I really like this summon, his design is pretty intelligent. Like all conventional summons, Kagutsuchi is capable of utilizing one of the basic five elemental affinities. The one disadvantage is he can only use up to B-Rank Katon techniques, but then again Katon is a very repetitive element and so this restriction doesn't hurt his use too much. However, his ability to use S-Rank Fire (occasionally) and a F-Rank Fire/Venom combination more than compensate for this, since its likely he'll disperse before he reaches his quota of high level techniques. Not only that, but his ability to use Venom is like no other Ray, since he can use A-Rank Venom stand alone or even fuse it with his fire techniques to create a very original combo. The fact that the venom becomes a toxic purplish gas when superheated means the opponent would be reluctant to counter this technique with any heat-based elements, restricting the way they can counter. This already makes Katon, Fuuton and Raiton bad counters for the Venom Maelstrom, restricting the opponent to use Doton or Suiton (if they have no KG/CE). Suiton proves to be terrible in aerial battles as the water simply falls downwards due to gravity's pull, making Doton the viable option. Since Doton is a solid defensive element, its unlikely the opponent will have a F-Rank Doton which they can use at very high altitudes. All in all, this is a very formidable technique to try and counter. Finally, his generic abilities of "flight" and electroception are just the icing on the cake, making this an all-round summon to bring into battles.
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