Jin's moves have a fair amount of recovery, so you need to be careful about how much you try to attack. Remember to end some block strings with something that is jump cancelable so you have a way to escape punishment from opponents who Instant Block (IB) a lot. Your attacks do decent damage, but the hard part is actually hitting the opponent, since Jin's offense is fairly easy to block. Fortunately, the Guard Libra in this game guarantees that he won't be able to block forever, so just keep poking him, don't let him get away. You don't need to get close to him the whole time, just stay at about 5D range and keep the pressure up.

On defense, you can occasionally IB and do a Blizzard to go through the enemy's block strings. Be wary of doing aerial hishouken since they have too long of a recovery. You can also use musou senshouzan(214A,B, or C) to fly to the other side of him if you're trying to run away. Use 5D at max range if possible to act as a poke. if they come in from the air, you have your dragon punches, or you can try jumping up and doing j.A or j.B to try and beat them there. If they get too close for 5D, then either risk a Blizzard, 2A, or get ready to block.

Simply to put it, Jin specializes in zoning with his projectiles, and shining pressure options. Though unlike Ragna, he's not exactly considered rushdown but sports powerful combos thanks to his invalid freeze options. Jin also sports good-to-excellent pokes, and is the only character to have EX special moves, so he relies on having a lot of heat to benefit from their additional properties (extra damage, extra invincibility, etc.), so he burns a lot of meter for most of his best combos.

In Continuum Shift, Jin retains an extremely solid offensive game like in CT, with a wide variety of safe, high-priority pokes and mixups. However, his overall damage output has been reduced considerably, reducing his abare potential off random pokes considerably. Additionally, his freeze mechanic, which could be previously be used to set up invalid combos off surprise hits, no longer requires the opponent to wiggle to escape, making invalid freeze combos a lot riskier. On the other hand, however, his zoning game has been improved considerably, and he still retains most of the priority and invulnerability that made him high tier in the original game. Though Jin has lost a good amount of his invalid combos to top it off.

In Continuum Shift II, Jin has been modified further to work with the new systems. His damage potential and throw game have been significantly neutered because he can no longer combo into Hiyoku Getsumei or even his Astral from a throw. His DPs were also heavily nerfed, the D version now being the only one that is fully invincible on startup, leaving the rest for use only as combo filler. His pressure tools, however, have been significantly buffed, and he can now easily carry the opponent into the corner and begin slaughtering them with okizeme. One could say that the development team removed his "scrubbiness".

Jin's Overdrive is Frost End (Zettou/Severing Sword), which causes any Yukianesa attack to freeze the target.

MovelistEdit

Normals

Input
B+C
	Damage			Heat Gain
	--			--
	Throw. Jin motions his hand to freeze the grabbed foe between two ice spikes. Backwards and midair versions switch sides. Can be canceled after freeze with specials.

Input
5A
	Damage			Heat Gain
	267			110
	Open backhand. Jump cancelable. Rapid fire-able. Whiffs on some crouching.

Input
5B
	Damage			Heat Gain
	350, 250			144, 103
	Kicks upward then swipes leg back. Extremely fast startup. Second hit has slight vacuum effect and both hits are jump cancelable.

Input
5C
	Damage			Heat Gain
	710			293
	Quick horizontal inward slash. Jump cancelable.

Input
2A
	Damage			Heat Gain
	267			110
	Crouching behind-the-back poke with his scabbard.

Input
2B
	Damage			Heat Gain
	445			184
	Crouching hand swipe.

Input
2C
	Damage			Heat Gain
	720			298
	Vertical outward slash. Jump cancelable. Fatal counters.

Input
j.A
	Damage			Heat Gain
	267			110
	Jumping punch. Jump cancelable.

Input
j.B
	Damage			Heat Gain
	540			223
	Spinning sleeve attack. Extremely large hitbox. Starts up slower than CT version. Jump cancelable.

Input
j.C
	Damage			Heat Gain
	700			289
	Extremely long-ranged horizontal slash. Very good air-to-air poke. Jump cancelable.

Input
j.2C
	Damage			Heat Gain
	700			289
	Vertical whipping sword slash. Old CT j.C.

Input
6A
	Damage			Heat Gain
	640			264
	Twirls his sword and smacks the hilt on the his opponent. Hits overhead. Can be special/super canceled. Breaks one Guard Primer on block

Input
6B
	Damage			Heat Gain
	690			285
	Overhead spinning hop kick.

Input
6C
	Damage			Heat Gain
	920			380
	Powerful turning upward slash of his sword. Launches on hit. Has pretty long range and is dash cancellable, but it's got some startup.

Input
3C
	Damage			Heat Gain
	650			227
	Sweeps the foe by push-kicking with both of his legs. Knocks down. Faster recovery than in CT, can link into 2B. Can be special/super canceled but not jump canceled.

