Sion Eltnam Atlasia (MBAC)

Character Bio

Sion probably has the most brutal moveset of the entire cast. Multiple frame traps, frame advantage strings, and high priority specials combine with her brutal jump C and offer nothing but pain. She is a god of drawing counterhits, and the queen of damage when she has meter -- her Cutting Synch loops are unquestionably the highest damage BNB combos in the game. Also watch out for her deceptive Shield Bunker cancels as well as her rare jump fakeouts with her air grab specials. She has very few weaknesses once she gets rolling -- the largest weakness is her sheer difficulty to use, causing anything but the most fanatic and well versed player to at times make technical or distance errors that leave her open where she should not be. You do not play Sion, you become Sion.

Sion is an advanced character; not for the untrained or easily frustrated (as a bad Shiki or Red Arcueid will steamroll a bad Sion). However, her raw damage output (and various ways to get that damage) puts Sion right in the top tier.

Normal Attacks

Motion	Y. Damage	R. Damage	Meter Gained	Startup	Proration	Blocked	Shielded
5A	350	150	3%	5	78%	Ground	Any
2A	350	120	2%	4	75%	Low	Any
j.A	350	180	3.5%	6	78%	Any	High
5B	600	320	5%	7	100%	Ground	High
6B	700	400	7%	23	75%	High	High
6[B]	1700	1200	12%	43	75%	High	High
3B	700	400	7%	12	75%	Ground	High
2B	500	300	5%	9	100%	Low	Low
j.B	560	400	7%	8	100%	Upper	High
5C	600+700	400+450	4%+5%	8	100%	Ground	High
5[C]	600+700	400+450	6%+10%	22	100%	Ground	High
6C4C	1000+700	700+600	10%+6%	21+14	100%	Ground	High
2C	1200	800	12%	19	80%	Low	Low
j.C	900	500	10%	6	90%r	Upper	High
j.[C]	1000	510	10%	24	100%	High	High
214D	1200	800	10%	21	100%	Any	High

(raw data)

• 6[B] causes an techable knockdown on hit. At max range, induces untechable ground bounce, (on grounded characters)
• 3B launches on hit -- techable at apex.
• 5[C] induces wallslam on hit -- techable after wall impact.
• 2C knocks down on hit -- untechable.
• j.[C] launches on hit -- untechable.

Special Attacks

Motion	Y. Damage	R. Damage	Meter Gained	Startup	Proration	Blocked	Shielded
Gun Shots (Warning Shots)
236A	400	300	3%	?	?	xxx	xxx
236B	400*3	300*3	3%*3	?	?	xxx	xxx
236C	400*5	300*5	3%*5	?	?	xxx	xxx
Uppercut Whip (Etherite: Air)
623A	1800	700	18%	?	100%	xxx	xxx
623B	2800	1800	28%	?	100%	xxx	xxx
623C	3700	2400	-100%	?	100%	xxx	xxx
Whip Catch (Etherite: Grand)
214A	1000	700	10%	18	?	xxx	xxx
214B	800	500	8%	24	?	xxx	xxx
214C	500*4	300*4	-100%	22	?	xxx	xxx
Leg Grab (Slide: Air)
j.214A	1200	0	0%	12	100%	xxx	xxx
j.214B	1500	0	0%	30	100%	xxx	xxx
j.214C	700*5	300*5	-100%	9	100%	xxx	xxx
Slide Kick (Cutting Synch)
421A	0	0	0%	X	100%	xxx	xxx
421B	1600	?	?	34	65%	xxx	xxx
421C	3200	?	-100%	17	65%	xxx	xxx
? (Black Barrel Replica) [Requires Heat or Max Mode]
41236C	5100	4500	-300%	?	?	xxx	xxx
? (Black Barrel Replica) [Requires Blood Heat Mode]
41236C	5900	5200	-300%	?	?	xxx	xxx
? (Black Barrel Replica: Obelisk) [Requires Blood Heat Mode]
D (grd.)	6600	4400	-300%	?	100%	xxx	xxx

22d - 31f

Character Strategies and Notes

Combos

Your standard combo (sans meter or any special situations) is 2AB5C (one hit) 3B jBC 66j.C dj.BC aithrow. The hitbox on her 5C is big enough to allow you to stick an extra one in after an airdash.

Corner +meter: 2a 5b 3b, 421C (3hit), whiff j.a, charge 5c (2hit), 214b, dash 5abc, 3b, j.abc j.bc airdash c, airthrow -- ~5400

This combo itself works different on Ciel than it does on Shiki Tohno, however.

Corner +meter: - 2a 5b 3b, 421C (3hit), whiff j.b, charge 5c (2hit), 214b, dash 5ab, 2b, 3b, j.abc j.bc airdash c, airthrow -- ~5500

Corner+200% magic circut: (5[c], c, 3b, ex kick, whiff j.a) x 2, 5c, 6b, 5b, 3b, j.bc j.bc dash c throw. Good luck landing a 5[C] clean though.

100%+, near corner j.bc, 5b, 2b, 3b, 421C, whiff j.B, charge 5[C], 421B, whiff 5a, 421B, whiff 2a, 214B, 5b, 2b, 5c, 3b, j.abc j.bc airdash c, airthrow

200%+, near corner j.bc, 5b, 2b, 3b, 421C, whiff j.B, charge 5[C], 421B, whiff 5a, 421B, whiff 2A, 214B, 5b, 2b, 3b, 421C, whiff j.B, charge 5[C], 421B, whiff 5a, 421B, whiff 2a, 214B, 5b, 2b, 5c, 3b, j.abc j.bc airdash c, airthrow ~7600 damage

200%+, near corner j.bc, 5b, 2b, 3b, 421C, whiff j.B, charge 5[C], 421B, whiff 5a, 421B, whiff 2a, 421B, charge 6[B], 5B, 3B, 421C, whiff j.B, charge 5[C], 421B, whiff 5a, 421B, whiff 2a, 421B, charge 6[B], 5B, 3B, j.bc j.bc airdash c, airthrow. ~7800 damage.

Changes Between Arcade and PS2 Versions

• 5[C] changed from 100% prorate to 90%r prorate and further prorates to 81% on second hit

j.214B damage reduced from 1600 to 600 623A prorates to 60% on second hit 623B prorates 90% 623B proates 70%

• 214D no longer special cancelable on whiff (this is a system-wide change, but really affects Sion).
• 421B not cancelable on hit.
• 6B no longer special cancelable.
• 5A/2A no longer have 'non-empty' recovery frames (all recovery frames of her As can now be canceled into whatever).
• 2B now features slight forward movement.
• 3B no longer airblockable.
• 236C improved (unknown what)
• 6B now has more lower body invinciblity.
• Blood Heat Arc Drive executes faster.

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