Ultimate Type Soul Partial Res Tier List [RE-RELEASE]

If you’ve seen our Type Soul Shikai tier list you’ll notice a similar pattern here for Arrancar Partial Res where Commons and Rares have become quite strong due to the re-release buffs and nerfs. Now with only 1 Partial Res move and the Arrancar Cero Oscuras cooldown resent it’s more important than ever to choose the best Partial Res for your build. Here’s my Type Soul Partial Res tier list and best moves for all options.

Type Soul Arrancar Partial Res Tier List

When it comes to the best Type Soul Partial Res for Arrancar now it’s important to note that Hollows/Arrancars have been reduced back to only 1 Partial move. This makes picking the best moves a highly important consideration when picking a Partial Res. This is essentially how I’ll rank them as in which ones have the best move to base your build around since you can now reset Partial CD if you land Cero Oscuras (Partial Essence new effect). Let’s dive into all Partial Res options below and analyze them individually.

Rankings: S-Tiers usually have powerful true comboes, OP moves or exploit the new low Reiatsu nerf with Rei steals like Vampire/Phoenix. A are great Partial Res options for raw damage but are just less flexible than S. B-Tiers are also good but are slightly weaker than S and A and C-Tier are underpowered options that you should re-roll.

Related: Type Soul Clan Tier List

S-Tier Partial Res

S-Tier Partial Res	Notes & Best Move
Vampire Legendary	• What makes Vampire one of the best Partial Res in Type Soul right now are the re-release Reiatsu changes where every race has less rei and there’s no rei regen accessories • That’s a long way of saying the X move is really strong since it steals Rei as well as HP further reducing your opponent’s Rei options • C is also S-Tier since it also steals HP and applies antiheal but you have to connect an M1 to steal HP • Z is a decent move as a combo extender into Time Cut/Fast Fang • Overall Vampire might be the strongest Partial Res right now Best Move: X or C
Shark Rare	• X is easily one of the best Partial Res moves in the game because it gets you out of danger, gives you iFrames and guarantees a guardbreak hit if you touch your opponent • Z is a bit weird since while it comboes well when close range, I wouldn’t use it as a ranged projectile since the trajectory is always a bit weird and random • C is a bit easy to counter like Wolves from Starrk so if you can bait out counters this can do good damage Best Move: X
Acid Common	• Z is amazing on acid since it’s really easy to hit due to the AOE, deals good damage with the DOT and true combos into powerful moves like Cero Grab, Fast Fang, critical or even Rising Swallow if they’re close enough • X isn’t the best so I would skip it • C is a decent defensive alternative to Z because it’s sort of like a counter but the retaliation is a fast moving damage orb that guardbreaks • Overall for a Common Acid is a really good combo Partial that sets up powerful attacks with its Z Best Move: Z
Light Mythic	• Unlike Snake, Light is still an amazing Mythic in the re-release • Z is a great spam-able poke or combo extender that’s great for a Kido build • X is one of the best Partial Res mobility moves to close distance (Hold space for a faster version) • C is amazing damage with guardbreak that’s good for any build but I like it on Hakuda since the playstyle encourages getting in close and pressuring opponents Best Move: All are good and it depends on if you’re going Kido/Kendo/Hakuda
Bone Common	• A lot of people like Bone due to the Z move which autotracks if you hit but while it’s powerful note that counters destroy it • X is good with Speed for comboing from X into a lot of good fast melee moves • C is amazing because it’s easy to hit due to the double-hit AOE, interrupts some attacks and true combos into Sonata Flow, Rising Swallow if you’re close or just M1 combos Best Move: C
Phoenix Rare	• Similar to Vampire, Phoenix is much better now due to the Rei nerfs since it steals Reiatsu with its Seared effect applied from each move • Z has a lot of stun and posture damage so it’s a good combo into faster moves like Fast Fang or jump crit • X is kind of like Panthera’s Z where it’s a good standalone move but it doesn’t really synergize well with anything to combo with • C is powerful damage if you track their flashstep to hit them after it since it guardbreaks (be careful since you can get punished if you miss) Best Move: Z

