Killer Instinct (2013)/Tusk

Overview Strategy Matchups Resources

Introduction

Tusk PLACEHOLDER CHARACTER STORY

Tusk PLACEHOLDER GAMEPLAY OVERVIEW

Character

Strengths

Weaknesses

Chunky Damage: Tusk's damage output in and out of combos is among the highest in the game. Large Buttons: Tusk's has some of the longest range buttons in the game. Big Confirm Windows: Tusk's buttons have a large amount of hitstun allowing easy confirms. Very Difficult to Zone: Tusk's run and long range buttons allow him to get around zoning very effectively.

Easy to Break: Tusk's linkers have an extra hit allowing for easier reaction breaks and he has distinctive and slow autodoubles. High Execution Instinct: Getting the most out of Tusk's instinct demands a significantly higher execution investment than most characters. Weak Light Confirms: Tusk can't confirm into anything except Moose Jaw off his lights without meter and can't punish certain moves with a combo due to his 2LK not confirming unless point blank.

Character Data
Forward Walk Speed	59f to cross two large training mode squares
Backwards Walk Speed	74f to cross two large training mode squares
Forward Dash Duration	25f
Backdash Duration	25f
Pre-Jump Frames	5f
Jump Duration	38f
Landing Recovery	4f
Advantage Post Grounded Combo Breaker	+1

Universal Mechanics

Instinct

One Thousand Years of Training: Tusk can cancel St.MP and St.HP into special moves at the cost of some of his remaining instinct meter. He is also able to cancel any special move into any other special move also at the cost of his instinct bar.

Combat Traits

Deflect: During certain moves Tusk will flash white, this allows him to "deflect" any strike that hits him during this time. A deflect will recapture and stagger the opponent allowing whatever move he was doing at the time to connect.

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
10 (2%)	14v(3%)	--	1.6	2.4	Mid	5	3	14	21f	+1	+5	+0	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
40 (11%)	50 (13%)	--	2.4	4	Mid	23	2	26	50f	+21	+21	-3	Stagger, Deflect 7-9f
Tusk steps forward, slams his sword down, then retreats, giving this normal even greater range than the hitbox alone implies.

Far Standing Heavy Punch
Stand HP/5HP

Swingin

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
70 (19%)	80 (22%)	--	4	4.5	Mid	27	8	34	68f	+24	+24	-5	Stagger, Deflect 6-10f
Tusk does a mammoth underhand swing that's pretty much impossible to jump over, and does so much pushback that most 5-framers can't reach to punish it. It also hits behind him. It's hard to whiff this move, but if it does Tusk is very open.

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
10 (2%)	14 (3%)	--	1.6	2.4	Mid	6	3	11	19f	+4	+8	+3	--
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Far Standing 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
20 (5%)	26 (6%)	--	2.4	4	Mid	8	3	23	33f	+4	+7	-1	--
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Far Standing 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
36 (10%)	44 (12%)	--	4	4.5	Mid	11	5	20	47f	+10	+13	-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
10 (2%)	14 (3%)	--	1.6	2.4	Mid	5	2	10	16f	+1	+5	0	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
34 (9%)	44 (12%)	--	2.4	4	Mid	22	5	21	47f	+21	+21	-3	Stagger, Deflect 6-11f
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Crouching Heavy Punch
Crouch HP/2HP

Lol

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
60 (16%)	70 (19%)	--	4	4.5	Mid	18	4	39	60f	+32	-17	+32	Soft Knockdown, Deflect 6-12
Anti-air for dummies. Don't let Tusk swat you or it's bye-bye health bar.

