Best Extra Weapons

Here are the best weapons to use for each character for Extra modes.

**Astaroth**
Best Extra Weapon: Nanbanfu

**Cassandra**
Best Extra Weapon: Spine Blade

**Cervantes**
Best Extra Weapon: Lethe

**Heihachi**
Best Extra Weapon: Tenkamusou

**Ivy**
Best Extra Weapon: Viper's Edge

**Kilik**
Best Extra Weapon: Amud

**Link**
???

**Maxi**
Best Extra Weapon: Vajra

**Mitsurugi**
Best Extra Weapon: Masamune

**Necrid**
Best Extra Weapon: Morphos

**Nightmare**
Best Extra Weapon: Soul Edge (Complete)

**Raphael**
Best Extra Weapon: Wo Dao

**Seung Mina**
Best Extra Weapon: Bardiche

**Sophitia**
Best Extra Weapon: Orichalcum

**Spawn**
Best Extra Weapon: Abomination

**Taki**
Best Extra Weapon: Kunai

**Talim**
Best Extra Weapon: Double Crescent Blade

**Voldo**
Best Extra Weapon: Cat Claws

**Xianghua**
Best Extra Weapon: Soul Calibur (Evil)

**Yoshimitsu**
Best Extra Weapon: Zantetsuken

**Yun-Seong**
Best Extra Weapon: Giant Butcher Knife

Character Guides

**Recommended Controller Setup (Type Free)**
G, A+B, B+G/A+G, B+K (So you can use Wheel move with Seung Mina), B, A, K, G

**Astaroth**
Main Move 1 Tornado Spike (Hold) ( >>A(Hold) B ) [Can be done by assigning A+B to a button and do >> then the button)
Mix Up Move Ax Crush ( >>B )
Ring Out Move Bull Rush ( >>K )

**Cassandra**
Main Move Shooting Star (>>A+B) [When doing this sidestep a tiny bit after and delay your next attack a bit to ensure you always hit them and counter them moving. Takes a bit of practice, but helps with consistency]
Back Up Move Tempest (A+B) [If they guard impact, block, or ruin Shooting Star then Shooting Star after]

**Cervantes**
Setup Move Lagging Wave ( >>A )
Main Move Wild Storm ( B B B )
Setup Ring Out Move Head Scratch Kick ( >>K )
Ring Out Move Bile Lunges ( >>B )

**Heihachi**
Main Move 1 Phoenix Wing ( >>A )

**Ivy**
Setup Move Mind Shatter ( >>K ) [Use this to knock them down then immediately start using Spiral Serenade]
Main Move Spiral Serenade ( A+B )
Follow Up Move 1 Serpent Slash~Spiral Tribute During Spiral Serenade ( A )
Follow Up Move 2 Raging Flames~Serpent's Embrace During Spiral Tribute ( A )
Follow Up Move 3 Violent Spirits During Serpents Embrace ( A A ) [After using this wait for them to get up then use from Spiral Serenade to Violent Spirits]
Mix Up Move Serpent's Breath ( >>B ) [Use this in case you can't use Spiral Serenade and then use Mind Shatter]

**Kilik**
Standard
Main Move 1 Cross Bo ( >>A ) [Use this to position them for ring outs and edges]
Main Move 2 Heavy Bo ( >>B ) [Use this keep them stay in position for ring out or damage]
Ring Out Move Sheng Lung Kick ( >K )
Extra
Setup Move Rising Phoenix without B (>> K K)
Main Move 1 Raging Phoenix Combo (> A A A)
Main Move 2 Cross Bo (>>A) [If they get up fast]
Main Move 3 Heavy Bo (>>B) [Use if they don't get up fast then Cross Bo right after and then repeat the moves starting with Rising Phoenix to Cross Bo]

**Link**
???

**Maxi**
Main Move 2 Dragon's Sky~Behind Lower ( >A+B ) [Guard right after to cancel animation and use again]

**Mitsurugi**
Setup Move Wheel Kick ( >K )
Main Move Forced Prayer Divide ( B B )
Ring Out Move Rising Knee ( >>K )

**Necrid**
Setup Move Helm Drop ( >>K )
Back up Setup Move Giant Roundhouse ( >K )
Main Move Fire Fang ( A+B )
Main Move Back Up ( >>A+B )
Main Move Back Up 2 ( >>B )
Ring Out Move Dreaded Horn or Fire Fang ( >B )