A-Tier Partial Res

A-Tier Partial Res	Notes & Best Move
Slash Common	• Overall a high damage Partial if you can reliably proc the Bleed • Z isn’t the best nor worst move here since the Meta edges towards up-close melee fights but it’s pretty good if you need a projectile, zone or interupt tool • I would avoid X since Slash isn’t about hyperarmor charges even though it’s a decent move if you need a combo opener/distance closer • We’re here for the C move which is a fast high damage combo extender that’s good after anything like a parry, dodge, stun move, etc. Best Move: C
Horse Legendary	• Best used with Ground Hakuda to stay close to the enemy and keep applying pressure • X is objectively the best damage, AOE, high posture stun and true comboes into G. Hakuda moves like Confliction/Earth Shatter and a ton of other moves • C deals a lot of damage and is hard to parry because it’s a multi-hit move so if you aim it right to predict dodges you can deal a lot of damage • Avoid Z due to the long windup and having to take a sec to aim • Might be S-Tier due to the Ground Hakuda true comboes but I have to play it a bit more Best Move: X in most cases, especially with Ground Hakuda but C can also be great
Storm Common	• Storm is a perfect A-Tier that’s a good aggression Partial to take along with Speed moves to combo and pressure opponents and pretty much any move here is good but nothing broken • Z is a faster autotrack teleport with less range and C is the opposite with longer range but you have to aim it and both combo well into further fast melee attacks • X is for AOE guardbreaking and combos decently into strong close-range moves like Rising Swallow or a quick feint into a critical Best Move: All are decent depending on what you need
Starrk Legendary	• Starrk still has a lot of mobility and pressure options with Z’s flashstep cero that chains really well into Cero Oscuras for a CD reset, raw damage/posture (Use the Starrk clan for more Cero scaling) • X is bad since it’s not hard to dodge and easy to punish (Only really good with Kido skills that can guarantee a hit) • C is a powerful move but it’s really easy to counter and most good Shikai/Schrift have counters so you’d have to bait those out first • Overall Starrk is good for a build around Z so while powerful for A-Tier it’s not the most flexibile for S-Tier Best Move: Z
Panthera Rare	• X is the best move for dodging and comboing into other fast melee moves like Rising Swallow or Feint into any guardbreak move • Only do C if your build lacks a projectile move since it’s pretty fast, deals decent damage and has a wide hitbox • Z is a weird standalone move that doesn’t really combo well from anything or into anything so I would avoid it Best Move: X

B-Tier Partial Res

B-Tier Partial Res	Notes & Best Move
Arrogante Legendary	• Z is a decent counter that ragdolls but it’s not a true combo into anything so you can try to use as a combo extender with some moves • X is a great hyperarmor attack that randomly disables flashstep (leg effect) or applies a lesser damage debuff (hand effect) but it’s only good if you get the flashstep effect • C is just good damage but the mini-stun effect is so short it doesn’t really combo into anything • Overall no hard true combo and the good move is sometimes useful with flashstep debuff and sometimes just okay with the damage debuff Best Move: X due to the flashstep disable
Volcanica Legendary	• Z is an amazing move that both gives you mobility, has slight hyper armor and guardbreaks dealing good damage with the burn effect (Slam happens regardless of the dash hit) • X is also a guardbreak but not as versatile • While C doesn’t stun for as long as before you can still combo off of it but I don’t like the long windup and would prefer Z or X • While Z is a good move it’s not anything comparable to A-Tiers in power and the other moves are situational Best Move: Z in most cases and sometimes X
Devil Rare	• Best combined with Air Hakuda or Speed depending on which move you’re going for • Z has good mobility and posture damage and is best with Speed for pressure like Flash Cut into Z or with Flash Fakeout • XM2 is for Air Hakuda builds to keep enemies in the air and guardbreak/stun combo them • Ground C is good with Speed since it has high posture damage and is fast comboing well into Flash Cut/Flash Fakeout/Fast Fang • Overall there’s no true combo here and you have to work really hard to be competitive but it has potential for A Best Move: X with Air Hakuda or Z/C with Speed

C-Tier Partial Res

C-Tier Partial Res	Notes & Best Move
Snake Mythic	• Snake got a lot of nerfs which made it not as dominant as before and dropped it from A-Tier for me to C-Tier (Check the nerfs in Update-Logs on Discord) • Still the Z move can be used as a decent combo extender into Mortal Ties/Time Cut • X has hyperarmor on frame 1 so you can use it defensively and XM2 is a great combo starter into Rising Swallow or any stun combo move • C is terrible due to its easy-to-parry/dodge attack with no guardbreak • Snake can still be decent with Hakuda or Kendo builds but it’s definitely not what it used to be Best Move: X and sometimes Z
Spirit Rare	• Overall I wouldn’t bother with Spirit since it’s currently the weakest Partial Res in the game • Z is the best move since it can’t get punished melee due to the AOE hit • X and C aren’t good

That’s it for my Type Soul Partial Res tier list and guide. If you want to reroll you Partial Res check out our Type Soul codes for rerolls.