How to Deflect Beams in Dragon Ball Sparking Zero

Dragon Ball Sparking Zero allows players to make even the mightiest kamehameha feel like nothing by deflecting it. A feat that, contrary to what many might think, is way easier to perform when compared to a fusion dance. Here’s how to deflect Ki beams in Dragon Ball Sparking Zero, as well as a great way to consistently avoid them while spending fewer resources.

How to Deflect Beams in Dragon Ball Sparking Zero

You can deflect beams in Dragon Ball Sparking Zero by activating Super Perception (O/B on Standard and △+O/Y+B on Classic). Activating the ability will cost two Skill bars and a meager amount of Ki, but that’s hardly the most important thing about it, as the way you activate it will dictate how your character will deflect the blast.

To be more specific, holding down the input until after the attack hits will allow you to use your ki to dissipate it, while pressing it as the attack is about to hit you will cause you to manually deflect it. After performing either deflection, you will gain a temporary ki charging buff.

To add to that, when facing opponents whose beam techniques have a startup animation, you can guarantee a deflection by starting to hold Super Perception at any time during it. Keep in mind that it is not possible to deflect Ultimate Blasts and that you will continuously spend ki for as long as you hold Super Perception.

So that you will have the ability mastered, you can practice deflections by heading to Training and then changing your opponent’s settings to Beam-Type Blasts.

The best way to avoid beams without Super Perception in Sparking Zero

Even if deflecting the attack will surely leave a bigger impression on your opponent and give you a great boost, your foes will sometimes use beams to bait you into spending your Skill bars. When in that situation, I recommend performing a High Speed Evasion instead. You can perform the move by pressing R1/RB (Standard) or O/B (Classic) right as the beam is about to hit you.

The timing here will be crucial, as even a slight mistake will leave you open for the hit. On the bright side, performing it correctly will allow you to avoid the beam without spending a single Skill bar. In many cases, the technique will also allow you to open your opponent for a free hit of your own.