Kula Guide KOFXIV – Orochinagi

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	Kula
	TEAM K’

General

Editor & Contributor : Yulya

Summary: Rushdown character well-balanced. Has many powerful tools (especially her normal moves) and a great ability to pressurize her opponents. She can be good in any position and gain meter really fast. Very easy to use even if the lack of a grounded overhead requires a good mastery of the game, in particular of the jumping system.

Best Position: Point Mid Anchor

Best Tools:

LK (crouch, far, jump)
j. LP/HP

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Normals

LP “Light Punch”

Crouch : can anti air, special cancelable
Stand : correct poke, stops hops but slower than far LP
Far : quick hops stopper, can chain, special cancelable
Hop : really fast = excellent pressure tool
Jump : same

LK “Light Kick”

Crouch : excellent move : great range and speed, can chain, special cancelable
Stand : can stop hops, special cancelable
Far : excellent poke, 0 on block, can stop hops, super and special cancelable
Hop : good air-to-air
Jump : same

HP “Heavy Punch”

Crouch : good AA but don’t work against hops
Stand : 2 hits, cancelable, forces crouchers to stand, very unsafe so needs to be cancelled by f+A, good punish starter
Far : great poke which reaches far but really unsafe on block, special cancelable
Hop : great jump-in, can cross up but long start up
Jump : same

HK “Heavy Kick”

Crouch : good range and speed => can be used as poke ; special cancelable
Stand : 2 hits, unsafe, cancelable, use in combos, can AA
Far : really slow AA, bad range, don’t hit crouchers
Hop : good range and start up, no crossup
Jump : same

HPHK “CD Blowback”

Stand: excellent range, cancelable even on whiff
Air: excellent range too, great air-to-air but slow start up

Command Normals

fwd LP “One Inch“

crumples
special cancelable
super cancelable on its own

LK “Slider shoot”

hits low
really unsafe
goes under projectiles

Specials

qcf P “Diamond Breathe” [EX]

the A version has a quicker startup than the C version but is unsafe
C version is safe on block, so it’s useful in meaty
cancels projectiles
EX version crumples and can punish projectiles if close enough

P “Crow Bite” [EX]

good AA
the A version has a shorter start up and is more invincible
the C version can whiff on crouch opponents
EX is a great reversal

qcf K “Ray Spin” [EX]

lower body invincibility
the D version whiffs on crouchers
B version = good tool for pressings
EX version : even on block
Unsafe but can be made safer if followed by stand (can still be punished thought)
Can be followed by:

– fwd LK “Stand” : projectile safe on block that allows to juggle in the corner

– fwd HK “Sit” : = slider shoot that put the opponent in a juggle state, Ray spin D can’t whiff to be followed by sit

QCB P “Counter Shell”

reflects projectiles
can be whiffed to gain meter
super cancelable by Diamond breathe

Supers & Climax

qcf x2 P “Diamond Edge” [Max]

can AA but better in combos
slow startup
no invincibility
MAX version has good damage (less in the corner) and invincibility but slow startup too

qcf x2 K “Frozen Arena”

more damage than Diamond Edge
use against grounded opponents rather than in juggles
very unsafe on block
no invincibility
MAX VERSION : better damage and reaches further, invincible startup

HCB x2 PP “Glacier Ridge” Climax

great range and excellent damage

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Best Combos

Optimal 0 bar : cl.C xx f.A xx qcb+B-f.D > dp C (279 dmg/255)
Optimal 1 bar : cl.C xx f.A xx qcb+B-f.D > dp C xx qcfx2 P (384 dmg/195)
Optimal 2 bars : cl.C xx f.A xx qcb+B-f.D > dp C xx qcfx2 BD (476 dmg/214)
Optimal 3 bars : cl.C xx f.A xx qcb+B-f.D > dp C xx hcbx2 AC (584 dmg/215)
Optimal 4 bars : st.C xx qcb+B – f.D > dp C xx qcfx2 P xx hcbx2 PP (694 dmg/215)
Optimal 5 bars : cl.C xx f.A xx qcb B-f.D > dp C xx qcfx2 BD xx hcbx2 PP (751 dmg/215)
Punisher 5 bars : st.C xx dp C xx qcfx2 BD xx hcbx2 PP (781 dmg/210) (side switch before climax!)
Optimal CD glitch

(midscreen 2/3) c.h jump CD > 214+D > 6+B > (2B > ) 6A > 214+D > 6+B > 623+C (?3?)Over 460dmg pic.twitter.com/Gp2PwpjNa4

— SGS??? (@voxy_o_o) May 25, 2017

Combos starters :

cr.B xx cr.B xx st. B xx special => allows to confirm from a low (one more cr.B can be added if really close to opponent)
cl.C xx f.A xx special => can be comboed into from a jump in ; leads generally to the most damaging combos, but since f.A is not safe at all it better be cancelled by qcf+P on block (knowing that qcf+A is not safe, and there’s a gap between One Inch and qcf+C) or even Ray Spin D; cl. C must be cancelled after the 1st hit
cl.D xx f.A xx special => can not be comboed from a jump in ; slightly more damaging than cl. C but lower startup : use to punish
st.C xx qcb+D-f.D > special => good to start long-range punish combos; allows to land very damaging combos
CD > whiff qcb+D > dp
CD > qcb+D-f.B > dp => corner only

Notes

The most damaging combos are not in the corner, mainly because all the hits of her super Diamond Edge don’t connect in the corner.
The maxmode combos are also less damaging : for exemple in 3rd position, with the maxmode she can make max 682 dmg (vs 751 without maxmode!). Also her combos are not more damaging in 3rd position. So even if she can be used as anchor with a really harmful climax maybe she’s better in 1st or 2nd position, moreover knowing that she can gain meter really fast.

Videos

2.0 glitch combo? Her CD resets to standing

Kula counter hit jump CD corner (glitched) combos thx to @voxy_o_o #KOFXIV #BurnToFight pic.twitter.com/bpf0wQvfYE

— frionel @ ??? (@frionel26) May 25, 2017

Kula optimal midscreen combo as point (3bars) #KOFXIV https://t.co/2liUK28oWB pic.twitter.com/ld87NSfHIN

— TA | wauhti ?? (@wauhtiX) September 9, 2016

Kula optimal corner combo as point (3 bars) #KOFXIV https://t.co/2liUK28oWB pic.twitter.com/CxtiUL1C3c

— TA | wauhti ?? (@wauhtiX) September 9, 2016

Optimal x bars

Kula optimal corner low confirm as point with 1bar #KOFXIV https://t.co/2liUK28oWB pic.twitter.com/XpOF880TDQ

— TA | wauhti ?? (@wauhtiX) September 9, 2016

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Strategy

Matchups

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Tech

Notes sir.

Bugs

kula bug #KOFXIV #KOF14 pic.twitter.com/G87Mp20xgS

— ??/ Gatoray (@gatoray_kof) September 21, 2016

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