81 Kazuya

You have got 2 frames to perform this input to get the electric move (→ ↓ ↘ + tapping A). Although it is active from frame 8, it makes Kazuya invulnerable from frame 1 to 8 and Kazuya’s arm intangible from frame 1 to 12. That’s why you can win any trade with it because it is also safe on a shield because it slightly pushes an enemy back if he is not that heavy. And if you hit your opponent, you can start a juggle and many combos. It is the move to master for Kazuya.

Back Tilt is active at frame 11, has 9 frames of lag on a shield and makes Kazuya’s upper body intangible from frame 7 to 13. It is an excellent move in neutral, hardly punishable on a shield if well spaced and really useful to counter any aerial approach. Besides, if you hit a shield with it, it can be really useful to mesure how your enemy react and what habits he has, while staying safe, in order to punish him in the future. Anyway, an excellent move that can even kill.

Still on the Tilts side, Up Tilt or Twin Pistons is also part of the attacks to memorize because of its versatility, especially if you only use the first hit. Thanks to its great priority on other moves, to its great hitbox and to the intangibility the Up Tilt grants to Kazuya’s upper body, it is an excellent tool in neutral to start combos, to prevent aerial approaches and to find openings.

Kazuya has probably the best grab and dash grab of the whole game according to its range and to all the options it gives you. In fact, coupled with Kazuya’s great footwork, it can be easy to perform a Dash Grab. Besides, it is an excellent combo starter at low % in order to lead to an EWGF by instance and furthermore to potential 0 to deaths or to huge damages according to your enemy’s %. Honorable mention to the Gates of Hell (↘ ↓ ↘ + grab), a real threat.

Down B is a command grab so it beats an enemy’s shield. The move deals huge damages and can kill really early. However, this attack is really interesting in defense because it lets you slow down or change your landing’s timing while granting you super armor, which makes Kazuya less weaker in the air and more unpredictable.

Up B is also really interesting thanks to its initial hitbox and because it is a good out of shield option. Even if it starts at frame 12, the attack lets you act how you wish in the air once you performed it and will hardly punish aerial approachs. Besides, with Neutral B, Down B and the fact that you can jump or airdodge even after using it, it becomes a really good option to change Kazuya’s recovery in order to be unpredictable.