Backstory
Axl originally lived in the 20th century, about 150 years before the events of main storyline. During this period, he fell in love with a girl named Megumi. He grew up in the slums and eventually found himself in the middle of a gang war. Thanks to his strength, he was able to put an end to the conflict in six months (with no casualties). It was sometime after this victory when Axl was forced to go through his first time slip into the 22nd century. Axl enters the Sacred Knights Tournament in hopes of finding a way to get back to his own era. He was apparently led to believe that the winner of the tournament could have a wish granted to them.
After the tournament, Axl has tried to find a way to return to the past while suffering from the random time-slips. He is also one the few people who knows Sol's real identity and calls him "Freddie". He even seeked help from Faust, who unfortunately couldn't anything to his condition. Eventually he decides to find That Man and his servants, I-No in particular, to ask them for help.
In Guilty Gear Xrd, Axl confronts I-No yet again to tell her to bring him to That Man with important information from The Original. I-No brings Axl to The Backyard to meet That Man. Axl tells That Man the message, and then learns that he has no way out to escape.
Overview
Axl is the resident zoner of Xrd and while his chains may remind you of the limbs of a certain fire-breathing yoga master, he has the tools to rumble with opponents at any range instead of relying purely on keep-away tactics. If you can react to (and predict) opponent's jumps, Axl is more than capable of tagging them with his phenomenal anti-airs, some reaching more than half the screen (horizontally, diagonally or vertically). His ability to easily convert the anti-air hits into highly damaging combos with loads of corner carry is also second to none. If the opponent remains grounded, Axl's Rensengeki is an extremely potent keep-away tool that rips through opposing projectiles, has a built-in anti-air follow-up, and can be YRC'd into a lightning-fast projectile to control any approach with ease during the YRC slowdown.
Axl's main weakness is his lack of offensive momentum; although his frame trap game is decent, his mixups options on okizeme and blockstrings are much less oppressive than most of the cast, meaning he must often grind out his wins in the neutral game instead of riding a single hit to victory. In addition, most of his long-range pokes extend their hurtboxes dramatically, making Axl exceptionally vulnerable on the lengthy active and recovery frames. However, with a great low-profile 2K, a fully invincible DP, and 4-frame parries, Axl is far from helpless once the opponent gets in, so if hitting the opponent for 40% of their life off of a single anti-air sounds appealing, give this goofy time-traveler a try!
Strengths
- Long-reaching normals and specials that allows pressuring and damaging the opponent at any range
- Strong anti-air game that leads to big damage and/or knockdown
- High average damage with low execution barrier
- Good combo convertion ability, both without and with 50% meter
- Rensen YRC: a top class pressure and neutral tool in the form of beam-like projectile
- Benten: a meterless full-invuln DP that makes opponents think twice about their offensive patterns
Weaknesses
- Normals and specials are slow and situational; covering the wrong angle and range leaves you extremely vulnerable
- Pressure is very reliant on plain frame traps and throws; the unorthodox mixup moves are slow and/or risky
- No quick (<6F) or self-canceling normals for easy mashing, hitconfirming, and burst baiting.
- Poor mobility, especially in the air; escaping from the corner is difficult without meter or hard reads
- Needs mastering very different gameplans for all sorts of matchups to play effectively at higher skill level
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This data is all copied over from GGXRD-Rev1. Replace with Rev 2 data as it becomes available (and delete this warning)
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Normal Moves
5P
5P
As if millions of I-No players suddenly cried out in terror, and were suddenly silenced
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5K
c.S
c.S
Useful for combos/blockstrings/what have you
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f.S
f.S
Good for people running at you
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5H
5H
For frame traps, catching jumps, or letting your opponent know you screwed up a throw attempt
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5D
5D
Axl Low: FFIX King of Jump Rope
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6P
6P
One of the game's weaker 6Ps
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6K
6K
Usually used more as a read than as a reaction anti-air
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22,18
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Mid,Mid
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11
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5(2)8
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15
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-
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-
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6H
2P
2P
Also good for people running at you
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2K
2K
Hilariously goes under many things
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2S
2S
Axl's expression here is the one you should make when anti-airing someone
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2H
2H
For the love of god please don't autopilot 2H > 6H
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22,18
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Low,Mid
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11
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8,6
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16
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-
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-
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2D
2D
Your average sweep, but with a sweet cancel window
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3P
3P
Axl's favorite meaty normal
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j.P
j.P
Not a lot of range, but your fastest air option
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j.K
j.K
Why the CH untech is so long no one can quite say
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j.S
j.S
Be mindful of the hurtbox on the chain
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16,12
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High / Air, Mid / Air
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11
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8,8
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9
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-
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-
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j.H
j.H
Either a jump-in or combo filler
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38
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High / Air
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10
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12
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9
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-
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-
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j.D
j.D
You can use it for ghetto dustloops, too!
