Sephiroth's attacks are quite powerful, but many of them can be negated using the invincibility frames of or Sora's Special Attacks. and are most reliable for this, and Strike Raid is particularly good at hitting Sephiroth from a distance; in Final Mix, however, Sonic Blade only has invincibility frames through the first thrust. In order to provide for maximum defense and restoration, , , , at least one , and in Final Mix, should be equipped. While can be used against several of Sephiroth's techniques, it is not as reliable for defense as using a Special Attack due to Sephiroth's Rapid Mow Down and Stepping Mow Down, which telegraph similarly but require different timing to successfully block. and should be set as shortcuts, as well as several or in order to recover from Heartless Angel. Sora should equip a Keyblade that boosts his MP and magic, such as or , as well as armor that boosts his HP, defense, and resistance to the Dark element, such as , , or . Sephiroth's blockable techniques all have maximum recoil, so dodging or negating them is preferable to blocking unless Sora is equipped with the Ultima Weapon or . Sora should focus on keeping his MP up so that he can quickly heal whenever his HP gets low, and performing a Special Attack to deal damage if he has excess MP. In Final Mix and HD 1.5 ReMIX, , , and are useful for dealing large amounts of damage to Sephiroth, although they do not provide the invincibility frames of a Special Attack.. All Kingdom Hearts 3 and Kingdom Hearts Union Χ JP content Went to the KH3 pop-up at Disney Springs [KHUX] Firsthand account of the Union Cross demo . Kingdom Hearts Union χ[Cross] is offering fans some exciting challenges to prepare them for the 2019 release of Kingdom Hearts III. What's happening:Kingdom Hearts .