SSBU/Sora/Setplay

Common Set-ups

 * is solid when the opponent is at middle to high percents. Hitting this while the opponent has imperfect DI will allow Sora to pull some powerful mixups. If they miss the tech on a platform, Sora can confirm into or  depending on matchup and stage. This heavily depends on DI, and if they expect this (with proper DI) they can often counter attack due to the amount of endlag you are in. This depends on Rage and opponent percent, as well as whether Sora gets late or early hit of . Stops being a setup at very high percent (150%).
 * Similar to, can setup a good situation on platforms. If they do not tech, you can get a  combo starter, or a kill confirm with DJ >  > . This setup is less common if the opponent is aware of Sora's mixup options and has proper DI, but it is still a mixup option against some matchups. Unlike the  setup,  works even if they tech on the platform because of its lower endlag. At high percent, this will stop being a setup.
 * While d-throw still has sufficient frame advantage and angle for a FH, the player can choose to instead choose to go for a read on the opponents airdodge with a falling . What comes next is upto Sora.

Edgeguard

 * Because of his recovery capabilities, Sora excels at Edgeguarding. His Aerials all have general hitboxes and are good from stopping the opponent from getting back onto the stage. All of Sora's aerials can be used offstage for different results. You can also use the initial hits of and  and choose not to use the Finisher to force them into guessing games. Kill powerwise,  is his best tool for finishing stocks, while  is a close second. For overall coverage,  is the way to go, while if you want to be actionable as soon as possible, then    is better.


 * Magic is also an option for edgeguarding. All three spells suspend your air movement, allowing you to float in the air even more while sending out projectiles for the opponent to navigate around. This is limited to once per spell, after that you will fall (this also goes for shooting Firaga twice in a row). All three spells can gimp the opponent, and will matchup check the opponent if they don't know how to play around them. Firaga, again is the most flexible tool for edgeguarding. This is due to its low endlag, the way it makes Sora float in contrast to his other spells, and being open to use Firaga again. There are also ways to effectively use Firaga at certain angles when going offstage, please check the tech page for ledgeslip Firaga.

The other downside is that the counter doesn't cover directly below him. However, if a hitbox hits Sora's hurtbox and the detection hitbox at the same time, the counter will still activate. The counter is also coded in a way to attack the source of the attack, so characters attacking him from behind are still not safe. They still need to be in range for the counter. Some times the counter pull the opponent in strange ways, and will barely whiff. This is mostly the case with very disjointed attacks, like  (Octoslash version) or  The counter is strong, against some recoveries it means a stock, or setups a powerful situation for Sora to exploit after. This is especially true after their doublejump is gone.
 * Unlike most counters, Sora's counter actually stops the opponents attack on contact and stuns them before attacking. This makes it much better at stopping moves that continue past other counters like  and  ,  , and   and   . The detection hitbox of counter is ALWAYS in front of Sora, he CANNOT-B Reverse this move. There is a tech to work around with this limitation in Tech tab discovered by Ferps, and if you struggle to get Down-B working against certain recoveries, then checking it out is neccessary.


 * can kill opponents that are close to the Blast Zone, or high enough percent so that it doesn't matter. If you manage to connect, then you will usually get back to stage first with . See the resource tab for optimal recovery distance of

Edgeguarding without going offstage/2 framing
Sora's options for edgeguarding without going offstage are different in nature. If we start with some of the previous options: For other grounded options there are:
 * Counter can hit certain recoveries because they hit above the ledge. There are work around for every character against this, but some have more options than others, like in comparison to.
 * All of Sora's magic is just as viable onstage just as offstage. It merely depends on the context of the situation.
 * and can hit ledge hangs, and 2 frame. These are mostly used for catching regrabs since they are quite slow on startup. The reward is crazy for landing them, since  and  confirm into
 * has a very long lasting active hitbox and is also disjointed, making it good for covering drift in to ledge or Air dodge to ledge. Contrary to popular belief, is not as great for 2 framing, since the hitbox extends away from the ledge and barely hits underneath for a lackluster amount of frames. It also gives Sora a hurtbox inbetween his legs as he, making him more susceptible to certain recoveries.
 * In design, it seems like was made for the purpose of 2 framing certain recoveries. It's active for 4 frames, and will kill (unless the opponent is allowed to tech) at very early percent. This move can contest some of 's planking mixups due to its intangibility frames and hitbox. This move puts Sora in significant lag, and is not great against recoveries that can adjust their timings very efficiently like tether recoveries like   and 's  + jump mixups. It can be effective against slow startup but more timing based recoveries like.

Ledgetrap

 * Sora has many different options he can rotate while Ledgetrapping to force the opponent into picking certain options. All of his aerials with the exception of is great for ledgetrapping.  allows Sora to cover multiple getup options, and even cover ambigious ones. The only down side is that he is stuck in lag and does leave him open to ledge getups with significant range like . Magic is usually when you want an option that can frame trap the opponent at range instead of risking them counter attacking when you do an option coverage with.