Eiji(KOFXI)

Eiji Kisaragi 如月　影二
Tiers & Ranking
Tier:	A+
Ratio Cost:	5 Points
Properties
Damage Modifier:	1.02
Stun Modifier:	0.98
Crouch height (Tier):	C

Quick Guide

Eiji is a very fast character with very strong pressure but very short range and sub-par defense.

He has generally bad defense due to his short-ranged normals & bad reversals, with his teleports being the only decent option.

He is terrible for shift combos, both to and from, and should therefore be played solely as a point "battery" type of character.

Neutral

In neutral, Eiji can poke with 236A/C, which has a strong hitbox and leads to a wall bounce on counter hit.

Approaching the opponent is somewhat difficult due to Eiji's limited normal range, but j.E should be used from far away, in combination with his teleports, which have upper / lower body invulnerability (see frame data).

If Eiji has meter, he can constantly threaten using his projectile super to punish jumps, even from full screen.

Offense

(Small)jump j.B is a brutally fast and strong jump-in that can also crossup, and a mainstay of Eiji's pressure

2A gives massive frame advantage and links both into 5C and 2D(1). It is frequently used in blockstrings.

Reflector (623P) has no pushback and gives massive frame advantage on block, which makes it great for blockstrings, eg. 2A,2A,reflector, walk forward, 2A, reflector, smalljump B... etc, up to a point where this is pseudo-infinite pressure against some characters in the corner (they have to roll, guard cancel or backdash & take the hit)

Teleports can be used as left/right okizeme, eg. after a midscreen combo that ends with 236P

Defense

Eiji's 2D is a very strong anti-air that unfortunately does not lead to much damage, but can be canceled into teleport to immediately cross the opponent up.

2C can also be used as an anti-air for slightly more damage, the same cancel opportunity but a weaker hitbox

jump up j.B is a very strong air-to-air, famously dubbed the "artificial leg" due to its animation by the Japanese players

Eiji's teleports can be used as reversals due to their upper / lower body invulnerability (see frame data).

Colors

A	B	C	D
R1 +	R1 +	R1 +	R1 +
E+A	E+B	E+C	E+D
L1 +	L1 +	L1 +	L1 +
Start+A	Start+B	Start+C	Start+D

Frame Data

Note: advantage frames need to be revised, might be off ~1F.

Standing Attacks

Attack	Hitbox	Startup	Active	Hit	Guard	Note
5A(c)		4	4	+6	+5
5A(f)		4	4	+4	+3
5B(c)		6	6	-7	-8
5B(f)		8	3	-4	-5
5C(c)		5	8	+3	+2
5C(f)		10	8	-7	-8
5D(1)		6	4	/	/	No cancel except QS.
5D(2)		21*	2+4	-1	-2	Special Cancel. *=if first hit whiffs.
5D(f)		13	5		-	No hurtbox on feet F8-23.
5E		9	8	KD	+2

Crouching Attacks

Attack	Hitbox	Startup	Active	Hit	Guard	Note
2A		4	3	+6	+5
2B		5	3	+5	+4	Special Cancel. Low Hit.
2C		10	6	+6	+5
2D(1)		5	4	/	/	Hits low. Special Cancel. Same data & hitbox as 2B.
2D(2)		9*	8	KD	+1	Hits low. Special Cancel. *=if first hit whiffs.

