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Buddha's ability increases the user's fighting style and sword's M1/Melee range makes it one of the best fruits for Raids, PvP, and grinding, where users can use swords, fighting styles and guns when transformed, making the fruit particularly useful for players grinding on melee or sword combat. However, this leads to the drawback of Buddha users not using their moves and only utilizing M1s, making it easy to sky-camp and use ranged attacks to kill a Buddha user.
When pressing the "Space" key (Jumping while transformed), the user will create a small AOE shock wave that does relatively small damage to enemies, breaks Instinct and will also jump at least 2x as high (Stacks with Angel jump height boost) (Cooldown: 2 seconds. AoE) (V2 only).
Divine Aura
While transformed, the player gains a 40% (55% if V2) damage reduction against all attacks, and can hit enemies with their melee and sword click 5x (8x if V2) farther than a normal player. In V2, the player's hitbox is above water and thus has the water-walking passive ability. If dragged underwater, the user will take damage unless they have Shark V2, V3, or V4. Although, the user's offense is not amplified while in Buddha form.
Transform
1 Mastery
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Transform makes users almost triple their size, and a gold aura is seen around and on them. Upon transformation, they will receive a 40% damage reduction and receive 5x the reach of a normal player. All other moves on Buddha cannot be used without first using this move.
Transform
1 Mastery
Transform makes users almost triple their size, and a gold aura is seen around and on them. Upon transformation, they will receive a 40% damage reduction and receive 5x the reach of a normal player. All other moves on Buddha cannot be used without first using this move.
Impact
1 Mastery
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The user charges a shining ball of light, then touches the ground with their palm, creating a large explosion that blows nearby enemies away. A large amount of startup time renders the player vulnerable. This move can be only used in Buddha form.
Impact
1 Mastery
The user charges a shining ball of light, then touches the ground with their palm, creating a large explosion that blows nearby enemies away. A large amount of startup time renders the player vulnerable. This move can be only used in Buddha form.
Buddha Leap
100 Mastery
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The user leaps into the air, landing where the cursor is pointed. This creates a shock wave that damages on impact. This move has a one-second end-lag. This move can be only used in the Buddha form, unless landed in water. Similar to Mammoth and T-Rex's [F] move
Buddha Leap
100 Mastery
The user leaps into the air, landing where the cursor is pointed. This creates a shock wave that damages on impact. This move has a one-second end-lag. This move can be only used in the Buddha form, unless landed in water. Similar to Mammoth and T-Rex's [F] move
Buddha Explosion
200 Mastery
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The user charges itself for 0.5 seconds inside its body, then lets out a large explosion around it, dealing heavy damage to all enemies nearby and launching them away. This move can only be used in the Buddha form.
Buddha Explosion
200 Mastery
The user charges itself for 0.5 seconds inside its body, then lets out a large explosion around it, dealing heavy damage to all enemies nearby and launching them away. This move can only be used in the Buddha form.
Shift
1 Mastery 500
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The user transforms into a golden giant Buddha that has three rings and two squares with symbols with the squares having Chinese Hanzi that surrounds the user, and a thunder light will hit any player nearby (except ally), dealing damage. During the transformation, the player does not take any damage when in water, allowing them to dash, Flash Step, and reset their air jumps. This will increase the size of the player's sword and melee hitbox and their damage reduction by 55% (stacks with Aura). Jumping will deal damage to nearby enemies and break their Instinct ability. (due to the animation of this move being under the ground, the user can use this move to collect fruits that are put under tables). The player is also unable to collect chests while in this mode.
Shift
1 Mastery
500
The user transforms into a golden giant Buddha that has three rings and two squares with symbols with the squares having Chinese Hanzi that surrounds the user, and a thunder light will hit any player nearby (except ally), dealing damage. During the transformation, the player does not take any damage when in water, allowing them to dash, Flash Step, and reset their air jumps. This will increase the size of the player's sword and melee hitbox and their damage reduction by 55% (stacks with Aura). Jumping will deal damage to nearby enemies and break their Instinct ability. (due to the animation of this move being under the ground, the user can use this move to collect fruits that are put under tables). The player is also unable to collect chests while in this mode.
Heavenly Impact
1 Mastery 3,000
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The user slams the ground with their fist and an explosion occurs as light erupts from the place hit. This move breaks Instinct.
Heavenly Impact
1 Mastery
3,000
The user slams the ground with their fist and an explosion occurs as light erupts from the place hit. This move breaks Instinct.
Light of Annihilation
100 Mastery 4,000
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The player gathers energy, then explodes with a big explosion, shooting a light beam out of their mouth, dealing damage. This move breaks Instinct.
Light of Annihilation
100 Mastery
4,000
The player gathers energy, then explodes with a big explosion, shooting a light beam out of their mouth, dealing damage. This move breaks Instinct.
Twilight of the Gods
200 Mastery 5,000
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The player quickly rises up and then continuously fires beams of light that explode on impact finishing with a column of light surrounding the user (the light column deals damage). This move breaks Instinct. The enemy is completely stunned during the attack and the final light column stuns for 3-4 seconds. The user is unable to move around during the duration of this move.
Twilight of the Gods
200 Mastery
5,000
The player quickly rises up and then continuously fires beams of light that explode on impact finishing with a column of light surrounding the user (the light column deals damage). This move breaks Instinct. The enemy is completely stunned during the attack and the final light column stuns for 3-4 seconds. The user is unable to move around during the duration of this move.
