Kensei Muguruma - Bankai

Kensei Muguruma - Bankai

SSR rarity
support class strike type
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Kensei Muguruma - Bankai model
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Kensei Muguruma is the latest SSR character to join Bleach Soul Resonance. We finally have a Strike-type Support character who focuses on improving team damage through Crit DMG buffs, Strike Mastery, and Ultimate cooldown reduction. His main strength lies in enabling faster rotations for Strike DPS characters, allowing them to unleash their Ultimates more frequently. While his cooldown reduction initially sounds game-changing, early testing suggests its effectiveness depends heavily on your team’s Ultimate Charge Rate and rotation timing.

Kensei’s kit revolves around using his Technique twice to trigger Special Attacks and build Wind Pressure stacks. These enhance his team’s offensive capabilities, including Crit DMG and skill mastery. His buffs become significantly stronger when paired with two additional Strike characters, making him particularly valuable in specialized Strike compositions. His Ultimate also reduces cooldowns, helping carry characters like Grimjow and Soi Fon fit more abilities into a limited time window. However, cooldown reduction alone cannot compensate for insufficient Ultimate Charge Rate, and maximizing his potential requires careful character swapping and optimized rotations.

Overall, Kensei is a very strong support, especially at B0, offering competitive performance without requiring heavy investment. He can be an excellent alternative to Mayuri in certain teams, particularly for players who want to maximize Strike damage rather than focus on elemental or ailment-based buffs. However, players with highly invested characters, such as B6 Soi Fon, may find that other supports offer more specialized benefits. His damage contribution and overall value also depend on gear quality, Core Stamp investment, and team composition.

Should you spend on Kensei? Well, that’s a question with an unclear answer right now. He’s a good character, he’s very useful at B0, and he’s a support, so yes, you should go for him—but take it slow, because the anniversary is coming up, and rumor has it that some very, very powerful characters are on their way.

This guide will be updated as more days pass and further testing provides a clearer picture of Kensei’s performance, optimal builds, and best team compositions.

+ Pros

  • Excellent Crit DMG and Strike damage support.
  • Reduces Ultimate cooldowns, improving team rotations.
  • Strong performance even at B0.
  • Low field-time requirements.
  • Particularly effective in dedicated Strike teams.

− Cons

  • Requires two additional Strike characters to maximize his buffs.
  • Needs precise rotations and quick swapping for optimal results.
  • May offer less value to highly invested teams that benefit more from specialized supports.

Recommended Weapon and Core Stamps

Weapon Stamps

Dont Get Cocky
Dont Get Cocky
Power Strike
Power Strike

Core Stamps

Pathetic Foes
Pathetic Foes
Gather Up! Thirteen Court Guard Squads
Gather Up! Thirteen Court Guard Squads

Recommended Set Stamp

Blastwave Gust

Blastwave Gust

Kensei Muguruma - Bankai Min Ideal Stats

Substat Priority

  1. 01 Upcoming
Blastwave Gust I

Blastwave Gust I

Main Basic Stat

  • ATK
  • ATK

Advanced Stats

  • ATK
  • Crit Rate
  • Crit DMG
Blastwave Gust II

Blastwave Gust II

Main Basic Stat

  • DEF
  • Crit DMG

Advanced Stats

  • ATK
  • Crit Rate
  • Crit DMG
Blastwave Gust III

Blastwave Gust III

Main Basic Stat

  • HP
  • ATK

Advanced Stats

  • ATK
  • Crit Rate
  • Crit DMG

These are the recommended sub-stats for the character. It’s important to note that each piece comes with a fixed attribute: ATK, DEF, and HP. The only things that can vary are the primary sub-stat and the secondary sub-stats. You can view the complete list in our Stamp Set Guide.

Boundary - Ascension Progress

01 KEY

When the Core Passive - Surging Fistwind reduces other teammates' Ultimate cooldowns, the entire team gains 1 stack of Valiant Assault, increasing Strike DMG by 15% for 25 seconds. Increases Crit Rate by 20%.

02 KEY

Each hit of a Special Attack applies 1 stack of Fragile to the target, reducing their All-Type Resistance by 1.2% for 25 seconds, stacking up to 10 times. Increases Special Attack DMG by 50%.

03

Increases skill levels by 2.

04 KEY

When Kensei lands a critical hit, the entire team gains 1 stack of Merciless, increasing ATK by 0.8% for 25 seconds, stacking up to 20 times. After releasing a Special Attack, increases Crit DMG by 50% for 25 seconds.

05

Increases skill levels by [2].

06

Each hit of a Special Attack applies 1 stack of Turbulence to the target, stacking up to 20 times. When a teammate other than Kensei hits the target with an Ultimate, all Turbulence stacks are consumed to trigger Turbulence Rupture, dealing massive damage equal to (75% of Kensei's ATK (up to 10,000) Turbulence x stacks) and additionally reducing the target's Spiritual Pressure. The target is then afflicted with Rending Wound, increasing damage taken by 10% for 25 seconds. Turbulence Rupture counts as an Ultimate and is affected by the triggering teammate's buffs.

Recommended Bonds

Memory Bond SSR V
Memory Bond SSR V
Memory Bond SSR I
Memory Bond SSR I
Memory Bond SSR III
Memory Bond SSR III

These are some recommended Bonds. View the complete Bonds Guide for details on all Memory and Regular Bonds.

Featured Teams

These are some recommended Teams for this character. Here you can see more Bleach Soul Resonance Teams for any character.

