Gougi

Gougi (aka -Gougi Boosts- or Gougi System) is a major mechanic in Fighting EX Layer, adding passive buffs to a character throughout the match as certain conditions are met. While there are similarities to the Gem System in Street Fighter X Tekken, they are arranged and chosen in a manner similar to grooves from CvS and CvS2.

Description
Gougis are decks (preset groups) composed of five power-ups each. With the exception of two decks, each one has power-ups split between blue and yellow icons, each with their own Trigger and Effect properties. The Trigger is the action/set-of-actions/inaction required to activate the boost and the Effect is the boost itself.

Blue power-ups tend to be small-time effects with simpler ways to trigger them during a match. These effects include movement speed, boosted throw range, heavy attacks that negate projectiles, and more damage during combos. Yellow icons tend to be bigger buffs that form the core of a deck's theme, with the cost of being trickier to trigger. These effects include invisibility while dashing, super armor, and draining meter from the opponent.

While the deck starts with all five power-ups grayed out, they will either gradually fill up (in a clockwise motion) or light up immediately upon fulfilling the trigger conditions.

Decks
Each deck emphasizes a different playstyle from rushdown to mixups to just simply debilitating your opponent. While there were five decks in the beta, the full game adds ten more decks.