The King of Fighters XIII/Kula

Kula Diamond

In a nutshell

sweet icy love

Move List

Normal Moves

Name

Command

Damage

Special Properties (glossary)

Standing Light Punch

kof.lp

25

chaincancel cancel

Standing Light Kick

kof.lk

30

cancel

Standing Heavy Punch

kof.sp

80

cancel

Close Heavy Punch

kof.sp

55+25

cancel

Standing Heavy Kick

kof.sk

25×2

Close Heavy Kick

kof.sk

55+25

cancel

Crouching Light Punch

d + kof.lp

25

cancel

Crouching Light Kick

d + kof.lk

30

low chaincancel cancel

Crouching Heavy Punch

d + kof.sp

70

Crouching Heavy Kick

d + kof.sk

80

low softknockdown cancel

Blowback Attack

kof.sp + kof.sk

75

softknockdown specialcancel

Jumping Light Punch

Air kof.lp

Jump: 45
Hop: 40

high

Jumping Light Kick

Air kof.lk

Jump: 45
Hop: 40

high

Jumping Heavy Punch

Air kof.sp

Jump: 72
Hop: 70

high

Jumping Heavy Kick

Air kof.sk

Jump: 70
Hop: 68

high

Jumping Blowback Attack

Air kof.sp + kof.sk

Jump: 90
Hop: 80

softknockdown

Unique Attacks

Name

Command

Damage

Special Properties (glossary)

One Inch

f + kof.lp

70

crumple

One Inch (canceled-into)

f + kof.lp

50

specialcancel

Slider Shoot

df + kof.lk

80

low

Throw

Name

Command

Damage

Special Properties (glossary)

Ice Coffin

f or b + kof.sp or kof.sk (while close)

13×7+40

throw softknockdown

Special Moves

Name

Command

Damage

Special Properties (glossary)

Crow Bites

dp + p

kof.lp : 70
kof.sp : 70+60
ex : 100+60+40

softknockdown startupinv drivecancel

Diamond Breath

qcf + p

kof.lp : 60
kof.sp : 70
ex : 120

supercancel

Counter Shell

qcb + p

kof.lp : 45+80
kof.sp : 45+80
ex : 80+50×3

projectilereflect softknockdown drivecancel

Ray Spin

qcb + k

kof.lk : 30
kof.sk : 30×2
ex : 60×2

startupinv

Stand

Ray Spin, then f + kof.lk

20+30

softknockdown drivecancel

Sit

Ray Spin, then f + kof.sk

30

low softknockdown drivecancel

Desperation Moves

Name

Command

Damage

Special Properties (glossary)

Diamond Edge

qcf qcf + p

p : 210
ex : 80×4

softknockdown maxcancel

Freeze Execution

hcb hcb + kof.lp + kof.sp

ex : 100+15×12

softknockdown Costs 2 stocks

Neo Freeze Execution

hcb hcb + kof.lk + kof.sk

100+70×2+15×2

softknockdown

Strategy

Normal Moves

• Standing Light Punch () -

• Standing Light Kick () -

• Standing Heavy Punch () -

• Close Heavy Punch (Close ) -

• Standing Heavy Kick () -

• Close Heavy Kick (Close ) -

• Crouching Light Punch ( + ) -

• Crouching Light Kick ( + ) -

• Crouching Heavy Punch ( + ) -

• Crouching Heavy Kick ( + ) -

• Blowback Attack ( + ) -

• Jumping Light Punch (Air ) -

• Jumping Light Kick (Air ) -

• Jumping Heavy Punch (Air ) -

• Jumping Heavy Kick (Air ) -

• Jumping Blowback Attack (Air + ) -

Unique Attacks

• One Inch ( + ) - When done alone, the startup time is longer than when canceled into. Crumples the opponent on hit which can easily be visually confirmed. A very delayed frametrap option that pays off quite well if it hits.
• One Inch (canceled-into) ( + ) - When canceled into, Kula's One Inch punch combos from Heavy attacks and can be canceled into specials. While her Close Heavy normals hit twice, their second hits deals less damage so comboing into ( + ) nets higher damage.
  • Fills the basic role as a combo extender from Heavy attacks.
• Slider Shoot ( + ) - Kula rides a frozen Slip n' Slide that hits low while moving her forward with a smaller hitbox. The slide's startup allows it to combo from Light attacks to score a consistent midscreen knockdown, as ( + ) can fail to cause a knockdown against crouching characters.
  • Unsafe if blocked. A deep slide can be punished by a Heavy normal while a distanced slide may only be punishable by near-instant attacks.

