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The Sleight screen in Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories.

A sleight (from "sleight of hand") (ストック技 Sutokku Gi?, lit. "stock technique") is a type of special technique in Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories and Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories, activated by certain combinations of two or three cards. Sleights are used by Sora, Riku, and human and human-like bosses. Sora may learn sleights through leveling up, progressing through the story, obtaining certain cards, or opening treasure chests, while Riku gains all of his sleights early in his story. Each sleight has certain requirements to be activated, and most require all three stockable cards to be a certain type or value. Some sleights only require two cards; these Sleights will activate if the stocked cards don't fulfill any three-card Sleight, and can be activated with only two cards if desired by "stocking" the reload card instead of one in the player's deck, or by pressing L1 and R1 simultaneously in Re:Chain of Memories. As sleights are activated through a combination of stocked cards, the first card in the sleight will disappear from the player's deck unless certain enemy cards are activated, but they can be recovered with high-level item cards.

Sora's sleights are divided into "Attack", "Magic", "Summon", and "Friend" sleights, which are categorized based on the cards they use. Re:Chain of Memories also introduces two sleights unique to the Bumble-Rumble mini-game. Riku's sleights are divided into "Attack", "Friend", and "Duel" sleights. Unlike other sleight types, "Duel sleights" can only be used by activating a duel, and can include up to seven cards.

Since the first card in a stocked combo is removed from the player's deck when the combo is used, the player can quickly be reduced to a few weak cards if they abuse combos without arranging them into efficient sleights. It is advised to build multiple layers of sleights into a deck, ensuring that cards may be used in multiple sleights, even after initial sleights remove cards from the deck.

Riku's sleights

Riku does not learn sleights through the same methods as Sora. Instead, every sleight he learns is given to him after leaving Hollow Bastion and talking to Ansem and The King. In Chain of Memories, these depend solely on Dark Mode and the The King Friend card, but in Re:Chain of Memories, the Duel system and its sleights are added to the game, allowing Riku to perform more sleights on his own.

Attack sleights

Ability Description Requirements
Dark Break (ダークブレイク
Dāku Bureiku
?)
Leap into the air and attack enemies from above. Only available in Dark Mode. In Re:Chain of Memories, press Triangle when it flashes on-screen to add an attack. Pressing Triangle when it isn't on-screen will cancel the sleight. Soul Eater (card).png + Soul Eater (card).png + Soul Eater (card).png (5-15)
Dark Firaga (ダークファイガ
Dāku Figa
?, lit. "Dark Figa")
Expel dark energy in a searing blast. Only available in Dark Mode. This attack is dark-elemental, not fire-elemental. Soul Eater (card).png + Soul Eater (card).png + Soul Eater (card).png (16-25)
Dark Aura (ダークオーラ
Dāku Ōra
?)
Rush enemies repeatedly with blade in hand. Finish off by stabbing Soul Eater into the ground for a column of light that confuses the enemy. Only available in Dark Mode. Soul Eater (card).png + Soul Eater (card).png + Soul Eater (card).png (27)

Friend sleights

Ability Description Requirements
MM Miracle Lv2 (MMミラクルLv2
MM Mirakuru Lv2
?)
The king restores HP, and stuns and deals damage to all enemies, and reloads cards. The King (card).png + The King (card).png
MM Miracle Lv3 (MMミラクルLv3
MM Mirakuru Lv3
?)
The king restores a lot of HP, and stuns and deals damage to all enemies, and reloads cards. The King (card).png + The King (card).png + The King (card).png
Holy Burst[KH Re:CoM] (ホーリーバースト
Hōrī Bāsuto
?)
Multiple shots back to back with the king. Use the left analog stick to control the direction of the tornado. The King (card).png + Soul Eater (card).png + Soul Eater (card).png
Inverse Burst[KH Re:CoM] (インヴァースバースト
Invāsu Bāsuto
?)
Multiple shots with your back against the king's. Enemies become confused when hit. Use the left analog stick to control the direction of the tornado. Only available in Dark Mode. The King (card).png + Soul Eater (card).png + Soul Eater (card).png