Retribution Dash
0 Mastery 2,000
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The player dashes forward, creating a trail of golden light behind. If they touch an enemy when dashing, they will hold the enemy up and then slam them into the ground. The player cannot take damage during the animation of the attack.
Retribution Dash
0 Mastery
2,000
The player dashes forward, creating a trail of golden light behind. If they touch an enemy when dashing, they will hold the enemy up and then slam them into the ground. The player cannot take damage during the animation of the attack.
The following results are tested on NPCs. The variables that were used to test include: 600 mastery, 2550 points on Fruit Stats and no accessories.
[Z] Shift must be active before using other moves.
The user's hitbox enlarges further, allowing enemies to hit them much more easily.
Bad for fighting sky campers.
[Z] Shift
The transformation increases the user's size and so does their own hitbox, which allows enemies to land hits on them fairly easily and leaves them vulnerable to high AoE attacks.
Lacks mobility.
The transformation takes some time to complete and is laggy, possibly providing an opening for the enemy.
The user might glitch into the ground while transforming. (This only happens in some special areas)
[X] Heavenly Impact
Still has a long startup, making it punishable and easy to miss.
[C] Light of Annihilation
Long startup (2 seconds).
Difficult to hit opponents in the air.
[V] Twilight of the Gods
Weak when used midair.
Can usually be avoided by running away.
[F] Retribution Dash
Single target.
Very difficult to hit.
High knockback in grinding.
Tips & Tricks
While using Buddha V2, the user is able to perform the Fighting Style/sword hitbox glitch. In order to perform this, the player must first use the awakened [Z] ability to transform, then un-transform and quickly switch to their sword or fighting style. This will allow the player to maintain the increased range of the Buddha form whilst in their regular state.
Rabbit does add speed, but the difference is less when transformed. This is because Rabbit's buffs for Buddha got nerfed.
Pilot Helmet and Rabbit race will allow the player to move at a moderate speed if V2, the Agility (V3 ability) can help if you aren't in Third Sea.
The total damage reduction when stacked with full body Aura is 67.8%.
Using Shark or Cyborg V3 will make the user's defense almost up to 100%, and wearing Leviathan Shield or Swan Glasses will make increase the defense close to 100%, too. Plus, Sound's Tempo Meter can add additional defense and extra speed.
Use the Ghoul race and the Ghoul Mask with Buddha. Each time the user uses an M1 attack on a player, it will heal the user by 35% of the damage done to said player (EG: DMG dealt: 2000=700 health regain). Hitting an NPC will heal the user 7.5% of the damage done to the NPC (EG: DMG dealt:2000=150 health regain).
V1 Buddha moves can be used while in V2 form, however, V2 moves cannot be used in V1 form.
It is highly recommended to use Ghoul whilst grinding with Buddha as the passive life-leech allows the player to more efficiently defeat swarms of NPCs and bosses.
The [Z] move is the only move necessary for the defense and range buff, so instead of getting full mastery, it is recommended to just get the first move.
Gallery
Buddha with Rabbit V4.
Small Buddha glitch.
Trivia
This fruit used to grant the user twice their HP during transformation, which was then removed in order to balance it.
This fruit was the actual first fruit (the "second-first" fruit being Phoenix) to grant the user HP benefits.
The Japanese Kanji/Traditional Chinese characters around the aura of the awakened version of [Z] Shift mean: 草 (grass), 体 (body), 心 (heart), 魂 (soul), 火 (fire), 水 (water), 風 (wind), and 岩 (stone).
Similarly, the symbols in the outer circle are derived from Elder Futhark runes, and they represent ᛓ (wealth), ᚨ (god), ᚷ (gift), ᛖ (horse), ᛟ (heritage), ᛈ (pear-tree), ᛝ (the god Ingwaz), ᛗ (man), ᛢ (yew-tree), ᛉ (elk), ᛃ (good year), ᚹ (joy), ᛋ (sun), ᛞ (day), ᚱ (journey), and ᛒ (birch). It’s the language of the symbols of the Colosseum Quest.
In real life, the Buddha is a religious figure who founded the religion of Buddhism, a widely practiced religion in Asia.
Buddha and Control are the only fruits that buff weapons. Additionally, this is the only fruit that buffs Fighting Styles.
Buddha's [X] and [V] moves (unawakened) have the same sound effect as one of the Sea Beast's Water Beam moves (while charging).
Buddha's [Z] move (unawakened) has the same sound effect as the Shocker's Electrical Floor but modified (pitched down).
The player can perform a speed glitch by first holding any fruit in Buddha form, then initiating shift lock and finally holding the D or S keys whilst clicking 'jump'.
However, the anti-cheat can put the player back in place if they go too fast while using this glitch.
Buddha's [C] move (unawakened) won't stop falling until it hits a surface of any kind (including walls).
It is possible for the user to be immune to water whilst in the V2 transformed state by simply using the Z move while on the sea.
If the user is in Buddha's [Z] move (unawakened) form while using Race Awakening as Rabbit or Shark race, the user's hair will turn golden instead of white.
When using Buddha and turning aura on, the user's head won't be affected by the aura.
Article
Combos
1,200,000 or 
1,650 from the Blox Fruit Dealer.
14,500 to fully awaken.
Transform
Transform
Impact
Impact
Buddha Leap
Buddha Leap
Buddha Explosion
Buddha Explosion
Retribution Dash
Retribution Dash
Old Buddha Fruit's icon.
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