Base Stats

HP1650
ATK327
DEF330
Crit Rate5%
Crit DMG50%

Active Skills

Flash Step icon
Dodge

Flash Step

Use Flash Step to avoid attacks right before they hit. Perfect Dodges inflict True Time Freeze for 1.5 seconds, during which Kensei gains 15% ASPD and 25% MSPD for 4 seconds. Cooldown: 15 seconds.

Counter icon
Counter

Counter

Upon blocking an enemy attack, Kensei counters with a ground- shaking blow that deals damage equal to 422% of ATK.

Upon blocking an enemy attack, Kensei counters with a ground- shaking blow that deals damage equal to 844% of ATK.

Basic Attack
Bankai - Tekken Tachikaze icon
Basic Attack

Bankai - Tekken Tachikaze

Kensei pummels the enemy with four consecutive punches, dealing a total damage equal to 138% of ATK and gaining Spiritual Pressure.

Kensei pummels the enemy with four consecutive punches, dealing a total damage equal to 276% of ATK and gaining Spiritual Pressure.

Infused Strike icon
Basic Attack

Infused Strike

[When Spiritual Pressure is above 50, tap Basic Attack after finishing the final hit of Basic Attack or releasing a Technique]
Kensei delivers a fierce punch, causing the power infused into the enemy to erupt repeatedly. This consumes 50 Spiritual Pressure and deals 10 hits for a total damage equal to 180% of ATK. After releasing this skill, if Kensei still has more than 50 Spiritual Pressure, tap Basic Attack to consume another 50 and use Infused Strike again, with its damage increased by 50%.

[When Spiritual Pressure is above 50, tap Basic Attack after finishing the final hit of Basic Attack or releasing a Technique]
Kensei delivers a fierce punch, causing the power infused into the enemy to erupt repeatedly. This consumes 50 Spiritual Pressure and deals 10 hits for a total damage equal to 360% of ATK. After releasing this skill, if Kensei still has more than 50 Spiritual Pressure, tap Basic Attack to consume another 50 and use Infused Strike again, with its damage increased by 50%.

Technique
Power Straight Technique icon
Technique

Power Straight Technique

Kensei charges forward and strikes with his stored power, dealing damage equal to 268% of ATK and gaining Spiritual Pressure.

Kensei charges forward and strikes with his stored power, dealing damage equal to 536% of ATK and gaining Spiritual Pressure.

Ultimate
Explosive Uppercut icon
Ultimate

Explosive Uppercut

Kensei lands a mighty blow that triggers an explosion, dealing damage equal to 398% of ATK.
After releasing this skill, he gains 1 stack of [Intent].
[Thunderous Barrage]
[While having 3 stacks of Intent]
Kensei channels power into both fists and pummels the enemy, finishing with an explosive strike. He consumes all stacks of [Intent] and deals damage equal to 1380% of ATK.

Kensei lands a mighty blow that triggers an explosion, dealing damage equal to 796% of ATK.
After releasing this skill, he gains 1 stack of [Intent].
[Thunderous Barrage]
[While having 3 stacks of Intent]
Kensei channels power into both fists and pummels the enemy, finishing with an explosive strike. He consumes all stacks of [Intent] and deals damage equal to 2760% of ATK.

Kensei Muguruma - Bankai skills

Passive Skills

Passive Group
Surging Fistwind icon
Core Passive

Surging Fistwind

When Kensei releases his Ultimate - Explosive Uppercut, the remaining cooldowns of other teammates' Ultimates are reduced by 1.25 second(s).
If the team has 1/2 other Strike characters, the cooldown reduction from his Core Passive - Surging Fistwind is multiplied by 2/4, and the buff effects from his Passive Boost Crushing Gale, Righteous Fury, and Impatient are multiplied by 2/4.

Crushing Gale icon
Passive Boost 1

Crushing Gale

Each hit of a Special Attack applies 1 stack of Wind Pressure to the target, stacking up to 20 times.
When a Strike teammate other than Kensei lands an attack, 1 Wind Pressure stack is consumed to trigger Wind Pressure Rupture, dealing extra Strike DMG equal to (Kensei's ATK * 25%). The Strike characters in the team then gain 1 stack of Wind Pressure Boost, increasing Crit DMG by 1.5% for 25 seconds, stacking up to 20 times.
Wind Pressure Rupture counts as a Special Attack and is affected by the triggering teammate's buffs.

Each hit of a Special Attack applies 1 stack of Wind Pressure to the target, stacking up to 20 times.
When a Strike teammate other than Kensei lands an attack, 1 Wind Pressure stack is consumed to trigger Wind Pressure Rupture, dealing extra Strike DMG equal to (Kensei's ATK * 25%). The Strike characters in the team then gain 1 stack of Wind Pressure Boost, increasing Crit DMG by 2% for 25 seconds, stacking up to 20 times.
Wind Pressure Rupture counts as a Special Attack and is affected by the triggering teammate's buffs.

Righteous Fury icon
Passive Boost 2

Righteous Fury

After releasing the Ultimate, the entire team gains Valor, increasing ATK by 6% for 30 seconds. Kensei also gains Reproach, increasing his ATK by 1.12% for 30 seconds.

After releasing the Ultimate, the entire team gains Valor, increasing ATK by 7% for 30 seconds. Kensei also gains Reproach, increasing his ATK by 1.15% for 30 seconds.

Impatient icon
Passive Boost 3

Impatient

Increases Ultimate Charge Rate by 7,5%.

Increases Ultimate Charge Rate by 10%.