Shadow Duel: Blade Mastery
By @Gastro
Fight through endless rounds of 1v1 combat by mastering sword strikes, perfect parries, and stamina management.
How to play
- Choose your difficulty and enter the arena.
- Move and jump to position yourself against the enemy.
- Slash to build combos, but watch your stamina bar.
- Guard right before an attack hits to execute a perfect parry.
- Spend earned coins on permanent upgrades between runs.
Controls
- Touch
- Use the on-screen buttons to move, jump, slash, guard, and dodge.
- Keyboard
- Use A and D to move, Space to jump, J to slash, K to guard, and L to dodge.
- Mouse
- Not supported.
More about this game
Shadow Duel: Blade Mastery is a 2D fighting game where you face off against increasingly difficult opponents. Your goal is to survive as many rounds as possible by depleting the enemy's health before they deplete yours. Every action, from slashing to dodging, consumes stamina, requiring careful management. Time your guards perfectly to parry attacks and leave enemies vulnerable. Defeat bosses every five rounds to earn extra coins for permanent upgrades. A run ends when your health reaches zero.
Tips
- A perfect parry requires guarding within 0.11 seconds of an incoming attack. You can increase this tight window by purchasing the Reflex upgrade with your earned coins.
- Completing a full combo is powerful. The fifth consecutive strike deals massive damage and stuns the enemy for 0.52 seconds, giving you a crucial advantage in the duel.
- Defeating the bosses that appear every five rounds on Insane difficulty unlocks exclusive silhouette skins in the Shadow Gallery. These skins are purely cosmetic and don't cost coins.
Questions
How do I heal my fighter?
You cannot heal during a round. However, your health is fully restored to its maximum at the start of each new round after you defeat your opponent.
What happens when my stamina runs out?
Without stamina, you cannot perform actions like attacking, jumping, or dodging. It regenerates automatically over time, but holding the guard button slows down the regeneration rate from 18 to 7 per second.
How do I unlock new skins?
Skins are unlocked exclusively by defeating specific bosses on Insane difficulty. Bosses appear every 5 rounds, and victories on Easy, Normal, or Hard will not unlock these cosmetic rewards.