Skill Effects

Typing Musou has 11 skill effects. Each character carries a Mid Ultimate and a Grand Ultimate that combine these into signature moves. Understanding skill effects reveals your character's strengths and how to counter your opponent's.

Offense

Skills that chip away at the opponent's HP. Reliable damage sources.

Damage

The most fundamental skill effect — directly chips opponent HP. Damage is fixed and ignores defense.

Examples:
  • ・Samurai 'Iaigiri' (1,400 dmg)
  • ・Samurai 'Musou-giri' (2,800 dmg)

Damage over Time

Deals damage every second over several seconds. Some characters scale with stacking applications.

Examples:
  • ・Yamabushi 'Kakaiju' (130 dmg/s × 8s)
  • ・Yamabushi 'Fudo Myo-o' (200 dmg/s × 12s)

Defense

Skills that reduce damage taken. Backbone of long-game and counter strategies.

Barrier

Absorbs a fixed amount of damage. HP doesn't drop until incoming damage exceeds the barrier.

Examples:
  • ・Warrior Monk 'Kongo Shoheki' (1,500 absorb)
  • ・Warrior Monk 'Goho Kekkai' (2,800 absorb)

Reflect

Bounces a portion of incoming damage back. A counter that doubles as defense and offense.

Examples:
  • ・Shogun 'Teppeki' (Reflect 25%)
  • ・Shogun 'Tenka Fubu' (Reflect 35%)

Control

Skills that disrupt the opponent. Dictate the tempo of the match.

Stun

Locks the opponent out of input for a short time. Also resets their combo.

Examples:
  • ・Ninja 'Enmaku' (1.5s stun)
  • ・Ninja 'Genwaku no Jutsu' (3s stun + 800 dmg)

Attack Debuff

Lowers the opponent's attack temporarily. Lets you take initiative in damage trades.

Examples:
  • ・Yamabushi 'Fudo Myo-o' (Opp ATK -15%)

Combo Reset

Forcibly resets the opponent's combo to 0. A trump card to break a snowballing rival.

Examples:
  • ・Onmyoji 'Shikigami: Shu'
  • ・Ninja 'Enmaku'

Combo Lock

Stops the opponent's combo from incrementing for a duration. Softer than reset but lasts longer.

Examples:
  • ・Onmyoji 'Goho Fuin'

SP Drain

Steals or reduces the opponent's SP. Useful for denying their ultimates.

Examples:
  • ・Onmyoji 'Goho Fuin' (SP -25%)
  • ・Oni 'Tama Kurai' (SP -15%)

Support

Skills that empower yourself. Set up your damage phases.

Heal

Restores your HP. Used by tanky characters that thrive in long matches.

Examples:
  • ・Miko 'Oharai' (1,400 heal)
  • ・Miko 'Oh-haraegi' (2,500 heal)

Attack Buff

Temporarily raises your attack. Used to kick off damage windows.

Examples:
  • ・Tengu 'Shippu Jinrai' (ATK +25%)
  • ・Tengu 'Tengu Arashi' (ATK +30%)

SP Refill

Restores your own SP. Improves rotation so your next ultimate fires sooner.

Examples:
  • ・Miko 'Oh-haraegi' (SP +20%)

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