pick of the two as Bust's damage output is always prevalent compared to Slash having to charge to get anything meaningful.
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Pros
Cons
Huge damage output in both forms
Above average movement speed
Good buttons
Slash's potential and damage is massively increased with high flame charges
Bust rekka can end matches in 2-3 confirms
Oppressive rushdown in the right hands
Struggles getting in
Slash's damage is garbage without flame charges
Charging flames as Slash leaves you vulnerable
Bust's entire gimmick is his rekka
Dropping Bust rekka finisher leaves you open for a punish
Either Kazuki blows the opponent up, or they blow him up
Move List
Normals
Special Moves and WFTs
Combos
Universal
Throw > 66C
Throw > 14-hit CD
Does not work on Nakoruru, Hanzo, or Kyoshiro.
Back throw > 66C > 14-hit CD
Does not work on Rimururu, Galford, Hanzo, or Kyoshiro.
[14-hit CD (7)]xN
Self-contained CD combo infinite, and since it stops on the 7th hit, it's pretty easy to know when to stop, too. Not too difficult of a link, either, but due to the low damage there's no good use for it beyond one loop for extra damage. Any more than that and it's just to either timer scam or you want to rub it in. Better to instead link into n.5B after it.
[14-hit CD (10)]xN
Same as the one above but this variant only works on Gaira and Zankuro.
Slash
Throw > 66B xx 623X
14-hit CD (7) > n.5B xx 623X
CD BBC > 623X or WFT
WFT cancel needs to be done ASAP for the combo to work.
(Corner) CD > 236X (1 charge) > 66B xx 623X
One flame charge is required for 236X to allow for 66B to combo, therefore 236A does not work. Technically speaking, the 236X doesn't actually cancel the CD, but the game interprets it as a CD whiff cancel after the first hit lands. Wider characters a second follow-up of 236X should be possible, as well.
j.C > n.5B xx 236X (1 charge) > Issen
Basara only combo.
Bust
Back throw > 66B xx 236A > 236B > 236C
14-hit CD (10) > 236A > 236B > 236C
n.5B xx 623X
Make sure to mash back and forth, plus buttons, for consecutive hits on DP.
CD BBC > 623X
Make sure to mash back and forth, plus buttons, for consecutive hits on DP.
CD (whiff cancel 2nd hit) > 236A > 236B > 236C
Easiest way to do this combo is to plink 236A as 236B~A, that way the game reads the B input for CD but then immediately whiff cancels the B into 236A.
(14-hit CD (7)) > n.5B xx 236A > 236B > 236C
Basara only combo.
236A > 236B > WFT
Does not work deep in the corner. Depending on how close you are to the corner, you can still combo into WFT if you input it quickly enough, but generally speaking its slow startup makes it whiff in the corner.