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
10 (2%)	14 (3%)	--	1.6	2.4	Low	5	2	8	14f	+4	+6	+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
20 (5%)	26 (7%)	--	2.4	4	Low	9	3	22	33f	0	0	-8	--
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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
36 (10%)	44 (12%)	--	4	4.5	Low	12	3	24	38f	+49	+49	-5	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
20 (5%)	26 (7%)	--	2.4	4	Mid	7	2	17	25f	+2	+2	0	--
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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	10	3	16	28f	+2	+4	+2	--
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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
20 (5%)	26 (7%)	--	2.4	4	Mid	7	3	12	21f	+4	+7	+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
30 (8%)	38 (10%)	--	4	4.5	Mid	10	4	15	28f	+7	+7	+4	--
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Command Normals

Far Back Stab
Forward MP/6MP

Falcon Punch!

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
80 (22%)	80 (22%)	--	2.4	4	Mid	41	3	29	72f	+29	+29	-6	Throw Invul 1-9f, Pass Through 10-20f
Good luck hitting anyone with this, it's one of the slowest attacks in KI.

Close Back Stab
Close Forward MP/6MP

Watch your back!

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%)	30 (8%)	--	2.4	4	Mid	27	1	39	66f	+47	+47	-14	Throw Invul 1-9f, Pass Through 10-20f, Hard Knockdown
If Tusk passes through his opponent during the startup of Back Stab, he will perform a quicker attack that hits crossup and knocks down.

Spine Splitter
Back+HP/4HP

Top to bottom: No charge, partial charge, full charge

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
No Charge	28 (7%)	28 (7%)	--	??	??	Mid	27	1	39	66f	+10	+10	-3	Stagger
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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
Partial Charge	36 (10%)	36 (10%)	--	??	??	Mid	??	1	39	??f	+20	+20	0	Stagger
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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
Full Charge	44 (11%)	44 (11%)	--	??	??	--	87	1	39	126f	+30	+30	--	Stagger, Unblockable
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Skewer
Up+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
15.8 (4%)	15.8 (4%)	23.6 (6%)	??	??	Mid	49	2	49	99f	+21	+21	-30	OTG
Tusk does a homing leap towards his opponent. Can only be done while opponent is prone. Technical damage value: 70 (19%), no CH bonus.

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
20 (5%)	24 (6%)	--	1.6	2.4	High	9	7	4	15+f	+15	+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
24 (6%)	30 (8%)	--	2.4	4	High	20	6	4	29+f	+22	+22	+6	Stagger
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Jumping Heavy Punch
Jump HP/8HP

The thing that killed Aerith

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
60 (16%)	70 (19%)	--	4	4.5	High	23	10	45	77f	+56	+56	-24	Hard Knockdown
Though it looks a lot like Skewer, it isn't an OTG.

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
20 (5%)	24 (6%)	--	1.6	2.4	High	7	9	4	19+f	+15	+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
20 (5%)	24 (6%)	--	2.4	4	High	9	10	4	22+f	+16	+19	+12	Cross-up
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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
30 (8%)	38 (10%)	--	4	4.5	High	11	8	4	22+f	+20	+24	+17	To Do
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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
40 (11%)/ 38 (10%)	-	-	??	-	Throw	5	2	28	34f	+73/+105	-	-	Hard Knockdown
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Special Moves

Skull Splitter
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	24 (6%)	36 (10%)	--	??	??	Mid	18	5	18	40f	+18	+18	-1	Stagger
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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
MP	32 (8%)	44 (11%)	--	??	??	Mid	25	5	24	53f	+21	+21	-3	Stagger, Deflect 8-9f
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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
HP	40 (11%)	52 (14%)	--	??	??	Mid	28	5	24	56f	+26	+26	-5	Stagger, Deflect 11-17f
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Air Skull Splitter
Jump+QCB+P/8 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	24 (6%)	36 (10%)	--	??	??	Mid	14	12 [2] 5	41	73+f	+18	??	-2	Stagger
Shockwave projectile spawns on block/whiff.
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	32 (8%)	44 (12%)	--	??	??	Mid	16	10 [2] 5 [3] 6	41	82+f	+18	??	-5	Stagger
Shockwave projectile spawns on block/whiff. Projectile damage is 12 (3%).
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
HP	40 (11%)	52 (14%)	--	??	??	Mid	18	8 [2] 5 [3] 6 [3] 6	41	91+f	+18	??	-6	Stagger
Shockwave projectile spawns on block/whiff. Projectiles damage is 16 (4%) / 1.3 PD.