Drive

Input	English Name			Japanese Name			Literal Translation			Damage	Heat Gain
any direction + D	Frost Bite			零刀, Reitō			Cold Sword			--	--
	Freezes the foe on hit, and the foe can struggle out by button mashing and the like to escape. In CS, it functions the same, except you don't need to struggle much to make the ice melt quicker, so invalid combos are far more riskier. Paired with Jin's lowered damage output, freezing needs to be taken into a more careful situation.

Input	English Name			Japanese Name			Literal Translation			Damage	Heat Gain
5D										712	294
	Gigantic ice wolf head. Dash cancelable. Freezes on hit. Can now only be canceled into D specials. Cannot refreeze. Known as "Fenrir" in Lost Saga.

Input	English Name			Japanese Name			Literal Translation			Damage	Heat Gain
6D										712	294
	Three flashes of rising ice in front of Jin. Slightly faster than CT. Extremely good hitstun, even without freeze. Freezes on hit. Advantageous on block. Cannot refreeze. Known as "Ice Fang" in Lost Saga.

Input	English Name			Japanese Name			Literal Translation			Damage	Heat Gain
2D										712	294
	Distant, angled icy tombstone pointed towards Jin. Much faster than in CT. Has vacuum effect hit. Recovers fast enough to run up and combo if freezes. Cannot refreeze. Breaks one Guard Primer on block. Known as "Arctic Blade" in Lost Saga.

Input	English Name			Japanese Name			Literal Translation			Damage	Heat Gain
j.D										740	306
	Snow flake aura. Special cancelable. Not actually an overhead. Very good crossup hitbox. Cannot refreeze.

Special Attacks

Input	English Name			Japanese Name			Literal Translation			Damage	Heat Gain
236A/B/C (Ok in midair)	Ice Blade			氷翔剣, Hishōken			Ice Flying Sword			500 (A), 500 (B), 500 (C)	207 (A), 207 (B), 207 (C)
	Jin fires an ice sword forward. A version moves forward slowly. In the air it has the sharpest angle downward. B version moves forward quickly. In the air it's about 45 degrees down. C version floats in place for a second, then shoots forward very quickly. It flies straight forward in the air. Once projectile starts moving, does not disappear even if Jin is hit.The midair version recovers faster than in CT. Chronophantasma: A and C versions were removed.

Input	English Name			Japanese Name			Literal Translation			Damage	Heat Gain
236D (Ok in midair)	Flying Ice Strike			氷翔撃, Hishōgeki			Ice Flying Strike			712x3	--
	Fires a giant ice blade on the ground or three Hishōkens in the air. EX move. Uses 25% Heat. Freezes on hit. Can be used to continue pressure. Can refreeze multiple times. Breaks one guard primer on block.,br />Chronophantasma: Aerial version shoots a giant ice blade diagonally downward.

Input	English Name			Japanese Name			Literal Translation			Damage	Heat Gain
j.236D				空気 氷翔撃, "Kuchū Hishōgeki"			Midair Ice Flying Strike			600x3	0
	Consumes 25% Heat on 1F Projectile (Lv 1) 180F Heat Gauge Cooldown Freezes opponent (freeze count 10, lasts 45F) This move is positive on block and it freezes on hit but it costs 25 Heat. It has horrible landing recovery so make sure that at least one of the ice blades hit. Ambiguous IAD cross-ups are the primary use of this move. It can also be used to bait anti-airs.

Input	English Name			Japanese Name			Literal Translation			Damage	Heat Gain
623A/B	Blizzard			吹雪, Fubuki			Blizzard			800 (A) 900 (B)	331 (A) 372 (B)
	Jin throws out a turning battōjustu quickdraw angled 45 degrees upward. "A" version comes out faster. "B" version has some invincibility frames Both are air-unblockable. Can combo after a counter hit. A version now has longer recovery. Both versions now whiff on crouching opponents. Chronophantasma: A version was removed.

Input	English Name			Japanese Name			Literal Translation			Damage	Heat Gain
623(C) (Hold to delay)	Violent Ice			裂氷, Rehhyō			Rending Ice			1300	538
	A stationary vertically-aimed quickdraw slash that launches. Has a large amount of invulnerability, but somewhat slow startup. The move also has a very high amount of vertical reach. Jin is vulnerable while delaying the move, however. Can combo after a counter hit.

Input	English Name			Japanese Name			Literal Translation			Damage	Heat Gain
214A/B/C (Ok in midair)	Crystal Strike			霧槍 尖晶斬, Musō Senshōzan			Mist Spear Piercing Crystal Slash			560 (A), 580 (1st hit), 200 (2nd hit) (B), 640 (1st hit), 900 (2nd hit) (C)	463 (A), 480 (1st hit), 662 (2nd hit) (B), 529 (1st hit), 745 (2nd hit) (C)
	Jin rides on an icicle, then leaps off to slash his opponent (B and C versions only). Range varies with button. A is shortest. B version no longer knocks down on hit. Breaks one guard primer. C version now flies higher than other versions. Aerial versions all travel same distance. In CS:EX, A version wall bounces in the corner vs air opponents. Chronophantasma: A version was removed, and can no longer perform in midair.

