#09 · Standard body
The Wuju Bladesman
A fast sword who blinks through your buttons and strikes twice on every fourth basic attack. His three Unique forms each land that Double Strike in a different shape (knockdown, bounce, or float), so where you land the double decides the route. Pick him if you like fast movement, crossup blinks, and combos you steer by counting.
Startup counts the first active frame. On Block / On Hit are measured by running each move in the real sim against a standing dummy at the closest range it connects from, point blank where possible. Hover any value for details.
His fastest button. Plus on hit, even on block. Starts every route and cancels into all three forms.
Main poke and link. Plus on hit, even on block. Short range, so you'll often need to dash first.
Heavy filler before the forms, 2H, 3H, or a blink. Slightly minus on block. In 5L 5M 5H it banks three stacks, arming the double for whatever comes next.
Fast low, slightly plus on hit. Starts low routes.
Low poke, slightly minus on block.
Universal launcher. Jump-cancels on hit. If the double is armed, 2H is the double and the air chain gets Alpha back for j.U.
Low sweep into a hard knockdown. Minus on block. Pick up with 6U: 5H 3H 6U 2U 2H.
Twin Edge. A stepping mid cut that counts as two basic attacks. His safest form on block. As the double, it hard-knocks down: an oki ender, or a knockdown for 6U to pick up. Cancels into 6U/2U on hit or block and into 2H on hit.
Slip Cut. A low. Close up, he slips under the opponent (invulnerable until he arrives) and cuts from the far side, so it's a low and a crossup. There's still time to block the new side. From further away, it's a short slide. Minus on block. As the double, it floats them straight up, and 2U jump-cancels into the air chain.
Wuju Leap. Advancing overhead that opens a short Wuju window on hit and picks up hard knockdowns. Slow, and minus on hit and block, so it's a mix/pickup tool, not a poke. As the double, it ground bounces once per combo, so the whole chain runs again (5L 5M 5U 6U 5L 5M 5H 2H). Cancels into 2U or 2H.
Fast air normal. Cancels into j.U on hit or block.
Air chain filler, and the usual button after j.U crosses.
Alpha Strike (Air). Blinks past an airborne opponent in range, follows their height, and cuts back into a short float. j.M/j.H continue from the new side. Shares Alpha's cooldown, so in combos it usually comes after a double refreshes it (2H jc j.M j.U j.H).
Standard throw into a hard knockdown. 5L/5M leave him close and not minus, so it's a natural follow-up.
Air grab against jumpers.
Same as Throw, but it swaps sides.
Alpha Strike. The blink cut, fully invulnerable until he arrives. 236L and 236M hand back into 5U/6U on hit. 236H ends the combo. All three share Alpha's cooldown with j.U.
| Version | Damage | Startup | Active | Recovery | On Block | On Hit | Invuln |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 236L | 320 | 8 | 3 | 16 | -2 | 0 | Full 1-5 (warp) |
| 236M | 420 | 11 | 3 | 20 | -3 | -1 | Full 1-7 (warp) |
| 236H | 480 | 13 | 3 | 24 | -7 | KD +33 | Full 1-9 (warp) |
| 236EX | 515 | 9 | 4 | 20 | -1 | Launch +28 | Full 1-5 (warp) |
Short forward blink that never crosses. Even on hit, slightly minus on block. It's the "stay" read against 236M.
The real crossup blink. It arrives behind them and cuts from the far side, with time left to block the new side. Slightly minus on hit and block. 5L 5M 5H 236M 5U 6U hands back into the forms.
The long blink. Hard knockdown, and it wallsticks in the corner. The most minus blink on block. This is his standard route ender (5L 5M 5U 236H).
Ignores and clears the cooldown, blinks from further away, crosses, launches, and hands back into 5U/6U. Barely minus on block. Spend it early: 5L 5M 5H 236EX 6U into the bounce leg is his best 50-Style route.
Meditate. A channel with no hitbox. While he channels he takes reduced damage (chip included), heals, and banks Double Strike stacks over time. Wuju, Highlander, and the stack fade all pause. After it settles, it can cancel into 5U, 6U, 236, or 623. It isn't armor: he still takes hitstun, and throws ignore it. Longer versions cut more, heal more, and bank more.
| Version | Damage | Startup | Active | Recovery | On Block | On Hit | Invuln |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 214L | 0 | 4 | 30 | 10 | — | — | — |
| 214M | 0 | 4 | 48 | 10 | — | — | — |
| 214H | 0 | 4 | 66 | 12 | — | — | — |
| 214EX | 0 | 3 | 60 | 10 | — | — | Armor |
Starts with the double already armed, and adds one strike of armor. The strike it absorbs re-arms the double, so the counterattack out of it strikes twice.
Wuju Style. A rising cut that opens a Wuju window on hit (longer at higher strengths).
| Version | Damage | Startup | Active | Recovery | On Block | On Hit | Invuln |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 623L | 305 | 6 | 3 | 18 | -4 | -2 | — |
| 623M | 380 | 8 | 3 | 22 | -5 | Launch +25 | — |
| 623H | 450 | 11 | 4 | 26 | -10 | KD +30 | Armor |
| 623EX | 495 | 5 | 4 | 26 | -7 | Launch +24 | Strike 1-5, Throw 1-5 |
Launches and jump-cancels on hit into the air chain. It's the autocombo ender, and the low opener's follow-up (2U 623M jc j.M j.H).
Armors one strike (which also banks a stack) and hard-knocks down. Very minus on block, and it's not invulnerable, so it's a counter-read, not a reversal.
The real reversal: strike and throw invulnerable through startup, launches, jump-cancels, and opens the longest Wuju window. Minus on block.
Highlander. The install, no hitbox (see Unique Mechanic). Use it over a knockdown, e.g. 5L 5M 5H 3H 22M 6U.
| Version | Damage | Startup | Active | Recovery | On Block | On Hit | Invuln |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22L | 0 | 6 | 3 | 14 | — | — | — |
| 22M | 0 | 8 | 3 | 16 | — | — | — |
| 22H | 0 | 10 | 3 | 18 | — | — | — |
| 22EX | 0 | 8 | 3 | 14 | — | — | — |
The dash-cancel tier. With it active, 5L 5U 66 5L 5U 6U dash-cancels Twin Edge to keep the pressure going, and j.U j.66 chases in the air.
The longest Highlander at the top tier, and the flash arms the double and gives Alpha back.
Alpha Barrage. Blinks in from long range, invulnerable until it crosses, and ends in a launch, hard knockdown, and wallstick. Very punishable on block. Use it as the cash-out after 5L 5M 5U.
Highlander (Full). A long-range barrage flash that launches and jump-cancels on hit. The rest of the route runs under the longest Highlander, with Wuju always on, no Alpha cooldown, and the double every third basic. Its knockdown can't be picked up, so jump-cancel it and spend it early: 5L 5M 5H 236M Awakening jc j.M j.U j.H into more legs.
Advancing burst launch from neutral. Very punishable on block.
Invulnerable escape out of hitstun.