SoulCalibur II/Command List

This page lists the complete Command List for Link in SoulCalibur II.

Button Explanation

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Explanation	Horizontal Attack Button
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Explanation	Hold Horizontal Attack Button
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Explanation	Vertical Attack Button
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Explanation	Hold Vertical Attack Button
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Explanation	Kick Button
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Explanation	Hold Kick Button
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Explanation	Guard Button
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Explanation	Hold Guard Button
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Explanation	Control Pad
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Explanation	Hold Control Pad
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Explanation	Slide Input
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Explanation	Neutral

Image	Explanation
	Horizontal Attack Button
	Hold Horizontal Attack Button
	Vertical Attack Button
	Hold Vertical Attack Button
	Kick Button
	Hold Kick Button
	Guard Button
	Hold Guard Button
	Control Pad
	Hold Control Pad
	Slide Input
	Neutral

Legend Explanation

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Explanation	High Attack
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Explanation	Mid Attack
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Explanation	Special Mid Attack
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Explanation	Low Attack
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Explanation	Throw
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Explanation	Unblockable Attack
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Explanation	Attack Throw
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Explanation	Special Movement
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Explanation	Guard Break properties
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Explanation	Guard Impact properties
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Explanation	Switch to stance

Image	Explanation
	High Attack
	Mid Attack
	Special Mid Attack
	Low Attack
	Throw
	Unblockable Attack
	Attack Throw
	Special Movement
	Guard Break properties
	Guard Impact properties
	Switch to stance

Moveset

Horizontal Attacks

Name	Horizontal Slash
Button(s)
Attack
Properties	—Not Applicable
Name	Horizontal Slash~Spin Attack
Button(s)
Attack
Properties
Name	Double Sword Slash (Horizontal)
Button(s)
Attack
Properties	—Not Applicable
Name	Double Sword Slash (Horizontal)~Boomerang Stance
Button(s)
Attack
Properties
Name	Cross Slash
Button(s)
Attack
Properties	—Not Applicable
Name	Cross Slash~Bomb Stance
Button(s)
Attack
Properties
Name	Cross Slash Combo
Button(s)
Attack
Properties	—Not Applicable
Name	Cross Slash Combo (Delay)
Button(s)
Attack
Properties	—Not Applicable
Name	Cross Slash Combo~Bomb Stance
Button(s)
Attack
Properties
Name	Step-in Attack Combo
Button(s)
Attack
Properties	—Not Applicable
Name	Step-in Attack Combo (Delay)
Button(s)
Attack
Properties	—Not Applicable
Name	Step-in Attack Upper Combo
Button(s)
Attack
Properties	—Not Applicable
Name	Bat Swing
Button(s)
Attack
Properties	—Not Applicable
Name	Shoelace Slash
Button(s)
Attack
Properties	—Not Applicable
Name	Crouching Slash
Button(s)
Attack
Properties	—Not Applicable
Name	Sword Trip
Button(s)
Attack
Properties	—Not Applicable
Name	Counter Slash
Button(s)
Attack
Properties	—Not Applicable
Name	Counter Slash~Boomerang Stance
Button(s)
Attack
Properties
Name	Cyclone Attack
Button(s)
Attack
Properties	—Not Applicable
Name	Cyclone Attack (Hold)
Button(s)
Attack
Properties	—Not Applicable
Name	Spin Attack
Button(s)
Attack
Properties	—Not Applicable
Name	Spin Attack (Hold)
Button(s)
Attack
Properties
Name	Bat Swing
Button(s)
Attack
Properties	—Not Applicable
Name	Force Counter Slash
Button(s)
Attack
Properties	—Not Applicable
Name	Spinning Leap Strike
Button(s)
Attack
Properties	—Not Applicable
Name	Grass Cutter
Button(s)
Attack
Properties	—Not Applicable
Name	Grass Cutter (Hold)
Button(s)
Attack
Properties	—Not Applicable
Name	Grass Cutter High Feint
Button(s)
Attack
Properties	—Not Applicable
Name	Counter Slash
Button(s)
Attack
Properties	—Not Applicable
Name	Counter Slash~Boomerang Stance
Button(s)
Attack
Properties
Name	Bow Stance
Button(s)
Attack	—Not Applicable
Properties
Name	Boomerang Stance
Button(s)
Attack	—Not Applicable
Properties
Name	Rising Horizontal Slash
Button(s)	(While rising)
Attack
Properties	—Not Applicable
Name	Rising Horizontal Slash~Boomerang Stance
Button(s)	(While rising)
Attack
Properties