Input	English Name			Japanese Name			Literal Translation			Damage	Heat Gain
214D (Ok in midair)	Freezing Crystal Strike			霧槍 突晶撃, Musō Tosshōgeki			Mist Spear Thrusting Crystal Strike			640 (1st hit), 900 (2nd hit)	0
	Same as the B and C version of the previous move, but Jin finishes with an outward slash instead. EX move. Costs 25% meter. First hit will freeze, but second hit will break ice. Induces groundslide. Causes knockdown in the air.

Input	English Name			Japanese Name			Literal Translation			Damage	Heat Gain
623(D) (Hold to delay)	Dual Ice Strike			氷連双, Hirensō			Ice Linking Twin			400, 1100	0
	Jin draws his sword in a circular flash which freezes, then swipes his opponent to shatter the ice and send them flying. EX move. Uses 25% meter. 1st hit is a circular flash that hits all around Jin and freezes. Second hit is unblockable when fully charged. Invulnerable startup. Second hit causes groundslide, can be delayed for more damage. If you want to use it in combos, it's more recommended to use this on corner, to follow-up after the ground sliding. Now freezes longer than in CT. Second hit breaks one guard primer on block.

Input	English Name			Japanese Name			Literal Translation			Damage	Heat Gain
C (repeatedly)	Snow Flower Storm			雪華塵, Sekkajin			Snow Luster Dust			180 x N	74 x N
	Jin wildly slashes with his sword (along with occasionally hook-kicking on each third hit) in several directions. Launches on the 8th hit. Essential tool in combos. Chronophantasma: Command is now 22C and has followups.

Input	English Name			Japanese Name			Literal Translation			Damage	Heat Gain
C j.214B				氷斬閃, Hizansen			Ice Slash Flash			--	--
	New move as of CP. Basically an air B version of Fubuki that aims downward.

Input	English Name			Japanese Name			Literal Translation			Damage	Heat Gain
j.214D				氷斬撃, Hizangeki			Ice Slash Strike			--	--
	New move as of CP. EX Move.

Distortion Drives

Input	English Name			Japanese Name			Literal Translation			Damage	Heat Gain
632146C	Ice Fang						Frozen Fang Ice Blade			700 x N	--
	Jin slashes out a giant ice wave at a high speed. Staggers opponent on hit, then they fall to the ground if they don't tech. Extremely fast fullscreen projectile. Longer stagger time than in CT. Breaks one guard primer on block. Chronophantasma: When in Overdrive, Jin freezes his enemy with one slash of the arctic dagger, and then stabs Yukianesa into the ground, similar to his astral heat as his enemy is struck multiple times.

Input	English Name			Japanese Name			Literal Translation			Damage	Heat Gain
632146D	Moonsong						Ice Wing Moon Howl			800, 160x22, 100	--
	Jin forms an arrow of ice and shoots it upward at a 35 degree angle. Suspends opponent in hitstun in midair. Counts as a freeze. Invulnerable startup. Acts like a projectile if it does not hit immediately. Chronophantasma: Can now be performed midair.

Input	English Name			Japanese Name			Literal Translation			Damage	Heat Gain
236236D	Judgment: Snowstorm						Empty Air Array: Snowy Wind			0 (catch), 100, 3700 (attack)	--
	Jin blocks an attack, then does a battōjutsu through the opponent to freeze them and shatters the ice by recapping his blade. Creates a shield infront. Acts as a counter/reversal and fatal counter. Stops any attack connecting to the shield and counters with a strong Quickdraw-like attack. Freezes on hit and breaks at the end. Move does not stop low attacks. This move functions the same as Hakumen's Snowstorm, since this is fundamentally the same move and that Jin and Hakumen are fundamentally the same person. The same goes for both of their Astrals. In unlimited-Form this attack works automatically without need of a reversal trigger. Chronophantasma: When in Overdrive, after Jin goes through the opponent, he slashes through them multiple times in rapid succession, and then sheathes it, breaking the ice encasing the opposing character.

Astral Heat

Input	English Name			Japanese Name			Literal Translation			Damage	Heat Gain
CT: 720°D CS: Hold 2, then 8D	Arctic Dungeon			煉獄氷夜, Rengoku Hyōya			Purgatory Arctic			Death	--
	Utilizing the power of his manipulation over ice using Yukianesa, Jin concentrates all his power into his sword and stabs it into the ground, causing a cage of ice to entrap the opponent. After about 5 seconds of freezing his opponent, Jin then sheathes his sword, causing the ice cage to shatter, killing the opponent on contact. Only hits if the opponent is on the ground. Can break through blocks of all types. Can be comboed by inputting the command right after a grab (This is no longer possible as of Continuum Shift 2).