**Nightmare**
Main Move 1 Rock Splitter ( >>B )
Main Move 2 Right Slasher ( >>A )

**Raphael**
Main Move Triple Botta in Tempo ( >B B B )
Ring Out Move Venom Side Kick ( <<K )

**Seung Mina**
Main Move 1 Strangling Flower ( >>A ) [Use this to position them for ring outs and edges]
Main Move 2 Heavy Fall ( >>B ) [Use this keep them stay in position for ring out or damage]
Main Move 3 Wheel ( > B+K ) [Use this also to lead to edges and stay in position for ring outs]
Ring Out Move 1 Banishment Kick ( >K )
Ring Out Move 2 Circular Heaven Spin Kick ( >>K K K )

**Sophitia**
Setup Move Silent Cross ( >>A )
Main Move 1 Gaia Quake ( ^Hold A+B )
Back Up Move Ascend Splash ( B B )
Ring Out Move Olympus Cannon ( >>B )

**Spawn**
Main Move 1 Head Hunter ( >>A )
Main Move 2 Night Stalker ( >>B )
Mix Up Move Double Devil Kick ( >>K K )

**Taki**
Main Move Hurricane Punishment ( >> K) [Use this about two or three times then Assassin's Strike or if they mess up Hurricane Punishment]
Main Move 2 Assassin's Strike ( >>B )

**Talim**
Main Move Sipa Rising ( >>K ) [Use for KOs if can't ring out or to position to the edge]
Main Move 2 Paayon Thrust ( > > B ) [Use this for ring outs and after Sipa Rising for help to get ring outs]
Back Up Move Twin Fang Sahig ( >B B ) [Use this if they sidestep or ruin Sipa Rising to keep the damage or if you couldn't use Paayon Thrust and think you would miss them or go off the map]

**Voldo**
Main Move Demon Elbow ( >>B ) [Sidestep before using for ring outs on some stages]
Mix Up Move Jolly Ripper~Blind Stance ( >A )
And during Blind Stance ( >A ) for also potential ring outs and to mix up

**Xianghua**
Main Move Great Wall ( >>A+B )
Back Up Move Heh Kick (>K) [Use this if they block Great Wall to reset them for Great Wall]

**Yoshimitsu**
Setup Move Knee Bash ( >>K ) [Use this to setup for the other two moves and ring outs]
Main Move Flagstaff ( >>A ) [Use this immediately after Knee Bash]
Main Move 2 Rapid Grace ( B B ) [Use this after Flagstaff for up to 2 or 4 attacks then switch to Flagstaff once and repeat. Basically use a 2/4 1 cycle]

**Yun-seong**
Main Move 1 Lashing Tiger (>A A) [Use this and the next attack and spam fast]
Starting Move Burning Ember ( >>A )
Ring Out Move Triple Circular Heaven Assault ( >> K K K )

Continuation for Extra Arcade without Spawn.

I discovered that there's a way to manipulate RNG slightly for Extra Arcade.

Description as to have it works:
*If you have every weapon unlocked, then every weapon has a chance to appear when fighting opponents. This means that if you fight "X" character and that character has a good weapon (High Defense), then it will take longer to defeat. As a result, you end up wasting more time.
*Given that statement, if we have/buy bad weapons (Low Defense) for the opponents, then there's a possibility of them having those weapons.
*I say a "possibility" because there are "Slotted" weapons already set in case you don't buy a single weapon in Weapon Master. My speculation as to why this happens is due to the fact that you can unlock Extra Arcade by beating Arcade once. As a result, I think the developers thought that having certain weapons already slotted for Extra Arcade would make a difference between Arcade and Extra Arcade. Otherwise, you would have to face opponents with vanilla weapons on Extra Arcade.

