Special Move

Special Moves are a set of advanced moves in Shadow Fight 3. They are a series of attack combo which can be applied to armors or weapons to increase their overall effectiveness in fights.

Description Edit

Special Moves are classified based on their rarity: Rare, Epic, and Legendary. Special Moves with higher rarity mostly tend to have better combo, higher power, or both.

Special Move can be bought from the store. Otherwise, they can be obtained from chests won in duels, booster packs, or as rewards for defeating opponents in main and side quests. If the players receive a move they already own, a part of an upgrade bar will fill up. When the bar fills up completely, the move will be upgraded to the next power level, increasing its damage. Better chest or booster pack may contain moves with higher rarity. As for the moves obtained from fights, players may get moves with random rarity; it is possible to get move with Epic or Legendary rarity, but the chance is small.

Using Special Moves Edit

Special Move can be inserted to an equipment's slots to have it activate in fights. There are two type of Special Moves: Weapon Special Move and Unarmed Special Move. Special Moves are restricted based on the type of equipment, for example, weapon special moves cannot be applied to armors.

Some special moves comes with an additional combo, which will be performed only if the last hit of the main combo successfully hit the opponent while they are standing. For example, Kenjutsu consists of 2 attacks. If the second attack hits the opponent, then two additional attacks will be performed.

List of Weapon Special Moves Edit

These are special moves that are inserted into weapons. Press (Forward) + (Punch) a number of times (depending on the combo) to execute a weapon special move. More than one special move of the same type cannot be equipped together.

When performing some special moves of Legion weapons, there will be a short interval occuring, indicated by the character glowing white. During the interval, any hit taken will not cause the user to lose balance, allowing them to finish their attack. The user will still take the damage, and the interval cannot protect them from Critical hit, Shock knockback, Shadow abilities, or boss' special abilities.

Image	Name	Faction	Combos	Rarity	Weapon	Overview
	Steep Dive	Legion	2	Rare	One-handed Sword
	Razor Squall	Legion	5	Rare	Axes
	Pendulum	Legion	2	Rare	Swords
	Shredder	Legion	3	Rare	Swords
	Stingray Stab	Legion	3	Rare	Two-handed Sword
	Guillotine	Legion	2	Rare	Two-handed Sword
	Snakebite	Legion	2	Rare	Spear
	Cyclone	Legion	5	Rare	Hammers
	Nutcracker	Legion	3	Rare	Hammers
	Finisher	Legion	2	Rare	Giant Sword
	Retribution	Legion	3	Rare	Two-handed Hammer
	Avalanche	Legion	2	Epic	One-handed Sword
	Grinder	Legion	3	Epic	Swords
	Maelstrom	Legion	2	Epic	Two-handed Sword
	Brochette	Legion	2	Epic	Spear
	Power Swing	Legion	3	Epic	Giant Sword
	Chop Till Drop	Legion	3+2	Legendary	Axes
	Harvester	Legion	4	Legendary	Swords
	Caveman's Rage	Legion	3	Legendary	Two-handed Sword
	Impalement	Legion	3	Legendary	Spear
	Wooden Hailstorm	Dynasty	4	Rare	Staff
	Blade Dance	Dynasty	3	Rare	Sabers
	Harsh Wind	Dynasty	5	Rare	Shuang Gou
	Hummingbird	Dynasty	4	Rare	Nunchaku
	Whiplash	Dynasty	7	Rare	Chain Knife
	Turnabout	Dynasty	3	Rare	Deer Horns
	Wingbeat	Dynasty	4	Epic	Sabers
	Striking Chain	Dynasty	6	Epic	Shuang Gou
	Triplex	Dynasty	3	Epic	Guandao
	Dazzling Break	Dynasty	5	Epic	Guandao
	Scrapper	Dynasty	5	Epic	Deer Horns
	Hawk's Feather	Dynasty	3	Epic	Dadao
	Skyfall	Dynasty	2	Legendary	Staff
	Typhoon	Dynasty	5	Legendary	Sabers	Spins the sabers forward
	Somersault	Dynasty	5	Legendary	Shuang Gou
	Ape Rampage	Dynasty	5	Legendary	Nunchaku
	Knife Juggler	Dynasty	3+1	Legendary	Chain Knife	Spins the knife then swipe the knive to stab and remove it with a spin kick
	Accusation	Dynasty	4	Legendary	Dadao
	Mosquito Sting	Heralds	2	Rare	Katana
	Double Edge	Heralds	4	Rare	Sai	Punch with the handles and knock the opponent with a stab
	Scraper	Heralds	2+4	Rare	Claws	A forward-spinning claw attack to a downward stab. If the attack is not OTG, the attacker stuns then knocks down the enemy and stabs them repeatedly.
	Triple Lunge	Heralds	3	Rare	Glaive	Stab forward while spinning forward
	Kenjutsu	Heralds	2+1+1	Rare	Iaido Katana
	Grapple	Heralds	3	Rare	Kamas
	Rolling Waves	Heralds	3	Epic	Katana
	Barb Leap	Heralds	2	Epic	Sai	Stabs the opponent in the stomach, then leaps forward towards the opponent and stabs them once in the chest again.
	Flagpole	Heralds	2	Epic	Glaive
	Thorn	Heralds	2+1	Epic	Iaido Katana
	Supremacy	Heralds	3	Epic	Kamas
	Circumvention	Heralds	1+2	Legendary	Katana
	Mutilation	Heralds	7	Legendary	Sai	Stabs the opponent twice, before continuously stabbing the opponent.
	Airscrew	Heralds	6	Legendary	Naginata
	Feral Fury	Heralds	3+2	Legendary	Claws	Slash rapidly then stab both claws to the chest to rip it open
	Sweeper	Heralds	3	Legendary	Glaive
	Leash	Heralds	3+1	Legendary	Kusarigama
	Pressing	Heralds	3	Legendary	Kamas

List of Unarmed Special Moves Edit

These are special moves that are inserted into armors. Press (Forward) + (Kick) a number of times (depending on the combo) to execute an unarmed special move. Only one special move can be equipped at a time.

Image	Name	Faction	Combo	Rarity	Overview
	Colossus Steps	Legion	2	Rare
	Battering Ram	Legion	3	Epic
	Stranglehold	Legion	1+1	Legendary
	Stampede	Legion	2	Legendary
	Torque	Dynasty	3	Rare
	Locust Raid	Dynasty	4	Rare
	Floorwork	Dynasty	5	Rare
	Cannonball	Dynasty	4	Legendary
	Kickback	Heralds	2	Rare
	Dynamo	Heralds	3	Epic
	Fling	Heralds	3	Epic
	Mule Kick	Heralds	3	Legendary

Unavailable Special MovesEdit

These are the special moves utilized by certain opponents in main quests, side missions, or special events. Currently, they are unobtainable for the players. Name and move overview are subject to changes if/when they are available.

Name	Weapon	Combos	Overview
Turning Point	One-handed Sword	1+1
???	Giant Sword	3
???	Kusarigama	4
Iron Tornado	Two-handed Hammer	4
???	Naginata	4
???	Naginata	4

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