Killer Instinct (2013)/Kim Wu

Overview Strategy Matchups Resources

Introduction

Kim Wu PLACEHOLDER CHARACTER STORY

Kim Wu PLACEHOLDER GAMEPLAY OVERVIEW

Character

Strengths	Weaknesses
Explosive Damage: Kim's damage enders are the most powerful in KI in terms of numbers.	Cloud Jump: Without dragons, Kim's jump arc is one of the floatiest and most committal in KI. Stubby Shadow Counter: Kim is cursed with a SC that doesn't move her forward, meaning she has to hold well-spaced offense.

Universal Mechanics

Instinct

Dragon Spirit: Kim automatically gets dragons every few seconds. She can additionally fire a Dragon Cannon via HP+HK.

Combat Traits

Dragon Grasp: Kim can use her command grab as an opener and linker, similar to Thunder.

Dragons: Kim earns her unique resource from Firecracker enders and successful Dragon Parries. She can spend these Dragons to perform a Dragon Cancel.

Character Data

Forward Walk Speed	42f to cross two large training mode squares
Backwards Walk Speed	50f to cross two large training mode squares
Forward Dash Duration	18f
Backdash Duration	23f
Pre-Jump Frames	5f
Jump Duration	46f
Landing Recovery	4f
Advantage Post Grounded Combo Breaker	-1

Normal Moves

Far Normals

Standing Light Punch
Stand LP/5LP

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
12 (3%)	16 (4%)	--	1.6	2.4	Mid	5	3	8	15f	+4	+6	+1	Chain
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Far Standing Medium Punch
Stand MP/5MP

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
22 (6%)	28 (7%)	--	2.4	4	Mid	9	2	13	23f	+4	+7	-2	--
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Far Heavy Punch
Stand HP/5HP

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
24 (6%)	34 (9%)	--	4	4.5	Mid	13	2	20	34f	+3	+5	-4	--
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Standing Light Kick
Stand LK/5LK

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
8 (2%)	12 (3%)	--	1.6	2.4	Mid	5	3	14	21f	+3	+3	+2	Chain
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Far Medium Kick
Stand MK/5MK

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
18 (5%)	24 (6%)	--	2.4	4	Mid	7	3	22	31f	+1	+3	-2	--
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Far Heavy Kick
Stand HK/5HK

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
20 (5%)	30 (8%)	--	4	4.5	Mid	11	2	19	31f	+3	+12	-1	--
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Crouching Normals

Crouching Light Punch
Crouch LP/2LP

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
12 (3%)	16 (4%)	--	1.6	2.4	Mid	5	3	7	14f	+6	+8	+1	Chain
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Crouching Medium Punch
Crouch MP/2MP

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
22 (6%)	22 (6%)	--	2.4	4	Mid	7	3	20	29f	+1	+1	-6	--
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Crouching Heavy Punch
Crouch HP/2HP

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
24 (6%)	34 (9%)	--	4	4.5	Mid	9	7	17	32f	-6	-3	-4	--
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Crouching Light Kick
Crouch LK/2LK

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
8 (2%)	12 (3%)	--	1.6	2.4	Low	5	2	12	18f	+2	+4	-1	--
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Crouching Medium Kick
Crouch MK/2MK

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
18 (5%)	24 (6%)	--	2.4	4	Low	7	4	18	28f	+1	+3	-1	--
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Crouching Heavy Kick
Crouch HK/5HK

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
28 (10%)	34 (9%)	--	4	4.5	Low	9	2	23	33f	+41	+41	-2	Hard Knockdown
Standard sweep.

Close Normals

Close Standing Medium Punch
Close Stand MP/clMP

Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
22 (6%)	28 (7%)	--	2.4	4	Mid	6	2	14	21f	+6	+9	-2	--
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Close Standing Heavy Punch
Close Stand HP/clHP

Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
30 (8%)	38 (10%)	--	4	4.5	Mid	9	5	17	30f	-5	-3	-10	--
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Close Standing Medium Kick
Close Stand MK/clMK

Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
18 (5%)	24 (6%)	--	2.4	4	Mid	6	3	14	22f	+2	+9	+1	--
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Close Standing Heavy Kick
Close Stand HK/clHK

Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
20 (5%)	30 (8%)	--	4	4.5	Mid	11	2	16	28f	+3	+8	-1	--
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Command Normals

Dragon Sweep
Down+Forward HK/3HK

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
18 (5%)	26 (7%)	--	??	??	Low	15	2	26	42f	+55	+55	-5	Hard Knockdown
Slow but cancels from normals.

Dragon Counter
3P/LMHP

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
20 (5%)	20 (5%)	--	??	--	--	1	11	47	58f	0	0	--	Builds Dragon, Stagger
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Dragon Cancel
3K/LMHK

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
--	--	--	--	--	--	15	--	--	15f	--	--	--	--
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Target Combos

Dragon Flurry 1
MP/HP > MP

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
29.4 (8%)	35.4 (9%)	2.5 (0.6%)	??	??	Mid	7	3 [12] 2	13	36f	+4	+4	+2	--
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Dragon Flurry 2
MP/HP > MP/HP > MP

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
29.4 (8%)	35.4 (9%)	2.5 (0.6%)	??	??	Mid	13	3 [10] 2	37	67f	-20	-20	-22	--
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Dragon Waltz 1
MP/HP > HP

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
32.1 (8%)	42.1 (11%)	2.7 (0.7%)	??	??	Mid	18	3 [9] 3	13	45f	+6	+6	-3	--
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Dragon Waltz 2
MP/HP > MP/HP > HP

