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
Unlock
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

Beat RushBlizzardBlizzaraBlizzagaWaterkick

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

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

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

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

	Base damage	Startup frame	Type	Priority	EX Force
	1, 2 x 10, 3 (24)	31F	Magical	Ranged Low, Ranged Mid (Explosion)	0
	Effects	CP (Mastered)	Cancels	Assist Gain (Hit)
	Wall rush	30 (15)
	Unlocked at level	Mastered at AP

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

	Base damage	Startup frame	Type	Priority	EX Force
	1, 2 x 10, 9 (30)	93F	Magical	Ranged Mid	0
	Effects	CP (Mastered)	Cancels	Assist Gain (Hit)
	Wall rush	30 (15)
	Unlocked at level	Mastered at AP

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

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

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

Aerial

Elbow SmashFalcon's DiveMoonsault KickDolphin BlowBlizzard

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

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

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

[Dive] Descend quickly from above.

	Base damage	Startup frame	Type	Priority	EX Force
	9, 9, 2 x 3, 16 (40)	25F	Physical	Melee Low	90
	Effects	CP (Mastered)	Cancels	Assist Gain (Hit)
	Chase, Feint (both parts)	30 (15)
	Unlocked at level	Mastered at AP

[Mid] Graceful kicks. Can combo without hitting.

	Base damage	Startup frame	Type	Priority	EX Force
	1 x 5, 24 (29)	23F	Physical	Melee Low	30
	Effects	CP (Mastered)	Cancels	Assist Gain (Hit)
	Wall rush, Feint	30 (15)
	Unlocked at level	Mastered at AP

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

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

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

HP Attacks

Ground

MeteodriveMeteor StrikeBurning ArrowRolling BlazeSomersault

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Branching from Waterkick. [Combo] Kick opponent upwards.

Aerial

Rolling BlazeMeteor Crusher

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

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

	Base damage	Startup frame	Type	Priority	EX Force
	1x8, 2 (10)	33F, 32F (half charge), 46F (full charge), hitbox 17F after release	Physical	Melee High	87
	Effects	CP (Mastered)	Cancels	Assist Gain (Hit)
	Feint	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

HybridSide by SideEX CoreBRV Boost on Dodge

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

KujaTidusAerith

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.