Deflecting and reflecting Ki Blasts and Beams in Dragon Ball Sparking! Zero is a crucial technique for defense. It involves precisely timing your character's actions to redirect incoming energy blasts, either by deflecting them or sending them back to your opponent. Mastering these techniques keeps you from being vulnerable to the many attacks opponents can send your way. It also makes you a much tougher enemy to beat, so it's worth knowing how to do these moves.

While deflecting Ki Blasts may seem simple in concept, you need to have precise timing and a good understanding of what buttons to press. It's not as difficult as it seems, but it is very costly. However, these techniques can turn the tide if used well. that you can always just try to get out of the way of your opponent's attacks, but it's normally better to try and deflect them because Ki travels fast. Techniques like this are part of the reason we love the game so much.

How To Deflect Beams In Dragon Ball Sparking! Zero

Send It Away

Deflecting beams in Dragon Ball Sparking! Zero is a lot simpler than it seems. You can deflect beams by using Super Perception when you see the beam coming towards you. You can activate this skill by holding the Circle button on the PlayStation DualSense, the B button on Xbox controllers, or Q on the keyboard. If you're using the classic setup, you have to use B + Y on Xbox and circle + triangle on PlayStation, but PC uses Q + E.

that Super Perception cannot deflect Ultimate Blasts and drains Ki continuously while held. For predictable beams with startup animations, you can start Super Perception during the animation for a guaranteed deflection. Alternatively, you can use High Speed Evasion, performed by pressing R1 or RB on PlayStation and Xbox (Standard) or O or B on PlayStation and Xbox (Classic) as the beam approaches. This can be helpful against difficult AI.

If you have trouble doing this well, start holding the Super Perception button right when you see your opponent launching their beam, that way you're sure to deflect it.

To practice deflecting Ki Beams in Dragon Ball Sparking! Zero, you should go into training mode. Make sure you pick a character that can do a long Ki Beam, like a Kamehameha.

When inside the match, go into the Settings menu. Change their Ki Gauge and Skill Count Bar setting to Max. Then, go into your Opponent Settings and change their Strategy to Defense Strategy: Blasts. This will have them move away from you and shoot out Ki Beams. This is a really easy way to practice the timing of Ki Blast deflection and reflection. You can see deflection in action in the video from SlinkyCloud above.

How To Reflect Ki Blasts In Dragon Ball Sparking! Zero

Deflecting & Reflecting

Reflecting and deflecting Ki Blasts depends on how good you are at timing in Dragon Ball Sparking! Zero. Unlike Beams, keyblasts can be sent right back to your opponent. To deflect a Ki Blast, press and hold the guard button as your opponent is sending them your way. Holding it lets you deflect any blast. However, to reflect the Ki Blast back at your opponent, you need to tap the guard button right when it's about to hit you.

If you have trouble reflecting, stick to deflecting; it's easier.

Reflecting is a lot harder, and missing the timing can get you hit with ki blasts. You can activate your guard by holding the R1 button on the PlayStation DualSense, the RB button on Xbox controllers, or E on the keyboard. If you're using the classic setup, you have to use B on Xbox and circle on PlayStation, but PC uses E. The best response to a Ki Blast is to send it back, so aiming for that is usually a good idea.

To practice deflecting and reflecting Ki Blasts in Dragon Ball Sparking! Zero, you should go into training mode. Pick any character, and go into the settings. Change their Ki Gauge and Skill Count Bar setting to Max. Finally, go into your Opponent Settings and change their Strategy to Balanced Strategy: Ki Blasts. This will have them move away from you and shoot out Ki Blasts. This is a really easy way to practice the timing of Ki Blast deflection and reflection.

Source: SlinkyCloud