Name	Button(s)	Attack	Properties
Horizontal Slash			—Not Applicable
Horizontal Slash~Spin Attack
Double Sword Slash (Horizontal)			—Not Applicable
Double Sword Slash (Horizontal)~Boomerang Stance
Cross Slash			—Not Applicable
Cross Slash~Bomb Stance
Cross Slash Combo			—Not Applicable
Cross Slash Combo (Delay)			—Not Applicable
Cross Slash Combo~Bomb Stance
Step-in Attack Combo			—Not Applicable
Step-in Attack Combo (Delay)			—Not Applicable
Step-in Attack Upper Combo			—Not Applicable
Bat Swing			—Not Applicable
Shoelace Slash			—Not Applicable
Crouching Slash			—Not Applicable
Sword Trip			—Not Applicable
Counter Slash			—Not Applicable
Counter Slash~Boomerang Stance
Cyclone Attack			—Not Applicable
Cyclone Attack (Hold)			—Not Applicable
Spin Attack			—Not Applicable
Spin Attack (Hold)
Bat Swing			—Not Applicable
Force Counter Slash			—Not Applicable
Spinning Leap Strike			—Not Applicable
Grass Cutter			—Not Applicable
Grass Cutter (Hold)			—Not Applicable
Grass Cutter High Feint			—Not Applicable
Counter Slash			—Not Applicable
Counter Slash~Boomerang Stance
Bow Stance		—Not Applicable
Boomerang Stance		—Not Applicable
Rising Horizontal Slash	(While rising)		—Not Applicable
Rising Horizontal Slash~Boomerang Stance	(While rising)

Vertical Attacks

Name	Vertical Slash~Bow Stance
Button(s)
Attack
Properties
Name	Double Sword Slash (Vertical)
Button(s)
Attack
Properties	—Not Applicable
Name	Slash Kick Combo
Button(s)
Attack
Properties	—Not Applicable
Name	Stab
Button(s)
Attack
Properties	—Not Applicable
Name	Illusion Stab Combo
Button(s)	(repeat rapidly)
Attack
Properties	—Not Applicable
Name	Running Hack
Button(s)
Attack
Properties	—Not Applicable
Name	Half-Moon Swipe
Button(s)
Attack
Properties	—Not Applicable
Name	Half-Moon Swipe~Bow Stance
Button(s)
Attack
Properties
Name	Sword Plant
Button(s)
Attack
Properties	—Not Applicable
Name	Down Slash
Button(s)
Attack
Properties	—Not Applicable
Name	Double Spin Slash
Button(s)
Attack
Properties	—Not Applicable
Name	Double Spin Slash (Hold)
Button(s)
Attack
Properties	—Not Applicable
Name	Power Thrust
Button(s)
Attack
Properties	—Not Applicable
Name	Power Thrust (Hold)
Button(s)
Attack
Properties
Name	Power Thrust~Bow Stance
Button(s)
Attack
Properties
Name	Rocket Stab
Button(s)
Attack
Properties	—Not Applicable
Name	Hyper Dash Attack
Button(s)
Attack
Properties
Name	Hyper Dash Attack (Hold)
Button(s)
Attack
Properties
Name	Hyper Dash Attack (Cancel)
Button(s)
Attack	—Not Applicable
Properties
Name	Sword Sweep
Button(s)
Attack
Properties
Name	Sword Sweep~Spin Attack
Button(s)
Attack
Properties
Name	Running Spin Slash
Button(s)
Attack
Properties	—Not Applicable
Name	Running Spin Slash (Hold)
Button(s)
Attack
Properties	—Not Applicable
Name	Running Hack
Button(s)
Attack
Properties	—Not Applicable
Name	High Launcher
Button(s)
Attack
Properties	—Not Applicable
Name	High Launcher~Bow Stance
Button(s)
Attack
Properties
Name	Sword Chop
Button(s)
Attack
Properties	—Not Applicable
Name	Power Thrust
Button(s)
Attack
Properties	—Not Applicable
Name	Power Thrust (Hold)
Button(s)
Attack
Properties
Name	Power Thrust~Bow Stance
Button(s)
Attack
Properties
Name	Running Spin Slash
Button(s)
Attack
Properties	—Not Applicable
Name	Running Spin Slash (Hold)
Button(s)
Attack
Properties	—Not Applicable
Name	Bomb Stance
Button(s)
Attack	—Not Applicable
Properties
Name	Rising High Slash
Button(s)	(While rising)
Attack
Properties	—Not Applicable

