BBTag/Blake Belladonna

	Health
	16,000
	Prejump
	4F
	Backdash
	23F (1~7F Inv All)
	Fastest Attack
	2A (7F)
	Reversals
	A+D (11F); 236B+C (13F); 214B+C (10F)

Overview

Starter Guide

Combos

Overview

Blake is a hybrid of spacing and mix up potential. Her A normals are her main close range tools, then Blake's B normals give great spacing and the blade hit mechanic enables her to have many more options when hit/blocked. Blake's clones allow her to follow up certain attacks for defensive or offensive purposes, which is where her mix ups come into play.

Blake Belladonna

Blake Belladonna is a tricky character to master than the rest of the cast, but with practice, she rewards the player with strong tools at their disposal.

Pros

Cons

Incredible in the mid screen. Oppressive normals in the form of her B normals, as long as they are spaced to hit with the blade (which are safe and jump cancelable on hit/block).
Amazing assists. Her 6P is debatably the best projectile assist in the game.
Strong mix up game, especially with an assist ready. Blake can easily set up sandwich situations with 214A+assist for active switch shenanigans.
Very versatile. Can played as point to set up her pressure game or as anchor with the threat of 6P in hand.
Not very team dependent, Blake can pair with most of the cast with ease.

Lack of meterless anti airs really cause Blake to struggle against jump ins.
Has a higher skill floor than most of the cast. Adapting to the situation is necessary to be a strong Blake (as with any other character).
Has to work hard to get good damage
Be wary of using Blake's DP, it's bad.

Semblance: Shadow Clones

Blake's Semblance allows her to create shadow clones which act as dummies that will take an otherwise fatal hit for Blake in their place. She can also give these clones additional properties such as exploding upon contact, acting as a defensive barrier or temporarily halting enemy movement by combining different types of Dust together. She can summon clones by inputting 22A/B/C. 22A for Stone, 22B for Mist and 22C for Fire. She can also use the act of summoning a clone as a cancel out of her longer attacks, and can even hold forward during the summon to rollforward while summoning.

Normal Moves

5A

Version	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On-Block	Attribute
5A	1200	All	9	4	17	-7	B
5AA	1000	All	8	3	13	-2	B
5AAA	1000	All	10	3	12	-1	B
5AAAA	1400×2	All	9	2(8)3	24+0L	-10	H

5A-Decent poke.Slower than average startup but can get the job done
5AA-Combo filler.Can be delayed for a frametrap.Same with 5AAA
5AA whiffs at max 5A range
5A-5AAA are Dash Cancelable and Jump Cancelable
5AAAA is mandatory in combos to transition into B normals.
- Makes Blake airborne.
- Can whiff the 2nd hit when Blake is too far, uncommon, but can happen.
Can be used as a frametrap,is blake best starter.
5AAAAA is usual auto combo ender, can cause sandwich situations which not many auto combos can do.

Version	Level	P1	P2
5A	2	100	80
5AA	2	100	80
5AAA	2	100	80
5AAAA	3	100	80

5A:
5AA:
5AAA:
5AAAA:

5B

Version	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On-Block	Attribute	Invuln
5B	1000 [1500]	All	16 [15]	2 [3]	24	-14 [-8]	B
5BB	400×4	All	12	5(2)5(2)5(2)6	20	-9	B

Go-to poke in the neutral. Be cautious about the space between you and the opponent for the best results.
[] = Blade Hit
Perfectly spacing the normal so that only the blade portion on the end connects will give you more hitstun/blockstun and pull the opponent towards you. On hit only, it'll also launch the opponent.
If only the blade portion on the end connects, 5B is jump cancelable on hit or block.
Can be chained into 2B on hit or block. Will only combo on hit or leave no gap on block if 5B is a blade hit.
If the normal is not properly spaced, it will still combo into 5BB, 2C, or 214B+C on hit.

5BB has a gap on block if 5B did not hit with the blade.
Can OTG with 214A-B > 2A if the enemy is high and close enough.

Version	Level	P1	P2
5B	1 [4]	90	70 [85]
5BB	3	100	80

5B:

Values in [] are for hitting with the tip of the blade

5BB:

5C

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On-Block	Attribute	Invuln
800+	High	26	3	18	-4	H

Cannot be properly anti-aired.
Can be used from 5B as a high/low mixup. Not the strongest but might work on netplay.