Duel sleights

Ability Description Requirements
Impulse[KH Re:CoM] (インパルス
Inparusu
?)
Knock foes into the air before a slam down to the ground, damaging multiple enemies. Win a duel that requires you to break three cards.
Dark Impulse[KH Re:CoM] (ダークインパルス
Dāku Inparusu
?)
Knock foes into the air before a hard slam down to the ground, damaging multiple enemies. Only available in Dark Mode. Win a duel that requires you to break three cards.
Maelstrom[KH Re:CoM] (メイルストロム
Meirusutoromu
?)
Unleash a spinning attack on the enemy. Damage is concentrated to one enemy. Win a duel that requires you to break five cards.
Dark Maelstrom[KH Re:CoM] (ダークメイルストロム
Dāku Meirusutoromu
?)
Unleash a powerful spinning attack on the enemy. Damage is concentrated to one enemy. Only available in Dark Mode. Win a duel that requires you to break five cards.
Barrage[KH Re:CoM] (バラージュ
Barāju
?)
Throw the Soul Eater towards the enemy. Damage is concentrated to one enemy. Win a duel that requires you to break seven cards.
Dark Barrage[KH Re:CoM] (ダークバラージュ
Dāku Barāju
?)
Throw multiple Soul Eaters towards the enemy. Damage is concentrated to one enemy. Only available in Dark Mode. Win a duel that requires you to break seven cards.