What do you need to do:
*Best way to set this up is to have an specific memory file for this category. This is due to the fact that we are buying specific weapons in Weapon Master in order to have an advantage over Extra Arcade Opponents.
*Here is a link with all the weapons in the game:
https://www.neoseeker.com/soulcalibur-ii/faqs/86583-soul-calibur-ii-weapon-insanityprevails.html
This link tells you all the stats of all weapons as well as how to get them. Once you are on the link, do a "Ctrl + F" and look for "Low Defense."
*Buy all weapons that are "Low Defense," even if the percentage is not as high as you want. We want to have more variables that are in our favor. That means that if we increase the number of "Low Defense" weapons for "X" character, then there's a higher probability of a "Low Defense" weapon appearing for that character.

Viable WR characters:
*I tested all characters that were in the Leaderboard for Extra Arcade with the exception of Spawn (Don't have) and Link (not viable unless it's an Extreme/Hard difficulty IMO).
*Spawn - Abomination; Since I haven't tested this myself, I'm not too sure what to say. However, from what I've seen from Slevanas, this might be the best character for this category.
*Maxi - Vajra; In my opinion, the best non-guest character for this category. The combination of having a "High Attack" weapon against "Low Defense" weapons makes it almost as good as Spawn. Downside, can't blocked enemies attacks. The main attack is ( A+B ) while running. After the attack is complete, hold the block/guard button to cancel the animation, then repeat again. You can watch my PB for a reference as to how it looks.
*Astaroth - Nanbanfu; Another good alternative for this category. This is the same principle as Maxi, but you can actually block. Your downside now is being slow. The main attack is a 2 hit combo that you get by pressing ( A + B ) while running but you need to hold it for a bit, then press the same combination again ( A + B ) in order to get the second hit. This strategy is not as consistent as Maxi's since the second hit can be evaded by CPUs. The best reference for this is in my Extra Time Attack run.

Nonviable WR characters from the Leaderboard:
*Nightmare - Soul Edge (Complete); Even though this combination is good, the thing that makes this non WR material is the fact that nightmare takes too long to get the kills. In this regard, he is slower than Astaroth. The main attack is ( B ) while running and the animation is too long that in the long run wastes a lot of time.
*Voldo - Soul Edge (Complete)/Cat Claws; The main attack for this combination is  ( B ) while running. Even with the boost on Attack/Damage, this attack can sometimes take 3 hits to beat enemies with "Low Defense." weapons. The reason is because Voldo, with those weapons, does not output too much damage as the other characters on the list.
*Mitsurugi - Damascus Sword; This on paper can be pretty good, and possibly WR material, but the main attack is a 3 hit combo that you perform by pressing ( B ) while running that is not too consistent. The first 2 hits can hit consistently, but the 3rd one doesn't. The fact the it is an inconsistent multi-hit combo makes a little bit worse because in case the enemy blocks the first attack, then you have to commit to do the full combo and waste a lot of time.

Final Notes:
*There's still a lot we don't know about the Slotted weapons. How many there are per character? Which weapons?
*Mitsurugi is a wild card for this category if you are trying to get WR. More testing is needed from someone that knows how this character works.
*In case you don't have another memory card to do this, then you have to go through Weapon Master and buy the necessary things in order to do attempts for Extra Arcade.
*This Guide is mainly for people who want to have a PB from the ranges of 30-45 seconds.
*This guide purposes is to facilitate getting better RNG with weapons in Extra Arcade. However, the AI will still behave like always. As a result, you still need to grind a fair amount of attempts to get your intended goal.

Thank you all who read this. Hope it is useful for someone. If there are any questions, you can DM me.
P.S. there might be some things that might not make sense because I wrote this late at night when I was tired.

Extra Arcade Guide

Thanks to Baja646 we know that enemy weapons can be manipulated by limiting what you get in Weapon Master. With this in mind to get better RNG it is advised to have a file set up for it. Real useful for good runs with Maxi Extra Arcade or Charade runs so you get good weapons for him.

