Tifa Lockhart (Dissidia 012)

Info
Name	Tifa Lockhart (ティファ・ロックハート)
Original game	Final Fantasy VII
Base ATK (LV100)	108 (Very Low)
Base DEF (LV100)	111 (Average)
Run Speed	4 (Fast)
Dash Speed	69 (Very Fast)
Fall Speed	77 (Above Average)
Fall Speed Ratio After Dodge	37 (Above Average)
Fastest BRV
Fastest HP
1-Hit HP
HP Links
Command Block
Weapon	Grappling Weapons, Parrying Weapons, Poles, Rods, Staves
Armor	Bangles, Chestplates, Clothing, Gauntlets, Hairpins, Hats, Light Armor
Exclusive weapons	Godhand, Premium Heart, Seventh Heaven
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Alignment
Voice Actor (JP)
Voice Actor (ENG)

Strengths	Weaknesses

Overview

Tifa is a close range character with fast movement speed and the ability to feint attacks. Ground combat is bolstered by mid priority projectiles and an HP link, while aerial combat is supported by moves with vertical tracking. Decent EX gain and one of the highest damaging EX Bursts in the game the more EX meter she has remaining. Damage potential is high with HP attacks thanks to high base bravery and Aerith assist specifically. Low average bravery damage, limited utility on feints and below average vertical prowess while airborne limit her overall effectiveness, however.

Tifa is a low tier character.

Bravery Attacks

Ground

	Base Damage	8,11,16 (35)
	Startup Frame	21F
	Damage Type	Physical
	Priority	Melee Low
	EX Force	90
	Effects	Chase, Feint
	Cancels
	Assist Gain (Hit)
	CP (Mastered)	30 (15)
	Unlocked at level	Mastered at AP

[Close~Mid] A flurry of punches. Can combo without hitting.

	Base Damage	10 (10)
	Startup Frame	31F
	Damage Type	Magical
	Priority	Ranged Low
	EX Force	0
	Effects	--
	Cancels
	Assist Gain (Hit)
	CP (Mastered)	30 (15)
	Unlocked at level	Mastered at AP

[Long] Fire ice crystals. Slow speed, but long range.

	Base Damage	1, 2x10, 3 (24)
	Startup Frame	31F
	Damage Type	Magical
	Priority	Ranged Low, Ranged Mid (Explosion)
	EX Force	0
	Effects	Wall rush
	Cancels
	Assist Gain (Hit)
	CP (Mastered)	30 (15)
	Unlocked at level	Mastered at AP

[Mid] Fire multiple ice crystals. Strike opponent down.

	Base Damage	1, 2x10, 9 (30)
	Startup Frame	93F
	Damage Type	Magical
	Priority	Ranged Mid
	EX Force	0
	Effects	Wall rush
	Cancels
	Assist Gain (Hit)
	CP (Mastered)	30 (15)
	Unlocked at level	Mastered at AP

[Long] Drop ice crystals on foe to surprise opponent.

	Base Damage	8,12 (20)
	Startup Frame	11F
	Damage Type	Physical
	Priority	Melee Low
	EX Force	30
	Effects	Wall rush, Feint (both hits)
	Cancels
	Assist Gain (Hit)
	CP (Mastered)	30 (15)
	Unlocked at level	Mastered at AP

[Close] A low-to-high kick combo. Can combo without hitting.

Aerial

	Base Damage	8,12 (20)
	Startup Frame	11F
	Damage Type	Physical
	Priority	Melee Low
	EX Force	30
	Effects	Wall rush, Feint (both hits)
	Cancels
	Assist Gain (Hit)
	CP (Mastered)	30 (15)
	Unlocked at level	Mastered at AP

[Close] Elbow smash combo. Can combo without hitting.

	Base Damage	26
	Startup Frame	23F
	Damage Type	Physical
	Priority	Melee Low
	EX Force	0
	Effects	Wall rush, Feint
	Cancels
	Assist Gain (Hit)
	CP (Mastered)	30 (15)
	Unlocked at level	Mastered at AP

[Dive] Descend quickly from above.

	Base Damage	9,9, 2x3, 16 (40)
	Startup Frame	25F
	Damage Type	Physical
	Priority	Melee Low
	EX Force	90
	Effects	Chase, Feint (both parts)
	Cancels
	Assist Gain (Hit)
	CP (Mastered)	30 (15)
	Unlocked at level	Mastered at AP

[Mid] Graceful kicks. Can combo without hitting.

