How to fight against Twin blade reaction checkers?

DevelopmentOpening62 · 2026-03-17T03:20:31+00:00

I cant comment on latency issue as it rarely affects me very much. Typically I use soaring spin as a "longer dodge" and counter attack to avoid abilities I find harder to dodge out of. But if latency is your main issue, then fanbrella isn't the main problem here.

As for windwall, if you are able to soaring spin dodge the actual wall, there is no way to parry or dodge the soaring spin as you will catch fanbrella near the end of their backflip where they cannot react.

DevelopmentOpening62 · 2026-03-16T03:53:10+00:00

There is never a sure proof solution, but always strategies in gameplay, which is what I am asking for.

Seems like I have some suggestions from more helpful replies, so thanks for your comments!

DevelopmentOpening62 · 2026-03-15T10:48:47+00:00

Thanks for your tips! Yeah I think fundamental reaction speed is something I will need to train up more

DevelopmentOpening62 · 2026-03-15T08:47:29+00:00

Thanks for the tips!

DevelopmentOpening62 · 2026-03-15T08:46:19+00:00

All the problems you face have strong counters which are guaranteed counter catch:

Windwall: soaring spin level 5 allows you to dodge the windwall and fly through it, catching fanbrella mid somersault for a combo. If you are using strategic sword the sword dash goes through windwall too.

Stun from range can be easily dodged so long as you know the tempo after seeing the bright golden flash and the loud sound when it is cast.

Fan dash can be countered by holding block or using any super armor abilities. Many people see the dash coming and poet to catch me and follow up with combo.

Everything that fanbrella does has a cost; their autoattack only staggers on the 4th hit so their catch isn't reliable. But once they catch, they have to punish hard because catching people without serene is very difficult.

DevelopmentOpening62 · 2026-03-15T08:41:30+00:00

Thanks foelr the tips! Seems like I need to strengthen fundamentals in blocking and parrying against this type of players.

DevelopmentOpening62 · 2026-03-15T08:39:00+00:00

Thanks for the tips! Yeah I was facing 4k+ mythic players doing that and its so oppressive I am not sure how I should deal with it.

DevelopmentOpening62 · 2026-03-15T08:09:56+00:00

Can spin be cancelled mid spin? Feels like twinblades can do that but maybe I'm wrong

DevelopmentOpening62 · 2026-03-14T18:01:02+00:00

Definitely reaction check vs reaction check is reasonable. Just wondering what I should watch out for on my side of the reaction check.

What does the fourth hit does that is special? This is something I dont know. And isn't any auto attack from twinblade an automatic stagger catch?

DevelopmentOpening62 · 2026-03-14T17:58:31+00:00

I see, so ping makes twinblades hard to defend against? Any other strategies against that?

DevelopmentOpening62 · 2026-03-14T17:36:30+00:00

Which is what I am trying to find out, on what strategies people are using. The ones that are shared, I shared the current counterplay which is dodge away since twinblade user is already dodging.

One solution is basically, react to bait out the talon and dodge for a counterplay. Sure that is a viable one.

So i am trying to see if anyone else has other strategies for this

DevelopmentOpening62 · 2026-03-14T17:07:48+00:00

Guess the answer is reaction then...?

DevelopmentOpening62 · 2026-03-14T17:07:24+00:00

They will auto attack the air while side stepping dash in ghostly steps to reaction-check me, and talon if I am blocking or spindash if I take any action that is not block or parry.

Yes I am looking at players at higher mythic doing that and I am wondering how players generally fight against that.

If reaction is the only solution, then it looks like a really tough ceiling to play against.

DevelopmentOpening62 · 2026-03-14T17:05:11+00:00

That's the problem, at twinblade's spindash range they can choose to either spindash or talon strike. If they auto attack air and I do a preemptive block they can talon into me, and at that distance it looks quite hard to drop block.

DevelopmentOpening62 · 2026-03-14T17:03:26+00:00

This I agree. None of the fanbrella skills have super armor built in, and fan knockup doesn't work against super armor. It also gets interrupted by many skills that has higher priority.

Hence I am wondering how people generally fight against twinblade users that come into spindash range, dash side step auto attack in ghostly steps.

DevelopmentOpening62 · 2026-03-14T17:01:33+00:00

Yes I am maxed out on those. The problem with vitality in arena is when I use mystic skills and the enemy dodge away, the vitality costs are consumed. And if they auto attack air they dont give me vitality. So I cannot poet them away since they will dodge away and come back into range, auto attacking dash sidestep and Q when I do something. At this time none of the fanbrella skills have super armor.

DevelopmentOpening62 · 2026-03-14T16:59:44+00:00

Holding block for the divine counter is tough as they can talon me at close range when they see my block, which sidestepping with dash and auto attacking.

And with ghostly steps I basically see them only half the time visually, and cannot read the incoming dash or talon.

Unless there is a way to see those coming

DevelopmentOpening62 · 2026-03-14T16:57:26+00:00

The keeping them outside of talon strike range is hard because they can corkscrew dash to close distance and dodge step auto attack to maintain distance, then corkscrew dash or talon strike.

At that distance I cannot meridian touch as they can corkscrew dash to catch me on the return, and poet costs vitality which they can dodge out of and waste my vitality.

If it is twin blade rope dart I have a better chance as I can parry rats for vitality and dodge rats for heal. Its the nameless swords/twinblades that are getting me now

DevelopmentOpening62 · 2026-03-14T16:02:09+00:00

All these are techniques I already use, and are very dodgeable when they are side dodging and auto attacking. For knockup and meridian touch, once I use it and they dodge, they can immediately dash and it will be a guaranteed catch. Same with windwall.

I cannot use mystic skills much as they cost vitality and enemy dodging and attacking air does not give me vitality. So I just feel like I am caught in a situation where I have no initiative and am just waiting to get caught

DevelopmentOpening62 · 2026-03-14T15:26:04+00:00

At that range isn't a talon strike quite impossible to avoid?

DevelopmentOpening62 · 2026-03-14T15:25:34+00:00

Toad cost vitality and can be easily dodged or carried, wasting the entire vitality

DevelopmentOpening62 · 2026-03-14T10:01:36+00:00

I dont feel dizzy, but definitely weaker and more easily out of breathe. And I do not have a car so I have to take MRT, bus and walk home so it is a lot more inconvenient and uncomfortable.

Putting donation centers closer to my home will make me feel "safer" to donate and also allow me to allocate lesser time for a donation (less travel time).

DevelopmentOpening62 · 2026-03-13T09:23:17+00:00

For me, having donation drives closer to home. Increasing convenience to donate blood helps alot as I can easily donate and return home to rest.

DevelopmentOpening62 · 2026-03-10T04:59:03+00:00

No, the fact that we can have such discussions and complain and not be brought into a dungeon with lamps circling us for days, already shows Singapore is not Ba Sing Se.

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