Orochimaru

Basic attack

The Human Form Basic Attack is 4A. 1A is a sword slash, 2A is a bending horizontal cut, 3A is a snake-like thrust with the sword in his mouth, and 4A spits out a venomous snake that grabs the enemy and flings them away.

Tip The Basic Attack has few hits and is quite stable overall. 4A has a grab effect.

Half-Snake FormBasic attack

In Half-Snake Form the Basic Attack is 6A in total: 1A horizontal slash, 2A thrust, 3A turns and swings the sword to knock the enemy away, 4A follows through with an upward slash, 5A slams the tail into the ground, 6A holds the sword in the mouth and thrusts while spinning.

Tip The Half-Snake Form Basic Attack is very agile; you can steer with the joystick during 2A. The 6A thrust has no grab effect.

Hidden Shadow Snake HandsSkill 1

Normal Form: Seizes the enemy with snake hands, then flies toward the enemy and finishes them with the Kusanagi sword. Swipe Basic attack to release it: Orochimaru's real body emerges from the snake hands, and you can swipe Basic attack again to add a slash.
Half-Snake Form: Stretches out his neck to place a Curse Mark on the enemy ahead. Swipe Basic attack to release it: Orochimaru crawls forward along the ground, seizes nearby enemies and places a Curse Mark on them.

Tip Press the skill again during its recovery to switch forms. You can also press the Substitution button to switch forms on your own. When a Substitution Jutsu is triggered by being hit, holding the Substitution button also switches forms.

Hidden Shadow Snake HandsSkill 1 · Human Swipe Attack

Swipe basic attack with Skill 1 in human form: Orochimaru flings out snake hands and charges forward out of a snake's mouth to ram the enemy. If you keep holding, he drops to the ground and swings his sword for an extra slash.

Tip Charges forward quickly to take the first strike, with a long overall range.

Curse Mark Snake BiteSkill 1 · Half-Snake Form

In half-snake form, tap Skill 1 and Orochimaru quickly stretches out his neck, bites the enemy with his fangs and brands them with a curse mark, dealing damage.

Tip A ranged grab skill that counters super armor.

Curse Mark Snake BiteSkill 1 · Snake Swipe Attack

Swipe basic attack with Skill 1 in half-snake form: Orochimaru slithers along the ground, coils around and grabs the enemy on hit, and finally brands them with a curse mark, dealing damage.

Tip You can move freely with the joystick while slithering on the ground.

Wind Style: Great BreakthroughSkill 2

Normal Form: Releases Wind Style: Great Breakthrough to attack enemies. Swipe Basic attack to release it: the White Phosphorus Great Snake sweeps over and attacks enemies; when an enemy's health is low, Orochimaru takes over the enemy's body and defeats them outright.
Half-Snake Form: Releases Orochimaru-Style Substitution Jutsu, spitting out a new Orochimaru from his mouth to attack enemies. A tap spits out a clone, while a hold spits out the real body; after a hold you can swipe Basic attack to add a slash. Swipe Basic attack to release it: Orochimaru spits out many small snakes to attack enemies ahead.

Tip Press the skill again during its recovery to switch forms. You can also press the Substitution button to switch forms on your own. When a Substitution Jutsu is triggered by being hit, holding the Substitution button also switches forms.

White Phosphorus Great SnakeSkill 2 · Human Swipe Attack

Swipe basic attack with Skill 2 in human form: Orochimaru turns into the White Phosphorus Great Snake, quickly thrusts out the snake head to knock the enemy away, coils around them and crushes them with his bite. When the enemy's HP is low, he swallows the target and wins the match outright.

Tip You are invincible throughout the White Phosphorus Great Snake form, which can be used to avoid attacks and counterattack.

Orochimaru-Style Substitution JutsuSkill 2 · Half-Snake Form

In half-snake form, tap Skill 2 and Orochimaru spits out a snake clone that weaves in a serpentine path and rams the enemy ahead. If you hold instead, his real body rushes out, and pressing basic attack afterward adds a turning slash.

Tip A ranged skill for taking the first strike; holding switches it to a charge by the real body.

Ten Thousand Snakes FormationSkill 2 · Snake Swipe Attack

Swipe basic attack with Skill 2 in half-snake form: Orochimaru drops to the ground and spits out a swarm of snakes that crawl forward along the ground, biting the enemies ahead.

Tip Releases a snake swarm from range to control the area; its continuous launch effect can be used to pull the target around.

Curse Mark Snake BiteSkill 2 · Combo

When near a wall, hold Skill 2 and Orochimaru's real body dives into the wall, then you can follow up with Skill 1 to turn around and strike out with a snake head. When following up with Skill 1, pull the joystick forward to emerge from the wall on the other side and attack the enemy.

Tip Use walls to change your attack position and start from behind the enemy by surprise.

Summoning Jutsu: ReanimationUltimate

Orochimaru uses Reanimation to summon the First Hokage and the Second Hokage and unleashes a joint Ultimate.

Tip When Orochimaru uses the Earth Flow Spear Secret Scroll, it turns into a Rashomon summon; you can use three different Rashomon gates through the up and down direction keys and a direct tap. When Orochimaru summons Manda, Manda's attack power increases.

SheddingSpecial mechanic

Orochimaru has two forms, human and half-snake, and starts each match in human form. Tap the matching skill again during the recovery of any skill to shed his skin and switch forms. He is briefly invincible while shedding and can make a small Y-axis movement with the joystick.

Tip Holding the Substitution button when using Active Substitution or when hit also sheds skin to switch forms.

RashomonSpecial mechanic

Earth Style: Earth Flow Spears→BecomesRashomon

When the Legendary Sannin Orochimaru carries the secret scroll Earth Style: Earth Flow Spears, it becomes the Exclusive Scroll Rashomon. Depending on how you drag the joystick (no pull, pull up, pull down), you summon three different Rashomon with different functions.

Tip The default green Rashomon boosts movement speed; dragging up summons the close-range blue Rashomon, which reduces Substitution cooldown; dragging down summons the distant red Rashomon, which reduces damage taken.