	Base Damage	1x5, 24 (29)
	Startup Frame	23F
	Damage Type	Physical
	Priority	Melee Low
	EX Force	30
	Effects	Wall rush, Feint
	Cancels
	Assist Gain (Hit)
	CP (Mastered)	30 (15)
	Unlocked at level	Mastered at AP

[Rise] Uppercut in the form of a dolphin. Useful from below.

	Base Damage	10 (10)
	Startup Frame	31F
	Damage Type	Magical
	Priority	Ranged Low
	EX Force	0
	Effects	--
	Cancels
	Assist Gain (Hit)
	CP (Mastered)	30 (15)
	Unlocked at level	Mastered at AP

[Long] Fire ice crystals. Slow speed, but long range.

HP Attacks

Ground

	Base Damage	15
	Startup Frame	39F
	Damage Type	Physical
	Priority	Melee High
	EX Force	30
	Effects	Wall rush, Feint
	Cancels
	Assist Gain (Hit)
	CP (Mastered)	30 (15)
	Unlocked at level	Mastered at AP

[Close] Kick upwards, then strike down. Vertically limited.

	Base Damage	1x (2/7/13), 15 (17/22/28)
	Startup Frame	33F, 42F (half charge), 58F (full charge), hitbox 7F after release
	Damage Type	Physical
	Priority	Melee High
	EX Force	3 per hit
	Effects	Wall rush, Feint
	Cancels
	Assist Gain (Hit)
	CP (Mastered)	30 (15)
	Unlocked at level	Mastered at AP

[Close~Long] Charge at foe. Hold button to change distance.

	Base Damage	--
	Startup Frame	47F
	Damage Type	--
	Priority	Melee High
	EX Force	0
	Effects	Wall rush, Feint
	Cancels
	Assist Gain (Hit)
	CP (Mastered)	30 (15)
	Unlocked at level	Mastered at AP

[Mid] Ultra high-speed kick. Extremely quick.

	Base Damage	1x7 (7)
	Startup Frame	45F
	Damage Type	Physical
	Priority	Melee High
	EX Force	87
	Effects	Wall rush, Feint
	Cancels
	Assist Gain (Hit)
	CP (Mastered)	30 (15)
	Unlocked at level	Mastered at AP

[Rise] Grab foe and throw to ground. Short horizontal range.

	Base Damage	--
	Startup Frame	/ +Waterkick (8)
	Damage Type	--
	Priority	Melee High
	EX Force	60 / 90
	Effects	--
	Cancels
	Assist Gain (Hit)
	CP (Mastered)	30 (15)
	Unlocked at level	Mastered at AP

Branching from Waterkick. [Combo] Kick opponent upwards.

Aerial

	Base Damage	1x7 (7)
	Startup Frame	45F
	Damage Type	Physical
	Priority	Melee High
	EX Force	87
	Effects	Wall rush, Feint
	Cancels
	Assist Gain (Hit)
	CP (Mastered)	30 (15)
	Unlocked at level	Mastered at AP

[Dive] Grab foe and throw to ground. Short horizontal range.

	Base Damage	1x8, 2 (10)
	Startup Frame	33F, 32F (half charge), 46F (full charge), hitbox 17F after release
	Damage Type	Physical
	Priority	Melee High
	EX Force	87
	Effects	Feint
	Cancels
	Assist Gain (Hit)
	CP (Mastered)	30 (15)
	Unlocked at level	Mastered at AP

[Close~Mid] Unleash a flurry of attacks. Increase charge speed with button hold.

EX Mode: Equipped Premium Heart

Effects:

• Regen
• Critical Boost
• Premium Heartless

Premium Heart

[Always active while in EX Mode] The fuller the EX Gauge, the more damage dealt.

EX Burst: Final Heaven

A flurry of attacks ending in one ferocious tackle. Watch your timiing and stop the reels. The better the combo, the more damage dealt.

The damage multipliers scale with remaining EX gauge. More EX left, higher damage.

Maximum EX

Damage multiplier (initial)	Damage multiplier (rest)	Type
15, 25 (40)	13x7 (91) (131 total)	??

Minimum EX

Damage multiplier (initial)	Damage multiplier (rest)	Type
8, 13 (21)	7x7 (49) (70 total)	??

About Feints

Many of Tifa's bravery and HP attacks can be cancelled into an advancing invincible dash that can go through opponents. Press X during an attack's start-up to "feint" it. After the motion has occurred, Tifa can continue with the preceding attack or wait until the feint state ends. So for example, Beat Rush > X > Beat Rush (hits).

