Orochimaru

Basic attack

The Basic Attack has 5 hits: 1A swings a snake hand forward, 2A is a forward kick, 3A thrusts forward with a cane, 4A sweeps with the cane, and 5A releases golden snake-shaped chakra that bursts from the ground and bites the target.

Tip Basic Attack 5A combos are fairly stable, and Basic Attack 5A can be used for combos in actual matches.

Snake CrawlSkill 1

Orochimaru turns into a half-snake form and quickly lies flat on the ground, slithering forward; you can freely control the direction while slithering. While Orochimaru is crawling, press the skill button again to trigger the skill's second stage: Orochimaru reaches forward to grab the enemy, and if the grab succeeds, he coils around the enemy and finishes them with a cane attack.

Tip During the recovery of the first stage of Snake Crawl, or the second stage if it misses, you can press Basic Attack for a follow-up attack: Orochimaru jumps and thrusts forward in a spiral. During the crawling phase, you can also tap Basic Attack directly for a spiral attack. When Orochimaru is in the air, he can release the first stage of Snake Crawl in midair, quickly stabbing down to the ground and unlocking the second stage of Snake Crawl.

Snake SummonSkill 2

Tap: Orochimaru forms hand seals and summons a snake cage to trap and attack the enemy. Hold: Orochimaru forms hand seals, then slaps the ground to summon a snake cage to protect himself. In the recovery phase of both tap and hold, you can tap the Basic Attack button to cancel into one extra attack.

Tip During the skill's recovery, pressing Basic Attack performs a follow-up attack: Orochimaru jumps and dives into the ground, then holding Basic Attack lets him keep sneaking underground; releasing Basic Attack makes him burst out and stab upward at the enemy with his cane. When Orochimaru is in the air, he can release Snake Summon in midair: he extends snake hands toward the ground, then a swarm of snakes erupts from the ground to attack the enemy. After releasing Snake Summon in midair, you can press Basic Attack while falling to quickly slash diagonally down to the ground.

Snake SummonSkill 2 · Hold

Holding makes Orochimaru form seals and slap the ground to summon a snake prison that attacks surrounding enemies. During the recovery of the held cast, pressing the basic attack performs a follow-up: Orochimaru leaps from the ground into the air and repeatedly attacks the enemy below with snake hands. The follow-up can move along the Y axis.

Tip Quickly attacks nearby targets, and the basic attack follow-up can juggle the target in the air.

Serpent Bind BiteUltimate

Orochimaru summons a swarm of snakes to coil around and seize the enemy, then throws gold coins; the ceaselessly falling coins gradually bury the enemy, and finally Orochimaru sits upon a throne, looking down at the enemy buried under the coins.

Tip Orochimaru has his own special rebirth mechanic. Consuming 1 Ultimate point lets him release Active Substitution to use Snake Bite: Orochimaru extends snake hands, emerges from the mouth of a great snake and attacks forward with his cane, leaving a snake shed skin at the skill's release position. If a snake shed skin exists on the field, Orochimaru can tap the Substitution button again to use Rebirth: he leaves a new shed skin in place, then turns into a golden snake that flies back into the old shed skin on the field, and Substitution enters cooldown. While the yellow circle on the Substitution button lasts, Orochimaru can release Rebirth multiple times to return to the old shed skin's position. Pressing the Basic Attack button during the recovery of Active Substitution Snake Bite or Rebirth lets him quickly burrow underground and enter the sneaking state. When the yellow circle time on the Substitution button ends, the shed skin on the field explodes and disappears, and Substitution enters cooldown again. If Orochimaru releases Active Substitution and leaves a shed skin, then after being hit he cannot use Substitution again to escape.

Snake Bite (Stage 801)Sub-skill

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Snake Shed RebirthSpecial mechanic

New Year Orochimaru has a special Substitution: Snake Bite. Casting it spends 1 Ultimate point. Orochimaru extends snake hands, emerges from the giant snake's mouth and attacks forward with his staff, leaving a snake shed at the casting position. Casting it again returns him to the snake shed's position. Each cast can trigger the same underground follow-up attack as Skill 2 through the basic attack.

Tip The snake shed stays on the field for a while, and the skill goes on a short cooldown after the main body is attacked.