GBVSR/Percival/Starter

Percival

Overview

Starter Guide

Combos

Notation

This page uses Numpad Notation, meaning that moves like for example

+

,

+

or

+

will be written as 236L, 623M and 6H respectively ("X" means "any button"). It is recommended that you familiarize yourself with Numpad Notation before reading further.

Key Moves

Normals

Controlling the ground

f.M
Great stabbing poke for space control, decently fast and moves forward.
f.H
Sword strike with incredible range, but big recovery. Use cautiously.
2M
Poke with shorter range than f.M but faster and hits closer to the ground.

Controlling the air

2H
Your go-to anti-air option.

Pressuring upclose

c.L
+4 on block move that can link into itself. Pressure starter.
2L
Low option to check for people standing up during your offense.
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66L
Advancing elbow check that is +2 on block. Great to force a way in.

Specials

22X or 2S, Perci's win condition.
236X or 5S, Perci's projectile.
214XH or 4SH, Perci's hit confirm.

22X, also known as Träumerei, is Percival's self-buff giver. He needs to find as many opportunities to use it as possible, in order to get better specials.
236X is Percival's projectile. He unleashes a fire wave that travels along the ground, and 236M/236H gets boosted when 22X self-buffs are available.
214X~H is Percival's main confirm after his pokes and to end combos. The self-buff from 22X is mandatory, since it gives a zoom-in effect along with way better damage for medium and heavy versions.

Basic Combos

Check the combo page for more combos and explanations.

As Percival is reliant on stocks for his combo game, make sure to use 22L and 22M in neutral beforehand.


Starter	Position	Enders	Stocks
2LL	Anywhere	f.L 623M	0
f.M, 2M, f.H or Triple Attack	Anywhere	214H~H	1
CH 2H	Anywhere	214M cHHH 22M	0
cH or Triple Attack	Corner	236H 2H 623H 22L	1

Pressure

Check the combo page for in-depth explanations.

Percival relies on his bigger than average range and Lord's StrikeGuardStartup11RecoveryTotal 32Advantage-'s followups to maintain pressure.


Blockstring	Frame Advantage	Notes
2LL > f.L	+1	Continue with 2M to frametrap.
c.L > c.H	-2	Regular blockstring to beat mashing.
f.M, 2M, f.H, 2U or Triple Attack > 214M~L	-4	Delayable frametrap from a long range poke. Always safe.
f.M, 2M, f.H, 2U or Triple Attack > 214M~M	+3	Slow and mashable but gives your turn on block.
Triple Attack > 236U	+2	Metered pressure extender.