Boss sleights

Ability Description Requirements
Fire Wall (ファイアウォール
Faia Wōru
?)
Axel focuses his power of Fire to create a wall that will close in on the perimeter of the battle field. Axel - A1 (card).png + Axel - A1 (card).png + Axel - A1 (card).png
Firetooth (ファイアカッター
Faia Kattā
?)
Axel throws two flaming chakrams at Sora, or creates four flaming chakrams that bounce around the area damaging Sora in the process. Only available in the second battle. Axel - A1 (card).png + Axel - A2 (card).png + Axel - A1 (card).png[KH CoM]
Axel - A2 (card).png + Axel - A2 (card).png + Axel - A2 (card).png[KH Re:CoM]
Ice Needle (アイスニードル
Aisu Nīdoru
?)
Vexen channels his power into the ground, creating icicles that shoot up from below and attack Sora or Riku. Vexen - M (card).png + Vexen - M (card).png + Vexen - M (card).png
Freeze (フリーズ
Furīzu
?)
Vexen focuses his power on Sora or Riku, encasing either character in ice and coming in close to attack, dealing additional damage. Vexen - A (card).png + Vexen - M (card).png + Vexen - A (card).png
Ice Burn (アイスバーン
Aisubān
?)
[KH CoM]
Vexen creates pools of slippery ice on the ground that hinders Sora's movement. Vexen - M (card).png + Vexen - M (card).png + Vexen - A (card).png
Slide Break (スライドブレイク
Suraido Bureiku
?)
[KH Re:CoM]
Vexen elongates the bottom of the Frozen Pride, transforming it into a monstrous ice blade. He then slashes Sora with the empowered weapon numerous times before performing a downward slam, thus shattering the ice blade and reverting his Shield to normal. Vexen - M (card).png + Vexen - M (card).png + Vexen - A (card).png
Diamond Dust (ダイヤモンドダスト
Daiamondo Dasuto
?)
Vexen creates an ice storm that slowly deals damage to Riku and covers the entire battlefield. Only in Reverse/Rebirth. Vexen - A (card).png + Vexen - M (card).png + Vexen - M (card).png
Impact Quake (インパクトクエイク
Inpakutokueiku
?)
[KH Re:CoM]
Lexaeus injects the blade into the ground causing two rock pillars at a time to jut up from out of the ground in apparently random places on the field, though they actually follow Riku, causing a lot of damage when not dodged, which resembles Vexen's Ice Needles Sleight. Available when no magic cards have been used. Lexaeus - A2 (card).png + Lexaeus - M (card).png + Lexaeus - A1 (card).png
Rockshatter (ロックブレイク
Rokkubureiku
?)
Lexaeus juts rocks out of the ground around him and uses his Axe Sword to shatter them allowing him to damage Riku no matter where he is. In Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, the rocks bounces through the battle field. In Re:Chain of Memories, this sleight can only be used after powering up at least once. Lexaeus - A1 (card).png + Lexaeus - A2 (card).png + Lexaeus - A1 (card).png[KH CoM]
Lexaeus - A2 (card).png + Lexaeus - A1 (card).png + Lexaeus - M (card).png[KH Re:CoM]
Ground Impact (グランドインパクト
Gurando Inpakuto
?)
[KH Re:CoM]
Lexaeus uses all his power to slam his Axe Sword into the ground and release the energy he's stored in one mega-attack that can damage not only Riku but the battlefield as well. Available only after two magic cards have been used. Lexaeus - A1 (card).png + Lexaeus - A2 (card).png + Lexaeus - M (card).png
Lightning Bolt (ライトニングボルト
Raitoningu Boruto
?)
[KH CoM]
Larxene fires lightning energy at Sora, drawing him in and stunning him after dealing extensive damage. Larxene - A1 (card).png + Larxene - M (card).png + Larxene - M (card).png
Mega Volt (メガヴォルト
Mega Voruto
?)
[KH Re:CoM]
Larxene throws her Foudre to the ground, creating a large barrage of lightning to attack Sora. Larxene - A2 (card).png + Larxene - M (card).png + Larxene - M (card).png
Blade Storm (ブレイドストーム
Bureido Sutōmu
?)
[KH Re:CoM]
Larxene's Foudre are set in different locations on the battlefield. Each individual Knife will fire a beam of lightning-based energy. If one touches Sora, they all will focus in on him. This Sleight not only does extensive damage, but it also leaves Sora stunned for a time, as well. Larxene - M (card).png + Larxene - M (card).png + Larxene - M (card).png
Teleport Rush (テレポートラッシュ
Terepōto Rasshu
?)
Larxene will repeatedly teleport to Sora's location, slashing him. Larxene - A2 (card).png + Larxene - A2 (card).png + Larxene - A1 (card).png
Blossom Shower (ブロッサムシャワー
Burossamushawā
?)
Marluxia warps to Sora's location several times, attacking. He then creates a massive shockwave, causing several Flower-attributed lasers to rush at Sora. In Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, Marluxia merely bombards Sora with a petal storm. Marluxia - M (card).png + Marluxia - A1 (card).png + Marluxia - M (card).png
Drop Shot (ドロップショット
Doroppu shotto
?)
[KH Re:CoM]
Marluxia leaps high into the air, landing while creating a massive shockwave. Marluxia - A2 (card).png + Marluxia - A2 (card).png + Marluxia - A2 (card).png
Deathscythe (デスサイズ
Desusaizu
?)
Marluxia slashes at Sora three times with his monstrous scythe, creating long ranged beams of damaging energy in each slash's wake. Marluxia - A1 (card).png + Marluxia - M (card).png + Marluxia - A2 (card).png
Gale of Severance (断絶の烈風
Danzetsu no Reppū
?)
[KH Re:CoM]
Marluxia creates a massive, non-damaging whirlwind to blow Sora away. Marluxia (Third Form) (card).png + Marluxia (Third Form) (card).png + Marluxia (Third Form) (card).png