Level	P1	P2
3	100	100

2A

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On-Block	Attribute	Invuln
1000	All	7	3	13	-4	F

Can be chained into itself up to 3 times.
Dash Cancelable.
Quick poke when you are close to the enemy. Blake's fastest ground normal.

Level	P1	P2
1	100	70

2B

Swiper no sweeping

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On-Block	Attribute	Invuln
1000 [1500]	Low	18 [17]	3 [2]	28	-19 [-11]	F

[] = Blade Hit
If spaced such that only the blade hits, has increased knockback and can be jump cancelled on hit or block.
Can be chained into 5B on hit or block. Will only combo on hit or leave no gap on block if 2B is a blade hit.
If spaced improperly, can only combo into 2C or 214B+C on hit.

Level	P1	P2
1 [4]	80	70

Values in [] are for hitting with the tip of the blade

2C

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On-Block	Attribute	Invuln
1400	Low	10	3	20	-4	F

Cannot be jump cancelled, but can be special cancelled.
One of the few moves that will true combo off 2B and 5B weak hit.
Optimal starter to deal the most damaging punishes.

Level	P1	P2
4	90	85

j.A

Version	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Attribute
j.A	1000	High	7	3	9	H
j.AA	1200	High	8	3	15	H
j.AAA	1500	High	11	3	25	H

Small range but is very fast. Can whiff cancel into J.5AA
J.5AA-Combo filler.
J.5AAA-Used to go to J.B to extend the combo.

Version	Level	P1	P2
j.A	2	80	80
j.AA	3	80	80
j.AAA	3	80	85

j.A:
j.AA:
j.AAA:

j.2A

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On-Block	Attribute	Invuln
1300	High	10	3	20		H

When you're too close for j.5B.

Primarily used for jump ins and cross ups. As used to combo after J.B as to hit opponents that are below/above Blake

Level	P1	P2
3	80	80

j.B

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On-Block	Attribute	Invuln
1500	All	18	3	28		H

Unlike 5B and 2B, does not get bonus properties based on spacing.
Has a deadzone on the whip itself instead of a sourspot.
Hitbox starts far away from Blake and eventually travels closer to her.
Very long untech time on counterhit. Blake has time to land, run up, and combo.

One of her main neutral tools due to its range.Is also used for safejumps. It's essential for her combos since it allows her to combo after 5AAAA and go to B Normals, after J.AAA,after to 5B as a poke into 2B etc

Level	P1	P2
4	80	85

j.C

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On-Block	Attribute	Invuln
1450	High	21	3	28	-12	B

Teleports Blake to the ground.
Retains forward/backward momentum. IAD->j.C goes fullscreen.
Special and distortion cancelable.
(aerial opponent) j.C > 236A/B safe jump is the ideal combo ender.

Can be used as a surprise overhead.

Level	P1	P2
4	80	85

Universal Moves

Ground Throw

5B+C

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On-Block	Attribute	Invuln
0, 500×2, 0, 1000	Throw	7~30	3	23		T

Can link 5A to combo afterwards

Can be used for mixups between throw and Dash cancel since all of Blake throw cancelable normals can also be dash canceled

Level	P1	P2
0, 4×2, 0, 4	100	50

Minimum damage 2000
Crumple Duration 31, Crumple Fall 64F

Cat Scratch

5A+D

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On-Block	Attribute	Invuln
2000	Air Unblockable	11	3	55	-39	B	1~13 All

Blake's go to anti-air. Doesn't have a big hurtbox and since it's a DP it has long recovery frames making it very unsafe. Time your attacks accordingly to make sure it hits.Can whiff if the opponent stall their airtime which a lot of characters can do.

Level	P1	P2
4	80	60

Minimum Damage 100

Skills

Quick Draw

236A/B

Version	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On-Block	Attribute	Invuln
236A	1000×2	Low	17	3(11)3	Total: 57	-1	P1
236B	1000×3	Low	27	3(11)3(11)3	Total: 79	+3	P1

No hitbox between Blake and the shot; only where the bullet effect is.
A has 2 hits, B has 3 hits
Tracks up to the max range of the move (which is still not very far from Blake).
Hits switch to mid attacks when active switched. Unable to do unblockables.
Used as a combo ender after J.C on a aerial opponent for a safejump with J.B

Version	Level	P1	P2
236A	4	80	85×2
236B	4	80	85×3

236A:

Minimum Damage 50×2 (100)
Maximum Slide duration 1F

236B:

Minimum Damage 50×3 (150)
Maximum Slide duration 1F

Duality Strike

214A (Air OK)

Version	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On-Block	Attribute	Invuln
214A	1400	All	16	6	31+9L	-21	H
j.214A	1400	All	16	6	Until L+9L		H

Can cancel into followups on whiff.
Can be canceled into clones.

