WhileBleach Brave Soulsis a gacha game where players build their dreamBleachteam to re-explore the franchise’s story, the gameplay rests on the backdrop of an action-adventure game. As such, players can control their characters and dish out their signature moves to wipe out waves of opponents. However, unique to the game’s character progression system are skills — or abilities they can augment and apply in combat for a wide variety of effects.
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A lot of characters possess different skills, affecting the tide of combat in numerous methods. For players building their dream teams, it’s important to take into consideration just how these skills synergize with each other. Which of the game’s skills are the best?
Updated on July 23, 2025, by Rhenn Taguiam:With Part 2 ofBleach: Thousand-Year Blood Warto return in July 2023, fans of Ichigo Kurosaki and his friends are likely excited to witness the protagonist finally turn the tide of a losing battle against Yhwach. And fans eager to see this final showdown would have to wait before catching it in modernized anime glory,Bleach Brave Soulsmight be the game to play for gamers to get their Bleach fix. In this RPG where players build their dream team of Bleach characters, players need to pay attention to which Skills would suit their characters best - especially if they want to use Yhwach’s Sternritters and Wandenreich members as part of their squad. Some Skills of note include having shields at the start of the match, prominent shield destruction, faster cooldowns of Strong Attacks, and even an auto-counter.
15Start Barrier
When it comes to gameplay inBleach Brave Souls, players facing tougher challenges would want to secure defenses as early in the game’s match as possible. WithStart Barrier, characters are able tocreate a 10-layer Barrier as soon as they begin Quests, Events, and Battles.
Given this barrier’s level of strength, it makes sense for this skill to be possessed by some of the more notablecharacters in theBleachfranchise. These include Toshiro Hitsugaya (6-Star, The Belief) who is encased in an ice armor, the more unhinged Kenpachi Zaraki (6-Star, SAFWY-Untold Stories), the evolved Nnoitora Gilga (6-Star, CFYOW), and even the calmer Sosuke Aizen (6-Star, TYBW).
14Pierce Barrier
Players who got used to gameplay in theBleachgame know that facing enemies with barriers can be quite a pain, especially if they’re aiming to eliminate foes within a short span of time. This is wherePierce Barriercomes in, as thisenables characters to inflict damage past enemy barriers, practically making barriers useless when facing these particular characters.
Due to the sheer level of power this skill contains, only six (6) 6-Star characters in the series possess this ability. These includesome characters in theBleachseries with overpowered abilitiessuch as Jugram Haschwalth (6-Star, TYBW), Ulquiorra Shifar (6-Star), Sado (6-Star, TYBW 2022), and Ichibe Hyosube (6-Star, TYBW). These characters, when paired with this skill, can work well as tanks and bypass most enemy defenses.
13Marauder
Despite the existence of flashy signature attacks being translated into special moves in theBleachgame, players ofBrave Soulslikely want their characters to be able to pull off attacks from the comfort of their immediate capabilities. This often means building characters capable of dishing ordinary melee attacks against opponents with otherwise-amazing defense - something thatMaraudercan do, courtesy of its effect that allows characters tobypass Melee resistances and nullifications using their Melee attacks.
In turn, this skill is also attached to characters with a penchant for striking hard all the time - making this perfect forBrave Soulsbeginners. These include iterations of Ichigo Kurosaki (6-Stars Artworks, 5th Anniversary, TYBW-Ten Years Later, TYBW-2022) and his rival in strength but also the more ruthless Kenpachi Zaraki (6-Star, SAFWY).
12Strong Attack Cooldown
As a team game possessing a real-time action premise,Brave Soulscan be quite difficult to master for players who aren’t good with their combos intheBleachgame. And if they’re not keen on using their special attacks, the Strong Attack is their best bet for a decent heavy hit against the opponent. In turn,Strong Attack Cooldownis quite an ideal ability to possess, especially when it‘s able tolower the cooldown of Strong Attacksto make combos much easier to dish out - something useful in time-based combat, or for players who want to finish battles quickly.
Given the rather “ordinary” nature of this skill, around 30 6-Star characters possess this skill. Notable ones that players should get in their arsenal include Byakuya Kuchiki (6-Stars, The Lost Agent, Fierce Battle), Renji Abarai (6-Star, Fierce Battle), and Shigekuni Genryusai Yamamoto (6-Star, Fierce Battle).
