Every character in Shadow Fight 4 Arena, attacks and strategies included

Name  Unique Abilities Rarity  Type  Difficulty  Strategy Ling

• Slashing Strike
• Ling’s Flask

 Rare Heralds  Easy  Ling is a patient character – use him to block a few blows, and then punish with fast neutral combos.  June

• Collapse Gauge
• Control Form
• Chaos Form

Legendary Dynasty Hard June is extremely strong as she can break the opponent’s block. To reach her full potential, requires you to get familiar with her gameplay. Shang

• Shadow Energy Adept
• Shadow Protection 

Common  Dynasty  Normal  Shang has a long reach with his weapon so you shouldn’t be afraid to attack from a distance. Use his projectile to keep enemies back, and when cornered unleash your Shadow form.  Kate

• Liquidator’s Daughter
• Experienced Soldier

Common Legion  Easy  Kate doesn’t have the longest range, but is fast and has brutal combos. Be patient and space your opponent out, and then unleash hell.  Ironclad

• Stubborn as a Mule
• Non-stop 

Common  Legion  Easy  Ironclad is an up-close brawler, and can even armour through projectile attacks. Use a more rushdown-focused attack strategy with this one.  Kibo

• Shadow Onslaught
• Perfection 

Epic  Heralds  Normal  Kibo loses her Shadow energy if she doesn’t hit the opponent with her attacks, so spacing and zoning out your opponent isn’t so worthwhile. Instead just be patient and wait for your enemy to make that one big mistake before you strike.  Marcus Epic  Legion  Normal  Marcus starts out big and slow, but ends up becoming incredibly nimble when you use his special ability. Keeping your opponent on their toes while dealing the big hits is the strategy here.  Hong-Joo

• Blazing Bite
• Triumph Anticipation 

Rare  Dynasty  Normal  Hong-Joo is all about trapping opponents in combos – get them up against a wall and go ham, His ability set is different from most, just being a single Triumph ability – this will help you do big damage to foes.  Fireguard

• Shadow Generator
• Flamethrower
• Countdown 

Common  Heralds  Normal  Since Fireguard restores Shadow energy through his Shadow Generator ability, you can feel free to use the Shadow energy whenever available, and all of the special attacks, to dominate foes.  Helga

• Power of Light
• Shield of Light
• Smite 

Rare  Legion  Easy  Helga punishes enemies that use the Shadow form automatically with Smite, and she gains access to her Shining Dash attacks just by attacking a foe. Combine these to overwhelm enemies.  Sarge

• Shadow Squad Leader
• Will Suppression
• Old School 

Rare  Legion  Normal  Sarge builds Shadow energy fast while attacking, and also gains invulnerability while in Shadow form – a powerful combo. Who needs special moves?  Azuma

• Neutralization
• Consequence Management 

Common  Heralds  Hard  Azuma negates Shadow energy, so he’s a hard counter to all of those characters we’ve mentioned which thrive on it – and that’s where Azuma dominates. The long reach helps, too.  Yukka

• Open Wounds
• Guillotine
• Shade’s Turn 

Rare  Dynasty  Easy  Shade’s True Form unleashes a shade on your opponent to attack them, and Yukka is best when she’s doing this often.  Jack Bulwark

• Bone Break
• Shadow Fortress 

Common  Legion  Hard  When your opponent enters their Shadow form, Jack Bulwark lives up to his name and becomes invulnerable. Use this to dominate foes.  Jet Rare  Dynasty  Hard  Jet lacks the fancy attacks, but specialises in a single strategy – patience. Jet’s attacks will be weak at first, but as Shadow Harmony builds, Jet’s combos will shred through a blocking enemy.  Emperor

• Emperor’s Curse
• Shadow Beast 
• Predator Lunge
• Sharp Ribs
• Spike
• From Below

Epic  Dynasty  Hard  The Emperor dominates while in Shadow form as the Shadow Beast – build up Shadow energy and then go all-out. Lynx

• Hunter in the Shadows
• Mark of the Order
• Demonic Power

Epic  Heralds Normal Lynx is a hunter who will never back away from slashing an enemy. They dominate from the shadows with powerful attacks. Monkey King

• Ascension
• Jingu Strike
• Demonic Power

Legendary Dynasty Hard Monkey King’s attacks excel the more he damages the opponent. It’s a fun unit, but quite difficult to play. Once you master his kit, he will win you a lot of games. Midnight

• Shadow Shift
• Evasion Technique
• Successful Experiment

Epic  Heralds Normal She can teleport behind enemies performing surprise attacks that deal quite a lot of damage.  Cobra

• Chargebite
• Serpentoxin
• Bomb Throw
• Plant Bomb

Rare Heralds Normal Corba can pierce through the enemy’s block dealing massive amounts of damage. She has the ability to also reduce the opponent’s damage.  King of the Legion

• Sacrificial Pact
• Shadow Dominion
• Dark Incarnation

Legendary Legion Hard King of the Legion can deal heavy attacks that cover an area in front of him – the upper attack, however, has one of the shortest reach, but is also one of the greatest damage dealing abilities when executed right. The player should always be careful about his HP, since KKing of the Legion sacrifices his health to charge Shadow Energy. Butcher Epic Legion Easy With Butcher you want to attack as if you’re fighting against “cattle” – as his move suggests. You want to alternate kicks and Cleaver attacks and trap enemies in the Cattle Cage whenever they are weakened. Itu

• Time Manipulation
• Spacetime Slash

Legendary Heralds Hard When playing Itu, your goal is to use the talent like Yadomejutsu to deflect ranged attacks, while using Time Manipulation to land successful attacks on enemies even from a short ranged (especially against ranged enemies). Lord Gideon

• Perfect Moment
• Bounty Hunter
• Guardian Specter

Epic Legion Normal With Lord Gideon, you don’t really fear going low on HP. His kit is designed in a way that he becomes “invulnerable” if you may – he cannot go below 1 HP. Use this time window to strike your opponents down with a flurry of attacks.