Everything a Mage / Fiend Mage does in melee combat can be countered, including all of his grabs and suicide grabs. (The only exception is his guard breaking strong attack...)
For more information on how to counter, watch my Blocking / Countering and Essence Management Tutorial here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjMtojQ2TJU
Obviously, this is a Master Ninja tutorial
One last thing, a personal request: If anyone watching this is speaking japanese, PLEASE translate these spells for me because i really want to know what they say! Thank you!
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