Name	Button(s)	Attack	Properties
Vertical Slash~Bow Stance
Double Sword Slash (Vertical)			—Not Applicable
Slash Kick Combo			—Not Applicable
Stab			—Not Applicable
Illusion Stab Combo	(repeat rapidly)		—Not Applicable
Running Hack			—Not Applicable
Half-Moon Swipe			—Not Applicable
Half-Moon Swipe~Bow Stance
Sword Plant			—Not Applicable
Down Slash			—Not Applicable
Double Spin Slash			—Not Applicable
Double Spin Slash (Hold)			—Not Applicable
Power Thrust			—Not Applicable
Power Thrust (Hold)
Power Thrust~Bow Stance
Rocket Stab			—Not Applicable
Hyper Dash Attack
Hyper Dash Attack (Hold)
Hyper Dash Attack (Cancel)		—Not Applicable
Sword Sweep
Sword Sweep~Spin Attack
Running Spin Slash			—Not Applicable
Running Spin Slash (Hold)			—Not Applicable
Running Hack			—Not Applicable
High Launcher			—Not Applicable
High Launcher~Bow Stance
Sword Chop			—Not Applicable
Power Thrust			—Not Applicable
Power Thrust (Hold)
Power Thrust~Bow Stance
Running Spin Slash			—Not Applicable
Running Spin Slash (Hold)			—Not Applicable
Bomb Stance		—Not Applicable
Rising High Slash	(While rising)		—Not Applicable

Kick Attacks

Name	Kick
Button(s)
Attack
Properties	—Not Applicable
Name	Kick~Bomb Stance
Button(s)
Attack
Properties
Name	Front Kick
Button(s)
Attack
Properties	—Not Applicable
Name	Front Kick~Bomb Stance
Button(s)
Attack
Properties
Name	Forward Roll
Button(s)
Attack	—Not Applicable
Properties
Name	Mid Kick
Button(s)
Attack
Properties	—Not Applicable
Name	Low Kick
Button(s)
Attack
Properties	—Not Applicable
Name	Double Kick
Button(s)
Attack
Properties	—Not Applicable
Name	Kick Out
Button(s)
Attack
Properties	—Not Applicable
Name	Back Somersault
Button(s)
Attack	—Not Applicable
Properties
Name	Knee Thrust
Button(s)
Attack
Properties	—Not Applicable
Name	Propeller Kick
Button(s)
Attack
Properties	—Not Applicable
Name	Propeller Kick~Bomb Stance
Button(s)
Attack
Properties
Name	Propeller Kick~Forward Roll
Button(s)
Attack
Properties
Name	Propeller Kick~Back Somersault
Button(s)
Attack
Properties
Name	Back Somersault
Button(s)
Attack	—Not Applicable
Properties
Name	Leaping Split Combo
Button(s)	(While rising)
Attack
Properties	—Not Applicable