Essential for both combos and mixups since leads into the follow ups and switch sides which allow for sandwhich mixups with assist. It's the reason Blake is high tier.

Version	Level	P1	P2
214A	3	80	80
j.214A	3	80	80

214A:

Minimum Damage 70

j.214A:

Minimum Damage 70

Ribbon Dance

214B (Air OK)

Version	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On-Block	Attribute	Invuln
214B	650×5	All	13	2×5	25+9L	-19	H
j.214B	650×5	All	13	2×5	Until L+9L		H

Can cancel into followups on whiff.
Can be canceled into clones.

Version	Level	P1	P2
214B	3	80	80
j.214B	3	80	80

214B:

Minimum Damage 32×5 (160)

j.214B:

Minimum Damage 32×5 (160)

Shadow Pounce

214A/B/C -> A

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On-Block	Attribute	Invuln
1400	All	12	9	38		H

If done after 214A, it will always go in the direction you came from.If done after 214B/C it will go in the direction your facing.
Depending on your spacing,you may switch sides

Blake main combo ender when you can go for J.C-236B-J.B. Can also be used for mixups since it you delayed it it will crossup.

Level	P1	P2
4	80	85

Minimum Damage 70
Maximum Slide duration 12F

Shadow Kick

214A/B/C -> B

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On-Block	Attribute	Invuln
1100	All	15	3	Until L+19L [Until L+9L]		H

Can pick the opponent up off the ground with 214AB > 2A for a combo if Blake is close to the ground and her opponent is a certain height higher than her when Shadow Kick connects.

Level	P1	P2
4	80	85

Values in [] are when done from Uprising (214C)
Minimum Damage 55

Stone Clone

22A

Version	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On-Block	Attribute	Invuln
22A			10		Total: 27+15L [42]
j.22A			10		Total: 24

Will shatter after taking one hit from a strike or projectile attack.
Causes increased hitlag when the enemy hits the clone. Can make some safe attacks punishable.
Falls to the ground from wherever you were in the air after being created.
Used to pressure the opponent to not to use normals

Version	Level	P1	P2
22A
j.22A

22A:

Values in [] are holding forward during Stone Clone
When hitting the Clone, hitstop for Clone is reduced by 2F. Opponent hitstop is 14F

j.22A:

Values in [] are holding forward during Stone Clone
When hitting the Clone, hitstop for Clone is reduced by 2F. Opponent hitstop is 14F

Shadow Clone

22B

Version	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On-Block	Attribute	Invuln
22B			10		Total: 27+15L [42]
j.22B			10		Total: 24

Can be destroyed by opponent's attacks and your partner skills. Automatically detonates after a certain time.
On destruction, creates a purple mist that will make Blake moderately transparent when she enters it.
Floats in place in the air where it was created.
If you use J.C while in the mist, blake is completely invisible.

Detonates on hit or after a certain amount of time passes.Is the least used clone but still useful, mainly for hiding mixups. Especially oppressive when used with a assist for extra confusion

Version	Level	P1	P2
22B
j.22B

22B:

Values in [] are holding forward during Shadow Clone

j.22B:

Extra Skills

Deadly Nightshade

236C

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On-Block	Attribute	Invuln
1000, 2000	All	16	18 [(8)5]	12	+4	P

Gapless between hits (deals 2 hits, 1 forward and 1 pullback)
Less advantaged at max range
Goes fullscreen, however Blake can't convert solo unless the enemy is close for 5A.
Great to active switch with to make the swap safe for the partner.

Level	P1	P2
4	100	85

Minimum Damage 100, 200 (300)
Maximum Slide duration 30F

Uprising

214C (Air OK)

Version	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On-Block	Attribute	Invuln
214C	1800	All	13	5	20	-15	H	4~17 H
j.214C	1800	All	13	5	20		H

Head invincible (ground version only)
Can combo off A followup with 5A OTG.
2A OTG after B followup will work from much higher in the air.
(Microdash) 2B OTG after the C follow up provides a full combo as well.