Jump Attacks

Attack	Hitbox	Startup	Active	Note
smalljump A		7	10
j.A		7	16
smalljump up B		4	13	Same as jump up B. Great air to air.
smalljump B		6	15	best jump in, works as crossup. Same hitbox as jump forward B.
jump up B		4	13	Same as smalljump up B. Great air to air.
jump forward B		7	15	Best jump in, works as a crossup. Same hitbox as smalljump B
jump back B		7	15	Different Hitbox as jump forward / smalljump B
smalljump C		8	8	1F faster than jump C. Same Hitbox as jump C.
j.C		9	8	1F slower than smalljump C. Same Hitbox as smalljump C.
smalljump D		10	5	Slower than jump D, but same Hitbox.
j.D		8	9	Faster than smalljump D, but same Hitbox.
smalljump E		12	7	Same as j.E
j.E		12	7	Same as smalljump E

Specials & Supers

Move	Hitbox	Startup	Active	Hit	Guard	Note
236P		14	15	-1	Negates projectiles on all 15F of the active time. Wall Bounce on Counter Hit.
214A		10	4		Negates Projectiles F12-22. Better Hurtbox as 214C.
214C		13	4		Negates projectiles F14-24. Worse hitbox as 214A, but moves forward on use.
623A		15	24	+3	Reflects Projectiles F17-40
623C		16	36	+3	Reflects Projectiles F16-51 (until end of active time)
63214K		10	3		Negates projectiles on all 3F of active time. D-Version runns further.
421B		18		+	Hit pattern: a-b-a-b. Possible to combo after. Juggle on air hit possible.
421D		36		+	Hit pattern:a-a-b-a. Can crossup. Possible to combo after. Juggle on air hit possible.
236B		N/A			F1-12 invul above feet & Counterhit State.
236D		N/A			F1-25 invul on legs & Counterhit State.
2363214A		7			Travels slower than C-Version.
2363214C		7			Travels faster than A-Version. Projectile appears on 1st Active Frame slightly farther away than A-Version.
2363214K		4	12		Invul on legs.
63214,63214E		1	1
63214,63214E(DC)		1	1		Bigger Hitbox than regular version.

Special Attributes & Bugs

• Has a smaller than normal vertical collision during wakeup (128px instead the usual 160px), which allows smalljump crossups.
• Has no collision on back ukemi (can run through)
• Eiji has no invulnerability at the end of his GC-Roll.

Combos

• j.B (Crossup or high regular hit),\/,2A link 5C(C), 214P/236P/63214K/Super: Important Combo.

• j.B,\/,2A/B,2A,214A: Combo for Quick-Shifts out of pressure (smalljump j.B + 2A x N)

• j.B (Crossup or regular hit),\/, D(2 Hits), 63214D or 2363214P/K or 63214,63214E: [0-2 Stocks] easy Hit Confirm.

• 2B,2B, link 2363214K: Hit Confirm from Low Hit.

• 236P (Counter Hit), 2363214A/C: [1 Stock] CH into Super.

• 421K (air Hit) > j.E

• Safety Shift to Eiji (Counter Hit) > 2363214P

Team Combos

Eiji & Kdash

• Combo into 2363214K, shift out j.X (whiff), land, backdash, 2363214E, 4-5x tigerknee j.214B: combo from eiji super into K'-Leader Super

Strategy

Blockstrings

• 2A,2A, 623A, walk forward 2A or j.B, repeat

• 2A,2D(1),623A, walk forward 2A or j.B, repeat

• j.B (on block), land, immediate smalljump j.B (crossup against crouch), 2A link 5C > etc

Okizeme

• midscreen combo into 236A, dash, superjump j.B for left / right okizeme

• midscreen combo into 236A, dash, cancel into 236B or 236D for left / right okizeme (source: kyuntakuya)

• Corner Throw > E kara cancel 421D (corner crossup) > 5A...

• Corner Combo into 236A, then:
  • Roll, 2A>5C... (fake Crossup)
  • slightly walk forward, roll, 2A>5C.. (Crossup) Source: Gori

• Midscreen Throw > E kara cancel 421B/D? > crossup > 5A... Video

Matchups

Vs Maxima

Good matchup for Eiji according to Kyuntakuya.

Vs Gato

• During Gato's 236236A super freeze, buffer 236B to teleport through the super > punish.

Videos

Kyuntakuya vs u-rasia & others
Kyuntakuya going crazy

Navigation

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