BLEACH Rebirth of Souls Sublimation explained

It’s safe to call BLEACH Rebirth of Souls one of the most unique arena fighters in the market, as it turns the genre’s usual mechanics on its head in favor of a battle system that feels right once you get the hang of it.

Until then, however, it won’t be an uncommon occurrence to find yourself scratching your head over some of its mechanics, such as Sublimation. Here’s all you need to know about the Sublimation state in BLEACH Rebirth of Souls and a few tips to help you trigger it as quickly as possible.

BLEACH Rebirth of Souls Sublimation explained

Sublimation, also known as the Kikon Channel state, can be triggered on BLEACH Rebirth of Souls by fully raising an Awakened character’s Fighting Spirit meter one time. Once active, Sublimation will boost their Kikon Move base DMG by one bar until the end of the battle. If your character has a secondary Awakened Kikon Move, they will get access to it instead. For example, Sublimation Bankai Ichigo gets access to his 5-Koupaku Grand Getsugatensho move and will perform it in place of his 4-Konpaku Point-Blank Getsugatensho no matter the scenario.

Going beyond that, maxing out your Fighting Spirit gauge while in Sublimation allows your character to enter Spirit Drive for a huge boost in damage and overall defense. The state also increases your move and Spiritual Power recharge speed. Ulquiorra, Ichida, Aizen, and Ichigo (Bankai) don’t have access to Spirit Drive, thanks to their ability to reawaken.

How to charge your Fighting Spirit fast in Rebirth of Souls

So you can enter Kikon Channel (Sublimation) as soon as possible, knowing how to build up your Fighting Spirit is a must. In true fighting game fashion, though, and apart from the immediate sum gained by using Soul Reverse, you can do that by performing both regular and Reverse combos. Each Koupaku stack lost also offers a huge boost.

What is the reverse gauge in BLEACH Rebirth of Souls?

Now that you know all you need about Sublimation, why not also get a crash course on the game’s Reverse Gauge, which allows you to perform reverse actions (R2 + ◻/RT + X) and enter the game’s Soul, Burst, and Chain Reverse states once at two bars? You can check out a breakdown of each state below.

After entering any of the above, your Reverse Gauge will be slowly drained until your character returns to normal. Unlike your Spiritual and Fighting Spirit meters, your Reverse Gauge starts fully charged and fills automatically throughout the battle. Its recharge speed, however, increases as your Konpaku total goes down.

It’s also important to point out that characters can have unique Reverse Actions as well, with the clearest example being Ichigo’s first variant, who can only access signature versions of Soul Reverse (one in his normal state and one while in Bankai). While active, the states will enhance his moveset and change/boost the DMG of his first Awakened Kikon Move. If on Soul Reverse during or after Sublimation, Ichigo will perform the enhanced version of his first Awakened move in place of his second. The move will deal +1 Koupaku DMG.