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
32.1 (8%)	42.1 (11%)	2.7 (0.7%)	??	??	Mid	21	3 [16] 3	13	55f	+6	+6	-3	--
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Air Normals

Jumping Light Punch
Jump LP/8LP

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
22 (6%)	26 (7%)	--	1.6	2.4	High	7	5	4	15+f	+12	+17	+8	--
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Jumping Medium Punch
Jump MP/8MP

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
26 (7%)	32 (8%)	--	2.4	4	High	7	3[2]2	4	17+f	+14	+17	+12	Crossup
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Jumping Heavy Punch
Jump HP/8HP

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
28 (7%)	32 (8%)	--	4	4.5	High	12	4	4	19+f	+14	+17	+17	Crossup
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Jumping Light Kick
Jump LK/8LK

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
18 (5%)	22 (6%)	--	1.6	2.4	High	8	11	4	22+f	+12	+17	+8	--
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Jumping Medium Kick
Jump MK/8MK

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
22 (6%)	28 (7%)	--	2.4	4	High	9	7	4	21+f	+16	+19	+12	--
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Jumping Heavy Kick
Jump HK/8HK

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
50 (13%)	58 (16%)	--	4	4.5	High	13	4	4	20+f	+20	+24	+17	Crossup
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Throws

Throw
5LPLK/4LPLK

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
38 (10%)	-	-	-	-	-	5	2	29	35f	+63/+79	-	-	Hard Knockdown
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Dragon Grasp
5LPLK/4LPLK

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
0	-	-	-	-	-	5	2	29	35f	+4	-	-	Opener, Exchange
Same frame data, animation, extended hurtbox as normal throw. Techable.

Special Moves

Firecracker
QCB+P/214P

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Version	Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
LP	21.4 (5%)	27.4 (7%)	1.8 (0.5%)	??	??	Mid	10	2[12]2	26	51f	+5	+5	+1	--
Reflects Projectiles as Dragon Cannon from 10-14f and 24-27f Dragons fly straight ahead.
Version	Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
MP	21.4 (5%)	27.4 (7%)	1.8 (0.5%)	??	??	Mid	10	2[12]2	26	51f	+5	+5	+1	--
Reflects Projectiles as Dragon Cannon from 10-15f and 24-29f Dragons fly up at 30 degrees.
Version	Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
LP	21.4 (5%)	27.4 (7%)	1.8 (0.5%)	??	??	Mid	10	2[12]3	25	51f	+5	+5	+1	--
Reflects Projectiles as Dragon Cannon from 10-15f and 24-26f Dragons fly up at 45 degrees.

Dragon Kick
QCF+K/236K

Top to Bottom: H, M, L

Version	Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
LK	40 (11%)	50 (13%)	--	??	??	Mid	13	11	48	71f	+51	+51	-51	Hard Knockdown
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Version	Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
MK	60 (16%)	70 (19%)	--	??	??	Mid	12	11	55	77f	+44	+44	-54	Hard Knockdown
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Version	Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
HK	60 (16%)	70 (19%)	--	??	??	Mid	11	11	64	85f	+35	+35	-60	Hard Knockdown
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Light Dragon Dance
QCB+LK/214LK

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Version	Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
LK	28 (7%)	34 (9%)	--	??	??	High	20	2	25	46f	+3	??	-3	Ground Bounce vs. Airborne
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Medium Dragon Dance
QCF+MK/236MK

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Version	Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
MK	24.1 (6%)	34.1 (9%)	2 (0.5%)	??	??	Mid	10	2[9]2	17	39f	+3	??	+2	--
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Heavy Dragon Dance
QCF+HK/236HK

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Version	Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
HK	26.8 (7%)	34.8 (9%)	2.3 (0.6%)	??	??	Mid	15	7[8]7	24	60f	0	0	-2	--
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Shadow Moves

Shadow Firecracker
QCB+PP/214PP

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Version	Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
S	35.2 (9%)	35.2 (9%)	6.4 (1.8%)	0	0	Mid	1+6 (7)	62	20	88f	+4	+4	-13	High Projectile Invul 1-88f
Reflects Projectiles as Dragon Cannon during all active frames. Three dragons are shot out at once in a spread.

Shadow Dragon Kick
QCF+KK/236KK

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Version	Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
S	67.3 (18%)	67.3 (18%)	17.4 (4.9%)	--	--	Mid	1+4 (5)	7 [24] 15	66	116f	+2	+2	-81	Full Invul 1-5f, Throw Invul 32-84f, Juggle Cashout
Hitting with just the second hit deals 152 (42%) damage.

Shadow Dragon Dance
QCB+KK/214KK

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Version	Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
S	35.2 (9%)	35.2 (9%)	6.4 (1.8%)	0	0	High	1+18 (19)	10	17	45f	+10	+10	-7	Proj Invul 1-27f, Throw Invul 2-20f
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Enders

Firecracker Ender
QCB+HP/214HP

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Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 1	Resource	0	--
Builds a dragon.
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 2	Resource	0	--
Builds a dragon and a sliver of shadow.
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 3	Resource	0	--
Builds a dragon, a sliver of shadow, and a pittance of health.
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 4	Resource	0	--
Builds a dragon, a sliver of shadow, a pittance of health, and a fraction of Instinct.

Dragon Kick Ender
QCF+K/236K

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Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 1	Damage	+34	--
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 2	Damage	+35	--
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 3	Damage	+35	--
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 4	Damage	+35	--
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Shadow	Damage	+2	--

Dragon Dance Ender
QCB+HK/214HK

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Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 1	Wall Splat	0/+11 (Splat)	--
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 2	Wall Splat	0/+14 (Splat)	--
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 3	Wall Splat	0/+15 (Splat)	--
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 4	Wall Splat	0/+19 (Splat)	--