A feint allows Tifa to delay her attack for about one (1) full second before being locked into unactionable recovery frames. This can be used to extend an attack's range and increase ambiguity on your attack timing, most notably with the Rolling Blaze HP attacks.

Because Tifa is invincible when initiating a feint, it is also possible to use it as a post-dodge defensive option.

Tifa can be hit after the feint teleport as well as the recovery period, which make her vulnerable to interruptions. One way to cover this is to have assist meter ready to respond to opponent’s interactions. Escaping damage or intercepting the opponent’s approach can work out well, but there will inevitably be a little bit of guessing involved when facing a different player.

Feints are better used sparingly early in the match to see how the opponent reacts to them. Once you get a good idea of how they respond, you can adjust your strategy accordingly.

Common counterstrategies to feints include;

• Running or jumping out of range
• Fast bravery or HP attacks (e.g. Squall’s Beat Fang, Yuna’s Diamond Dust or Cloud’s Braver)
• Reacting with assist call or using assists in tandem with their own attack to pincer her.

Builds

Stats
HP
CP
BRV
ATK
DEF
LUK
Max Booster

Special Effect:

Equipment
Assist
Weapon
Hand
Head
Body
Accessory 1
Accessory 2
Accessory 3
Accessory 4
Accessory 5
Accessory 6
Accessory 7
Accessory 8
Accessory 9
Accessory 10
Summon

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Bravery attacks
Ground	Aerial
HP attacks
Ground	Aerial

indicates a "Gear" extra ability or the use of CP / Equipment glitch. The total CP cost will assume the glitch is done.

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Stats
HP
CP
BRV
ATK
DEF
LUK
Max Booster

Special Effect:

Equipment
Assist
Weapon
Hand
Head
Body
Accessory 1
Accessory 2
Accessory 3
Accessory 4
Accessory 5
Accessory 6
Accessory 7
Accessory 8
Accessory 9
Accessory 10
Summon

{{{dataBRV}}} {{{dataHP}}}

Bravery attacks
Ground	Aerial
HP attacks
Ground	Aerial

indicates a "Gear" extra ability or the use of CP / Equipment glitch. The total CP cost will assume the glitch is done.

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High base bravery.

Stats
HP
CP
BRV
ATK
DEF
LUK
Max Booster

Special Effect:

Equipment
Assist
Weapon
Hand
Head
Body
Accessory 1
Accessory 2
Accessory 3
Accessory 4
Accessory 5
Accessory 6
Accessory 7
Accessory 8
Accessory 9
Accessory 10
Summon

{{{dataBRV}}} {{{dataHP}}}

Bravery attacks
Ground	Aerial
HP attacks
Ground	Aerial

indicates a "Gear" extra ability or the use of CP / Equipment glitch. The total CP cost will assume the glitch is done.

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Stats
HP
CP
BRV
ATK
DEF
LUK
Max Booster

Special Effect:

Equipment
Assist
Weapon
Hand
Head
Body
Accessory 1
Accessory 2
Accessory 3
Accessory 4
Accessory 5
Accessory 6
Accessory 7
Accessory 8
Accessory 9
Accessory 10
Summon

{{{dataBRV}}} {{{dataHP}}}

Bravery attacks
Ground	Aerial
HP attacks
Ground	Aerial

indicates a "Gear" extra ability or the use of CP / Equipment glitch. The total CP cost will assume the glitch is done.

CP glitch?

Adamant Chains

Assists

Tifa's assist data

Attack	Startup	Spawns near	Damage Multiplier	Additional properties
Beat Rush (Ground BRV)	21F	Opponent	8, 11, 16 (35)	Chase
Falcon's Dive (Midair BRV)	23F	Opponent	26 (26)	Wall Rush
Meteodrive (Ground HP)	39F	Opponent	15 (15)	Wall Rush
Rolling Blaze (Midair HP)	45F	Opponent	1 x 7 (7)	Wall Rush

Poke and wall rush conversions, high brv damage, high risk of being locked when used.

Poke and wall rush conversions, lower damage, but faster startup and shorter animation on air BRV assist, making Tidus safer to use even if the opponent escapes it with LV1 Assist Change.

If you don't need Kuja or Tidus for whiff punishments or conversions, Aerith can boost your damage near the ground with triple HP combos or reliably set up HP damage off of Moonsault Kick's chase. Recommended for Side by Side and / or high base bravery builds.