Ultimate Soul Speed Guide

Jul 18, 2024

Ultimate Soul Speed Guide

Introduction

  • Overview of the ultimate type Soul speed guide
  • Focus on build, tips, and making you better in ranked
  • Presenter has been using speed for about two seasons
  • Recent switch from Long Sword to Yamato

Skills and Moves

Recommended Skill Boxes

  • Ghost Cleave and Flash Fang or Strata Strike
  • Blackclaw (optional but less recommended)

Using Ghost Cleave

  • Primary gap closer for fights
  • Assign to middle mouse button
  • Helps cancel opponent's big moves at the start of fights
  • Combine with Flash Step to throw off opponent

Combo Sequence

  1. Start with Ghost Cleave
  2. Opponent backs up -> use Waterfall Dance
  3. Use Spectre Step to close gap, spam right-click to cancel
  4. Finish with Flash Fang

Advanced Tips for Ranked Matches

Parrying and Counter Play

  • Essential for handling high-level players and Kendall users
  • Build suggestion: 60 speed and 5 Kendall for extra posture

Move Mastery

  • Safeguard: Pushes back attacker, great for blocking
  • Flash Cut: Underrated move, great for gap closing and combining with other moves (Unseen -> Flash Cut -> Crit)

Practice and Keybinds

Shadow Boxing

  • Practice combos and mouse movements
  • Important moves: Ghost Cleave, Flash Cut, Waterfall Dance, Spectre Step

Keybinds

  • Ghost Cleave on middle mouse button
  • Importance of customizing keybinds for performance
  • Presenter’s keybinds:
    • 1 through 7, Tab, Caps Lock, Left Control, Mouse Button 3 (Middle Mouse), Backspace (Unseen Blade)

Conclusion

  • Encouragement to improve and use provided techniques
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Note: Tailor these strategies and keybinds to your personal comfort and play style for the best results.