Throw

• Ice Coffin ( or + or [while close]) -

Special Moves

• Crow Bites ( + ) - The frozen sibling of K's molten 'DP'. First off, the version isn't invulnerable though it can be used to anti-air if activated early. Her strong version has slight startup invulnerability and carries her further horizontally on the ground before flying upward. However, first hit can sometimes fail to connect against crouching players which results in the attack being unsafe on hit, so Kula players generally use Slider Shoot ( + ) to end simple grounded combos.
  • Drive Cancelable on the first hit, usually into a Ray Spin ( + ) in the corner or a DM from midscreen.
  • Crow Bites ( + + ) - A quicker and more invulnerable strength DP that connects more consistently against crouchers. A strong reversal, but highly unsafe on block.
• Diamond Breath ( + ) - Kula brings her hand up to her mouth and breathes a frigid dust. This is generally safe and powerful tool to end blockstrings and lock the opponent down, and it can be confirmed on hit into additional damage. Attacking Kula out of the startup can be difficult, especially from the max range of her ice breath. However, breath blockstrings are punishable by Guard Cancel Rolling the canceled normal so one must avoid being too predictable with this move.
  • + starts faster and can be comboed into from Heavy normals or canceled into from a Light Kick to form a more tight blockstring, while leaving a large enough gap for the opponent to try to press a button. This version sends the opponent airborne on hit which is easily confirmable into a Ray Spin followup. On block, both players are left at neutral.
  • + has a much slower startup and wont combo from Kula's normals. It will stagger the opponent on hit which allows the Kula player to hyper hop in for a combo, and when blocked this leaves Kula with a large frame advantage. While advantageous on block or hit, the longer startup creates a gap that allows the opponent to more easily escape or punish Kula during the startup.
  • Diamond Breath ( + + ) - Combos from Heavy attacks and causes a crumple on hit. If blocked, the player is at a greater advantage than with the breath.
• Counter Shell ( + ) - A tool of multiple functions.
  • Counters projectiles and shoots back an ice chunk identical to her Stand ( + ) Ray Spin followup.
  • Kula's hand has an active hitbox that causes a hard knockdown. This can be used instead of + to end a juggle combo to achieve a better advantage while losing some damage in comparison.
  • Recovers fast enough to be used from fullscreen to quickly build meter on occasions.
  • Counter Shell ( + + ) - The physical slash does more damage while a reflected projectile does increased damage on hit.
• Ray Spin ( + ) - Kula's infamous spinning kick, the stuff combo nightmares are made of. When to use a followup or not depends on the situation, though all three possibilities are potentially punishable.
  • + travels low to the ground and will connect against crouching hitboxes, making it better for starting grounded combos. It combos from directly from Heavy normals and her One Inch punch, though this can also be comboed into from many juggle situations. This is an alternative blockstring ending tool to using Diamond Breath, but Ray Spin leaves Kula at a frame disadvantage which can always be punished by instant grabs, even if canceled into a followup.
  • + travels high into the air with a taller arc. This can be used to approach the opponent as an air-to-ground attack, though Kula is vulnerable to air-to-airs from this setup. Another weakness is that the opponent can crouch under the first hit, so using this up close is not suggested outside of combos.
  • Ray Spin ( + + ) - Combos from Light attacks and is neutral on block. Easy to confirm into to start a corner combo, and isn't punishable by command grabs if blocked. The spinning arc behaves slightly differently which affects when it should be used in juggles.
  • Stand (Ray Spin, then + ) - Projectile followup that wont combo against a grounded player though it leaves Kula neutral on block. There's a gap between a Ray Spin and her Stand followup which can be punished with command grabs or invulnerable moves, though otherwise it creates a solid frametrap.
    • Combos against airborne opponents and allows the player to continue hitting the opponent afterward.
  • Sit (Ray Spin, then + ) - Kula follows up with a slide that launches the opponent on hit. This makes the slide the better combo choice against grounded players. Just as with Slider Shoot, this hits low and is unsafe on block.

Desperation Moves

• Diamond Edge ( + ) - Frigid Power Geyser. The pillar of ice can anti-air, though the DM startup is lengthy and ( + + ) would be more reliable. Most combos into this DM use a Super Cancel eke out a little more damage at the end.
  • Diamond Edge ( + + ) - The improved Diamond Edge will combo from Light attacks, dealing heavier damage. Unfortunately, not all of the ice spears will connect against a cornered opponent so this DM only works from midscreen.
• Freeze Execution ( + + - Diana flies out of Kula and travels horizontally across the screen. On hit, she launches the opponent and Kula will spew out a screen-filling ice storm. Unlike EX Freeze Execution, this DM can fully connect from anywhere on the screen although the startup isn't as fast.
• Neo Freeze Execution ( + + - Similar hit detection as Freeze Execution, only Kula really makes it rain. Overall, this an improved Freeze Execution that can anti-air or punish from fullscreen.

Combos

0 Bar 0% Drive

• cr.B cr.B cr.B xx dp+C - 192
• cl.C qcb+B f+D dp+C - 231

Advanced Strategy

• Keep pressing .
  • Seriously.