Extra Arcade Spawn Route
1: Complete Weapon Master as fast as possible only the missions needed to progress nothing else.
2: Buy only these weapons.
*Buy Cat Claws in Chapter 1*
*Buy Morphos in Chapter 2*
*Buy Double Crescent Blade in Chapter 3*
*Buy Spine Blade in Chapter 3*
*Buy Tenkamusou in Chapter 3*
*Buy Zantetsuken in Chapter 3*
*Buy Giant Butcher Knife in Chapter 4*
*Buy Wo Dao in Chapter 4*
*Buy Glam in Chapter 5*
*Buy Viper Edge in Chapter 5*
*Buy Fire Blade in Chapter 6*
*Buy Nanbanfu in Chapter 6*
*Buy Bardiche in Chapter 7*
*Buy Amud in Chapter 8*
*Buy Masamune in Chapter 8*
3: Complete Sub Chapter 3 Pollux (Don't have to beat the dungeon twice only once)
4: Go to Subchapter 4 Procyon and complete Stage 1 (Mulphein's Crypt), Stage 3 (Mount Procyon), and Stage 4 (Lynx Arbor).
5: Go to Cepheus Shop and buy Abomination, Vajra, and Lethe.
6: Complete Arcade with any character to unlock Extra Arcade
7: You are finished and can do Extra Arcade runs.

Weapon Master Extra Guide

For Weapon Master Extra it's a straight line from first stage to chapter 10 Inferno.

Stage 1 - Nightmare (Soul Edge Growth)
Stage 2 - Nightmare (Soul Edge Growth)
Chapter 1 - Nightmare (Soul Edge Growth)

Stage 1 - Raphael (Wo Dao)
Stage 2 - Voldo (Cat Claws)
Chapter 2 - Voldo (Cat Claws)

Stage 1 - Voldo (Cat Claws)
Stage 2 - Astaroth (Nanbanfu) Use the -> -> A+B move easily kills charade
Chapter 3 - Nightmare (Soul Edge Growth)

Stage 1 - Nightmare (Soul Edge Growth)
Stage 2 - Nightmare (Soul Edge Growth)
Stage 3 - Nightmare (Soul Edge Growth)
Chapter 4 - Voldo (Cat Claws)

Stage 1 - Voldo (Cat Claws)
Stage 2 - Nightmare (Soul Edge Growth)
Stage 3 Nightmare (Soul Edge Growth)
Chapter 6 St.5 - Nightmare (Soul Edge Growth)

Stage 1 - Nightmare (Soul Edge Growth)
Stage 2 - Voldo (Cat Claws)
Stage 3 - Sophitia (Orichalcum) Use the -> -> A+B move to KO.
Chapter 8 - Nightmare (Soul Edge Growth)

Stage 1 - Nightmare (Soul Edge Growth)
Dungeon - Nightmare (Soul Edge Growth)
Chapter 10 - Nightmare (Soul Edge Growth) or Astaroth (Nanbanfu)

Weapon Master Route

Stage 1 Use Voldo
Stage 2 Use Voldo (You could buy Cat Claws here)
Chapter 1 Use Voldo (Or after this fight)

Stage 1 Use Voldo
Stage 2 Use Voldo
Chapter 2 Use Voldo

Stage 1 Use Voldo
Stage 2 Use Voldo
Chapter 3 Use Voldo

Stage 1 Use Voldo
Stage 2 Use Voldo
Stage 3 Use Voldo
Chapter 4 Use Voldo

Stage 1 Use Voldo
Chapter 5 Use Voldo

Stage 1 Use Voldo
Stage 2 Use Voldo
Stage 3 Use Voldo
Stage 4 Use Voldo
Chapter 6 Use Voldo

Stage 1 Use Voldo
Stage 2 Use Voldo
Chapter 7 Use Voldo

Stage 1 Use Voldo
Stage 2 Use Voldo
Stage 3 Use Sophitia and the -> A+B move for near instant KO
Chapter 8 Use Voldo

Stage 1 Use Voldo
Stage 2 Use Nightmare with Soul Edge Growth
Chapter 9 Use Nightmare with Soul Edge Growth

Stage 1 Use Nightmare with Soul Edge Growth
Stage 2 Use Nightmare with Soul Edge Growth (With the increased difficulty Nightmare is better than Voldo for safety)
Chapter 10 Use Nightmare with Soul Edge Growth (Best character for dealing with Inferno)

Nome	Autore
Best Extra Weapons	Slevanas 3 years ago
Character Guides	Slevanas 3 years ago
Continuation for Extra Arcade without Spawn.	Baja646 4 years ago
Extra Arcade Guide	Slevanas 3 years ago
Weapon Master Extra Guide	Slevanas 3 years ago
Weapon Master Route	Slevanas 3 years ago