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Sword and gun roles
Sword pressure asks you to enter close space safely. Gun pressure asks you to punish travel, escapes, and predictable paths without feeding an easy parry.
- Melee is always equipped on LMB.
- Ranged weapon is pulled out with Q.
- Use sword pressure after movement creates a real entry.
- Use gun pressure when the opponent crosses a lane, exits a route, or is destabilized.
- Reset when neither tool has a clean range advantage.
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Clash basics
The Redliner katana can clash when two players slash at nearly the same time. The doc describes clash outcomes as speed-influenced, so momentum matters even during sword trades.
- Clash timing is listed around 0.2 seconds.
- Higher speed can win the clash interaction.
- Clashing cancels normal damage and converts part of the interaction into Instability pressure.
- Downward momentum can matter in the clash formula.
- Entering with movement before swinging can make clashes less risky.
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Instability and Destabilized
Instability is a central combat resource. When it passes the threshold, the player becomes Destabilized and loses key options for a short window.
- Instability can rise from lost clashes, missed parries, getting parried, Phoenix AoE, Castigate parry interactions, and Ground Slam.
- The doc lists Ground Slam as 60% Instability, Phoenix AoE as 35%, and successful Castigate bullet parry as 20%.
- Destabilized is listed as triggering past 100% Instability.
- Destabilized disables attacks and parry for about 5 seconds.
- Destabilized reduces dash stamina to 0, though stamina can still recover.
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Practical fight plan
Good fights are not just aim checks. Track opponent route, range, resources, Instability, and whether they are predictable enough to parry or shoot.
- Open with controlled movement instead of straight-line chasing.
- Use parry when the opponent gives a readable slash or shot timing.
- Use Castigate/Monarch for exposed or predictable lines.
- Use Phoenix/Siege when area control or close pressure fits the situation.
- If your Instability is high, avoid unnecessary clashes and play around cover, resets, or parry reads.