Tilt attack

A tilt attack, also known as a strong attack, is an attack that includes slightly pressing the attack button in a direction. It has three variants: up, side, and down. Use each by holding a direction, and then pressing the attack button. Weapon holders (such as or ) have long ranged tilt attacks, while melee fighters (such as,  and ) have short ranged tilt attacks. These can be used to start combos.