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40
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High / Air
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10
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2
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22 / 5 Landing Recovery
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-
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-
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j.6P
j.6P
For when you want a ranged poke in the air but j.S won't hit
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j.6K
j.6K
For more bombers!
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24, 18
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High / Air
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9
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6,3
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12
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-
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-
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j.2S
j.2S
For the sneaky people running under j.S
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Universal Mechanics
Ground Throw
Ground Throw
Slam 'em to the ground
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0,50
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Ground Throw: 78750
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1
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-
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-
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Air Throw
Air Throw
Not much to say about it other than it does its job
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0,60
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Air Throw: 192500
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1
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-
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-
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Dead Angle Attack
Dead Angle Attack
It WILL whiff often and it WILL make you sad
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Blitz Shield Charge Attack
Blitz Attack
Puts you in a good position for Haitaka
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50
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Mid
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(15-48)+13
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3
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Hit: 11 Whiff: 20
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-
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-
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50
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Mid
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50+13
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3
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Hit: 11 Whiff: 20
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-
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-
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Special Moves
Sickle Flash
Sickle Flash [4]6S
Your favorite special Your favorite counterhit Your favorite combo ender
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20×3
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Mid
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12
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12(3 Hit)
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39
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-
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-
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35
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Mid
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1
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12
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35
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-
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-
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26×5
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Low
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7
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[2(5)]×4,2
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17
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-
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-
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Artemis Hunter
Artemis Hunter 623S
Benten-sama!
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Thunder Shadow Chain
Thunder Shadow Chain 623K
Great for annoying people
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45
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High / Air
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28
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4
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13+3 After Landing
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-
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-
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Spindle Spinner
Spindle Spinner 41236H
It is proper etiquette to scream "YES!!" with Axl when this move lands, even if you're the one being hit.
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0,80
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Ground Throw
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27
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20
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38
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-
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-
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Heaven Can Wait
Heaven Can Wait 214P/K
U wot mate? The bandana does more than just look good
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0,80
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Total 29
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-
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-
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0,80
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Total 29
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-
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-
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Axl Bomber
Axl Bomber j.623H
Axl koompah!
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50
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All
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9
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4
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10 After Landing
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-
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-
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Sparrowhawk Stance
Sparrowhawk Stance 214HS
The ultimate scrub killer
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Maximum 188
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-
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-
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40
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All
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41+7
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16
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29
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-
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-
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32
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All
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41+7
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17
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24
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-
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-
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24
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All
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41+11
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17
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29
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-
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-
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Total 28
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-
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-
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Overdrives
Sickle Storm
Sickle Storm 2363214H 2363214D
For when you want to DP but you also want more fire
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50×2, 30×5
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Mid
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14+1
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4,4(20)12
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39
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-
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-
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Shark Strike
Shark Strike 214214S
2H on steroids, ie. an underrated long range hitconfirm
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20,42
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Mid, All
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3+2
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11(8)2
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6
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-
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-
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Amphora Conflagration During IK Mode: 236236H
See ya
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DESTROY
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All
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9+15
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5
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32
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-
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-
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DESTROY
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All
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5+12
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5
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32
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-
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-
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