Blake has no meterless head invincible moves other than Reversal Action, so grounded 214C is one of her most important antiair moves. It costs less meter than 214B+C, and leads to a full combo, unlike reversal action. It's also not as bad on block unlike 214B+C or Reversal Action because 214C can be cancelled into Shadow Pounce, Shadow Kick, and Shadow Trick followups or clones, even on block.

Version	Level	P1	P2
214C	4	90	85
j.214C	4	90	85

214C:

Minimum Damage 180

j.214C:

Minimum Damage 180

Shadow Trick

214A/B/C -> C

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On-Block	Attribute	Invuln
1800	All	22	3	Until L+3L		H

Frame advantage is -7 from 214A, -4 from 214B and -5 from 214C.
Will appear on the other side of the opponent if Blake is within a certain distance of them. Otherwise she will stay on the same side.
If the first special move whiffs, Shadow Trick will keep Blake in place (so she will generally whiff again).
Can OTG combo off Shadow Trick with (microdash) 2B on an airborne opponent.

Level	P1	P2
4	80	85

Minimum Damage 180
Maximum Slide duration 13F

Fire Clone

22C

In case your other clones aren't functioning properly.

Version	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On-Block	Attribute	Invuln
22C	2200	All	333	8	Total: 27+15L [42]		P1
j.22C	2200	All	333	8	Total: 24		P1

Can be destroyed by opponent's attacks and your partner skills.
Floats in place in the air where it was created.

Explodes when it is hit or at the end of its duration. The explosion will launch opponents into the air, allowing you to convert it into a combo if nearby.

Version	Level	P1	P2
22C	5	80	90
j.22C	5	80	90

22C:

Values in [] are holding forward during Fire Clone
Minimum Damage 220

j.22C:

Minimum Damage 220

Partner Skills

5P

Duality Strike

"Did you turn it off and on again?" "Yes, I still got destroyed."

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On-Block	Attribute	Invuln
1350, 1500	All	(18)+16	9 [(14)Until L]	??+6L [28L]		B, H

Good for extending combos
On hit, it'll automatically do Shadow Pounce as a followup

On block it moves through the opponent and leaves Blake on the other side, even in the corner, allowing you to start sandwich mixups.

Level	P1	P2
4	70	85×2

Minimum Damage 67, 75 (142)

6P

Deadly Nightshade

The TRUE most degenerate assist in the history of tag fighters.

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On-Block	Attribute	Invuln
900, 1500	All	(18)+28	18 [(8)5]	12	+4	P1

Great for controlling ground space
Great for extending combos
Hitbox is high enough that most characters can crouch under it.

Blake's best assist.Can also be used to combo after short supers.

Level	P1	P2
3	70	80

Minimum Damage 45, 75 (120)
Maximum Slide duration 10F

4P

Uprising

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On-Block	Attribute	Invuln
1600	All	(18)+13	5	28+18L	-34	H

Great for catching air approaches closer up
On hit, has a lot of untech time and be converted into a combo

Level	P1	P2
3	70	80

Minimum Damage 80

Distortion Skills

Untouchable Beauty

236B+C

Bootleg Touga

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On-Block	Attribute	Invuln
4400 [4500, 2400]	All	1+(76 Flash)+12	P [P(19)P]	Total: 62 [84]	-29 [-31]	P2	1~14 All

Has a deadzone if the enemy is literally next to Blake and moves forward (not every char can do this and it varies).

Worse version of Jin's 236BC, but still good for dealing with zoning and deals decent chip in resonance blaze.

Basically just use it on the asshole Nu-13 spamming 5B from fullscreen

Level	P1	P2
5	100	60

Values in [] are for Enhanced version
Each P in active frames represents a projectile spawned
Minimum Damage: 1232 [1215, 240 (1455)]
Maximum Slide duration 20F

Ferocious Beast

214B+C

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	On-Block	Attribute	Invuln
1700, 1000, 680×12 [1700, 1000, 680×12, 300, 0, 400×5]	All	1+(63 Flash)+9	6	30	-17	B	1~15 All

Blake's main combo ender when you have meter. Can also be used as a antiair and DP due to hitbox and invincibility. Doesn't do that much damage even in resonance blaze but take what you get. Also gives her a safejump.