TERM_DEFINITION · ID: cleanse-bait

Cleanse Bait

aka クレンズベイト · 鈴ベイト · Suzu Bait · アンチ釣り · Anti Bait

Landing a light debuff first to drain the enemy's cleanse (Suzu, Fade, etc.), then following up with the real payload.

DIFF
5/5
PRO
4/5
Role SupportDPS
Style BrawlPokeHybrid
Phase SetupMid-Fight
§ Breakdown [AI-translated — feedback channel coming soon]

While a cleanse like Suzu (Kiriko), Fade (Moira), or Immortality is still up, both Anti and CC get nullified entirely. You first land a dummy debuff — a weak Anti or an area CC — to burn the first cleanse, then push the real Anti + Ult combo or CC + focus through in a state where it cannot be nullified: a two-stage sequence. It is the cleanse version of Resource Trade, and the design of "break the order of their survival CDs, then land the real thing" is the core of the support-vs-support read in the first half of a fight. Deciding which Anti — the bait or the real one — goes on whom and when starts back in the fight's prep phase.

When to Use [AI-translated — feedback channel coming soon]

As the setup that forces Suzu out before a Wombo Combo. When the enemy Kiriko's CD is unknown, throwing a dummy Anti first to make her react and confirm it.

Failure Modes [AI-translated — feedback channel coming soon]

The dummy debuff gets read, the cleanse is held, and the real Anti gets cleansed anyway. Or the CD spent on the bait is too expensive and isn't back up in time for the real one.

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