Three cards numbered 8.
Doom (死の宣告
Shi no Senkoku
?)
[KH Re:CoM]
Marluxia begins a countdown, leaving Sora with six seconds to break a chain of cards. Failure to do so within the time limit results in Sora's instant defeat. Marluxia (Third Form) (card).png + Marluxia (Third Form) (card).png + Marluxia (Third Form) (card).png
Three cards numbered 6.
Whirlwind to the Void (虚無への旋風
Kyomu e no Senpū
?)
[KH Re:CoM]
Marluxia summons a small, homing whirlwind to attack Sora, causing him to drop all of his cards upon impact. Marluxia (Third Form) (card).png + Marluxia (Third Form) (card).png + Marluxia (Third Form) (card).png
Three cards numbered 7.
Circle Reject (サークルリジェクト
Sākuru Rijekuto
?)
[KH Re:CoM]
Marluxia creates a long ranged shockwave. Marluxia (Third Form) (card).png + Marluxia (Third Form) (card).png + Marluxia (Third Form) (card).png
Three cards numbered 5.
Omni Laser (全方位レーザー
Zenhōi Rēzā
?)
[KH Re:CoM]
Marluxia bombards Sora with a ring of lasers that surround him. Marluxia (Third Form) (card).png + Marluxia (Third Form) (card).png + Marluxia (Third Form) (card).png
Three cards numbered 4.
Cyclone Snatch (サイクロンスナッチ
Saikuron Sunacchi
?)
[KH Re:CoM]
Zexion creates a damaging black vortex in the center of battlefield that draws Riku in and steals two Soul Eater cards each time he gets close enough to it. Zexion - M (card).png + Zexion - M (card).png + Zexion - M (card).png
Dark Punisher (ダークパニッシャー
Dāku Panisshā
?)
[KH Re:CoM]
Zexion grabs Riku, draining his HP. Only available when enough Soul Eater cards have been stolen. Soul Eater (card).png + Soul Eater (card).png + Soul Eater (card).png (0-10)
Catastrophe (カタストロフィー
Katasutorofī
?)
[KH Re:CoM]
Zexion and his body clones create a sphere of energy in the center of the battlefield, rotating around and shooting beams of energy at it. The sphere will then burst into a wave of unavoidable light energy. Only available when enough Soul Eater cards have been stolen. Soul Eater (card).png + Soul Eater (card).png + Soul Eater (card).png (11-27)
Cross-slash (凶斬り
Kyō Kiri
?)
Cloud performs a three-hit slashing combo. Cloud - A1 (card).png + Cloud - A1 (card).png + Cloud - A1 (card).png
Omnislash (超究武神覇斬
Choukyūbushinhazan
?)
Cloud performs a multi-hit aerial slashing combo. Cloud - A2 (card).png + Cloud - A2 (card).png + Cloud - A2 (card).png
Temper Flare (ブレイズアップ
Bureizuappu
?)
Hades spins in place, firing two long range columns of fire from his arms. In Chain of Memories, Hades simply turns red, and no damage is dealt. Hades - A (card).png + Hades - A (card).png + Hades - A (card).png
Firagaball (ファイガボール
Faigabōru
?)
Hades fires a single fireball at Sora. Hades - M (card).png + Hades - A (card).png + Hades - M (card).png[KH CoM]
Hades - M (card).png + Hades - M (card).png + Hades - M (card).png[KH Re:CoM]
Helm Split (兜割り
Kabuto Wari
?)
[KH Re:CoM]
The Riku Replica leaps into the air, striking Sora or Riku from above multiple times before landing and causing several dark flames to erupt from below. Riku Replica - A1 (card).png + Riku Replica - A1 (card).png + Riku Replica - A3 (card).png
Dark Firaga (ダークファイガ
Dāku Faiga
?)
The Riku Replica fires a single, homing, dark fireball at Sora or Riku. Riku Replica - A1 (card).png + Riku Replica - A1 (card).png + Riku Replica - A3 (card).png[KH CoM]
Riku Replica - A4 (card).png + Riku Replica - A4 (card).png + Riku Replica - A4 (card).png[KH Re:CoM]
Dark Aura (ダークオーラ
Dāku Ōra
?)
The Riku Replica rushes at Sora or Riku multiple times, landing after this vicious aerial combo to cause several dark flames to erupt from below. Riku Replica - A2 (card).png + Riku Replica - A2 (card).png + Riku Replica - A4 (card).png
Barrel Blast (バレルブラスト
Bareruburasuto
?)
[KH Re:CoM]
Captain Hook leaps out of attack range, launching several explosive barrels to trample Sora/Riku. Captain Hook - A1 (card).png + Captain Hook - A1 (card).png + Captain Hook - A3 (card).png
Rush & Present (ラッシュ&プレゼント
Rasshu ando Purezento
?)
[KH CoM]
Captain Hook throws homing explosive presents at Sora/Riku. Captain Hook - A1 (card).png + Captain Hook - A1 (card).png + Captain Hook - A3 (card).png
Combo & Present (コンボ&プレゼント
Konbo ando Purezento
?)
Captain Hook performs a multi-hit physical combo, launching several explosive presents at Sora/Riku. Captain Hook - A2 (card).png + Captain Hook - A2 (card).png + Captain Hook - A3 (card).png
Dark Shadow (ダークシャドウ
Dākushadou
?)
The Guardian detaches itself from Ansem to attack Riku from below several times, the attack ending with a blast of dark energy. Ansem - M (card).png + Ansem - A (card).png + Ansem - M (card).png
Shock Slash (衝撃斬
Shōgeki Ki
?)
[KH Re:CoM]
The Guardian shoots several discs of dark energy in Riku's direction. Only available in Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories. Ansem - M (card).png + Ansem - M (card).png + Ansem - A (card).png
Dark Rush (ダークラッシュ
Dāku Rasshu
?)
Ansem empowers the Guardian with dark energy, the two rushing at Riku multiple times. Ansem - M (card).png + Ansem - A (card).png + Ansem - A (card).png[KH CoM]
Ansem - A (card).png + Ansem - A (card).png + Ansem - A (card).png[KH Re:CoM]

Notes and references

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