These are your basic attacks performed by pressing 
. The normal attacks restore TP and are therefore critical to continuing a long combo. Each successful hit restores 0.5% of your max TP (but it always restores at least 1 TP). Normal attacks have a base power level of 100. If an attack hits twice, the two hits still have a total combined power of 100. Normal attacks can be combined with the left stick to change attack type.
Attack: Often the fastest attack. Can be used while jumping.
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Attack: Juggles foe upward. Good for hitting mid-air targets. Can juggle knocked down targets.
or 
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Attack: Advancing attack for most characters. Elize (with Teepo ON) and Muzét don’t advance, but have a longer-range attack instead.
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Attack: Attacks low. Good for hitting small foes. Some have knockdowns.
Special Action Attacks
If you hold 
while attacking, you use heavy attacks instead. There are two types. Both are slow and hard to use in combos, but can knock the enemy high and inflict stun effects. If you repeatedly use it, you will be doing same attack over and over, and not make a combo.
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: Knocks the enemy high in the air. Most characters jump along with this attack, and can continue to execute mid-air attacks afterwards.
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/ 
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: Executes a stun-inflicting attack. (Only Milla is an exception—
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is her stun attack.) Has a high break value.