Name	Button(s)	Attack	Properties
Kick			—Not Applicable
Kick~Bomb Stance
Front Kick			—Not Applicable
Front Kick~Bomb Stance
Forward Roll		—Not Applicable
Mid Kick			—Not Applicable
Low Kick			—Not Applicable
Double Kick			—Not Applicable
Kick Out			—Not Applicable
Back Somersault		—Not Applicable
Knee Thrust			—Not Applicable
Propeller Kick			—Not Applicable
Propeller Kick~Bomb Stance
Propeller Kick~Forward Roll
Propeller Kick~Back Somersault
Back Somersault		—Not Applicable
Leaping Split Combo	(While rising)		—Not Applicable

Throws

Name	Arm Twist
Button(s)	(Approach enemy)
Attack
Name	Running Slash
Button(s)	(Approach enemy)
Attack
Name	Shield Shove
Button(s)	(Approach enemy from behind) or
Attack
Name	Piggyback Throw
Button(s)	(Approach enemy from the left) or
Attack
Name	Power Roll
Button(s)	(Approach enemy from the right) or
Attack
Name	Swing Under
Button(s)	(Approach enemy)
Attack

Name	Button(s)	Attack
Arm Twist	(Approach enemy)
Running Slash	(Approach enemy)
Shield Shove	(Approach enemy from behind) or
Piggyback Throw	(Approach enemy from the left) or
Power Roll	(Approach enemy from the right) or
Swing Under	(Approach enemy)

Miscellaneous Attacks

Name	Bow Stance
Button(s)
Attack	—Not Applicable
Properties
Name	Boomerang Stance
Button(s)	(During Bow Stance)
Attack	—Not Applicable
Properties
Name	Bomb Stance
Button(s)	(During Bow Stance)
Attack	—Not Applicable
Properties
Name	Bow
Button(s)	(During Bow Stance)
Attack
Properties
Name	Bow (Hold)
Button(s)	(During Bow Stance)
Attack
Properties
Name	Bow (Low)
Button(s)	(During Bow Stance)
Attack
Properties	—Not Applicable
Name	Bow (High)
Button(s)	(During Bow Stance)
Attack
Properties
Name	Bomb Stance
Button(s)
Attack	—Not Applicable
Properties
Name	Boomerang Stance
Button(s)	(During Bomb Stance)
Attack	—Not Applicable
Properties
Name	Bow Stance
Button(s)	(During Bomb Stance)
Attack	—Not Applicable
Properties
Name	Bomb
Button(s)	(During Bomb Stance)
Attack
Properties	—Not Applicable
Name	Bomb
Button(s)	(During Bomb Stance, wait until the last moment)
Attack
Properties
Name	Boomerang Stance
Button(s)
Attack	—Not Applicable
Properties
Name	Boomerang
Button(s)	(During Boomerang Stance)
Attack
Properties	—Not Applicable
Name	Boomerang (Side)
Button(s)	(During Boomerang Stance)
Attack
Properties	—Not Applicable
Name	Bow Stance
Button(s)	(During Boomerang Stance)
Attack	—Not Applicable
Properties
Name	Bomb Stance
Button(s)	(During Boomerang Stance)
Attack	—Not Applicable
Properties
Name	Forward Roll
Button(s)
Attack	—Not Applicable
Properties
Name	Force Counter Slash
Button(s)	(During Forward Roll)
Attack
Properties	—Not Applicable
Name	Rocket Stab
Button(s)	(During Forward Roll)
Attack
Properties	—Not Applicable
Name	Leaping Split Combo
Button(s)	(During Forward Roll)
Attack
Properties	—Not Applicable
Name	Side Roll
Button(s)	(During Forward Roll)
Attack	—Not Applicable
Properties
Name	Spinning Leap Strike
Button(s)	(During Side Roll)
Attack
Properties	—Not Applicable
Name	Rocket Stab
Button(s)	(During Side Roll)
Attack
Properties	—Not Applicable
Name	Leaping Split Combo
Button(s)	(During Side Roll)
Attack
Properties	—Not Applicable
Name	Back Somersault
Button(s)
Attack	—Not Applicable
Properties
Name	Force Counter Slash
Button(s)	(During Back Somersault)
Attack
Properties	—Not Applicable
Name	Leap Strike
Button(s)	(During Back Somersault)
Attack
Properties	—Not Applicable
Name	Knee Thrust
Button(s)	(During Back Somersault)
Attack
Properties	—Not Applicable

