Does Asuka's "Enhanced Ranged Attacks" count as a ranged attack?

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Noob here so im just asking because im planning to buy Asuka.

Her "Taimanin Art: Wind God" states that her normal attacks will be enhanced with ranged attacks.

Does this mean that these attacks can get buffed with supporters such as Faust and Ibuki?

The description where it says it becomes a ranged attack isn't highlighted in yellow so i'm just curious if the "ranged attack" is counted as one at all.

[主​​​Miͥภgͣcͫℝ♚]

according to Mimi, whether an attack is ranged or not depends on your distance to the enemy and is not attack-specific. so when the "ranged attack" hits an enemy right in front of you, it's treated as a melee attack and if it hits an enemy far away, it's treated as a proper ranged attack.

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oh i thought ranged attacks usually meant if the character was ranged (Yukikaze and Emily) or the highlighted yellow "ranged attack" description on melee characters.

[ArcKnight]

I think I saw in a video someone asking that same question on Twitter. The reply was that it changes the attack from melee to ranged. I can't confirm that myself but you can always test it.

Maybe I'll fiddle with it later...

[EMax]

Yes a dev answered this a while back.

Asuka's Taimanin art makes her a ranged character. Ive tested using Nino, Ibuki, Faust, etc and they definitely boost her.

As far as I can tell, a melee attack in this game would be like if your character hit their opponent with a sword. But if the sword shoots some sort of chi blast or something, then it is counted as a ranged attack.

Emily, for example... is ranged in nearly all of her attacks. Aegis tackle however is a melee attack (she is actually striking with her body).

Rinko on the other hand, is mostly a melee character, but when those sword flourishes come out at the end of her combos, or on wind slice, they are counted as ranged moves. The meteor is a ranged move.

Asuka's basic attacks are melee without the taimanin art.. but with the taimanin art she shoots wind energy (or something) with each strike, making them ranged. She still has some melee moves though.

If you have Nino you can test everything on a move by move basis.

[主​​​Miͥภgͣcͫℝ♚]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aN59WPwjog at 0:58 for the source btw