Astaroth

Explore Astaroth's comprehensive moveset in Soulcalibur VI. Learn his main attacks, reversal edge options, gauge attacks, and special moves to dominate the battlefield.

This guide details the moveset for Astaroth in Soulcalibur VI, covering his various attacks, combos, and special techniques.

Main Attacks

• Flight of the Wicked: Down, Down-Back, Back+AG
• Titan Bomb: Down, Down-Forward, Forward+A+G
• Bull Rush: Down-Forward, Down-Forward or Forward, Forward or Up-Forward, Up-Forward+K
• Vicious Madness: Down-Forward, Down-Forward or Forward, Forward or Up-Forward, Up-Forward+A+G
• Hades Control: Forward+A
• Bear Fang: Back+B
• Hades Knee: Forward+K
• Hades Divide: Down-Back, Down-Back or Back, Back or Up-Back, Up-Back+A
• Titan Ax: Down+A+B

Combos

• Combo 1: Down-Forward B ~ Forward, Forward+B
• Combo 2: Down, Down-Back, Back+A+B ~ Down, Down+B
• Combo 3: Forward+A (counter) ~ Down+A+G
• Combo 4: While soul charged, Down, Down-Forward, Forward+A ~ Down-Back+B

Reversal Edge Attacks

• Woebringer: B+G
• Ax of Woe: After reversal edge hits, A
• Rending Torment: After reversal edge hits, B
• Eviscerate: After reversal edge hits, K
• Guard: After reversal edge hits, G
• Forward Step: After reversal edge hits, Forward
• Back Step: After reversal edge hits, Back

Gauge Attacks

• Final Anguish: A+B+K
• Soul Charge: Back+A+B+K
• Bringer of Ruin: While soul charged, Down-Back+A, A
• Ruinous Discus Breaker: While soul charged, Down-Back+A, B
• Decimation Charge: While soul charged, Back+A, A
• Cerberus Surge: While soul charged, Down, Down-Forward, Forward+A
• Unstoppable Great Divide / Savage Great Divide: While soul charged, B, B
• Apocalypse Pound: While soul charged, B, K, A+G
• Apocalypse Drop: While soul charged, B, K, Forward+A+G, A+G
• Ruin Slam: While soul charged, Forward+B
• Blood Ride Rush: While soul charged, Forward+B, A
• Cyclopean Swipe: While soul charged, Forward+B, B
• Ruinous Goregang: While soul charged, Back+B, B
• Annihilation Gorefang: While soul charged, Forward+B, B
• Victorious Charge / Ruthless Assault: While soul charged, Back+K, A
• Malicious Torment: While soul charged, Back+B+K
• Apocalypse Cannon: While soul charged, Down, Down or Up, Up B
• Apocalypse Rush: While soul charged, Down-Forward, Down-Forward or Forward, Forward or Up-Forward, Up-Forward K, K
• Vicious Fury: While soul charged, Down-Forward, Down-Forward or Forward, Forward or Up-Forward, Up-Forward A+G
• Cursed Altar: While soul charged, Down-Back, Down-Back or Back, Back or Back-Up, Back-Up A+G
• Apocalypse Pound: While soul charged, Down A+G
• Apocalypse Drop: While soul charged, Down-Back A+G, A+G
• Apocalypse Destroyer: While soul charged, Down, Down-Forward, Forward A+G, A+G
• Ride of the Wicked: While soul charged, Down, Down-Back Back A+G
• Wicked Twister of Carnage: While soul charged, Down, Down-Back Back A+G, Down or Up A

Horizontal Attacks

• Annihilation: A, A (also as counter)
• Destruction: A, B
• Hades Control: Forward A (also as counter)
• Ax Blow: Down-Forward A
• Hades Break: Down A
• Discus: Down-Back A
• Double Discus: Down-Back A, A
• Discus Breaker: Down-Back A, B
• Decimation: Back A, A
• Grip Shot to Ax Volcano: Back A, B
• Poseidon Tide: Down, Down-Back, Back A
• Poseidon Tide Rush: Down, Down-Back, Back A, A, A, A, A, A
• Hades Break: While crouching, A
• Reverse Spiral Ax: While rising, A
• Great Annihilation: During jump, A
• Reverse Ax Split: Facing away, A
• Lower Hades Split: Facing away, Down A

Vertical Attacks

• Great Divide: B, B
• Command Kicks: B, K, K
• Castigate: B, K, A+G
• Bluster: B, K, Forward A+G
• Ax Offering: B Forward, B (also as counter)
• Ax Side Divide: B, B Forward
• Ax Side Cannon: Forward B
• Swipe: Forward B, B
• Ax Volcano: Down-Forward B
• Hades: Down B
• Ax Grave: Down-Back B
• Bear Fang: Back B
• Gorefang: Back B, B
• Dark Split: While crouching, B
• Hades Rising: While rising, B
• Greater Divide: During jump, B
• Reverse Dark Split: Facing away, B
• Lower Dark Split: Facing away, Down B

Kicks

• Moloch's Vise: K
• Hades Knee: Forward K
• Moloch's Revenge: Down-Forward K
• Bull Low Kick: Down K
• Reverse Tamer: Down-Back K, A
• Dark Tamer / Dark Coercion: Back K, A
• Bull Kick: While crouching, K
• Bull Rage: While crouching, Down-Forward K
• Rising Torment / Rising Carnage: While rising, K, A
• Great Kick: During jump, K
• Reverse Bull Kick: Facing away, K
• Lower Sweep: Facing away, Down K

Dual Button Attacks

• Eternal Damnation: A+B
• Minotaur Crush: Forward A+B
• Titan Ax: Down A+B
• Breath of Hades: Back A+B
• Flip Titan Ax: Up A+B
• Guard Crusher: B+K
• Body Splash: Forward B+K
• Hades Crush: Down B+K
• Hymn to Destruction: Down B+K, A+G
• Hymn to Annihilation: Down B+K, Back A+G
• Ax Lower Cannon: Back B +K (during close range hit B)
• Flying Divide: Up-Forward B+K
• Demented Moon: Down, Down-Forward, Forward B+K
• Side Divide: Facing away, B+K
• Appeal: K+G

8-Way Run Moves

• Tornado Spike: Down-Forward, Down-Forward (Hold) or Forward, Forward (Hold) or Up-Forward, Up-Forward (Hold) A, B (also with Hold)
• Poseidon Crest: Down, Down (Hold) or Up, Up (Hold) A, A
• Hades Divide: Down-Back, Down-Back (Hold) or Back, Back (Hold) or Up-Back, Up-Back (Hold) A (also with Hold)
• Ax Crash: Down-Forward, Down-Forward (Hold) or Forward, Forward (Hold) or Up-Forward, Up-Forward (Hold)
• Hades Cannon: Down, Down (Hold) or Up, Up (Hold) B
• Azazel Tackle: Down-Back, Down-Back (Hold) or Up-Back, Up-Back (Hold) B, K
• Canyon Creation: Back, Back (Hold) B (also with Hold)
• Bull Rush: Down-Forward, Down-Forward (Hold) or Forward, Forward (Hold) or Up-Forward, Up-Forward (Hold) K
• Bone Grinder: Down-Forward, Down-Forward (Hold) or Forward, Forward (Hold) or Up-Forward, Up-Forwa