Name	Button(s)	Attack	Properties
Bow Stance		—Not Applicable
Boomerang Stance	(During Bow Stance)	—Not Applicable
Bomb Stance	(During Bow Stance)	—Not Applicable
Bow	(During Bow Stance)
Bow (Hold)	(During Bow Stance)
Bow (Low)	(During Bow Stance)		—Not Applicable
Bow (High)	(During Bow Stance)
Bomb Stance		—Not Applicable
Boomerang Stance	(During Bomb Stance)	—Not Applicable
Bow Stance	(During Bomb Stance)	—Not Applicable
Bomb	(During Bomb Stance)		—Not Applicable
Bomb	(During Bomb Stance, wait until the last moment)
Boomerang Stance		—Not Applicable
Boomerang	(During Boomerang Stance)		—Not Applicable
Boomerang (Side)	(During Boomerang Stance)		—Not Applicable
Bow Stance	(During Boomerang Stance)	—Not Applicable
Bomb Stance	(During Boomerang Stance)	—Not Applicable
Forward Roll		—Not Applicable
Force Counter Slash	(During Forward Roll)		—Not Applicable
Rocket Stab	(During Forward Roll)		—Not Applicable
Leaping Split Combo	(During Forward Roll)		—Not Applicable
Side Roll	(During Forward Roll)	—Not Applicable
Spinning Leap Strike	(During Side Roll)		—Not Applicable
Rocket Stab	(During Side Roll)		—Not Applicable
Leaping Split Combo	(During Side Roll)		—Not Applicable
Back Somersault		—Not Applicable
Force Counter Slash	(During Back Somersault)		—Not Applicable
Leap Strike	(During Back Somersault)		—Not Applicable
Knee Thrust	(During Back Somersault)		—Not Applicable

Signature Moves

Name	Spin Attack
Button(s)
Attack
Properties	—Not Applicable
Name	Bow
Button(s)	(During Bow Stance)
Attack
Properties
Name	Bomb
Button(s)	(During Bomb Stance)
Attack
Properties	—Not Applicable
Name	Boomerang
Button(s)	(During Boomerang Stance)
Attack
Properties	—Not Applicable

Name	Button(s)	Attack	Properties
Spin Attack			—Not Applicable
Bow	(During Bow Stance)
Bomb	(During Bomb Stance)		—Not Applicable
Boomerang	(During Boomerang Stance)		—Not Applicable

Quick Attacks

Name	Double Sword Slash (Horizontal)
Button(s)
Attack
Name	Double Sword Slash (Vertical)
Button(s)
Attack
Name	Mid Kick
Button(s)
Attack
Name	Step-in Attack Combo
Button(s)
Attack

Name	Button(s)	Attack
Double Sword Slash (Horizontal)
Double Sword Slash (Vertical)
Mid Kick
Step-in Attack Combo

Powerful Attacks

Name	Spin Attack (Hold)
Button(s)
Attack
Properties
Name	Cyclone Attack (Hold)
Button(s)
Attack
Properties	—Not Applicable
Name	Hyper Dash Attack (Hold)
Button(s)
Attack
Properties
Name	Power Thrust~Bow Stance
Button(s)
Attack
Properties

Name	Button(s)	Attack	Properties
Spin Attack (Hold)
Cyclone Attack (Hold)			—Not Applicable
Hyper Dash Attack (Hold)
Power Thrust~Bow Stance