11Brave Battle Counter
Considering the real-time nature of battles inBrave Soulsgameplay, it’s reasonable for some fans to experience difficulty engaging in combat when not used to their character’s skillsets. However, players who truly want a punishing build might want to get characters withBrave Battle Counter, which forcesenemies to get counterattack damage when characters are damaged during Brave Battles. This ability easily gives players the impression of reliving some of thebestBleachbattles.
Due to the rather overpowered nature of this skill, it’s natural for only three (3) characters to possess this ability. These include Kenpachi Zaraki (6-Star, SAFWY-Untold Stories), Jugram Haschwalth (6-Star, TYBW), and Ouko Yushima (6-Star). When built properly, these can become reliable tanks or even melee DPS capable of punishing enemies to oblivion with no chance for comebacks.
10Brave Battle Temporary Invincibility
Brave Battles serve as the PVP component ofBrave Souls,where players duke it out withtheir best builds. As such, it’s expected for players to have intense matches with meta-breaking builds. Considering this, Brave Battle Temporary Invincibility is an immensely powerful Skill to get in any team. This skillgrants temporary invincibility and temporary immunity to both damage and status ailmentsat the beginning of combat.
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While it seems game-breaking, the Skill is rare enough that only three 6-Star Characters possess it: Shigekuni Genryusai Yamamoto (SAFWY - Untold Stories), Jugram Haschwalth (TYBW), and Shukuro Tsukishima (CFYOW - Truths).
9Ignore Brave Battle Invincibility
Despite how powerful Brave Battle Temporary Invincibility can be, it’s not entirely an end-all, be-all solution for PVP fans. In fact, with theright arsenal,some players may be able to render a team relying on this ability useless. That’s where Ignore Brave Battle Invincibility comes in.
As the name implies, those with this Skillignore the invincibility granted by the aforementioned Skill. This gives both players equal ground as soon as combat starts. Only three 6-Star Characters possess this Skill: Shigekuni Genryusai Yamamoto (SAFWY - Untold Stories), Kenpachi Kuruyashiki (SAFWY), and Kenpachi Zaraki (SAFWY - Untold Stories).
8Last-Ditch Survival
In higher-level quests, it’s natural for players to run acrossextremely tough encountersthat could incur a party wipe. This can become frustrating, especially in boss battles that players know they could clutch if they just had that “one more turn.” Thankfully, Last-Ditch Survival gives players exactly that:an opportunity to revive from a KO.
Given how potentially overpowering this Skill is, it’s understandable how only ten 6-Star Characters possess this Skill. These include the likes of Shigekuni Genryusai Yamamoto (SAFWY - Untold Stories), Sosuke Aizen (TYBW), and Barragan Ruizenban (CFYOW). It’s no surprise that these are three of the most powerful beings in the franchise.
7Hit Hidden Enemies
It’s natural for an exploration/adventure game likeBrave Soulsto have hidden enemies on the field. After all, this is a great way to surprise players whomight feel overconfident with their abilitiesand need more enemies to spice things up. However, for the struggling player, getting surprised by hidden enemies can mean death.
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Thankfully, players can bypass this annoying element through Hit Hidden Enemies. With this Skill, players canattack hidden enemies that try to get the jump on them, essentially maximizing their damage output. There are twelve 6-Star Characters who possess this quality, with Grimmjow Jaegerjaques (CFYOW - Truths), Uryu Ishida (Fierce Battle), and Sosuke Aizen (6th Anniversary Version) being some of them.
6Nullify Ranged/Melee Resistance
It’s one thing for player characters to be powerful enough that theirattacks generate enough numbersto bypass enemy defenses. However, it’s another kind of monster entirely to eliminate enemy resistances towards attacks. InBrave Souls, this comes in the form of Nullify Ranged/Melee Resistance, which are two separate Skills that characters may have.
As the names imply,Nullify Resistances can nullify attack resistances of enemies towards either ranged or melee-based damage types, depending on which version of the skill the player has. This might not seem like a big deal at first. However, players who want their damage numbers to be more precise can greatly make use of their attacks when they don’t have to worry about resistances.