Conqueror
DP+P/623P

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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	26 (7%)	30 (8%)	--	??	??	Mid	5	5	31	40f	+17	+17	-24	Invul 1-5f
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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
MP	28 (7%)	44 (12%)	--	??	??	Mid	9	5	35	48f	+15	+15	-28	Deflect 3-6f
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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
HP	32 (8%)	48 (12%)	--	??	??	Mid	13	5	42	59f	+9	+9	-35	Deflect 1-6f
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Conqueror Followup
DP+P > HP/623P > HP

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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
HP	6.8 (1%)	6.8 (1%)	2.3 (0.6%)	??	??	Mid	9	4	4	16f	+66	+66	??	Ground Bounce
Jugglable for 36 frames.

Immortal Spirit
QCF+K/236K

a.k.a. Spirit Step

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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	20f	-	-	-	High invul 1-20f
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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	25f	-	-	-	High invul 1-25f
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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	30f	-	-	-	High invul 1-30f
Tusk dashes forward while his hurtbox shrinks dramatically. His primary anti-zoning tool, but dodges a lot more than just Endokukens. Head to the lab and see what Tusk does and doesn't duck under. Button strength determines distance travelled.

Moosejaw
QCF+K > LK /236K > LK

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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	14 (3%)	20 (5%)	--	??	??	Mid	4	10	22	35f	+1	+5	-1	--
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Collateral Damage
QCF+K > MK /236K > MK

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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 (6%)	32 (8%)	--	??	??	Low	8	3	31	41f	+1	0	-14	High Invul 1-26f
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Destroyer
QCF+K > HK /236K > HK

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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	40 (11%)	48 (13%)	--	??	??	High	26	3	32	60f	+24	+24	-4	Stagger
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Shadow Moves

Shadow Skull Splitter
QCB+PP/214PP

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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
46.4 (12%)	50.4 (13%)	8.8 (2%)	0	0	Mid	1+6 (7)	2[20]2[16] 2[19]2[22]3	29	123f	+18	+18	-3	--
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Shadow Air Skull Splitter
Jump QCB+PP/8 > 214PP

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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%)	46 (12%)	6 (2%)	0	0	Mid	3+14 (17)	3	52	71+f	+63	+63	-22	Hard Knockdown
Tusk creates a parade of projectiles that reach full-screen. The shockwave always occurs whether it hits, whiffs, or is blocked.

Shadow Conqueror
DP+PP/623PP

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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
56.8 (15%)	56.8 (15%)	11.6 (3%)	0	0	Mid	1+5 (6)	5	42	52+f	+18	+18	-13	Invul 1-7f, Juggle Cashout
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Shadow Immortal Spirit
QCF+KK > K/236KK > K

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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
Dash	--	--	--	0	0	--	1+0 (1)	18	1	20f	--	--	--	Proj Invul 1-18f
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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
Bash	26.4 (7%)	30.4 (8%)	4.8 (1.3%)	0	0	Mid	1+7 (8)	8	20	35f	+6	+6	0	Proj Invul 1-20f
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Enders

Skull Splitter Ender
QCB+HP/214HP

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Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 1	Hard Knockdown	+51	--
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 2	Hard Knockdown	+50	--
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 3	Hard Knockdown	+50	--
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 4	Hard Knockdown	+50	--

Conqueror Ender
DP+P/623

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Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 1	Damage	+13	--
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 2	Damage	+23	--
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 3	Damage	+23	--
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 4	Damage	+23	--
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Shadow	Damage	+18	--

Immortal Spirit Ender
QCF+HK/236HK

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Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 1	Stagger	+10	--
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 2	Stagger	+10	--
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 3	Stagger	+10	--
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 4	Stagger	+8	--